Tail O The Pup Restaurant

Los Angeles' most famous hot dog bun needs a roll. Trouble is, Tail O' the Pup owner Dennis Blake doesn't have a place to roll it to. The landmark hot dog stand that resembles a mustard-slathered wienie-in-a-bun -- featured in movies and music videos and considered an important piece of L.A. architecture -- has sat on wheels and been covered with a tarp in a Torrance warehouse since being evicted five years ago from its longtime home. Blake badly wants to return the Pup to its chowhound followers.

Los Angeles' most famous hot dog bun needs a roll. Trouble is, Tail O' the Pup owner Dennis Blake doesn't have a place to roll it to. The landmark hot dog stand that resembles a mustard-slathered wienie-in-a-bun -- featured in movies and music videos and considered an important piece of L.A. architecture -- has sat on wheels and been covered with a tarp in a Torrance warehouse since being evicted five years ago from its longtime home. Blake badly wants to return the Pup to its chowhound followers.

Talk about the tale wagging the pup. Quite frankly, the owner of the landmark Tail O' the Pup hadn't expected the story of the upcoming closure of his West Hollywood hot dog stand to be bandied about so soon. And with the word out, he certainly wasn't viewing his next meeting with his landlord with much relish. That's because Dennis Blake is still negotiating with the owners of the San Vicente Boulevard site on which his distinctive, hot dog-shaped eatery sits to move it to a permanent location.

Talk about the tale wagging the pup. Quite frankly, the owner of the landmark Tail O' the Pup hadn't expected the story of the upcoming closure of his West Hollywood hot dog stand to be bandied about so soon. And with the word out, he certainly wasn't viewing his next meeting with his landlord with much relish. That's because Dennis Blake is still negotiating with the owners of the San Vicente Boulevard site on which his distinctive, hot dog-shaped eatery sits to move it to a permanent location.