Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs

From Bhamwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs and the Florentine Building along 2nd Avenue, September 2009

Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs and Sandwiches was a hot dog stand located in the Florentine Building at 2103 2nd Avenue North.

Tony's was opened in 1980 by Tony Ippolito, who owned a Sneaky Pete's franchise nearby and was formerly a Homewood firefighter. At age 69, Ippolito decided to close the restaurant on February 21, 2009.

References

  • Williams, Roy L. (February 10, 2009) "Doggone it! Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs closing downtown Birmingham restaurant." The Birmingham News