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Yesterdog

Yesterdog is a restaurant that specializes in hot dogs located in Eastown, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The restaurant is known for being the model for the restaurant hangout of the characters in American Pie.[1]

History

Yesterdog was founded in 1976 in Eastown by Bill Lewis.[2] By 2008, Bill Lewis, a former Mr. Fables employee, apparently owns the Mr. Fables trademark and would be allowed access to the Mr. Fables secret recipes if he wished to restart the Mr. Fables restaurant.[3] In February 2008, the Yesterdog building's windows were blown out by a gas explosion in a building across the street.[4] In the April 2010 issue of Esquire magazine, the restaurant was named one of "among great spots around the country 'Where Men Eat.'"[5] The eatery cited its 8% increase in 2011 sales to the auto bailout and the June 2011 stop of Barack Obama's reelection campaign.[2]

The fictional restaurant hangout of the characters in the 1999 film American Pie, "Dog Years", is based on Yesterdog.[1]

Awards

  • 2010 Townie Award for Best Hot Dog[6]
  • 2011 Townie Awards[7]
  • Best Hot Dog: Gold
  • Best Place to Eat Cheap: Gold
  • 2011 Best of Grand Rapids Readers Poll: Coney Dog - The best[8]
  • 2012 Townie Best Hot Dog Gold Award[9]

See also

  • American Pie

External links

  • https://www.yesterdoggrandrapids.com/

References

  1. Beth Greenfield. Grand Rapids, Mich. The New York Times, September 8, 2006, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  2. Nate Reens. Why Yesterdog owner credits better hot dog sales to President Barack Obama The Grand Rapids Press, June 13, 2012, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  3. Tom Rademacher. Sorry, folks, I can't pry loose the Fables secret The Grand Rapids Press, September 11, 2008, retrieved April 13, 2012^
  4. Jim Borden. Gas blast demolishes Grand Rapids businesses The Kalamazoo Gazette, February 26, 2008, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  5. Chris Knape. Esquire magazine ranks Eastown's Yesterdog among 'places men eat' Grand Rapids Press, March 22, 2010, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  6. 2010 Townie Award Winners: A Taste for It On The Town Advance Newspapers, June 30, 2010, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  7. 2011 Townie Awards: A Taste for It On-the-Town Advance Newspapers, July 6, 2011, retrieved November 7, 2012^
  8. Best of Grand Rapids Readers Poll Grand Rapids Magazine, February 2011, retrieved November 8, 2012^
  9. Kate Pillsbury. Townie Awards: Dining Out On-the-Town Advance Newspapers, June 29, 2012, retrieved November 7, 2012^