Kasper's is one of the Bay Area's best-kept public secrets. This small, family-owned chain has been serving up killer hot dogs and awesome tamales for 80 years -- ever since the first Kasper's cart opened in Oakland in 1930. Today's business is owned and managed by the second and third generation of Kasper's family, and the Casper's-with-a-C restaurants you come across are run by the same folks. For newbies, the original Kasper's Dog with mustard, relish, onions and chopped tomatoes is a sure path to life-long craving.
