Attention hot dog lovers, the Man Bites Dog Manor trailer is now
closed. Our time at Manor was great, and we love all the new friends
we made.  We’re looking forward to starting our brick and mortar
restaurant, details forthcoming on that.  By the way, we’re still
around at South First and at upcoming events, stay tuned

Vendr TV is a great online show about street food. They recently did a southeast tour and stopped in Austin to film a segment on Man Bites Dog. (and maybe some other Austin trailers)

Here’s a link to the video. There’s also a nice segment on East Side Kings.

Vendr TV – Man Bites Dog

Trailer #3 is complete. I finished it last week, and Saturday we set up at La Zona Rosa for the ‘Music for the City’ concert. A great cause, check out their site http://musicforthecity.org/

The trailer is good. Everything works, it looks great, and when I pull it down the road, I’m not afraid of the wheels falling off.

We’re setting up next Sunday, May 23, at the Austin Urban Vet Center at 710 W 5th, for their Grand Opening party from 12-4. Everyone is welcome. I might even bring Bosco.

I love and hate this part.  I love creating a trailer that will put smiles on people’s faces after eating a delicious MBD dog, but I hate that none of the screws or bolts fit, I hate that I have 12 cuts on my hands, I hate flexible ducting, having to screen windows, and trying to stay organized.

Anyway, here’s a pic of the trailer in it’s current state. Sinks and plumbing are in. That’s a bigger deal that it sounds like.

Trailer #3 is in the works. I picked it up last week, totally bare bones. I’m building it out myself, which is a little scary, but with the first two I ended up replacing half the equipment, so why not start fresh.

We have our first trailer gig next Saturday at La Zona Rosa for the Music for the City concert. Musicforthecity.org So I have a week to finish it. Stay tuned.

Ever wondered what a hot dog stand owner does with his day? Let me share today with you.

I woke up at 6:30 to fire up the stand and make hot dogs for the 101X morning show. I emailed the show last week to see if they wanted to try some dogs, and they did.  I finished making a Where’s the Beef, a veggie version of the Bird Dog, a Cuban, a Buffalo Hottie, and an Abe Froman around 8 and raced up north to drop them off at the station before they got cold. They loved the dogs and mentioned me and Man Bites Dog on the air. Score! Next I went back to the trailer to clean up my mess. Then I headed out south to buy a grill for trailer #3. Oh did I not mention trailer #3, it’s being built as we speak and will be for catering, concerts and events.  Loaded up the grill and headed back to the trailer to help Jordan work the lunch rush. I thought it would be a little busier with the radio shout out, but still a decent lunch. A little after 1, went home to do some paper work and answer some catering emails. There might have been a nap in there somewhere, but lets keep moving. Took my dog Bosco to the dog park, watched him hump a dog that was humping another dog, weird. Stopped by the south 1st trailer to check in with Cody, our newest dog slinger, and then ran to grab some onions before he ran out. After that, started home to do some yard work and cook dinner with the wife, before setting down to write this while watching Glee and Lost. No shame here.

I’ve rocked several phases since starting all this; building out the first trailer, working in the trailer most days, and now slinging dogs when I can and spending the rest of the day doing office jazz and running between Restaurant Depot, The Kolache Shoppe, HEB, Central Market, and Ace Mart to keep the trailers stocked. I’ve loved every minute of it. The only meetings I go to, I set. I’m constantly running errands and answering emails, but I get to decide when I do those things.

It’s pretty awesome.

I’m proud to say that the second Man Bites Dog trailer is now open, and the spot at 2101 Manor Road is awesome. Yesterday was day one and we got a very warm welcome.  The guys from Thunderbird Coffee, thunderbirdcoffee.com, and Chet from The Austin Day Tripper, theaustindaytripper.com, stopped by to welcome us to the neighborhood. There was also a good amount of people who stopped by to say hi and check out the menu, and then of course all the folks who partook in a delicious hot dog.

It was a great day in Man Bites Dog history.

That’s right folks, Man Bites Dog is expanding. Our second trailer will open at 2101 Manor Road in early March. Too soon? Well we’ve been open four months, how long do you want me to wait?!

We’ve been battling the cold and rain for the past few months and are still doing well, which leads me to believe our customers are like postal employees – neither rain, sleet, nor snow can keep them away.  This can only mean spring and summer will bring a plethora of new hot dogs eaters, so many so that we will need another trailer to feed them all. And so — cue heroic theme music and a powerful breeze — I bought one!

The new spot on Manor is near a crowd of popular Austin restaurants — El Chile, Hoover’s Cooking, Red House Pizzeria, El Chilito — so our dogs should fit right in.  All this activity reminds me of the old days when I opened the first trailer.  Thanksgiving — it seems so long ago; I can barely remember what we ate. (Turkey? Borscht? Crepes? Who can possibly think back that far?)  All kidding aside, it’s a very exciting and stressful time, but I’m loving every minute of it.  You all have made the first four months fantastic, and I really appreciate the loyalty — here’s to an even more memorable remainder of the year.

Click the link below to check out our new spot on youtube.

Man Bites Dog – The Choice

You can’t see it, but it’s sleeting in this picture, and these brave people are here to try the Greek Dog and the Bird Dog.