They’d been serving hot dogs, fried chicken sandwiches, and other Southern-inflected bar foods for 15 years. Enter the hot dog tower, a two-tiered assortment of five hot dogs, fries, and sauce ...

Hot dog towers are popping up on menus from Charleston to Washington, D.C., offering a quirky, crowd-pleasing alternative to pricey seafood towers without breaking the bank.

Dinch said the hot dog tower is “one of the top sellers.” Another restaurant – Trina’s Starlight Lounge in Somerville, Massachusetts – starts its tower at $35.