Hollywood Icons - Pink's World Famous Hot Dogs - Los Angeles, California
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024
- World famous Pinks Hot Dogs in Hollywood, California. Voted best hot dog in California by People Magazine.
History
Pink’s Hot Dogs, Inc., a Hollywood landmark since 1939, this hot dog stand serves over 2000 hot dogs and 200 hamburgers a day. Pink’s was started in 1939 by Richard’s parents, Paul and Betty Pink, with a pushcart they purchased for $50, with money they borrowed from Betty’s mother. The land on which the pushcart stood was leased by Paul and Betty for $15 per month. Hot dogs at that time were 10 cents and cokes were a nickel. Pink’s offered curb service, and was lucky to sell 100 hot dogs a day.
In 1941, the landlord raised their rent from $15 to $25 per month, a 67% increase, and Paul and Betty were forced to either give up or find a way to acquire the property. Paul and Betty, with little collateral but lots of conviction in the potential success of their hot dog stand, convinced Bank of America to loan them $4,000 to purchase the land, which fortunately the landlord was willing to sell.
At that time, Paul and Betty scraped together enough savings to build the small hot dog stand building that sits near the corner of La Brea and Melrose today. The location included parking for about 25 cars and eventually the indoor and patio seating expanded to accommodate 80 customers.
Pinks in Popular Culture:
-In the pilot episode of the Nickelodeon tv-series Out of Control, Dave Coulier goes to Pink's for chili dogs.
-Pink's is featured in a TV commercial for Bank of America.
-Pink's is shown during a scene from season 1 of Entourage.
-Pink's is mentioned in Thomas Pynchon's 2009 novel Inherent Vice (pgs. 155, 312).
-On CBS' 1991 late night game show, Personals, contestants could win a date to Pink's if they were not successful in winning more glamorous destinations.
-Featured in David Lynch's 2001 film, Mulholland Drive.
-Gloria Pink introduces Anthony Bourdain to several of their menu items including the "Millennium Dog" in an episode of his show, A Cook's Tour.
-The restaurant was featured in a 2001 stunt on the television show Jackass when Brad Pitt was "kidnapped" outside while waiting in line, to the horror of onlookers.
-The restaurant has also been featured in a TV commercial for the 2007 Volvo S80, as the couple in the ad race to Pink's for a late-night meal before closing time.
-Pink's Hot Dogs is featured in the 2008 video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
-The restaurant was featured in Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.
-On the FX series Nip/Tuck, characters Sean McNamara and Christian Troy are shown eating Pink's hot dogs in the premiere episode of the fifth season.
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-The Harlan Ellison short story "Prince Myshkin and Hold the Relish" features a friendly debate on Dostoevsky and The Idiot between the narrator and a vendor at Pink's.
-In an episode of Hell's Kitchen, the teams were both treated to a meal from Pink's Hot Dogs.
-The opening credits of the short lived sitcom Joey featured Pink's, which is shown when Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) drives by in a convertible.
-In episode 18 of the anime series Toaru Majutsu no Index, Touma and Misaka are seen eating hotdogs near a stand with a sign that says Pink's, and a second sign that's clipped by the screen, but ends in "ogs".
-Pink's is featured briefly in the opening sequence of the 1986 Eddie Murphy film The Golden Child.
-Emily Osment paid a visit to this location for a tour of her home town of Los Angeles as seen on the Hannah Montana: The Movie DVD.
-In Season 2 of 90210, Annie and Jasper paid a visit to this location to get some food.
-In the opening credits of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Craig Ferguson is briefly shown singing from the roof of Pink's.
-In Season 3 Episode 10 of The L Word, Pink's is featured as the location for Jenny, Max, Tim and his wife to eat lunch together. This is where most of their scenes take place in the show.
-In the 2nd episode of Korean reality television series f(x)'s Koalla (Hangul: f(x)의 코알라), K-pop girl group f(x) paid a visit to this location to eat some foods, and offered their autographed photo.
-Pink's is also seen in the 1972 film "Hickey and Boggs" with Bill Cosby and Robert Culp.
-Pink's was featured in a photo shoot for Americas Next Top Model All Stars.
In The Muppets, the 3 main characters, Gary (Jason Segel), Mary (Amy Adams), and Walter (Peter Linz) stop at Pink's and buy some dogs while trying to find Kermit the Frog.
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Do you think you would visit next time you are in LA? Great selections of hot dogs and burgers. Which would you get?
Nice work on this one. Love the quick clips showing how often this place is referenced in pop culture. Good music and good coverage of the items everybody tried!
Pink’s was on my list when I visited Los Angeles in 2019, but never got round to it. This video really made me want to check it out next time I’m in LA! Really good, informative review
Thank you! Definitely go, but I suggest early or go on a weekday. Line was crazy when we left. Hope you get a chance to check it out!
just be prepared to stand in a long line with no social distancing
Your B-roll shots are seriously so good!
Thank you! Trying to improve every time but it's tough. Really appreciate the comment!
Literally best hot dog in America. I went to school down the street, used to sneak out when the lines died down
PINKS is the best! My parents first took me there to celebrate my first day of kindergarten. Good times!
I have been to the Pinks in the Philippines, same great dogs, but you must pass heavily armed guards to enter the building where they are located. Pinks also has great tamales. As I was born in L.A. in 1949, I am a very lucky fellow.
I didn't realize they expanded that far. That's awesome! Glad they can maintain consistency in the hot dogs.
Also that's crazy about the guards. I'm thinking it's probably in an upscale neighborhood? Makati maybe?
Do they use actual dogs there?🤣🤣🤣
Someone saw how Hot Dogs were made and came up with that name for a restaurant?
Try the Pastrami Reuben Dog next visit and thank me later...
If a person’s initial review of the vegan dog is that “It sucks”, I don’t understand how she would like it two days later. 😎
LOL, I think I wrote "later on...". I asked her afterwards what she really thought as she was trying to be funny. She's not big on hot dogs, so now I want to go back and try the vegan dog to get the real scoop. Looks pretty good tbf
If you want a great hotdog, then you have to go to Superdog in Chicago.
Pinks has good topping, but I honestly do not like the flavor of the hotdog itself
Excellent. Double Cola. 1:52
That's a Hoffy dog
I am a native angeleno and Pinks is way overrated. The hot dogs are on par with Weinetschnitzel. Gross. You can get a far better hot dog at Costco for far less.
Philllipe's is another overrated tourist trap.
Probably, but I wouldn't say it's the worst hotdog in the world like someone else stated 😂 I'd say it's worth going for the experience and it's fame. The onion rings were actually pretty disappointing though.
@@primetraveltime Good onion rings are hard to come by in LA.
Tops in Pasadena on Walnut used to have really good onion rings.
Habit Burger surprisingly has good onion rings
@MH-zg5yw Habit Burger is one of the best places. Consistently ranks at the top of fast food / casual dining places in LA. Never been disappointed there
Most overrated hot in LA. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
It's all hype. No self respecting native angeleno eats at Pinks.
OH PLEASE OVER PRICED SLOP !!!! OMG
that is the worst hotdog in the history of the world
I ate at pinks once in my life as a native angeleno. I got sick. Literally
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