About Hot Dog Charlie's
Hot Dog Charlie's is a family-run business spanning three generations.
Hot
Dog Charlie's was started in 1922 in Troy, New York by a Greek immigrant,
Strates Fentekes.
Back then, called New Way Lunch, customers started calling
Strates "Charlie" so the name Hot Dog Charlie's stuck.
Known as the
"Hairy Arm", hotdogs were lined up on their bare arms and dressed with
mustard, onions and Charlie's Famous Chili Meat Sauce. Customers came from miles
around to buy a Charlie's mini hot dog for 5 cents.
Over the years, many have
tried to imitate this famous chili meat sauce, but no one has ever been able to
duplicate the secret recipe of Strates Fentekes.
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