1901 Hotdogs
Mall of Arabia
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If you’re a hotdog fan, the names Nathan’s and Sabrett in the Big Apple or even Pink’s in LA would be familiar. But in Jeddah there’s a new place, actually a food stall, at the food court of Mall of Arabia: 1901 Hotdogs (right beside Greek) with its Benetton-esque slogan “Food for Friendship.” This international chain I learned is surprisingly not American, but originated in Asia (Malaysia actually).
Hot Dogs at 1901
The basic ingredient is a steamed beef or chicken hotdog served on a sesame seed hoagie bun (also called a sub, Philly or hero sandwich across the US). The hotdog sits on a V-cut down the length of the hoagie bun with your choice sauces and trimmings. As this was a new and untried place, we cautiously went for the basic Chicago Beef meal (beef hotdog with ketchup, mustard and pickle relish with crushed black pepper) plus a choice of fries or mashed potato and a cola drink for SR 14 (regular set). The larger set, which I suppose is just a bigger sandwich, costs SR 16.
We also picked up a meal platter called the Harmony Platter: a combo meal consisting of 2 franks (beef and chicken) garnished with black pepper sauce, a side of sauerkraut and mashed potato with gravy, a bun, coffee and OJ all for SR 19. This was a breakfast item as I understand but nonetheless, was on offer for the whole day.
The Chicago Beef dog was tender, well done and not salty as I expected, and as your teeth pierces through the casing, the unmistakable crunchy bite of a beefy frank is reassuring to the palate. I just wished though that the buns were less soft, which I surmised was the result of being chucked into the microwave before serving. The platter was no less engaging – the black pepper sauce was mildly spicy while the side of sauerkraut just had the right balance of tartness and sourness which kept the whole meal from being a bore. The mashed potato could have been a bit smoother though while the OJ was not fresh juice, but was a commercial-grade, watered-down concoction.
Nonetheless, it was reasonably-priced and satisfying meal and I would even come back on other days for the novelty of it to try their various offerings. Give it a shot and let’s hear your comments after!
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I just want to tell everybody who likes hotdogs ,, 1901 is the best place eveeeeeer , really they make a huge different number of delecious hotdogs sandwich and meals with different taste
Advice all to try it.
the only problem is that i hope they open many branches all over jeddah , but it really nice start in Mall of Arabia
I have tried 1901 hot dog in mall of arabia it really was fantastic i tried duetch doodle and chicago its yeeeeemy sandwiches !
wow… soo delicious! the 45min drive was totally worth it. And the taste of Sauerkraut made me almost feel like home. Hot Dog’s from now on only at 1901! Well done guy’s