Sorry for the silence! We've been on the go so much that we
haven't had enough time to sit down and write.
We're about to leave again. This time we're heading to
Atlanta, GA for the weekend. Oh, Hotlanta... home of Coca-Cola, Gone with the
Wind, MLK, the '96 Summer Olympics, the world's busiest airport, and so much
more!
Atlanta's food scene is exploding with new, exciting
restaurants. But, nothing can beat the city's most famous restaurant... The
Varsity.
The drive-in that started in 1928 is now the largest drive-in
in the world! And, for good reason. There are few things that top a Varsity Hot
Dog paired with an FO (a.k.a. a frosted orange shake). The restaurant reportedly
makes two miles of hot dogs, a ton of onions, 2500 pounds of potatoes, 5000
fried pies, and 300 gallons of chili from scratch daily! It is the ultimate home of greasy goodness!!
When you enter The Varsity's doors you enter a world in-and-of-itself. There is a lingo that developed as the fast moving cashiers
tried to speed up orders. You’ve got to be ready when you approach the cashier.
As soon as you hear, “What’ll you have?” you’ve got to spout your order in The
Varsity’s language. Here’s a refresher on the lingo so you can make sure you
have your “order in your mind” before your next trip to The Varsity.
-mr.&mrs.h
{A VARSITY LINGO GUIDE}
| Hot Dog | a hot dog with chili and mustard |
| Chili Dog | same as a hot dog |
| Naked Dog | a plain hot dog in a bun |
| M.K. Dog | a naked dog with mustard and ketchup |
| Regular C Dog | a chili dog with ketchup only |
| Red Dog | a naked dog with ketchup only |
| Yellow Dog | a naked dog with mustard only |
| Yankee Dog | same as a yellow dog |
| Heavy Dog | a hot dog with extra chili |
| Walk a Dog (or Steak) | a hot dog (or hamburger) to go |
| Steak | a hamburger with mustard, ketchup, and pickle |
| Chili Steak | a hamburger with chili |
| Glorified Steak | a hamburger with mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato |
| Mary Brown Steak (or Dog) | a plain hamburger (or hot dog) without a bun |
| Naked Steak | a plain hamburger |
| Sally Rand | a naked hamburger |
| Sally Rand Through the Garden | a naked hamburger with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise |
| N.I. Orange | a Varsity Orange without ice |
| F.O. | a frosted orange shake |
| Joe-ree | coffee with cream |
| P.C. | pure chocolate milk (always served with ice) |
| N.I.P.C. | a P.C. without ice |
| All The Way | with onions (on a hot dog, hamburger, etc.) |
| Bag of Rags | a bag of chips |
| Ring One | order of onion rings |
| Strings | French fries |
| Sideways | onions on the side |
| V.O. | Varsity Orange, the original carbonated orange soda drink |
| L.G. | Lazy Gordy, a Naked Dog and a Sprite |
