hot dogs is a landmark hot dog restaurant in the hollywood district of the city of los angeles . 1 2 3 4 5 6 contents 1 history 2 today 3 in popular culture 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit pink s was founded by paul and betty pink in 1939 as a pushcart near the corner of la brea and melrose . 7 the great depression was still having an impact on the country and money was scarce . people could purchase a chili dog made with betty s own chili recipe accompanied by mustard and onions on a steamed bun for 10 cents each . as business grew thanks to betty s chili and the custom made hoffy brand hot dogs with their natural casings so did pink s. the family built the current building in 1946 at 709 north la brea . today edit sign for the pink s hot dogs at cedar point in sandusky ohio pink s has named several newer menu items after hollywood celebrities some of whom can be seen at the restaurant . 8 there are many signed celebrity photographs hanging on the walls inside ; some celebrities have signed more than one photo . the celebrity named hot dogs are often versions actually ordered by the person in question such as the martha stewart dog with mustard relish onions chopped tomatoes sauerkraut bacon and sour cream . another is the rosie o donnell long island dog which is a 10 dog topped with mustard onions chili and sauerkraut . the huell howser dog is a standard chili dog with two of the regular hot dogs on a single bun while the ozzy spicy dog named for ozzy osbourne features a polish sausage nacho cheese american cheese grilled onions guacamole and chopped tomatoes . 9 a smaller selection of hamburgers are available and desserts are a choice of coconut or marble cake . there is usually a long line of customers in front despite the lack of parking in the area . the often slow moving line is viewed by some as part of the attraction at pink s especially on friday and saturday nights when the stand becomes packed with club and concert goers . pink s has its own parking lot attendant even though parking is free . 8 according to the menu pink s original signature chili dog in stretched 10 25 cm form remains the stand s top seller . in september 2009 a location opened on the las vegas strip at the planet hollywood hotel & casino . in april 2010 another location opened in universal citywalk on the second level across from the movie theaters and introduced the betty white naked dog no condiments or toppings . in november 2010 a location opened at harrah s rincon in valley center . pink s hot dogs are also sold at amusement parks starting in 2011 cedar point in sandusky ohio the first pink s location east of las vegas and starting in 2014 lake compounce in bristol connecticut . in popular culture edit featured in the 1975 film aloha bobby and rose in which the title characters eat at pink s while on a date . 10 seen in john cassavetes 1971 film minnie and moskowitz ; moskowitz takes minnie there after fighting off her date . the restaurant was one of cassavetes favorite spots in los angeles . 11 the michael burger hosted personals also had pink s in the bonus round where couples won that if time ran out and didn t match the last question . featured in the 2010 episode 2 of korean reality tv series f x s koala hangul f x in which the stars of the series k pop girl group f x paid a visit to this location to eat some foods and offered their autographed photo . 12 in season 2 episode 4 of hell s kitchen u.s. gordon ramsay takes the chefs to pink s to show an example of organization within an extreme high volume restaurant . see also edit food portal companies portal list of hot dog restaurants references edit the los angeles times the los angeles times la weekly the hollywood reporter the huffington post oc register alejandro benes taking a stand for hot dog culture a b pink s history pink s menu doherty michael . dvd review aloha bobby and rose . popculturebeast.com july 2014 accessed mar. 16 2015 . ray carney cassavetes on cassavetes london faber and faber 2001 p. 276 . south korean reality television series on mbc every1 f x s koala hangul f x the 2nd episode . korean external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to pink s hot dogs . official pink s hot dogs website coordinates 34 05 02 n 118 20 40 w 34.083941 n 118.344391 w 34.083941 ; 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