Johnny & Hanges • 1939

A Paterson original since 1939, this North Jersey hot dog institution brought its legendary chili sauce recipe and Texas wiener pedigree to Fair Lawn, where regulars still order two dogs "all the way"—mustard, chopped onions, and the signature chili that defines the house. The deep-fried snap of the all-beef Big Dog, crispy onion rings, and gravy cheese fries hold their own, but the chili sauce is what made the name and keeps generations coming back.