Jun 30, 2008

The Yankees are top dog when it comes to weiners.

Yankee Stadium tied for first place with Wrigley Field for best stadium hot dog in a national survey.

Baseball fans from around the nation tapped New York and Chicago dogs as best, according to the poll released by the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.

And spectators watching the Subway Series heartily endorsed the survey's scrumptious results.

"They're delicious!" said Stephanie Gavigan, 24, from Forest Hills, who said she picks up a dog at every Yankee game because "it would be sacrilegious if you didn't."

Out-of-towners agreed, putting Yankee Stadium dogs - they sell Nathan's Famous - above frankfurters from their hometowns.

"I think they're pretty good," said Seth Muller, 21, a deejay from Florida in town for the Subway Series. "They're better than in Florida, that's for sure."

While the Red Sox won the World Series last year, they trailed the Yankees and Cubs when it comes to hot dogs. Boston's Fenway Park came in second in the poll, followed by Detroit's Comerica Park and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

"Nothing goes hand-in-hand like a baseball game and a hot dog, two of America's most treasured icons," said Tom Super of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council."

Mets fan Lauren Mayer, 22, of Patchogue, L.I., was able to put her team allegiances aside long enough to enjoy her hot dog yesterday.

"The hot dog was awesome," she said after polishing one off at Yankee Stadium. "It was very juicy."

But was it better than a frankfurter from Shea?

"Nothing's better than in Shea," she said.

cmelago@nydailynews.com

With Rich Schapiro

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