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100 Cedar Avenue-The Original Location
This is our historic
restaurant on Cedar Avenue by the rail bridge.
Aside from the price of a hot dog rising from 20
cents in 1958, very little has changed since the beginning. And its still the
best bargain in town.
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Aquinas / John Battistini
Ted says the key to longevity is
simplicity.
"We try to keep everything the same because people like it this
way. People go out of their way to come here, to see that we're still
here."
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Karampilas Family Archives
Founder Steve
Karampilas
Newly arrived from Greece
just before World War I.
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Times-Shamrock / Johnson Bachman
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Steve at the grill.>
Remarkable concentration.
< Ted at the grill.
Theodore (Ted) Karampilas, son of founder Steve
Karampilas, was a student of his father's unique approach to creating
the finest Texas-style wieners. Included in the schooling was how to
balance several Coney Islands up his arm while applying the key
ingredients.
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Karampilas Family Archives
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The Philadelphia Inquirer / Ed Hille
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<What? All it takes is good ingredients to make it
85 years!
The highest quality hot dogs, buns from National Bakery and our sauce...need
we say more?
Ted and Tom serve it up.>
Tom Moran was a long-time customer of the Coney Island Texas Lunch
when he owned his service station down the road. Now co-owner of
Coney Island, he trades in his wrench for a spatula.
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The Villager / Staff
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The
Original Details.
The original booths still remain inside some with the original carvings
by our patrons.
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The Familiar Signs of Home.
The pins on the map show where are patrons have traveled from
to taste our wieners.
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Moran Family Archives
St. Patrick's Day 2005
Fans look for shortcuts on this busy day to
the greatest tasting Texas Wieners in town. We don't
recommend walking around on the train tracks, but we know you just have to
have a Coney Island Texas Wiener after a big parade.
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