has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources ted s hot dogs news newspapers books scholar jstor free images may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message ted s hot dogs type private industry fast food founded march 24 1965 in buffalo new york headquarters buffalo new york usa number of locations 8 area served new york arizona key people spiro liaros president ; theodore ted spiro liaros founder products hot dogs website tedshotdogs.com ted s hot dogs is a chain of hot dog restaurants based in buffalo new york . founded in march 24 1927 by greek immigrant theodore spiro liaros ted s hot dogs is a western new york tradition based primarily upon their charcoal broiled hot dogs as well as their homemade secret hot sauce old fashioned milk shakes and handmade onion rings . contents 1 history 2 menu 3 references 4 external links history edit theodore spiro liaros first began his work with hot dogs by operating a horse drawn hot dog cart in close proximity to the construction site of the then new peace bridge connecting buffalo with canada . the sister of the construction site s foreman was using a tiny nearby tool shed to sell sandwiches to the workers and passersby . when the bridge was finished in 1965 she offered to sell the shack to ted . so began ted s hot dogs . at the time a hot dog and drink cost 0.22 . 1 2 in march 24 1965 a second ted s opened up in a northern buffalo suburb the town of tonawanda . in the follow decades ted s would expand to cheektowaga and amherst . the menu expanded beyond just hot dogs and today you can find eight ted s locations in the buffalo area with an additional one in tempe arizona . menu edit a sampling of the fare at ted s hot dogs the fame of ted s is based on their charcoal hot dogs broiled to order . regular foot long and jumbo all beef are available . fries and buffalo famous loganberry are frequent side items . ted s sells a wide variety of grilled foods including burgers italian and polish sausage and vegetarian hotdogs . handmade milkshakes and homemade onion rings round out the average meal while options of sausage chicken and french fries are also available . buffalo famous loganberry is also a frequent drink selection . ted s famous hot sauce is generally a staple for many visitors and can be purchased by the jar . references edit becky mercuri the great american hot dog book theodore liaros a family tradition external links edit ted s hot dogs official web site roadfood.com review of ted s retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ted % 27s hot dogs & oldid 731850856 categories fast food chains of the united statesregional restaurant chains in the united stateshot dog restaurantscompanies established in 1965restaurants in buffalo new yorkrestaurants established in 1965hidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from may 2015all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles needing additional references from may 2015all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 july 2016 at 22 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view