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Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand

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Arts Famous Chili Dog Stand
Arts Famous Chili Dog Stand

Art's Famous Chili Dogs is a hot dog stand located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1939 by Art Elkind a frankfurter entrepreneur, who was its owner until 1990. It is well known for its chili dogs, which have been praised by a variety of Los Angeleno media outlets, and proclaimed by aficionados as the finest in the city.

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Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand
South Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles Vermont Knolls

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