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Sonic Chili Dog

Fast Food

Hot dog with chili

Best wine varietals

Barbera
Barbera's acidity cuts through the chili's spice and complements the savory dog.

Blend
Blend wines offer complexity and balance to match the chili's robust flavors.

Gamay
Gamay's light fruitiness pairs well with the chili's heat without overpowering.

Zinfandel
Zinfandel's bold fruit and spice enhance the smoky, spicy chili dog flavors.

Best cocktails with this

Filthy Slut

heat/salty/pickle — cuts fat, echoes hot dog pickles and chili

Score: 95

Slutty Margarita

acid, salt, bubbles — lime acidity and salt cut fat and balance chili heat

Score: 95

Vodka Midnight Mule

acid/ginger/bubbles — bright, spicy ginger and lemon cut richness

Score: 92

Coffee & Cream Shot

acid/ginger/bubbles — ginger beer and lime refresh against chili heat

Score: 90

Blood Orange Margarita

acid/citrus — tangy agave-citrus lift that balances savory chili

Score: 88

Slut Sauce

heat, acid — jalapeño spice echoes chili, lime and orange liqueur lift flavors

Score: 88

Tequila French 75

acid/bubbles — sparkling citrus-agave lift cleanses the palate

Score: 87

Slutty Lemon Drop

acid, sweet — bright lemon acid and sugar balance chili richness

Score: 85

Vodka Limeade

acid/bubbles — simple lime acidity and effervescence to cut grease

Score: 85

Firecracker Punch

heat/acid/sweet — jalapeño spice and citrus play with chili flavors

Score: 83

Tequila Amaro Spritz

bubbles, bitter, herbal — sparkling lengthens palate, amaro bitterness contrasts fat

Score: 83

Dirty Hooker

bitter/umami, salty — briny olive notes complement savory chili and beefy umami

Score: 82

Planter’s Punch

acid/bitter — rich rum with lime and bitters to balance fat and spice

Score: 80

Scotch Smoky Algonquin

smoke, bitter — smoky scotch enhances charred grilled dog flavors and deepens chili savoriness

Score: 80