According to the offical website, Nathan's started out in 1916 as a nickel hot dog stand, founded by Nathan Handwerker on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Handwerker borrowed $300 from his friends, Jimmy Durante and Eddie Cantor, to open his stand. Now a Coney Island staple (not to mention a huge franchise), hot dogs at Nathan's are what some people come to Coney Island for every year. A Nathan's hot dog in hand is an almost-mandatory boardwalk accessory. The side orders include delicious crispy, crinkle-cut fries and fresh corn on the cob. The service is friendly and quick so that nothing will come between you and your dog.For the true weiner connoisseur, every Fourth of July is the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. In 2004, for an unprecedented fourth straight year, 145 pound Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi stuffed the competition by downing 53½ dogs in 12 minutes.
If you visit Nathan's, don't worry. No one will make you eat 53½ dogs in any amount of minutes. Unless, of course, you want to.
For more visit: http://history.amusement-parks.com/nathans.htm
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