Vante’s Inferno

Oh hell yeah! Finally somewhere to get an authentic Chicago dog in Oly with all the classic fixins: mustard, pickle, celery salt, sport peppers, onion, tomato, and that bright neon green Vienna relish! (Ketchup is an abomination on a hotdog and will land you in the third circle of culinary hell!)
Aside from the great food and reasonable prices, the owner is a real nice guy. Hope to see him and his cart again soon at the west-​Oly farmers market.

Vante has great dogs and my favorite nachos! He’s always there with a smile ready to make whatever you desire. In case you want something to go with your dog, he has plenty of other options (drinks, chips, cookies, etc.). Vante is also a great musician and photographer. Take a minute to ask him about his other passions.

Here’s a thought: How about trying to be open and located at the main site that is listed in any of your web material, rather than just a crappy sign on a crappy shack made of tarps?
If you’re going to have a webpage for your bisiness’s how about keeping it rteasonobly up to date having the hours and LOCATION where you are actually ARE? INSTEAD of just leaving it to say we are FINALLY open at ACS in Tumwater without ever being there ONCE in the last, like TEN WEEKS??!
I wish I had an opportunity to complaing about your food.
BUT
I’VE
NEVER
SEEN
YOUR CART
OPEN
Well okay. It was open yesterday when i was leaving work but that doesn’t even count because I have been disappointed so many times repeatedly that it just infuriated me even more that I have stopped even trying to find out if Vante’s Inferno is doing buisness and then what an INSULT to me when I’ve given up and then the next day it is OPEN AFTER WORK?
I am in a paroxisym of rage. APOPLECTIC, Even. Dammit!
Good For: I wish there was a box that said «Never Being Open During Stated Hours»

Hell has a new circle of damnation… this one filled with soggy, screaming children.
Vante’s Inferno is a hotdog cart located by the ever popular Heritage Park Fountain. On a hot summer day this place is jam packed with kids just going crazy in the jets of water. Thankfully someone had the idea to set up a food cart here.
Yearning for the fires of Hell to burn my lips and set my throat ablaze I ordered the spicy polish ($ 4) and had him drench it in spicy mustard, and jalapenos. Ordering any dog of the menu allows the option to choose as many toppings as one would like such as, chili, nacho cheese, kraut and standard condiments like onions, cheese, mayo, etc. (Question: Where is the hot sauce? *Sigh*) A bonus for parents though, included with any order is a free Otto Pop, which if you don’t want, there are plenty of screaming kids running around that are more than happy to take it off your hands.
With a name like Vante’s Inferno I was really craving something so hot I would repent my sins and go running for the nearest church pew. Needless to say I have no fear of the Devil’s fiery pitchfork. Vante should create a signature dog that really stands up to his name, the spicy polish failed to even tempt me in reaching for my water bottle. But if you want a cheap $ 3 dog load with as many condiments as it can hold this is the place to be.
That being said though I would have to agree with Virgil’s decision to leave this circle off the tour he gave Dante, it just isn’t frightening enough when it comes to spicy cuisine. The blood curdling screeching and wailing from the children however is a different story.