Located at 26 East 17th Street in Union Square, Dogmatic provides an alternative option to the street-side hot-dog. On offer are gourmet, handcrafted sausages, served in freshly-baked baguettish bread that is toasted inside and out on a “special spike.” Excepting those who might feel peckish for some horse flesh, Dogmatic offers links that accommodate most meat preferences (beef, chicken, pork, turkey and lamb). At $ 4.50, these gourmet dogs don’t set you back much more than do their Sabrett counterparts - and have the additional benefit of being free of hormones, antibiotics, nitrates and artificial flavors.

Vegetarians can feast on the surprisingly delicious asparagus in a roll. Anyone feeling guilty of robbing the purveyors of New York’s most traditional street food of their business, can take solace in the fact that Dogmatic sprouted from similar roots. The Dogmatic Sausage System Cart came into being on Bleeker Street Park in the Fall of 2006.