Don't forget to buy your own relish to take home!

My husband is originally from York, Maine.  And since the day we met, there has not been a single time he’s bitten into a hot dog when he hasn’t looked up, sighed deeply, and said something to the effect of, “This is good but it’s just nowhere near as good as a Flo’s dog.”

For him, all hot dogs will forever pale in comparison to the steamed mini-dogs they serve in an delapidated old house along Route 1 in Cape Neddick, Maine.  Nothing will ever come close.  Not even the Flo-like dogs he tries to create at home.

Flo’s Hot Dogs is a bit of an area legend.  Open since 1959, the owners say the secret to a good hot dog is steaming both the dog and the bun – and making sure to add a generous amount of Flo’s secret relish.  Add some mayonnaise and raw chopped onion and – voila! – you have what my husband believes is the perfect hot dog.  (I prefer to avoid the raw onion and mayo, myself).

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