Has anybody seen Sparky?
Nov. 9th, 2010 11:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bunchofgrapesOne of the things I miss the most about Tulsa (besides my best friend) is this local dive called Coney Island. They changed Island to I-Lander in the mid 80's but it'll always be Island to me. I'm sure there are other restaurants similarly named around the country. They just opened the Coney Island Diner down the street from me and it's good but really, there's only one Coney I-Lander. Actually, there are several because it's a small chain in Tulsa. But it started as one restaurant in Downtown Tulsa by a Greek immigrant back in the 20's. There really isn't anything special about the place - unless you grew up in Tulsa.
The thing about a Coney Island coney, besides being a cheap eat at just a buck a coney, is that you could never eat just one. Coney's are much smaller than a hot dog. You can probably finish one in a couple of bites so two is almost standard but it's not a stretch to eat three or more. Get them loaded and it's probably best to stop at three. What makes a Coney Island coney great is well, everything: the steamed bun, the roasted wienie, the combination of chili, mustard, raw onions and cheese and the little tray they come in. When I was a kid we used to joke that if a local dog went missing, it was probably in the chili. No, not really, but the chili definitely isn't something you'd want to eat on a cold, winter night. It's meaty but thinner. A good topper for a coney.
Whenever my dad and I reminisce about Tulsa, Coney Island coneys always get a mention. My stepmother thinks we're sick for liking them but she was never about good bad food. Too bad because she's missing out on some fine eatin'. Of course, she'll probably live a lot longer than the rest of us.
The thing about a Coney Island coney, besides being a cheap eat at just a buck a coney, is that you could never eat just one. Coney's are much smaller than a hot dog. You can probably finish one in a couple of bites so two is almost standard but it's not a stretch to eat three or more. Get them loaded and it's probably best to stop at three. What makes a Coney Island coney great is well, everything: the steamed bun, the roasted wienie, the combination of chili, mustard, raw onions and cheese and the little tray they come in. When I was a kid we used to joke that if a local dog went missing, it was probably in the chili. No, not really, but the chili definitely isn't something you'd want to eat on a cold, winter night. It's meaty but thinner. A good topper for a coney.
Whenever my dad and I reminisce about Tulsa, Coney Island coneys always get a mention. My stepmother thinks we're sick for liking them but she was never about good bad food. Too bad because she's missing out on some fine eatin'. Of course, she'll probably live a lot longer than the rest of us.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2010-11-11 01:53 am (UTC)No, it'll just feel like it's longer because she didn't enjoy it while she could. ;)
no subject
Date: 2010-11-11 03:26 pm (UTC)