Bark Hot Dog in Park Slope
Possessing two left feet is not an easy task. Just as blond hair and blue eyes are physical traits, I'd argue that coordination and balance are traits as well. Sure, they're more like things you can level up, but just as a mage can level up on magic, it upgrades differently from a Night Elf Mohawk. Obviously. But possessing two left feet means that things like dancing becomes difficult. I mean, how does one become, Carlton Fisk?!? What I like about Carlton's dance is that it's unusual. In general, when you have a dance, whether it be the tango or salsa, there's a promise to deliver on requisite steps. I kind of think that's what restaurants are. Well-known genres like Italian or Japanese are your waltz or foxtrot. The hot dog shack, is the macarena. It's down to earth, popular, and easily digestible (if you're over 12). So when you go into a hot dog place, you want them to deliver and to have no missteps. Bark hot dogs in Park Slope does just that.
Hot dogs aren't supposed to be clean and neat. I prefer when it's a hot mess. Sure, there's some pleasure with a neat one with just mustard and/or sauerkraut. Other times though, I just want them to smear some sweet relish on that sucker and just have it be so messy and delicious.
One thing Bark does that I like is that they toast the bun on the outside. Most of the time, people split open the bun and have it toast on the griddle face down. These buns get toasted on the outside and they're buttery and delicious. Not that you need any extra calories with a hot dog, but it's still good.
I really think that restaurants are about promises. It sets out to deliver on a certain set of parameters. Maybe it's a theme restaurant, or maybe it's a restaurant trying to recreate Baltimore. Or maybe it just wants to serve good hot dogs. And we walk in with expectations of these promises. No one tells us what kind of expectations to have. Maybe everyone raves about a place and you walk in with high expectations. Maybe you were thought it should be placed at a certain price point. But whatever it is, there's a silent promise to be had. For me, Bark held to its promise of creating a tasty hot dog.
Bark Hot Dogs
474 Bergen St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-789-1939
@James,
Just tried googling it and no luck either. haha. You should probably do a video of it...
@FN,
Doooooo it. Eat loooots of it. It'll make the sun shine brighter, I promise.
Danny
March 9, 2010 12:08 pm
I just spent five minutes trying to find a video clip from the 80s of a slam dancer demonstrating "Grabbing Change." Looks like I'll have to just demonstrate it for you next time we meet, dude.
James
March 8, 2010 10:36 pm
Dude, you're killing me! Now I got two hot dog spots to check out when I get home!!!
FN
March 9, 2010 11:26 am