Everything about Hot Dog On A Stick totally explained
HDOS Enterprises, commonly known as
Hot Dog on a Stick, is a company originating in
Santa Monica,
California originally founded by
Dave Barham. Their first store opened at the original
Muscle Beach location next to the
Santa Monica Pier in
Santa Monica,
California in
1946. They started serving
lemonade and
corn dogs to people on the beach. Hot Dog on a Stick soon expanded and became a food chain. Barham later branched into Giant Slides, and the combination of food and entertainment were staples throughout fairs in
Southern California.
After the death of
CEO Fredrica Thode on
January 13,
2007, Dan Smith assumed her position.
Their
trademark foods are
hot dogs on sticks and
lemonade. Although commonly referred to as
corn dogs, the employee manual states that the food is actually known as a Hot Dog on a Stick, due to the fact that
corn dogs are frozen and reheated, while these are made fresh to order. The lemonade is made simply as the original flavor to which flavoring is added (most commonly cherry and lime). The food items include hot dogs,
American and
pepper jack cheese on a stick,
veggie dogs on a stick,
French fries, hot dogs on buns, and deep fried zucchini in a tempura batter.
Commonly located in mall
food courts, a Hot Dog on a Stick is usually white countered with mirrored walls. The employees' uniforms are the main source of color.
After Dave Barham's death in
1991, the company became an
employee-owned corporation (ESOP). Today, Hot Dog on a Stick is present in 16
U.S. states with 104 stores.
Hot Dog on a Stick on Deal or No Deal
On the
March 19,
2007 episode of
Deal or No Deal, an employee of the chain named Michelle Kearney was selected by host
Howie Mandel to appear on the show. Mandel was in the local community for the purpose of plucking someone at random and bringing them directly to the set to compete on the show. He found the contestant at a Hot Dog on a Stick franchise at
Westside Pavilion, a mall in West Los Angeles. She has worked there for 9 years. Her twin sister Jennifer, also an employee of the chain, was working at the time and Michelle brought her along for support. The contestant chose case #13, saying it was the lucky number of HDOS because of Dave Barham's birthday,
June 13,
1913. Shell sold her case, which contained $75,000, for $62,000. It was also mentioned on that episode that model
Hayley Marie Norman, who holds case #25, applied for a job at Hot Dog on a Stick, but was turned down. It was also revealed that (jokingly)
Tameka Jacobs, who holds case #21, once worked for the company.
Locations in the U.S.
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