I never had the chance to go to Top Dog in Berkeley, but it seems like every Cal alumnus I know can't stop raving about it. And I remember some of them saying years and years ago that they opened one in Hong Kong, and yet I still never got the chance to go. Today, as we went down to the Star Ferry terminal to cross the harbor, we noticed a Top Dog stand there (Shop D, Upper Deck, Central Pier 7, 2167-8991). Cool - the portions at Mak's were too small to last us anyway!
We grabbed that kraut dog pictured above as well as a bratwurst, the latter of which was more exciting given the delightful presence of crackling sprinkled on top. I wasn't a big fan of how cold they kept the pickles in the fridge but otherwise these things did the job. Now that I look at it again though, I don't think this is the same Top Dog as the one in Berkeley. Can anyone verify? We'll have to go there next time we're out there either way.
3 comments:
Top Dog in HK would be awesome. I loved Top Dog as much as the next student at Cal, but I wonder if I liked it so much because of how inebriated I was whenever I went there.
In any event, I love your blog. Keep up the great reporting.
Ah, the (sober) post-game meal! A hot link, a brat, spicy Russian mustard, a generic diet cola and free thinking via Cato Institute bulletins on the wall.
Is the logo the same? What kind of clippings did they have on the wall?
I don't think the logo is the same. There's another pic of the Top Dog in HK at http://thehomefoodcook.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/four-days-of-hong-kong-food-part-3.html
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