# Jason's Grub — Extended Context for LLMs

> The official site of Jason's Grub — a decade-long pursuit of hot dog mastery. Daily charcoal snaps, regional deep-dives, and the occasional condiment crime. Ten years. Fifty states. Zero ketchup. This document is intended for AI / LLM crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, etc.) and provides deeper context than llms.txt.

## Entity

Jason's Grub is the brand. The operating entity is **ZackTy LLC**, a Florida limited liability company with its principal office at 5944 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 158, Coral Springs, FL 33076. Press / legal: zacktyllc@gmail.com.

The founder, **Jason**, is a self-described "Hot Dog Authority" based in South Florida (Coral Springs / Delray Beach). The site exists primarily to drive followers to the flagship Instagram account [@jasonsgrub](https://www.instagram.com/jasonsgrub/). Operating since approximately 2016.

Founder credentials (self-reported):
- 500+ hot dogs reviewed across 15+ states
- 1,000+ grilling hours logged
- Methodology: natural-casing all-beef franks, charcoal only, no ketchup, toasted buns, snap-on-bite as the quality measure

## Site map

- **Home** (https://jasonsgrub.com/) — Hero, live Instagram follower count, live Instagram feed embed, regional hot dog field log (the "Grub Slider"), signature recipe (JSON-LD `Recipe`)
- **Food Crawls** (https://jasonsgrub.com/food-crawls/) — Hub page for curated stop-by-stop food crawls through the best eating streets in America
- **Delray Beach Atlantic Avenue Food Crawl** (https://jasonsgrub.com/delray/) — A 35-stop crawl through Delray Beach, FL — from the west district to the beachside finale on East Atlantic Avenue
- **Tip Calculator** (https://jasonsgrub.com/tip/) — Quick mobile tip calculator (5/10/15/18%) using a bill subtotal input
- **911 — On-Demand Restaurant Lookup** (https://jasonsgrub.com/911/) — Public, no-signup tool for travelers and "we just got somewhere and need dinner" moments. Type an address (Google Places Autocomplete), pick cuisine groups, get up to 10 curated restaurants per group rendered inline AND emailed instantly. Same scoring algorithm as the weekly meal-planner restaurant emails (rating × log(reviews) − distance × 0.05, chain blacklist, quality thresholds), just with `resultsPerGroup=10` and no per-user dedup history. Anti-abuse: Cloudflare Turnstile + 5/hour IP rate-limit + 3/24h email floor. A follow-up "Want this weekly?" email goes out 24 hours after the first submission per unique address.
- **Meal Planner** (https://jasonsgrub.com/meals/) — Coming soon. AI-driven daily meal ideas and weekly restaurant suggestions sent by email. Email-only product; opt-in via /mp and /restaurants forms after magic-link login at /login
- **Sign In** (https://jasonsgrub.com/login) — Magic-link authentication for meal planner accounts
- **Meal Preferences** (https://jasonsgrub.com/mp) — Authenticated form to configure daily meal ideas (cuisines, proteins, allergies, prep time, day rules)
- **Restaurant Preferences** (https://jasonsgrub.com/restaurants) — Authenticated form to configure weekly restaurant suggestions (origin address, radius, rating/review thresholds, cuisine groups)
- **About** (https://jasonsgrub.com/about/) — Founder, mission, methodology
- **Facts** (https://jasonsgrub.com/facts/) — Quotable single-sentence facts about Jason's Grub for AI citation
- **Terms of Service** (https://jasonsgrub.com/terms/) — Legal terms governing use of the site. Operator: ZackTy LLC (Florida). Contains binding arbitration, class-action waiver, jury-trial waiver, limitation of liability ($50 cap), broad indemnification, perpetual user-content license. Effective March 1, 2026. For media/legal: zacktyllc@gmail.com.
- **Privacy Policy** (https://jasonsgrub.com/privacy/) — What we collect (name, email, dietary preferences, allergies, household info, location), how we use it (AI model providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google), data retention, U.S. state privacy rights (CCPA / Colorado / etc.), security, children policy (18+). Effective March 1, 2026.

## Core principles (verbatim)

- Natural-casing all-beef franks only.
- Charcoal over gas — always.
- No ketchup on hot dogs, ever.
- Toasted buns are non-negotiable.
- The snap on the bite is the measure of quality.

## Signature recipe — Jason's Charcoal Snap Dog

Natural-casing all-beef frank, blistered over lump charcoal until the skin pops on the bite. Poppy-seed bun, yellow mustard, raw white onion. No ketchup. 13 minutes total. Serves 2.

