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Somehow, a bunch of us found this little drive-in restaurant Wagner's at the same time. It's an old school drive-in -- with carhops and everything -- over in St. Louis Park. They have a big Vienna Beef sign out front, which can mean only one thing: hot dogs. Hot dogs themselves can mean only one thing: Dave's going. So tonight after golf, Keith and I decided to christen it for dinner. (Jeannine met us there, but since she didn't arrive until after 8:00, they were closed and she didn't get to order anything. It's all good, though, because she had already eaten.)

Ok, at this point I need to interrupt myself. I was going to compare this new place to a joint I used to eat at in college all the time named The Wienery. For several years of my life, The Wienery was my favorite place to get cheap eats on campus. Coincidentally, eating there so much will probably take those same years off my life...Oops. Anyway, I remembered that The Wienery used to have a website, which I always got a hoot out of for some reason, so I went hunting for the link so I could use it here. Unfortunately, the restaurant is under new management and the website has been discontinued. (The wayback machine did have this copy lying around.) What I did find, however, is a fully rotational 3D image of the inside of the frickin' restaurant! Those jokers at the Star Tribune...I remember them from when I ate there. Good to see not everything has changed with the new ownership.

Ok, back to the new place. The menu is basically identical to The Wienery's. They have hot dogs of all types, burgers, fries, and all that other good stuff. Wagner's also has ice cream, which is a plus, but for some reason I'm kinda glad The Wienery never bothered with malts and stuff. In any event, the food at Wagner's rocked, the prices were very reasonable and the atmosphere was fun. I'm going back. Many, many times. Hooray for wieners. Hooray for Wagner's.