How Steve’s Hot Dogs began serving St. Louis’ official hot dog

Ever since Steve Ewing opened his first hot dog stand in 2008, he found himself wondering about something St. Louis seemed to be lacking.

“It’s like, ‘Why don’t we have a hot dog?’” Ewing told St. Louis on the Air. “We’ve done specials [like] the Seattle dog, the Denver dog or the Carolina dog. All these other places have dogs, and we don’t have an official hot dog.”

After 14 years and three locations (Steve’s Hot Dogs is now on Grand just south of Tower Grove Park), Ewing finally got his wish. Last week, Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia presented Steve's Hot Dogs with a resolution declaring the eatery’s “St. Louis Hot Dog” the official hot dog of St. Louis.