[Chāt Dog]: an all-beef 🌭 & chaat get busy in a ghee-toasted bun. A Desi-American mashup of @pervaizistan’s Chicago childhood & 🇵🇰 heritage.
What is Chaat?
Chāt — “to lick” or “to taste”
Chaat is a savory snack that is ubiquitous on the streets and menus across Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
Chaat Dog: A hot dog on a toasted bun, topped with chaat and finished with cilantro chutney, tamarind-cherry chutney, fried onions, a sev & boondi crunch, fresh cilantro & pickled fresno peppers that we make in-house.
It’s a mashup of my Chicago-area upbringing (we ate a lot of hot dogs growing up) and my Pakistani heritage — chaat, the savory snack that is ubiquitous on the streets and menus across Pakistan, Bangladesh and India.
As seen in the media
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- ABC7 New York
- National Geographic Traveller
- Eater
- Time Out New York
- WNYC · Gothamist
- Edible Brooklyn
“Tucked into a toasted bun, this fusion hot dog somehow tastes like the very experience of wandering New York’s streets: inventive and joyfully diverse. It’s proof that in New York City, you can always teach an old dog new tricks.”
“At the end of the day, Shallwani is a storyteller first and foremost. Chaat Dog is simply his latest medium. One hot dog at a time, he is inviting people to rethink one of America’s most familiar foods—and expand their understanding of who gets to shape the country’s culinary identity.”
The Menu
Dogs Beef, chicken or veggie
Not Dogs
Fries
Sides
Let’s Chaat.
Pop-ups, private parties, office lunches, weddings, festivals — we bring the griddle.
Have a cool event or venue for us to pop up at? Tell us a little about it and we’ll get back to you with options and pricing.
Two minutes with Pervaiz.
How a Chicago childhood, a Pakistani kitchen and a Brooklyn griddle turned into a hot dog.