Yesterdog: Difference between revisions

| name = Yesterdog

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| type = Private

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| foundationfounder = Bill = 1976Lewis<ref name=grp/>

| locations = 1

| area_served = [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids, MI]]

| key_people = Nino Torres, Manager<ref name=grp0/>

| industry = [[Fast food]]

| products = Hot Dogsdogs

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| owner = Bill Lewis

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| homepage = {{URL|yesterdoghttps://www.yesterdoggrandrapids.com}}/

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'''Yesterdog''' is a restaurant that specializes in [[hot dog]]s located in [[Eastown, Grand Rapids|Eastown]], [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]. The restaurant is known for being the model for the restaurant hang out of the characters in ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie film]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last = Greenfield |first = Beth |title = Grand Rapids, Mich. |url = http://www.boston.com/travel/articles/nytimes/articles/2006/09/08/grand_rapids_mich/ |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = The New York Times |date = September 8, 2006}}</ref> Despite being a hot dog restaurant, the Yesterdog does not serve a true [[Coney Island hot dog]] per the definition of a coney in "Coney Detroit".<ref>{{cite news|last=Chance|first=Todd|title=Michigan Coney Project: Who will represent Grand Rapids in statewide Coney contest? (poll)|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/03/michigan_coney_project_who_wil.html|accessdate=7 November 2012|newspaper=The Grand Rapids Press|date=March 28, 2012}}</ref>

Yesterdog was founded in 1976 in [[Eastown, Grand Rapids|Eastown]] by Bill Lewis.<ref name=grp>{{cite news |last = Reens |first = Nate |title = Why Yesterdog owner credits better hot dog sales to President Barack Obama |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/06/how_did_president_barack_obama.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = The Grand Rapids Press |date = June 13, 2012 }}</ref> By 2008, Bill Lewis, a former [[Mr. Fables]] employee, apparently owns the Mr. Fables trademark and would be allowed access to the Mr. Fables secret recipes if he wished to restart the Mr. Fables restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |last = Rademacher |first = Tom |title = Sorry, folks, I can't pry loose the Fables secret |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2008/09/sorry_folks_i_cant_pry_loose_t.html |accessdateaccess-date =13 April 13, 2012 |newspaper = The Grand Rapids Press |date = September 11, 2008 }}</ref> In February 2008, the Yesterdog building's windows were blown out by a gas explosion in a building across the street.<ref>{{cite news |last = Borden |first = Jim |title = Gas blast demolishes Grand Rapids businesses |url = http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/02/gas_blast_demolishes_grand_rap.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = The Kalamazoo Gazette |date = February 26, 2008 }}</ref> In the April 2010 issue of ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine, the restaurant was named one of "among great spots around the country 'Where Men Eat.'"<ref name=grp0>{{cite news |last = Knape |first = Chris |title = Esquire magazine ranks Eastown's Yesterdog among 'places men eat' |url = http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2010/03/esquire_magazine_ranks_eastown.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = Grand Rapids Press |date = March 22, 2010 }}</ref> The eatery cited its 8% increase in 2011 sales to the auto bailout and the June 2011 stop of Barack Obama's reelection campaign.<ref name=grp/>

*2010 Townie Award for Best Hot Dog<ref>{{cite news |title = 2010 Townie Award Winners: A Taste for It |url = http://www.mlive.com/onthetown/index.ssf/2010/06/2010_townie_award_winners_a_ta.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = On The Town Advance Newspapers |date = June 30, 2010 }}</ref>

*2011 Townie Awards<ref>{{cite news |title = 2011 Townie Awards: A Taste for It |url = http://www.mlive.com/onthetown/index.ssf/2011/07/2011_townie_awards_a_taste_for.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = On-the-Town Advance Newspapers |date = July 6, 2011 }}</ref>

*2011 Best of Grand Rapids Readers Poll: Coney Dog - The best<ref>{{cite news |title = Best of Grand Rapids Readers Poll: |url = http://www.grmag.com/features/02-11/02-11.htm |accessdateaccess-date =8 November 8, 2012 |newspaper = Grand Rapids Magazine |date = February 2011 }}</ref>

*2012 Townie Best Hot Dog Gold Award<ref>{{cite news |last = Pillsbury |first = Kate |title = Townie Awards: Dining Out |url = http://www.mlive.com/onthetown/index.ssf/2012/06/townie_awards_dining_out.html |accessdateaccess-date =7 November 7, 2012 |newspaper = On-the-Town Advance Newspapers |date = June 29, 2012 }}</ref>

*''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''

*[http{{url|https://www.yesterdogyesterdoggrandrapids.com yesterdog.com]/}}

[[Category:Hot dog restaurants in the United States]]