Tail o' the Pup, Novelty architecture hot dog stand in West Hollywood, United States

Tail o' the Pup is a 17-foot-long hot dog stand built in 1946 and shaped like a hot dog in a bun, with a wavy yellow mustard line and a red base. A red-and-white striped awning projects above the service window, and a yellow sign with red and black letters reads "TAIL o' the PUP" on the upper right.

Designed by Milton J. Black, the stand opened at 311 La Cienega Boulevard in 1946. Facing demolition in the mid-1980s, it was moved 0.3 miles to 329 North San Vicente Boulevard after public outcry. It closed in 2005, was declared a Los Angeles cultural landmark in 2006, and reopened in 2022 at 8512 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.

The building embodies a style where form directly reflects the product sold, turning the structure itself into advertising. Visitors experience an example of that past era when playful buildings like this shaped the streetscape.

The location sits on a busy street with parking available nearby and straightforward pedestrian access. Visitors can order quickly and dine outside or grab their meal to go.

Tail o' the Pup appears in Columbo, Body Double, The Rockford Files, L.A. Story and George Benson's music video for "Give Me The Night". The 17-foot steel-reinforced structure was donated to the Valley Relics Museum before the 1933 Group bought it in 2018 and reopened it in 2022.