History
Dante, at age 19, read 'A Confederacy Of Dunces'. The novel for which John Kennedy Toole was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize and whose obnoxious main character, Ignatius J. Reilly, fails miserably as a hot-dog vendor. Nevertheless, Dante thought the enterprise had a certain charm. His travels brought him to the Pacific Northwest in the Fall of '95. After tending tables and toying with a non-profitable business (or two) ... at the age of 30 he again turned to the novel idea of slingin' dogs. For the first 5 years he and his dog Josie ran just the one cart. Growth has taken place with the addition of a cart every year since. Dante's Inferno Dogs now operates10 units in-and-around Seattle. The carts have been as far North as Bellingham and as far South as Olympia and have been at most place in between. Dante's specializes in privately hosted catered events featuring a meticulously clean operation and offering the best product and service.