Asia Dog
Mobile vending at various locations.
Check their website for schedule.

With time still to kill before lunch & done with our HNH BBQ brisket sandwich, we decided one more Brooklyn Flea food vendor was in order.

Someone is selling “hot dogs with Asian-inspired toppings” & one of the toppings is Chinese Pork Belly, you just have to know I’m buying. The Wangding is an organic beef dog topped with chopped onions & fried pork belly. Somewhat an Asian cousin to Crif Dog’s Spicy Red Neck without the hillbilly edge. The pork belly added a richer flavor to the dog than any plain bacon wrapped dog I’ve ever had. My only criticism is I wanted more pork to dog ratio.

Looking forward to a return trip to the Flea to try more of these dogs & their limeade sodas.

Crif Dog
113 Saint Mark’s Place
New York, NY 10009
(212) 614-2728

Following a mega noodle feast at Minca Ramen Factory, we took a walk around the East Village in the hopes of perhaps NOT falling asleep at 8pm. We had clearly decided we were done eating for the day, but perhaps we could find a quite place to drink.

We chose a little upscale Irish pub names Mary O’s. A handful of older folks hanging at the bar, a chill atmosphere & decent beer on tap seemed like a good way to kill a few hours. Plus – the ladies celebrating a birthday & flirting with the bartender added a nice floor show.

Finally deciding to call it a night, we headed back to our friend’s apartment to crash, but along the way I got hungry. Drinking tends to do that to me. Thankfully, we were staying right next to perhaps the best damn hot dog place in NYC: Crif Dog. It’s a walk down kinda divey place turning out a variety of excellent dog combos & cheap beer. Always the perfect fix after a night of drinking.

I went with two Spicy Red Necks: a dog wrapped in bacon & topped with chili, slaw & jalapenos. Also went with a Dr. Pepper – which I usually do at Crif Dog. Not really sure why. Needless to say – it hit the spot & capped “Day Two: Pork but not BBQ Pork Day” perfectly.