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  • SoCal cult fave Cupid’s Hot Dogs has reopened … in Longwood

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    Love was in the air when Cupid’s Hot Dogs opened its first location outside the Golden State back in 2022 thanks to California transplant (and frequent Cupid’s patron) Chira Chamlongsupalak and her husband, Sorot “Boyd” Chamlongsupalak. The franchise owners quickly found success, and in my June 2022 review, I said Cupid’s bestowed Lee Road with the SoCal vibe it didn’t know it needed.

    That said, the location was an odd one — and by late 2024, the Chamlongsupalaks closed Cupid’s with the hopes of reopening it in Seminole County. Well, that hopeful day is here. Cupid’s has soft opened and is now serving its iconic all-beef dogs from the old Parada Restaurant space inside Longwood’s West Lake Plaza at 254 W. State Road 434.

    The space has undergone a thorough Californication, but don’t expect roller-skating carhops to deliver Cupid’s signature chili dogs like they do at the original roadside institution in the San Fernando Valley — this is a tight parking lot.

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    Among the hot dogs being offered at the Longwood location are the Cupid’s original (with chili, mustard and onions), Chicago (mustard, onions, neon relish, tomatoes, sport peppers, pickle and celery salt), NY (mustard, cheese, sauerkraut) and Carolina (a chili cheese dog with cole slaw).

    And in a very Orlando sort of twist, Cupid’s will also serve Venezuelan arepas fashioned by Mailyn Rondon and Manny Galindo of Masa Arepas by the time it celebrates its grand opening on Dec. 5. Cupid’s will run a special “grand opening week” promotion of $1 combos (chips and a drink) with every hot dog purchase and a free drink with the purchase of two arepas.

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    So put the carving knives down, support your local service industry and eat up

    Plus the return of Cupid’s Hot Dogs, and Post Time Lounge closes after 43 years

    Four-time James Beard Award nominee Steve Palmer created a whole new concept just for this prominent corner



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    Faiyaz Kara
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  • Actor Mark Hamill Gets a Rise From Wieners Circle’s 3-Inch Trump Dogs

    Actor Mark Hamill Gets a Rise From Wieners Circle’s 3-Inch Trump Dogs

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    The Democratic National Convention was obsessed with Chicago dogs last week with politicians and celebrities making social media posts and recording video segments from various street food stands. Over the weekend, Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill posted a photo of himself in front pointing to the Wieners Circle’s famous sign while making a hand gesture, referring to the hot dog’s stand’s DNC special mocking former President Donald Trump. The sign read: “Now Serving Trump Footlongs It’s 3 Inches.”

    Wieners Circle first offered the special back in 2016 as a response to Trump’s comments during a Republican debate. Hamill attended the DNC and was at a fan convention over the weekend in the suburbs. He’s been an outspoken critic of Trump. The post may have reminded fans of the Spaceballs, a parody of Star Wars in which galactic rivals Darth Helmet (Rick Moranis) and Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) debate the sizes of their “Schwartzes.”

    Now, if only the Wieners Circle could have served Hamill a Blue Milkshake.

    More hot dog shrinkage

    Speaking of hot dogs, news has spread about how a new investor at Portillo’s wants to shake things up. On Thursday, August 15, Engaged Capital disclosed it held a 10 percent stake in the company with a mission to “improve operations, optimize restaurant performance, increase margins and grow brand awareness as Portillo’s expands nationally.” Crain’s described this as the agenda of an activist investor writing Engaged wants Portillo’s to open smaller locations; a signature trait of the chain was large spaces with historical artifacts. The goal is to cut costs as the hot dog giant aims to open “at least 920 restaurants around the country in about 20 years,” according to Crain’s.

    Roti declares Chapter 11

    Chicago-based fast-casual chain Roti has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is seeking investors or new owners to rescue its 20 locations scattered across Chicago, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C. Ownership hopes to keep the restaurants open during the process, according to Restaurant Business. The assembly-line chain was vaguely Mediterranean and has attempted to reinvent itself with new branding and tweaks to the menu over the years. The chain was founded in 2007.

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    Ashok Selvam

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