Rutt's Hut in Clifton has the rippers. I believe that they are Schickhaus. I think that they are boiled and deep fried.
Also in Edgewater, there was a small restaurant in the marina where I kept my boat called the Captain's Roost that made them the same way. It was only open from April till September. The owner was from Passaic, so he knew about Rutt's Hut and probably copied them. They were delicious. In Ft. Lee, we had Callahan's and Hirams that were across the street from each other. Hirams is still there. Callahans became condos. Great memories from all of them.

It's 4th of July! If you are from Bradley Beach, NJ (as I am), you ate hot dogs at least once a week, probably more, in the summertime. Down on Ocean Ave., there were two places to buy a hot dog. One was, Mike & Lou's - the first one. There, one could get a perfectly cooked hot dog (with spilts) from grilling when it was done. Mike & Lou's used Schickhaus hot dogs and put it on a slightly toasted hot dog roll. Mustard, sauerkraut, hot or sweet relish were in "self help' vessels. I think it was $.25. Mike & Lou's opened on Memorial Day. You can bet I had one on Memorial Day and many days after as the summer progressed.

In the early 50's, a new hot dog place opened. The owner was a man named "Syd" who had a famous hot dog stand in the Weequahic, section of Newark, NJ. Now Syd only had kosher hotdogs (probably Hebrew National or Reinfeld) and he boiled them to perfection. He decided to open a 2nd stand in Bradley Beach and of course named it Syd's. If one wanted a hot dog with "stuff on it", you ordered it sweet, hot, mustard only, mustard-kraut, sweet works or hot works. Only Syd could put on the "stuff".
So, as a teenager, one hung out at Mike & Lou's or Syd's, depending on how you liked your hotdog. It was very ritualistic with loyalty to one or the other. And just as the constant argument of which is better, Canon or Nikon cameras, the argument went on all summer of which hot dog was better.
So, my wife & I are having a Mike & Lou's hot dog this evening for super. Yummy!! Can't wait!! Yup, I griddle them, have sauerkraut, relish and rolls all ready. Hurray dinner!

Some nice recollections... we did not have hotdogs on the 4th this time; however, we have them at least every couple of weeks... and I don't remember when we last had one other than at home. My wife insists Nathan's is the best, our daughter and her family like Hebrew National. For many years we all had to have them off the barBQ grill... now both families use an air fryer. My wife insists that it is not a hotdog unless it has lots of sauerkraut... she also uses mustard and mayo (yuck)... for me, got to have a chili dog... and not like most chili dogs... I place a hot dog (actually a single bun and 2 wieners) down in a bowl of chili. If you can pick it up without chili falling everywhere, it is NOT a chili dog to me.

By the way... when the kids eat here it is our (well Pam's, I am not picky) choice of wiener and when we eat with them it is their choice... more about enjoying family that who gets to pick.

Speaking of family... just have to say... we get to see our granddaughter play in a basketball tournament near us in a couple of weeks. She is on the high school team and also on a summer travel team. The travel team's 1st games were in Chicago and is making its 2nd stop in Atlanta area (100 miles from us) for 2 days where we already have our hotel reservations. After that they are in Orlando, FL then another city and back home in Texas. Bummer that our Grandson will not be there but he is working and in college.