Famed Chicago hot dog stand to open its first California location in Orange County

Famed Chicago hot dog stand to open its first California location in Orange County

A Chicago street-food staple since 1939, Jim’s Original, a hot dog stand noted for the advent of the Maxwell Street Polish, will open its first location ever outside the Windy City in the city of Orange. Third-generation co-owner Jim Christopoulos, whose grandfather, Jim Stefanovic, a Macedonian immigrant, helped put the eponymous hot dog spot on the map 85 years ago, said in an interview that he wanted to open a location closer to home. The Chi…