It's a DETROIT thing.

[Deleterious]

The guy on the video was probably from Flint.  Or at the very least, he was mixing terms from Flint and Detroit style coneys.

A true Flint style coney uses something called coney sauce, and It's made by Abbott's Meat, a local meat provider/butcher.  Places will add things to provide their own touch, but all true Flint style coneys start with a base of Abbott Meat's coney sauce. 

Abbott's just closed down after over 100 years in business.  So Koegels has picked up the torch and is now making the sauce.

https://www.amazon.com/Abbotts-Hotdog-Coney-Sauce-4lbs/dp/B00FA8NKCM

[oblong]

If anyone in the area wants good coneys a good place is Joes Top Dogs in east Dearborn. Doesn’t get mentioned like those 2 downtown or Duly’s but it’s just as good. 

[oblong]

I was second guessing myself and asked my wife and she confirmed chili and not coney sauce. 

[IdahoBert]

On 11/15/2025 at 9:01 AM, romad1 said:

Bert, you are really surfing the deep cuts of this website today. 

I admit, I am somewhat desperate for entertainment. I even paid a visit to the Lions board. 

[romad1]

23 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

I admit, I am somewhat desperate for entertainment. I even paid a visit to the Lions board. 

I'm in this 'how do I make my Sunday time off worth it' mode.    

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I had dinner with a friend the other day down in Dearborn at Sheeba Yemini restaurant. We went to the newer restaurant in West Dearborn, not the original one in East Dearborn. I know that Middle Eastern food and all the variants that come with it from Egyptian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, Yemini, etc. aren't uniquely Detroit. I know by now lots of other metro areas in the country have restaurants that serve Middle Eastern food of some variety, from one of the aforementioned countries. But no other region has it as good as we do. We have such a plethora of amazing Middle Eastern restaurants from so many different countries and regions in that part of the world. Throw a rock across the street in Metro Detroit and chances are you'll hit a building or strip mall that has a restaurant serving faatoosh, falafal, ghallaba, shwarma, tabooli, and so much more. We really are spoiled around here with some amazing ethnic cuisines from around the world.

In the case of Middle Eastern food, I barely even think of it as that anymore. I think of all of those foods as just American and Detroit staples. I want a chicken or lamb shawarma for lunch as much and as often as I'd want a burger or a coney dog.

Edited yesterday at 08:34 PM by Mr.TaterSalad

[oblong]

I certainly take it for granted and especially when going to other parts of the country.  My only problem is it's hard to find one that serves alcohol. La Pita here does.  There's a Sahara down near Comerica park that has a nice bar.  To me that knocks it down from a nice dinner to just casual food.  I do have a friend that has a place, I won't say which, who will give me a Corona while I wait for my carry out.  He doesn't sell it.  He trades food with a bar down the street and they give him a case of beer.

A lot of it is religious as a lot of Muslims will not/cannot go to a place that serves alcohol.   Next time you come try Malek Al Kabob.  

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I've been to Malek Al-Kabob many times. My favorite is the original LaShish next to the gentleman's club in East Dearnborn.