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DC-3 423 Eighth St. SE. Contact: 202-546-1935.
www.eatdc3.com. Prices: Hot dogs: $3.99- $6.99. Fries and fried pickles: $2.59-$3.99. Ice cream and cotton candy: $1.59-$4.99. Wheelchair access: Yes. Kid friendly: No highchairs, but what kid wouldn’t love a menu with hot dogs, fries, cotton candy and soft serve?
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DC-3 knows its dogs. Both the complex Chicago 7, left, and the simplerWest Virginia Sauce and Slawhot dog are standouts at the CapitolHill eatery.
The Seattle Pike Place Ultimate Fish Dog
DC-3: Good dog. Good dog. BY JUSTIN RUDE As I step into DC-3, the new 20-seat hot dog
joint on Capitol Hill, I have to fight to keep my focus. The line to the register works its way past a
wall display of vivid images of the restaurant’s many regional hot dog styles. Names such as Jersey Bacon-Wrapped Ripper and the Arkansas Razorback Red draw my eye. Left field options, including the Seattle Pike Place Ultimate Fish Dog and the all-veggie California Left Winger, almost drawme off course. But onmy first visit I am there to try two dogs: the Chicago 7, DC-3’s take on the classically busy Chicago red hot, and the West Virginia Sauce and Slaw Dog, a chili- and-coleslaw-toppedfrankfurter foundthrough- out theMountain State in roadside drive-ins. The Chicago 7 is an obvious choice. If the
restaurant can get the various aspects of the fussyWindyCity style right, chancesare itwilldo right by the less-complex offerings as well. The Sauce and Slaw dog is a different story, it’s a simpler style, but it’s also the style that restau- rant partners Ty andMarkNeal (who also have a hand in Matchbox and Ted’s Bulletin) grew up with, and I’minterested to see howit stands up. TheChicago 7hits the rightnotes—the poppy
seed bun, Vienna sausagewiener, sport peppers, tomato, celery salt, pickle spear, relish and yellow mustard were there — but while I like it
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more than the same style hot dog at the recently opened ChiDogO’s at 14th andUstreets, I prefer the buns served at Windy City Red Hots in Leesburg. It’s a small quibble though, and I couldn’t help but be impressed. One bite of the Sauce and Slaw Dog and not
only have I found a winner, but the entire restaurant concept suddenly snaps into focus. The combination of the soft, not-unpleasantly spongy bun, beef frankfurter, slightly soupy chili and just-sweet-enough slaw tastes like pure nostalgia, and the chrome-heavy dining room completewith vintage aviation accouterments is a perfect pairing. I sip on my throwback Moxie
soda and can’t help but smile. I only wish the fried pickles had held up their
end of the bargain. I haven’t yet found a fried pickle to replace the frickles served by Eric Reid at the recently closed Del Merei Grill, and I’m unfortunately still searching. DC-3’s carry too much batter and result in a snack that is neither crispy nor light enough.Worse still, after I have finishedmymeal I realize that if Ihadn’t ordered the fried pickles I could have easily squeezed in another Sauce and Slaw dog — or maybe fries, cotton candy or soft serve. It’s a decision that hauntsme thewhole train ride home.
rudej@washpost.com
Mini Dogs, left,may be DC-3’s equivalent to small plates.
the washington post friday, december 17, 2010 l
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