Hudson Valley Hot Dog Stand 1 Of Nation's Best: Report

Want a quick, fast meal? Then why not treat yourself to a hot dog? Especially during National Hot Dog Month. If you are wondering where to get America’s best hot dogs, the people at The Daily Meal have done the leg work.

They started with a list of 200 hot dog joints — there are some familiar names on the list because they are known quantities — and narrowed it down to 75, including 12 in New York, with one in Westchester County.

Topping the list at No. 1 is Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, NJ, which according to The Daily Meal is known of the Ripper, a pork-and-beef Thumann’s link that is deep-fried until it, well, rips apart.

Locally, Walter’s, located at 937 Palmer Avenue in Mamaroneck, made the list at No. 31, ahead of Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island, which landed at No. 44. New York City's Katz's Deli, Feltman's and Gray's Papaya made the top 10.

The Daily Deal said Walter’s is “on the side of an unassuming road, in the unassuming little town of Mamaroneck,” and made note of the pagoda-shaped hot dog stand which is a nationally designated historical landmark.

The business has added a food truck and will open a second location in White Plains.

Here are the New York hot dog stands that made the top 75 in America, according to The Daily Meal:

• #3 Katz’s Deli, New York City
• #7 Feltman’s, New York City
• #8 Gray’s Papaya, New York City
• #12 Crif Dogs and PDT, New York City
• #17 Ted’s, Buffalo
• #31 Walter's, Mamaroneck
• #34 Gus's Hotdogs, Watervliet
• #43 Schaller’s Drive-In, Rochester
• #44 Nathan’s Famous, Coney Island
• #53 Danish Dogs, New York City
• #54 Famous Lunch, Troy
• #60 Louie's Texas Red Hots, Buffalo

Editor’s Note: This story was first published earlier in the week but here it is again in case you missed it.

Photo caption: Walter's Hot Dogs Mamaroneck location. Photo credit: Google Maps.