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Unusually Great Lunch

Our great hot dog tour took Karl and me to a very unusual place the other day.  YaYa's Hot Dogs in Crossroads, AL - about half way between Alabaster and Montevallo along Alabama hwy 119.  Thanks to Danny Acker for telling me about YaYa's, the home of the "Almost World Famous Q-Dawg".   Danny owns a business right next door to YaYa's, Crossroads Cottage - Home of Forgotten Arts.  I was telling him about the hot dog tour after church last Sunday and he told me about YaYa's Q-Dawg. 

The Q-Dawg is a hot dog, topped with kraut, pulled-pork barbecue and barbecue sauce.  It might not sound good, but it was outstanding.  And, at only $2.00 each, it is a real bargain.  And, even though it's quite a hike from my office, I suspect I will find myself back at YaYa's on a somewhat regular basis. . . and I will tell everyone I know about it so as to help the Q-Dawg become really World Famous.  The owner, Tracy Hale, is a very outgoing and pleasant fellow.  His establishment deserves to be more widely known.  I felt like I needed to post this so Katherine could show her co-workers more of what Alabama is really like.  Tracy, Mr. YaYa, even wears a shirt that looks somewhat like a Hawaiian shirt.  Read more about it on Karl's blog http://birminghamhotdogtour.blogspot.com/ .

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