Hot Dog on a Stick is a company originating in Long Beach, California originally founded by Dave Barham. Their first store opened at Muscle Beach next to the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California in 1946. They started serving lemonade and "corn dogs" to people on the beach. Hot Dog on a Stick soon expanded and became a food chain. Dave Barham later branched into Giant Slides, and the combination of food and entertainment were staples throughout fairs in Southern California. County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Muscle Beach, Venice Muscle Beach, in the United States is an area in Venice, California on Ocean Front Walk two blocks north of Venice Boulevard, that is set up by the city as an outdoors weightlifting gym. ... The Santa Monica Pier is located at the foot of Colorado Boulevard in Santa Monica, California and it is the citys most famous landmark. ... Santa Monica beach and pier Santa Monica Pier entrance Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. It borders Santa Monica Bay (part of the Pacific Ocean) on the west, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles and Mar Vista on the... Typical North American lemonade. ... Corn dog (exterior view) Corn dog (horizontal cross section) A corn dog is a hot dog coated in cornbread batter and deep fried in hot oil, although there are baked variations. ... Southern California Downtown Los Angeles Skyline Vintage Disneyland Southern California, sometimes abbreviated SoCal or colloquially, the Southland, is an informal name for the megalopolis and nearby desert that occupies the southern-most quarter of the state of California. ...

Their trademark foods are hot dogs on a stick (commonly referred to as corn dogs) and lemonade. They serve a variety of types of each including limeade, strawberry lemonade and cheese on a stick. They usually have small stands with lots of mirrors and are located in mall food courts. A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses. ... Limeade is a beverage similar to lemonade, but is made with lime juice or lime flavors instead of those of the lemon. ... Species 20+ species; see text The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, buffalo or other mammals. ... Food court at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. ...

The founder, Dave Barham, died in 1991. After his death the company became an employee-owned corporation (ESOP). Today Hot Dog on a Stick is present in 17 states with 103 stores. Employee-owned corporations are generally a model of ownership of a corporation where the corporation is owned in part or whole by the employees who work for it. ...

Lemonade, sugar free lemonade, Limeaid and cherry lemonade are the available drinks at Hot Dog on a Stick.

States with Hot Dog on a Stick

• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Nevada
• Alaska
• Hawaii
• Utah
• Arizona
• Wyoming
• Colorado
• New Mexico
• Texas
• Ilinois
• Michigan
• Indiana
• Alabama
• Flordia

External link

• Hot Dog on a Stick official site