We decided to go with one of their special offers: 2 hot dogs and 1 side for $10.
The first hot dog we tried was the Vinh, which we got with a chicken dog.
The Vinh was a hot dog served banh mi style (with pate, spicy aioli, cucumber, pickled carrot, daikon, jalapeno and cilantro). We didn't really notice any pate in the hot dog, but the rest of the toppings definitely made it feel like we were eating a banh mi sandwich in hot dog form. We both liked this hot dog better out of the 2 we tried (and for A, especially after he added sriracha sauce). The pairing of banh mi toppings with a hot dog worked very well.
The other hot dog we tried was the Wangding, which we got with an organic beef dog.
The Wangding is topped with Chinese BBQ pork belly, cucumbers and scallions. The pork belly stew also appeared to have some onions and it was a nice sweet sauce. I'm not a huge fan of pork belly but I did think the stew had a nice flavor. A thought the stew would be better over some rice or noodles, something that could soak up its flavor and richness, instead of on top of a hot dog which had its own flavor and saltiness. While this was good, we thought the pairing was better banh mi style.
For our side, we got the wasabi potato salad:
The potato salad had a lot of crunchy celery and mustard seeds, and its zesty and tart flavor was really tasty. The wasabi wasn't overpowering but added some great flavor. I could have eaten a big bowl of this for lunch and had been satisfied. We really, really liked this side.
We would definitely be interested in trying more hot dogs at AsiaDog if we were down in Nolita again or ran across them at a food fair. They're a little on the expensive side for hot dogs (although on par with Crif Dogs and Japadog) but the toppings make them unique.
AsiaDog is located at 66 Kenmare Street (between Mott and Mulberry) in Nolita.
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