Maxwell Street Polish

LIKE THE HALF-SMOKE OF WASHINGTON, D.C., THIS DOG IS MADE with a sausage rather than a frankfurter. Younger than other Windy City dogs, the Maxwell Street Polish came into being around the era of World War II at Jim’s Original Hot Dog Stand. Proprietor Jimmy Stefanovic came up with the combination of Polish sausage and cooked onions and peppers and named the dog after the Maxwell Street Market district where his stand was located. The use of a thick, smoked sausage instead of the typ