Hummel Brothers is a meat and cold cut production company that opened in New Haven, Connecticut in 1933. It was founded by German immigrant brothers William and Robert Hummel. The two had worked as butchers when they first immigrated to New Haven. When they heard that a local sausage company named Phil's Sausage Kitchen on Congress Avenue was going bankrupt, the brothers borrowed $1,000 to purchase the location. The Hummel Brothers had both trained as 'wurstmachers' (sausage makers) in Germany and wanted to make the finest products available to local consumers. Thus 'Hummel's Premium Quality Provisions' was born, and it didn't take long for the company to become a household name. They moved to their current larger location in the 1970s. Today the company is run by their grandchildren. The company's best-selling product has always been their hotdogs. Hummel Brothers were one of the first sausage companies to stop using red dye and make hotdogs with their natural color. Varieties they make include Natural Casing Frankfurters, Skinless Frankfurters, All-Beef Frankfurters, Red Hots and Cocktail Franks. Hummels' Hotdogs are widely available at supermarkets and restaurants throughout Southern Connecticut. If you buy a hotdog from a hotdog vendor in the area, chances are that it's a Hummels' Hotdog. Hummel Brothers also make a variety of other meat products including bratwurst & knockwurst, kielbasa, spiral ham & ham steaks, corned beefs, and various deli meats. They also have a retail store and deli at their production facility where you can buy delicious sandwiches. I recently stopped in for a delicious Pastrami, Egg & Cheese breakfast sandwich. Hummel Brothers have been very special to me for as long as I can remember. The first hotdog I ever ate was a Hummels' Hotdog and I rarely eat other brands. I also have a family connection. My great-grandfather Heinrich "Henry" Klein was a trained butcher and immigrant from Cologne, Germany. Not only was he friends with the original Hummel Brothers, but he was also one of their first employees. read more

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Foxon Park Soda and Hummel Hotdogs always hits the spot. And most importantly, the chili was sweet all the while packing a touch of heat. The chili was very similar to Frankies' chili... yummers! All I can say is... this is the spot for a perfect lunch; Burgers, cold cut grinders, soups and especially hotdogs galore. That's a review. read more

A hidden gem on a dead end road with limited hours. We went at lunch time and it was packed with men. (Ladies take note) Servers were polite and accomodating. Sandwich was delicious! read more

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Great lunch specials and prices. Everyday has a different special and the staff are very polite and professional.

Best hot dogs anywhere! Stop by their manufacturing facility/store and pick up a package or two. And while you're there, you can grab some delicious lunch to go! A real gem in New Haven. read more

This is probably the best hotdog I have ever eaten!!! I had it at the food truck at Silvermans farm in CT. What a great snap, and a good size. Had mine with chili and cheese and the chili was good and spicy without being over bearing. Sorry no pictures as I ate it too fast. read more

Hummel Bros - Grocery Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

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This place makes the best and most reasonably priced sandwiches-to-order in New Haven

I was raised on Hummel hotdogs being that I'm from Connecticut. I was in the military for 20 years and would try local hotdogs but none of them ever compared to Hummel. Wish the shipping rate wasn't so exorbitant. read more

The best There's no better than Hummells there consistent and delicious and there delivery drivers are always on time mine especially his name is Richie. 5 stars read more

Absolutely my favorite hotdogs! When we worked in New Haven CT it was great for us to get orders to take with us to other family members who no longer lived in CT. Packed in ice in a large cooler!! Love grilling them! Our family has introduces friends and now they are all fans! read more

We left CT last year, relocating in California. My partner, Mike, loves Hummel dogs! Me too! Mike has not been able to find a decent dog here in CA, apparently. So, out of desperation he ordered a package of Hummel dogs to be overnight delivered, (omg! The shipping!). They arrived and we grilled dogs for his crew! EVERYONE LOVED THEM! Mike is in heaven, I have a happy home again and our tummies are content. Love them dogs! Thanks again, Eric, you'll be hearing from us again real soon. read more

The best hot dogs in the world! Also I don't think they ever used nitrates which can be very dangerous.

