Mel's Hot Dogs

Sometimes after running errands that chili, cheese, and onion dog at Mel’s in Tampa hits the right spot. They make their hot dogs on steamed poppy buns and they are awesome. There are every kind of topping. If you don’t like hot dogs (what is wrong with you?), Mel’s also has burgers, sausages, chicken, and veggie burgers – so you should still go. The walls are lined with photographs of people in far-off places holding Mel’s bumper stickers. It is a national phenomenon. They even sell shirts. When you eat there, you become part of something larger because it has fans everywhere.

The building Mel’s is located in is the only remaining structure of the old Henderson Air Field in Tampa, an army air base, and has been open since 1973.

4136 East Busch Boulevard, Tampa, Florida
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Written by Daniel Noe