What phrase describes a Chicago-style hot dog with all its vegetable toppings?

A Chicago-style hot dog with all its vegetable toppings is described as being “dragged through the garden.”

The phrase refers to the standard Chicago arrangement: an all-beef frankfurter on a poppy-seed bun with yellow mustard, chopped onion, bright green sweet pickle relish, tomato, a dill-pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt. The many plant-based toppings create the image of the hot dog being pulled through a garden.

Chicago-style hot dogs developed as an inexpensive, filling food associated with Chicago’s working-class food culture. Vienna Beef helped popularize the style, while Depression-era stands made the loaded hot dog widely accessible. The expression is especially promoted by major Chicago hot-dog makers such as Vienna Beef and Red Hot Chicago.

“Dragged through the garden” describes the canonical full topping set, not every individual Chicago hot dog. Vendors may omit celery salt or poppy seeds, add cucumber or lettuce, or serve a simpler Depression Dog. Ketchup is traditionally excluded, a rule that remains one of the style’s best-known distinctions.