Sumo Dog
Restaurant · Indio ·
Japanese-inspired hot dogs, burgers, tater tots, beer
Japanese-inspired hot dogs, burgers, tater tots, beer
"A California-based chain that loads its dogs up with a wild range of toppings. The Godzilla, for instance, is a footlong dog with (deep breath) beef chili, togarashi cheese sauce, wasabi relish, pickled peppers, spicy mayo, teriyaki sauce, furikake, minced onion, jalapeno, and nori. The end result is salty and meaty and a little spicy and a little umami, a mess of a meal that will distract you from whatever is going on down on the field (in a good way)." - Harry Cheadle
"I note that Sumo Dog has scaled down from its former restaurant locations but is expanding access via carts: it now has a permanent cart at the Irvine Spectrum, plans for more carts in Laguna Beach, Playa Vista, and Hollywood, and will run a cart in Koreatown on Sundays in September (in the former Beer Belly space) from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m." - Farley Elliott
"A standalone hot dog cart operating at the new Palisades Village project in Pacific Palisades, presented as a tiny grey pushcart offering a pared-down menu focused on hot dogs." - Farley Elliott
"Citing a guest-chef appearance by Nancy Silverton at Koreatown’s Sumo Dog, Bottura praised the idea of a chef collaborating on street food — saying "Nancy Silverton meets Sumo Dog and creates an amazing hot dog" — and used it as an example of the hybrid, collaborative food culture he admires in Los Angeles." - Alejandro Benes
"I see Sumo Dog positioned inside The Gallery as a casual competitor to the new Azulé Taqueria." - Farley Elliott
