American Coney Island in Detroit is located at the foot of the Lafayette Building.

A Coney Island is a type of restaurant popular in the Midwestern United States, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the name for the chili dog after which the restaurant was named. Coney Island can be several things Coney Island, a peninsula in New York state Coney Island, a neighbourhood on that peninsula, part of New York City Coney Island, an area of beach front in that neighbourhood filled with amusment parks Coney Island (restaurant), a distinctive Detroit, Michigan-centered type of... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 608 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made This is a historically and culturally significant restaurant in downtown Detroit, Michigan; so much so, it is not advertising, and should not be thought... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 608 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made This is a historically and culturally significant restaurant in downtown Detroit, Michigan; so much so, it is not advertising, and should not be thought... The Lafayette Building is an unused high-rise office building located at 144 West Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... “Detroit” redirects here. ... A hot dog covered in Chili THe act of defecation on a womans chest, followed by vigorous titty sex. ...

Genealogy of the name

Several restaurants claim to have invented the name and concept. Claimants include American Coney Island and its next door neighbor Lafayette Coney Island in downtown Detroit, with the then-owner contending that he had bought a similarly configured chili dog at the well known New York park. The first Coney Island was started by two Greek brothers who then got into an argument quite soon after, and split their restaurant into two parts, the present day American and Lafayette Coney Islands which are next door to each other, and who to this day argue about which is the "original." Similar claims are made by Todoroff's in Jackson, Michigan. For other uses, see Coney Island (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location of Jackson within Jackson County, Michigan Country United States State Michigan County Jackson Government  - Mayor Jerry Ludwig Area  - City  11. ...

Typical menu

The main dish is a Coney Island hot dog, more specifically, a hot dog made from pork with casing, all meat, high fat chili (no beans), diced yellow onion and yellow mustard. Variations on this theme include the "loose" coney, which substitutes ground hamburger meat for the hot dog (also known as a coney hamburger). When ordering a coney at a Coney Island, you only need to tell your server "one with everything" to communicate your request. Image File history File links Photograph of a Coney Island hot dog. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... This article is about sausage casings. ... A bowl of chili con carne with beans and tortilla chips. ... For other uses, see Onion (disambiguation). ... Mustard on bread. ... This article is about the food item. ...

Coney Islands have developed a distinctive dining style that has been repeated in literally hundreds of different restaurants throughout the metropolitan Detroit area. At a Coney, one can always order breakfast, day or night. The sugar on the table will be in a common dispenser, not in packets. The table typically has squeeze bottles of ketchup and mustard, jelly packets for toast and napkins that are quite small and contained in a tabletop dispenser. Unlike many other restaurants, the menus are kept at the table and not removed after ordering. Many Coneys are open around the clock and some sell beer and wine (but no hard liquor). A leading supplier to Coney restaurants in southeast Michigan is Koegel Meats, located near Flint, Michigan, which makes the preferred Vienna variety of hot dog for Coneys with natural casings and markets the Detroit variety of Coney sauce and the drier Flint variety of Coney sauce. This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... A bottle of Heinz Organic Ketchup Ketchup (or less commonly catsup) also known as Red Sauce or Tomato Sauce is a condiment, usually made with ripened tomatoes. ... Jam from berries Fruit preserves refers to fruit, or vegetables, that have been prepared and canned for long term storage. ... This article is about the food. ... For other uses, see Beer (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage, also called spirits or liquor, is a preparation for consumption containing ethyl alcohol purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as wine, malt, or grain. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ...

Growth of the Coney Island restaurant

Since the owner of the first restaurant did not trademark the name or business plan, other restaurants began using the same name and formula. Traditionally, most Coneys in the Detroit area were owned by Greek immigrants and other menu items included gyros and Greek salads, as well as corned beef and reuben sandwiches. Other fare is usually typical of a "greasy spoon." Depending on the restaurant, other Greek and Mediterranean dishes such as Shish Kebab, Souvlaki, Chicken Kebab, Tzatziki, Spanakopita, and Saganaki can be found at a Coney Island. Increasingly, the more upscale the restaurant's target market, the line is blurred between whether the establishment should be considered a "Coney Island" or just a Greek Restaurant. “(TM)” redirects here. ... This article is about the food dish. ... Greek salad (Greek χωριάτικη (choriatiki), meaning villagers salad) is a common salad characterized by its ingredients of Mediterranean (and particularly Greek) origin. ... Corned beef is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine. ... Reuben may refer to: People Ruben Zambrano,Basketball player for Houston Rockets]] Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob and the founder of the Tribe of Reuben mentioned in the Book of Genesis tried to save his brother. ... The Regency Cafe in Pimlico, London, is a well-preserved 1940s greasy spoon cafe. ... Shish kebab (şişkebabı; also pronounced Kabab or kabob) means skewer of meat in Persian. ... Souvlaki (Greek: Σουβλάκι) is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. ... A small bowl of tzatziki, served with few drops of olive oil and a few pieces of dill. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Spanakopita Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie, made with pre-cooked spinach, phyllo pastry, butter, olive oil, feta cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning. ... Saganaki (Greek σαγανάκι) is a salty and aromatic cheese-based Greek appetizer. ...

Kerby Koney Island (Oakland Mall location) spells their name with a "K" and is a franchise restaurant.

The largest chains of these restaurants include Leo's Coney Island, a franchised chain with over 27 locations (including their new restaurant, Zoe's Pancake House), National Coney Island, in business since 1965 and headquartered in Roseville, Michigan, and Kerby's Koney Island, in business since 1979 and run by relatives of the American and Lafayette Coney Island restaurants. However, Coney Island restaurants can be found in a wide variety of locations in the US, including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Worcester, Massachusetts (Coney Island Lunch), Raleigh, North Carolina and St. Petersburg, Florida (Twenty Mile Cookbook). These restaurants also carry other regional items such as the Boston Cooler, which is a "float" made with vanilla ice cream and Vernors Ginger Ale, another regional item. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 768 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made part of Coney Island restaurant article, not used for advertising I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 596 pixelsFull resolution (2551 × 1901 pixel, file size: 768 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made part of Coney Island restaurant article, not used for advertising I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... A Coney Island is a type of restaurant popular in the Midwestern United States, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the name for the chili dog after which the restaurant was named. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Roseville is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a part of the Metro Detroit area. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: , Country United States State Oklahoma Counties Tulsa, Osage, Wagoner, Rogers Government  - Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area  - City  186. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1673 Incorporated 1684 Government  - Type Council-manager also known as Plan E  - City Manager Michael V. OBrien  - Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes  - City Council Dennis L. Irish Michael C. Perotto Joseph M. Petty Gary Rosen Kathleen... For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ... Nickname: Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Government  - Mayor Rick Baker Area  - City  133. ... A Boston cooler is a drink typically composed of ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Detroits Vernors ginger ale is Americas oldest soft drink, invented in 1866 by James Vernor, a Detroit pharmacist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The many Greek diners in Buffalo, New York are similar in format to Detroit-style Coney Islands, even serving their own style of dogs, called a Texas Hot. Unlike the Coney Island restaurants in Detroit, though, the Texas Hot is not the dominant menu item in a Buffalo Greek diner. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ...

External links

• Coney Island Website, Johnstown PA (Home Of The Sundowner)
• Kerby's Koney Island Website
• American Coney Island Website
• GILLIES CONEY ISLAND WEBSITE
• Leo's Coney Island Website
• National Coney Island Website
• Koegel Meats Website
• Chicago Tribune Article on the Detroit Coney Island
• The Uncommon Sense article on the history of Flint Coney Island restaurants