Show Dogs

This oddly proportioned restaurant juts onto Market and Golden Gate, a high-trafficked corner of the Tenderloin. The music is loud, the service is surly and the neighborhood can be rough—but the hot dogs, which spill enticingly over the ends of their buns, make it all worthwhile. Highlights include the chili cheese dog, a Polish sausage topped with beef chili and organic sharp cheddar, and the hot-from-the-fryer corn dog, dipped in house-made beer batter. The drinks may seem uncharacteristically chichi (blueberry basil soda, anyone?), but if you arrive between 4 and 6pm, beer is just $4 a pint.