All Northeast Ohio Hot Dog Shoppe’s are getting a new menu item. 100% Wagyu all beef hot dogs are coming to the Mahoning Valley. 

“It’s a premium product. It's actually Akaushi Wagyu beef, which is a special type of Japanese beef,” Greg Vojnovic, the Owner of the Hot Dog Shoppe said.”It's the best.”

The new type of hot dogs are made on a cattle farm in Texas and shipped to the Mahoning Valley stores. The shoppe rarely adds to their menu but wanted to try out something new to offer its customers. 

The special beef has no added hormones, steroids or antibiotics. It’s also full of oleic acid, which is good for the heart and monounsaturated fats which can prevent coronary heart disease and lead to lower cholesterol and weight loss. 

“If you're going to eat a healthy hot dog, the Wagyu beef hot dog is the way to go,” Vojnovic said. 

You can typically find Wagyu products on restaurant menus for nearly $100 dollars but, at the hot dog shoppe the Wagyu hot dogs are only $4.29 each. 

“It's a super premium luxury product like a Lamborghini or a Gucci purse and here you can live the lifestyles of the rich and famous for less than 5 dollars,” Vojnovic said.

Other items that the Hot Dog Shoppe prides itself on is its chili and cheese, both being made the same way since the shoppe was founded in 1946. A sign posted on the window also boasts about their “world’s best fresh cut fries.” The shoppe gets deliveries of whole potatoes, then they slice them fresh. Those are then fried twice in beef tallow to get them extra crispy. 

“[Beef tallow] is just beef fat, it's from cows … it’s the gold standard, it's a lot more expensive,” Vojnovic said. “You don’t think of fried food as being healthy, but if you’re going to eat fried food, this is the healthiest.”

Vojnovic said the Wagyu hot dogs will only be available for a limited time but if they are popular they might keep them for a longer. Customers can start ordering a Wagyu hot dog on Monday. Feb.19 at the Hot Dog Shoppe’s in East Liverpool, Warren, Boardman and The Jib Jab Hot Dog Shoppe in Girard.