My last trip to Aldi was focused on getting something fun
for the grill as I was in outdoor cooking mood with warmer spring temperatures
coming in this past weekend. With yard cleanup going on, I opted for something
easy (with little prep), so I bought a package of Italian sausage and a package
of Parkview Vienna Beef Hot Dogs. The sausage will be reviewed at another time.
For now, here is the skinny on the how the Aldi hot dogs measured up.
Taste
Just to emphasize, these were the all beef Vienna hot dogs.
The taste was exactly the same as if I was to go to a Chicago area hot dog
stand and purchase one; though I heated the hot dogs via grilling method as
opposed to steaming or boiling. The flavor was a home run. This skinny, yet
dense hot dog paired up well with the tableside condiments and tater tots. The
kids enjoyed them as well.
Appearance
These are not the Ball Park Frank Angus jumbos but the
skinny dogs. That’s okay. If I want more hot dogs, I will simply have two. The Parkview
Vienna Beef hot dog packaging even includes the authentic Vienna Beef logo so I
knew these were legit when I picked them out at the store. Aldi newbies, don’t
be put off by the foreign name of “Parkview”; as these are the same dogs as the
Vienna Beef.
Price
This package of eight all beef hot dogs set me back $3.99. I rate it a solid buy because of the exact
same package of Vienna Hot dogs at the local Jewel or Meijer will cost around
five dollars. Aldi does sell other types of Parkview hot dogs for even a few
bucks cheaper, but I am pretty adamant about getting the “all beef” variety and
willing to pay the $3.99.
