Craving normalcy during the pandemic? You can still get ‘charred’ by The Wiener’s Circle — curbside or via FaceTime

All sales support the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund and the Chicago Black-Owned Restaurant Relief Fund started by Black People Eats.

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The Wiener’s Circle is now inviting customers to order via FaceTime, so diners can get “charred from a safe distance.”

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The Wiener’s Circle, the Chicago hot dog stand famous for its employees, who hurl insults at customers for fun, is continuing its tradition of doing exactly that — even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The iconic Lincoln Park spot is now inviting customers to order via FaceTime, so diners can get “charred from a safe distance.” That’s in addition to “curbside abuse,” which launched in the spring, when the shutdown first went into effect.

At the start of the pandemic, all sales were helping the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund. Now, all sales also will support the Chicago Black-Owned Restaurant Relief Fund started by Black People Eats.

The announcement came in the form of a video the restaurant posted Monday.

“In these uncertain times, we’re all longing for a sense of normalcy,” it begins. “Yet we don’t know what the ‘new normal’ will look like. More than ever, the distance between us has grown, and we’re yearning for the contact we once had. We just want someone to tell us everything will be ok, and to hear...”

That’s when we see The Wiener’s Circle’s biggest star, Poochie Jackson, pulls off her COVID-19 mask to deliver one of her signature roasts via FaceTime. The verbal assault continues as the customer picks up his order curbside.

He responds with an equally profane slight, as is tradition at the iconic hot dog stand.

To order a hot dog and fries “with a side of abuse,” customers can FaceTime 773-BITCHES. (Yes, they really nabbed that phone number.) You can also order on Tock, Grubhub and UberEats.

Watch the video here (Warning: contains explicit language, naturally):

Wiener’s Circle management didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

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