UYE Keepin Your Dog On A ShortLeash

This was the first Unilocal event (unofficial or otherwise) I’ve attended.
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was a lot of fun.
It was just down the street from work, so I was able to walk to and from the party during a break.
I unfortunately couldn’t stay long, but it was fun to eat such awesome hotdogs and meet some really cool people!
Can’t wait until the next one!

Great UYE Jon and Amy!
anything better than good people and great food? I think not, big thanks to Short Leash!

Jon, after seeing you check in to this food truck daily (or so it seems) I am so glad you invited everyone out to see what the fuss is about! There was a great vibe here as Unilocalers and ShortLeashers united to eat some awesome and weird hotdogs, make S’Mores, hang out around a campfire and indulge in some Kick Ass [cup]Kakes.
This UYE was so hyped, some OYS (Official Unilocal Swag… is that a proper acronym yet?) showed up.
I’m so glad we had an excuse to come out and try these unique dogs, and I would love to go back to try some other varieties.
This was a great evening with great food and people! Thanks Jon for organizing, Lindsey for providing the Unilocal branding, and Kick Ass Kakes for dessert!

What a fun time Jon! I hadn’t been to Sit… Stay yet, and the atmosphere was great! It was so fun to meet some new Unilocal people and chat with some ‘old’ Unilocal people (I guess…). The food was good, the cupcakes were good (and free!), the s’mores were awesome (gotta love sitting by a fire making s’mores…although the fire did try to attack me…), and the company was awesome.
One question: When’s your next UYE? ;-)

Jon you did an awesome job the other night at the event.
We all had a heck of a time, and it was extremely nice to finally get out of my shell for once. Laura and I normally do not get out and mingle much with others, it’s just not us… but it felt awesome, especially around other Unilocaler’s. Getting out of my comfort zone really felt good this time around. I also met some new faces, how perfect is that? Putting a personality to a face and reviews is priceless. This event got me absolutely stoked for this weekend’s event @ the Fort.
Also, the after-​party at Sun was awesome as well. The suds were tasty and hearing even more personalities come out was a great way to end the night. Before we went their, we went to Shortleash of course, which did a superb job, really surprised us with their custom dogs. Being health nut, I had to run away from my diet for a night and it was well worth it. Hats off to them for the great and fast service… Also thanks for the tasty cupcakes from Kick A** Kakes, yet another great tasting food option at the event. The Banana Cream cupcake tasted outstanding, the frosting was thick but satisfying.
Overall great event, I can’t wait for the next UYE!

Aside from «Real people. Real reviews,» events like this is what Unilocal is all about. Thanks to Jon and Amy H for putting together a real fun UYE. I had never been to Short Leash and probably would never have gone (location/​s and timing) unless I was invited by some friends or Unilocal pulled me there with an event. When we arrived, it didn’t take a leash to keep me around and sample two well crafted and delicious hot dogs. See my review of Short Leash for details.
Thanks also to Unilocal (Lindsey) for throwing in some token freebies as well as Kick Ass Kakes for some delectable cupcakes that held true to their name. What a great way to start off a weekend!

Ok, so I *may* have overstated my ability to win at UNO just a tad. I think there were forces at play here which I just didn’t quite comprehend. Why did it have to be her who won?!?, my wife stomped us all with that painful UNO finishing move.
I was worried that 50 cupcakes would be too many to give away, but with the 50 + people who showed up for this, we finished them off with no trouble at all! Thanks Jay at Kick Ass Kakes for those delicious cupcakes.
Short Leash never fails to deliver, and tonight was no exception. The Pippin was awesome; and IMO, was better than the bear. Though I did have the pleasure of trying both :-). With a wood fire roaring in the center of it all, the cold weather didn’t seem to bother us too much, and there were s’mores going to boot. Kids do love s’mores.
I was stoked at the turnout and loved meeting everyone whom I have never had the chance to meet before. I met a handful of Unilocalers to Be; I think I successfully convinced at least one or two people to check out Unilocal and join in all the future fun. It was a great time, and fun to see that a few Unilocalers also brought their Unilocallings along too (kids).
Thanks for all the Unilocal schwag Lindsey; key chain bottle openers, mints, and can koozies galore! People really do love those mints, and they went like candy.
We moved over to SunUp after the main event and ten or twelve of us had the opportunity to hang out a while longer over a couple of brews. A stellar night it was and I can’t wait to see everyone again at the next event; which by my calculations, is just a few days away!
Happy Unilocaling Phoenix :-)

Excellent time tonight. Thanks Jon H and Amy H for organizing this awesome event. Thanks for the Kick Azz Kupcakes! Oh, and the Unilocal schwag— Bling!
It was very nice to meet Unilocalers and people who love to talk as much as I. The food was amazing. The Unilocalers were amazing. I enjoyed every minute. The event was organized well with appropriate updates and timely responses to questions/​comments. The directions to the location were simple enough to follow as well. I liked that Unilocalers could vote on the items that would be featured that night on the menu. Somehow I missed the weekly special (SLD’s special menu item), but I hope I can have that dog again another day.
The after-​UYE imbibing was wonderific at the SunUp Brewing Co. More excellent conversation and awesome service with tasty beer. This «After-​UYE» was a great idea and was much appreciated. This gave us all a chance to congregate at one table and chat it up, so that was nice.
Can’t wait for your next event.
Kudos to the weather tonight, chilly, but at least it wasn’t snowing! ;-)

Thank you to Jon and Amy for putting this together! It was an awesome way to meet some of my fellow Unilocalers and put faces to names now that I am back in Phoenix and a great way to try a place I’d heard of, but had yet to try,
And, even though I love my younger, singler, Unilocalers it was a nice change to have a family friendly UYE that was not totally focused on the imbibing of Unilocaling.
Thanks again, it was nice to meet everyone. And for those I didn’t meet, I was the guy trying to keep tabs on my two young boys and I hope to meet you at a future event.