How the Iconic Pocket Dawg is Made at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome

Fun in a Bun

The six-inch baguettes are made to order from two local bakeries; Pocket Dawg staff use a spiking machine to hollow out the buns. For extra-hungry sports fans, a foot-long, double-dawg option is newly available.

The Numbers

Over the course of an average Flames game, the two ‘Dome concourse locations sell between 1,200 and 1,300 dawgs. The perpetual lineup moves fast with most customers walking away with dinner in under one minute.

Flavour Flav

The wieners are made locally in four flavours — original, Cajun, all-beef, and bacon and cheddar. The latter is consistently the biggest seller.

Simple Sauce

No pesto or kimchee here — condiment choices include ketchup, mustard, ranch dressing and, of course, Cheez Whiz, which are artfully added to the inside of your bun before the dawg goes in.

Secret Ingredient?

As one Pocket Dawg staffer told us: “There’s just something about the Pocket Dawg.” We don’t know what it is, either. But we like it.

Find Pocket Dawg at two concourse locations at the Scotiabank Saddledome, as well as on the Terrace Level in the Alumni Lounge; two more locations at McMahon Stadium.

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