is a specific recipe that is almost -- but not quite -- a chili dog. A Coney dog is a frank on a steamed bun topped with a thin layer of ground beef sauce (referred to as Coney sauce), which is ...

But before anyone ever stepped through the front door, Vasil Litchin invented the Coney dog recipe that would ... beef with that chili sauce. "Really it's one of [the] best Coney Islands.