Slider Nirvana at Sammy Greens

This was my second visit to @SammyGreens, a locally owned slider restaurant near downtown in Savannah on Abercorn. I could swear that I posted about my initial visit where I ate the Chee Booger and the Danang. However, for whatever reason I can't find it on here...so we march forward with posting about the my second trip.

The process at Sammy Greens is very simple: Walk up to the counter, place your order, have a seat, and feast when your food is brought out to you. Everything is made fresh, but doesn't take long to prepare being that they are small in size. On this trip I ate the Windy City, a Hogzilla, and a Chee Booger (because it is that good).

The Windy City is a Chicago style slider that packs the best of the Chicago Dog into just a couple of bites. This split mini dog is topped with diced banana peppers, minced onion, diced tomato, pickled cucumbers, relish, lettuce, celery salt and mustard. This dog was messy, but oh so good. It was so good that I am tempted to just order a couple of these on the next trip and nothing else.

The Hogzilla is a slow roasted pork shoulder that has been pulled and then pressed together into a patty. Cole slaw, pickles, and their own BBQ sauce round out this pork slider. It was very good, but not one that will have me running back there to try again. I am much more of a fan of their brisket than the pork.

That leads me to the last slider, the Chee Booger. As I stated before, this slider is so good that it is almost a staple to have on your plate each and every visit. Slow roasted brisket, cooked to perfection, is the star of the show, but everything on this slider comes together perfectly. Topped with smothered onions, pickles, American cheese, mustard and Tschirky Sauce...every bit of this slider should be savored.

The menu at Sammy Greens features different sides each week, salads, and a host of other sliders on the pork, brisket, chicken, and hot dog scale. Size wise, 2-3 sliders will have you full and happy when you walk out the door. Also, at around $2.50 a slider...they won't kill your wallet.

America's Top Dog in Chamblee

Came across this place while surfing the web Saturday morning. A description I read was that if you want a burger, you go to Flip and if you want a hot dog you go here. Worked for me. I wasn't really hungry for a hot dog, but for some reason it sounded good. After checking out the menu and discussing with my wife, it was settled.

Americas Top Dog is in the same shopping center as the Velvet Room. I've never been to the Velvet Room but I always thought it would have been a fancier, free standing facility, not in a strip mall with Big Lots. That's really neither here nor there, but if you know where the Velvet Room is, you know where America's Top Dog is. The main sign doesn't actually say "America's Top Dog", it says Dogs Fries Burgers, or some combination of those words. It's in red, white and blue though. The interior is equally patriotic and it fits. What's more American than hot dogs, burgers and fries?

We were greeted by what I presume was the owner running the show. He was behind the counter, probably working on something fantastic. His accent was heavy...New York maybe? Whatever it was, it helped with the whole experience - like being somewhere up north where people know their hotdogs.

The menu is full of crazy hotdog combinations. I ended up with the Georgia dog while my wife went with ol faithful, the Chicago dog. Even cooler than the funky menu is the topping bar. There are 40 items ranging from pineapple to fried shallots. If you don't get one of the pre-made dogs, you can get a plain one and then go to town at the topping bar. When we go back, that may be what I do. I have another dog in my sights though, so we'll see. Scroll on down for pictures and some deeper descriptions.

Georgia Dog and chili cheese fries. The chili cheese fries were messy and awesome. And the Georgia Dog was insane. It had chili, pimento cheese, chow chow and slaw on a red hot inside of a deli roll. All the different flavors balanced out really well, the hotdog itself had an awesome flavor and it was great having a real bun instead of some floppy white bread with this giant mass of ingredients.

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My wife's chicago dog and onion rings. I didn't try the chicago dog, but she said it was good. I'm still very amused by the neon green relish that's standard on those. The onion rings were good. Not as good as the rings we had at Flip last week, but still good. They were more of a dry batter I think.









Topping bar. The website says 35 toppings, but I heard the dude say 40, so maybe they added some stuff. I couldn't begin to list all these toppings.

Where the action happens. Also some more DIY dog combos.

Hanukkah Dinner

We went to the Synagogue tonight for a Hanukkah Party and Dinner. I finally got to eat some potato latkes and they were ok. Not having a kitchen right now is killing me because I can't make my own latkes, which are outf'nstanding. The applesauce was very good and had huge chunks of apples in it. I had to go back and get seconds of applesauce...that is how much I liked it. The hotdog was a good ole fashioned Hebrew National all beef wiener and you can never go wrong with those! They also had some homemade vegetable beef soup that was decent...not great, but decent.

The Perfect Hot Dog

Sure this is a matter of debate and opinion, but this is my favorite hot dog and how to eat it. Hebrew National Hot Dog grilled and served on a fresh baked bun with sauerkraut and Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard. It just doesn't get any better than this.