From a hot dog cart to a built-from-scratch shop—Nick Sahadi breaks down the Sahadi’s Hotties story.

Cash-only, 6AM breakfast madness, and the Pizza Dog with deep-fried pepperoni cups.

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Nick Sahadi joins the podcast to talk about how his dad “Shemp” went from hustling a hot dog cart to buying the lot and building Sahadi’s Hotties, and how Nick started working there at 14.

He explains why they’ve stayed cash-only, how they handled the COVID shutdown and takeout-only setup, and what people order most.

Plus: the kind of customer chaos that only happens when you open at 6AM.

- Shemp turns down a bigger role at Eagle Fence to go all-in on his own business - Nick starts working in the shop at 14 and has been in it ever since - Why they’re still cash-only: avoiding fees and keeping “less hands in the pocket” (ATM across the street) - COVID hit: shut down for seven weeks, then ran takeout with the counter at the doorway - Go-to orders: lunch hot dogs & burgers; breakfast bacon/sausage egg & cheese - Pizza Dog: mozzarella, marinara, and pepperoni slices deep-fried into crispy “cups” - House hot relish: habanero + jalapeños, cut with honey mustard (and the dream of scaling/bottling it) - Favorite menu pick: the “Hot Jam” breakfast sandwich—ham, bacon, egg & cheese, hot relish, and strawberry jam

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