Nu-Way Weiners, Inc. is a company that operates a chain of fast food restaurant

Fast food restaurant

A fast food restaurant, also known as a Quick Service Restaurant or QSR within the industry itself, is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service...

s that started in Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

, USA. Nu-Way is known for hot dogs (or wieners) – unique for their red color. Nu-Way also serves other breakfast and lunch items, including pancakes, grits

Grits

Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn . They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee language word...

, sandwiches

Sandwiches

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, and hamburgers. As of 2009, there are 11 Nu-Way Weiner restaurants operating in the central Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

  area.
Nu-Way's slogan is "I'd Go a Long Way For a Nu-Way" and is a registered trademark of Nu-Way Weiners, Inc.

History

In 1916, Greek American

Greek American

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 James Mallis opened a hot dog stand

Hot dog stand

A hot dog stand is a food business stand that sells hot dogs, usually from an external counter on a public thoroughfare such as a road, street, ballpark, mall, or food court....

 in Macon named “Nu-Way Weiners.” Established the same year as Nathan's Famous

Nathan's Famous

Nathan's Famous is a company that operates a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.-History:Nathan's began as...

 hot dog stand in New York City

New York City

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, Nu-Way is one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the United States.

By 1968, there were three Nu-Way Weiner restaurants, which expanded to nine locations by 1972. Nu-Way developed a clientele with a taste for its hot dogs with chili ("chili dogs") and hot dogs with cole slaw

Cole Slaw

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 ("slaw dogs"). Because of that combination, The New York Times

The New York Times

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declared Nu-Way to be the "king" of the slaw dog "hill." A quarter-pound hamburger, called the Mega-Burger, was also added to the menu. The original store with its neon sign is still in operation today, continuing to serve the same secret recipe chili sauce and private label wieners.

Current day

Recently, food critics have praised Nu-Way for its authentic Southern American cuisine

Cuisine of the Southern United States

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 and nostalgic

Nostalgia

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 atmosphere. In November 2007, Nu-Way received widespread media attention when Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

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 visited the restaurant while in Macon to tape the annual Oprah's Favorite Things episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She claimed that Nu-Way was one of her favorite things about Macon.

In 1999, Nu-Way was featured on a PBS special "A Hot Dog Program".
The program was a one hour special that traveled to various locations in the United States, featuring "some of the finest hot dog houses in the country".

Since 2000, Nu-Way's owners have worked to modernize the restaurants, including updated drive-through

Drive-through

A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars. The format was first pioneered in the United States in the 1930s but has since spread to other countries. The first recorded use of a bank using a drive...

windows. Nu-Way also sells t-shirts and other items with their slogan "I'd Go A Long Way For A Nu-Way."