When Sheryl Myers opened City Boutique at the intersection of Manchester Avenue and Tower Grove Avenue, she also inherited the quirky, little walk-up window space around the corner. She encouraged her son, James Myers, to open a takeout business, and hot dogs seemed like a winning concept.
Dog On It‘s menu features a number of signature dogs; we’re partial to the Ripplet Dog with barbecue sauce, nacho cheese, grilled onions and, of course, a generous topping of crushed Old Vienna Red Hot Riplets. But it’s the ever-changing roster of specials that keeps us coming back, like the Gateway Boer, a Black History Month collaboration with Popoma Foods using South African boerewors sausage, caramelized onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, mayo-mustard sauce and fresh thyme. James said it’s easy for him to run a service business in the Grove because people are so chill and happy, but we have a sneaky feeling it may be the hot dogs.
Dog On It, 4300 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314.896.9022, dogonitstl.square.site
This article appears in August 2022.
