i grew up in tulsa oklahoma and attended, central high ( downtown) in the sixties. at lunch time (30 min, gulp!) we students would race to the coney island on boston.the store windows would be fogged from the steam, during the winter and the smell of those lil dogs were heavenly! customers wld hve their trays loaded! they were only 25 cents then, and delicious! the coney buns were gently steamed warm & moist,( not soggy) onions,finely chopped, yummy chili and tasty, tender, dog! they also had slices of pie,,,,yum! downtown employees and students filled the place at lunch time.
if i'm not mistaken, i think, ikes chili house, was on the same street? now if i cld only say the same about the coney island downtown in tulsa now??? its not the same location and its not the same food either...sorry.. the coney buns were cold ( what happened to steaming?) the chili, flavorless, onions, overwhelming.. .and i hvnt been back ( ten yrs ago) give me the good old days! :( i do not wish to offend anyone again sorry