TOMMY DOGS – Restaurant

Tommy Dogs is Cutler Bay's argument that a proper Chicago dog can exist in Miami-Dade, and it makes the claim on its own signage. The counter is a small nostalgia piece, all throwback signage and old-fashioned service, built around Chicago-style hot dogs done the way the city insists on. It is a quick, cheap stop rather than a sit-down evening, and it draws transplanted Midwesterners along with locals who just like the room. Diners talk about the care taken over something as simple as a hot dog, and about a counter that feels genuinely from another decade rather than styled to look that way.

Cuisine: Restaurant