Chili Dog in Bellflower

You can order a chili dog at Omega Burgers four ways, and they differ only in what goes on top of the chili: the Chili Dog, the Chili Dog and Cheese, the Chili Dog with Onions, and the Chili Dog with Cheese and Onions.

Start with the base. The Chili Dog is a large, deep-fried frank served on a toasted hot dog bun with homemade chili. Same deep-fried frank as the plain Hot Dog, same toasted bun, but instead of mustard, onions, and relish it is covered in chili made in-house. The chili is the reason to order it, and it makes this a fork-and-napkin item more than a walk-and-eat one.

The other three build on that. The Chili Dog and Cheese adds cheese over the chili. The Chili Dog with Onions adds onions. The Chili Dog with Cheese and Onions adds both. Each one is its own item on the order page, so select the exact version you want rather than typing a note.

Which one? If you want it simple, take the plain Chili Dog. The Chili Dog with Cheese and Onions is the fully loaded version and suits a sit-down meal on the patio better than something carried back to a desk. If you are on a short break from Kaiser Bellflower, have it boxed with fries so leftover chili has somewhere to go.

A combo includes small fries or a regular salad and a medium soda. The fries make sense here. For a family order in Bellflower, a couple of plain Chili Dogs for the kids and the loaded version for the adults covers the table.

Dine-in, pickup or delivery from 16310 Bellflower Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706. Prices and today's availability are on the order page.