La Cali
Jumbo sausage, sweet cabbage slaw and sauces. The house original.
₡2,800Barrio La California, San José · since 2024
Costa Rica's best hot dogs.
100% beef sausage made in-house from our own recipe. Eleven city styles, soft buns and fresh toppings every day.
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Dragged thru the garden
Eleven cities. One window.
Every dog carries its city's personality in the toppings. All on our 100% beef sausage.
La Cali Jr.
With crunchy potato sticks and sauces. Compact but complete.
₡2,000New York
House sauerkraut and mustard. The deli classic.
₡2,800Boston
Sweet relish and sauces. The ballpark classic.
₡2,800Buenos Aires
Chorizo (regular or spicy), Argentinian chimichurri and pico de gallo. A proper choripán.
₡3,800Maui
Pineapple, bacon bits and sauces. Sweet and salty.
₡3,800Bogotá
Pineapple, bacon, mozzarella, crunchy potato sticks and sauces. Our best seller.
₡4,500Los Angeles
Bacon, sweet pepper, onion and sauces. The Danger Dog, a crowd favorite.
₡4,500Tacoma
Cream cheese, caramelized onion and pickled red onion. Pacific Northwest style.
₡4,500El Paso
Generous house chili con carne. The Tex-Mex chilidog.
₡4,500Chicago
Chopped onion, sliced tomato, pickle spears, neon relish, poppy seeds, sport peppers and celery salt. The works.
₡4,800Make any of them a combo with fries and a drink for ₡1,800.
See the full menuThe sausage
100% beef. Zero mystery.
The sausage is our own recipe and we make it ourselves. Only beef, no gluten, no filler.
Sauerkraut, pico de gallo, sweet cabbage slaw and cheddar are prepared fresh at the window every day.
- 100%
- beef, house recipe
- 11
- city styles
- 2024
- the window opened
Build your dog
You pick the sausage and the toppings.
Start with the plain dog and add whatever you like. The price updates as you go.
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Those who know, know.
I was absolutely blown away. These hot dogs are on a completely different level.
A menu loaded with toppings, fries, sodas. Everything really tasty.
Wonderful ladies chopped my onions for me. Great tasting dog and soft bun. This is the REAL stuff.
Perfect for a quick lunch or a late-night craving.
Now openStreet Dog Society
Every dog counts. At 500 points, one is free.
La Caliente's loyalty club lives in your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. One point per ₡100 and rewards from your second visit.
The story
“The window is like a daughter.”
Don Diego was an IT guy. One day he decided his hot dog had to be the best in the country, and in 2024 he opened a window in Barrio La California with his wife. This is their story.
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Come by
We're in Barrio La California.
Hours
- Monday to thursday11:00 – 23:00
- Friday to saturday11:00 – 01:00
- Sunday11:00 – 23:00
Address
74 m south of the Nicaraguan Embassy, Barrio La California, San José