Good Dog, Los Banditos Hot Dog Speakeasy (Iowa)

Good Dog, Los Banditos Hot Dog Speakeasy (Iowa)

What started as a joke between friends — about a hot dog speakeasy in the old basement bar of Krunkwich Ramen House — turned into an reality. This late-night weekend pop-up serves a diverse array of hot dogs from the ramen shop after it’s finished serving noodles. Locally produced Berkwood Farms pork franks serve as the base for most of the Asian, Latin American, French and Midwestern-inspired hot dogs and sides. (The tater tot casserole should be Iowa’s state dish.) The most-popular pick is the Good Dog, inspired by a late-night chat about crab rangoon pizza. Unlike the other franks, this dog is all beef, served alongside a cream cheese and real crab spread, rolled in an egg roll wrapper, deep fried and placed on a bun with housemade sweet chile sauce.