Just ask anyone in Turlock where they can find the best hotdog in the 209 and odds are they’ll say Main Street Footers. 

For over 30 years, Footers has been serving customer favorites, including the Avocado Footer, which is a delicious combination of freshly sliced avocado, thousand island dressing, onions, tomato, and cheese, and the Western Bacon Cheese Footer, which tantalizes customers with barbeque sauce, onions, tomato, bacon, and cheese.

According to Footers employee Molly Amant, these customer favorites have been joined most recently by another menu item, the CK7 Kaepernick Footer, which as a tribute to Colin Kaepernick is dressed in a special sauce made at Footers, coleslaw, chili, and jalapenos. 

Footers was also recently inspired to expand their menu thanks to their downtown neighbor, Dust Bowl Brewing Company, when an employee ventured to try the restaurant’s PB&J Burger. 

“She tried the burger and she liked it, so she thought why not put it on a hotdog?” said Amant. 

As a result, customers can send their taste buds on another peanut butter and jelly filled adventure with the Peanut Butter and Jelly Footer, which is a hot dog topped with grape jelly, peanut butter, bacon, and cheese. 

“It’s pretty popular as crazy as it sounds,” said Amant. 

Although most customers arguably come in to Footers for the locally acclaimed hot dogs, the business’s menu also boasts a wide array of salads, sandwiches, soups, ice cream, and other specialty items. 

“There are a lot of people who do not like hot dogs,” said Amant, “so this definitely brings more people in.”

Amant reported that the eatery’s salads and sandwiches even rival the hot dogs in popularity with favorites like the Chicken Taco Salad, which is a robust pile of lettuce, onion, tomato, chicken, cheese, sour cream, green sauce, salsa, avocado, jalapenos, and tortilla chips, and the Reuben Sub, which delights customers with pastrami, Swiss cheese, onion, thousand island dressing, and sauerkraut. 

“We have something for everyone,” said Amant. “This is great place to come enjoy a meal with just about anybody.” 

For those looking to quench their thirst or for the perfect beverage to accompany their hot dog, Footers does not stop at typical soft drinks, as it also offers innovative Red Bull Frozen Infusion Creations, Italian sodas, shakes, and malts. 

According to Amant, the average amount a customer can expect to pay for a their food at Footers is anywhere from $10 to $12, a price which most times encompasses an entire meal. 

“All of our sandwiches come with a side,” added Amant. “Customers can get chips or they can choose macaroni, pasta, or potato salad—all three of which we make in-store.” 

Main Street Footers is located at 425 East Main Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 667.8383 or visit mainstreetfooters.com.