Manya’s was the spot for hot dogs

As a long-time maven of the magnificent tube steak, I was delighted by reading David Shaw’s article (“In a Dog-Eat-Dog World, the Valley Has the Best,” Dec. 31).

Back in the ‘70s there was a hot dog stand at the corner of Melrose and Fuller called Manya’s. Best hot dogs I’ve ever tasted! They were made specially for her by Vienna and you could have them boiled or done on the grill. Manya’s was a block or two away from Pink’s and was vastly superior.

Paul Pumpian

Sunland

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Read David Shaw’s column on hot dogs. Excellent! Inasmuch as I am from Chicago, I consider Pink’s an aberration, not a place where a self-respecting hot dogeur would pause.

Richard H. Green

Los Angeles