Jimmy Buff's - Shrine to the Italian Hot Dog

The son of Jimmy Buff's owner James Racioppi tells the story behind the business credited with inventing the Italian hot dog back in the 1930s.
He's standing behind the counter at Jimmy Buff's in West Orange, one of eight hot dog joints visited by the Munchmobile crew. (Video by Pete Genovese).

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[gobuddyboy]

Jimmy's suck nuts. I ate there once and the place was so dirty and the food sucked. I went there with a friend and he said the same thing. Jimmy;s suck nuts. I think they feed the dogs to the pigs that keep going there. lol

[stewdbaker001]

I lived by Jimmy Buffs in Kenilworth in the 60's in changed hands and became Charlie's now I see on the web Jimmy Buff is coming back to Kenilworth. I hope there won't be any shoot outs.

[showz83]

I used to live right by Jimmy Buff's in Irvington in the 70's . We ate plenty of them. Deeee-li-cious!!! although i live far from there now, i cook them myself every now & then for friends sometimes. Can't find the same bread though, but we Italians know how to improvise. LOL.

[ilovejb1118]

JIMMY BUFFS IS AWESOMEE!! ik the owners since I was in kindergarten!! They r the original and the best!!

[njmountainman]

@gobuddyboy YOU ARE FUCKING CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jimmy Buff's was and still is the best!

[gobuddyboy]

this place is dirty and it sucks. Food is very very very BAD. DO NOT WATE YOUR TIME....like i did. you can tase the nasty oil in your food....the whole thing is bad

[DoninWhiting]

How come nobody talks about the one in Irvington.?...Jimmy Buff's just slightly off Springfield at Elmwood Ave., which was very popular, but gone now when I checked on Google earth.. The sign was down and the building was empty...unless it reopened...

[KJig5]

Jersey Stand UP!!! Live in Newark, work in West Orange..... Every Tuesday the line is outside, for "Fatty Tuesdays"

[1brokebrother]

double hot dog ..extra onions N peppas.. mustard on the bottom catchup on the top..and a Yoo-hoo..how heck you be out yoo-hoo.??.gimme a Nehi Orange

[pecangel]

I to am living here in florida but grew up in west orange NJ ate Jimmy buffs all the time, when my sister played hooky from school she would hang out at jimmy buffs so when she came home everyone knew, she did not go to school, because you could smell jimmy buffs on her clothes lol. those were the good old days. I wish truly wish Jimmy buffs would come to Florida. I miss the best italian hot dogs in the world.