The story
The Wieners Circle replaced Harry-O's on Clark Street in 1983 and became famous for char-dogs on poppy-seed buns and for the insults traded across the counter after midnight. Employee Roberta "Poochie" Jackson starred in a 2007 This American Life episode; Conan O'Brien sent Jack McBrayer and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in 2012; truTV built a reality show around the stand. It launched Wieners Circle TV on YouTube during the 2020 lockdown and added a bar in 2021.
Everything that was here
- 1983–present · still open
The Wieners CircleHot Dogs
Around 1992 owner Larry Gold called a drunk customer a name to get his attention, and a Chicago tradition of mutual late-night abuse was born.
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Harry-O'sHot Dogs
Hot dog stand that preceded The Wieners Circle.
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