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Matt's lets its dogs out

By Nancy Leson, Seattle Times restaurant critic
- taken from the Food Section of the Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Seattle Times

As if the opening of Sweet Lorraine's wasn't enough of a thrill, I got to break the happy news about Matt's Famous Chili Dogs to my husband. As a Chicago native, he sneers each time I eat one of those terrific cheap kosher dogs at Costco. He thinks a hot dog's not a hot dog unless it's a Vienna Beef product topped with an ungodly shade of neon-green relish, tomatoes, mustard, onions, a kosher dill, those nasty little "sport peppers" and a hefty shake of celery salt. Which is exactly why he can often be found standing in line at the original Matt's Famous Chili Dogs at 6615 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-768-0418. (There's also a sister shop at 699 110th Ave. N.E. Bellevue; 425-637-2858.)

Word that his favorite hot-dog seller, Matt Jones, is opening a third outlet five minutes from our front door was big news in my house indeed. And unlike the original Seattle stand, which keeps bankers hours, this one will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Due to open this weekend, Matt's Lynnwood store (7600 - 196th St. S.W; 206-776-3220) will make its home kitty-comer and dangerously close to Ezell's Famous Chicken.

Nancy Leson: at 206-464-8838 or nelson@seattletimes.com.

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