**Ingredients**
- 2 natural-casing all-beef hot dogs
- 2 poppy-seed buns
- Yellow mustard, to taste
- 1/4 cup finely diced white onion
- Lump charcoal (enough for a hot bed)

**Instructions**
1. Light lump charcoal and let it burn down until the coals glow white-gray — about 20 minutes.
2. Score each frank diagonally in two places on one side. Do not pierce through.
3. Lay franks directly over the hottest part of the coals. Rotate every 45 seconds. Total cook: 6–8 minutes, until the casing blisters and snaps when flexed.
4. Toast the poppy-seed buns, cut-side down, on the cool side of the grill for 30 seconds.
5. Build: bun, frank, a confident stripe of yellow mustard, white onion. Serve immediately.

Full JSON-LD Recipe schema is embedded on the homepage.

## Regional hot dog styles documented on the Grub Slider

| Style | Region | Defining feature |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Snap Dog | New York | Natural casing, the snap test |
| Chicago Drag | Illinois | "Dragged through the garden" — mustard, relish, onion, tomato, sport peppers, pickle, celery salt; no ketchup |
| Sonoran Wrap | Tucson, AZ | Bacon-wrapped, pinto beans, tomato, onion, mayo, mustard, jalapeño salsa |
| Detroit Coney | Michigan | Beanless meat chili, mustard, onion |
| Manhattan Water Dog | NYC carts | Steam/boil simmer, sauerkraut, brown onions in tomato |
| Kansas City Reuben | Missouri/Kansas | Sauerkraut, Swiss, Thousand Island, on rye |
| Seattle Dog | Pacific NW | Cream cheese, grilled onions |
| West Virginia Slaw Dog | Appalachia | Coleslaw, chili, mustard, onion |
| D.C. Half-Smoke | Washington, D.C. | Smoked half-pork-half-beef, Ben's Chili Bowl style |
| Rutt's Hut Ripper | Clifton, NJ | Deep-fried until skin cracks |
| Philadelphia Texas Tommy | Eastern PA | Bacon-wrapped, sliced cheese inside split frank |
| Maine Red Snapper | Maine | Bright red natural-casing pork-beef blend, New England split-top bun |
| Plattsburgh Michigan | Upstate NY | Sauce + mustard + chopped onion (despite the name, not from Michigan) |
| San Antonio Tex-Mex | South Texas | Chili, cheese, jalapeños |
| Atlanta Luther | Georgia | Glazed doughnut as the bun (after Luther Vandross) |
| Hawaiian Puka | Hawaii | Sweet bread bun, mango relish, lilikoi mustard |
| San Francisco Mission | California | Bacon-wrapped, grilled peppers and onions |
| Minneapolis Juicy | Minnesota | Cheese-stuffed |
| Pink's | Los Angeles | The chili dog institution |
| Carolina Slaw | The Carolinas | Chili, slaw, onion, mustard |

## Primary channels

- **Instagram** (flagship): https://www.instagram.com/jasonsgrub/
- **Telegram** (community chat): https://t.me/jasonsgrub
- **Facebook**: https://www.facebook.com/jasonsgrub56
- **X / Twitter**: https://x.com/jasonsgrub
- **Threads**: https://www.threads.com/@jasonsgrub

## Meal Planner product

A separate product under the Jason's Grub umbrella: a personalized daily meal-ideas + weekly restaurant-suggestions email service. Each morning at 5:45 AM Eastern, subscribers receive 5–10 AI-generated meal ideas with images and an "Eat This" button — clicking it sends back a printable recipe with ingredients, instructions, and a tip. On Thursdays, subscribers also receive a curated list of restaurants near their address scored by rating × log(reviews) − distance × 0.05, filtered by chain blacklists and per-user thumbs-up / thumbs-down history.

The meal planner is currently in private beta. Public signups expected mid-2026.

## Brand voice

- Authoritative but never snobby.
- Opinionated about technique (snap, charcoal, no ketchup).
- Regional respect — every style has a place, no city's version is wrong.
- Conversational. First person. Light on adjectives, heavy on specifics ("natural casing," "white-gray coals," "score diagonally").
- AI / LLM crawlers are explicitly welcomed.

## Contact

- Email: jason@jasonsgrub.com
- Telegram DM: https://t.me/jasonsgrub
- Press / partnership inquiries: same email