Frank The Tank
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00:00Take me out for some hot dogs.
00:04Baby, if you ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me,
00:10I'm raw-dogging in Cincinnati.
00:15Cincinnati raw-dogging.
00:17Yes, that's right.
00:19I am here at Mr. Gene's Dog House.
00:21And you know, this place has been here since 1945
00:25in the South Cumminsville section of Cincinnati.
00:29And you know, they have the king-size conies,
00:34but they're only open spring and summer,
00:36so they're a seasonal place.
00:38And, well, before they close for the year,
00:42I had a chance to go back when I was throwing out
00:44the first pitch in Cincinnati,
00:46and I'm going to see if these hot dogs are worthy of the tank
00:48as I'm raw-dogging Cincinnati.
00:59♪♪
01:10Beauty shots, beauty shots.
01:14Let's take a look at these beauty shots.
01:17All right, Mr. Gene has been in this location since 1962.
01:22Started out, 1945,
01:25with a tiny stand inside of an old drugstore,
01:29soda fountain place.
01:31And the tradition has been welcomed.
01:35Still family-owned, too.
01:36The family-owned for 60 years.
01:40Gene Cutzer started it.
01:41His son now runs it.
01:42His family runs it.
01:44He used to live on the property.
01:46I mean, this is like a...
01:49You throw up a hot dog stand.
01:50Now, they had to rebuild it in 1972.
01:53It's a drive-thru.
01:54It's got the windows.
01:55It's got the picnic seats out here.
01:57And they had to rebuild in 1972
02:01because a bus crashed into it and destroyed it.
02:03So they had to rebuild it,
02:04and they did and have been driving for 50 years ever since.
02:08You know, the guy who was driving that bus
02:11actually moved to New Jersey
02:13and became the founder of New Jersey Transit.
02:14Little did you know.
02:15All right, we got the hot dog.
02:17Now, bun-to-dog ratio, problematic.
02:23This bun is way too big for the hot dog.
02:26Of course, they're used to the coneys,
02:27where they're going to throw a lot of stuff on there.
02:29So the plain dog is a little bit different,
02:31but...
02:33And the coloring is not great.
02:35Coloring is not great.
02:36Kind of a puny-looking dog.
02:38Let me at least take some of this bread away.
02:43All right, let's give it a try and see how it actually tastes.
02:54Mm.
02:58I got to say, I'm underwhelmed.
03:01I got to say, I'm underwhelmed.
03:03This hot dog, very ordinary.
03:07Bun-to-dog ratio takes away from it.
03:12I'm going to give this a bloop single.
03:16And considering that P. Rhodes is the all-time hit leader
03:20and the all-time singles leader,
03:23it's a P. Rhodes single.
03:28Now, here's their coney, which they're especially known for.
03:32Got chili and cheese on it.
03:33This shredded cheese, they throw a lot of cheese on here.
03:44Now, here's what they're really known for, the coney.
03:46The king-size coney, they call it.
03:48They throw a lot of cheese on it.
03:50And it's king-size, I guess, compared to Skyline.
03:55But let's see how this actually tastes.
04:20Mm.
04:28A watery-style chili.
04:31Very, very close to Skyline, you know?
04:40Hee-ya!
04:42Yeah.
04:43It just doesn't.
04:46Just can't get on base.
04:48The bun. The bun hurts it.
04:51If they had a bigger, a foot-long hot dog,
04:53these buns would be perfect.
04:54But for the size of hot dog they have,
04:56too much bread, chili, bland.
05:02Hot dog, ordinary.
05:05Yeah, I'm sorry. This is definitely a strikeout.
05:08Bread to bartender!
05:09I'm on your hot dog!
05:11And get away the way, come on!
05:14Yes!
05:18As God is my witness, one of these days,
05:21I'll find a good hot dog in Cincinnati.
05:23You know, I guess maybe on that day
05:28when turkeys finally fly.
05:31But even though this didn't hit the mark,
05:35if you know a place next time I'm in Cincinnati
05:38or where I should go, leave a comment down below.
05:41Email me. Tell me.
05:43Get me the message.
05:44And, you know, if I'm ever in town,
05:46I'll be sure to check them out.
05:48So, until then, you never know where I'm going to go next.
05:52So keep raw-dogging, and I'll see you down the road.
05:59Take me out for some hot dogs.
06:02Get me one that's only plain.
06:06No mustard or ketchup.
06:09I'll know what the dog is really about,
06:12and it's hope that this is a good one.
06:16Maybe a home run or a double.
06:19But if it sucks, it will be a strike out
06:22and not worthy of my taste buds.