I grew up in the New Haven area of CT. Hummel hot dogs by far are the best hands down and the only hot dogs I will eat. Which has become problematic since I have had to move out of CT recently. I have been to PA, NJ, Upstate NY and in NYC, no one carries them. I find this odd since neither of these places are all that far away. And it is not just hot dogs. Growing up everyone had Hummel bologna and Hummel daisy hams. Not out here. What is even stranger is that when I talk to people out here they have absolutely no idea what I am talking about. Oh, I've tried the others, the N's, D&Ws, G&Ws and etc, etc. But one bite in I have to put it down and walk away. So CT, guess this will have to be our little secret and when I travel through CT again, I will have to be stocking up. Thank you, Hummel Bros., for making the absolute best Hot Dogs and meat products ever. read more

Hummel's hot dogs are the BEST in the nation. Hands down. No contest. I chuckle when my friends in other parts of the country say their favorite brands are Nathans, Sbarrett or Hebrew National. Those brands don't even remotely compare to Hummel's hot dogs. It's unfortunate for many out-of-staters that Hummels only distributes locally. read more

Hummel Bros - Grocery Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Hummel's is king of the hill when it comes to dogs! Put the Natural Casings on a grill and watch the miracle unfold before your eyes. These split and roll around and ooze then get some black bubbles, ready to go on a toasted New England hot dog roll. OH, BABY! This is the website. http://hummelbros.3dcartstores.com Is this the wrong link? It doesn't list all they're products. Am I missing something? read more

The Hot Dogs are to Die For. My cousin Lives in CT. and introduced me to them and now I'm hooked. We stopped in to get lunch and after lunch we purchased other cuts of meats from them as well as they have a great selection of smoked and cured meats. For an original flavor and a taste of quality this place is a must. If you are in the area be sure to stop in and try them out as I'm sure you won't be disappointed. read more

Hummel Bros. hot dogs are the best. There is no competition. Blackie's Hot Dogs in Cheshire sells them and Blackie's is the best dog in CT!! Hummel Bros., or some customer who reads this: PLEASE send me a package of the all beef franks. I will pay you all costs immediately. I am out here in Oklahoma without a decent hot dog to be found, Blackie's ships their relish. Now if only Hummel's would ship the hot dogs. Contact me please jottemiller47@gmail.com or 860-483-2481 Thank You John Ottemiller read more

If you happen to find yourself making a delivery to Hummel Brothers Meats in New Haven, CT be sure to ask Rick in shipping to take you up front to the deli. They made every piece of meat on my lunch & dinner Italian Combo right here on site. Awesome Baby!!!! read more

Hummel Bros - Grocery Near Me - New Haven, Connecticut

Amazing hot dogs. I don't care if you like Nathan's or Dietz & Watson or Hebrew National or Vienna Beef. As far as I'm concerned, Hummel Bros. makes the best hot dogs you will ever find. If you are looking for something with a little more "kick," then get some of the Georgia Red Hots. Also made by Hummels, they are seriously good spicy hot dogs that will leave you teary eyed. read more

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW DOG I HAD no Idea Hummel bros was a new haven thing THIS CHANGES THE GAME all nite hot dogs, eat them hot dogs!!!! WOOP WOOP swag!!!!!!!!!!! I been eating there VERY RARE hot dogs since I was a lad and NEVER did I know they were grinding and casing these bitches right down the street from my face area holla at me if you do tours hummel dudes ill be there ill rep you this just in carl s is now official rep for hummel bros catch me at the owl shop giving out samples from my hibachi grill EDIT: hummel dudes acksed me to tell u i am not offical rep, so im here to tell you i am unofficial rep for hummel hot dogs read more

Well, I finally made it to the Hummel Store on Sargent Drive. I got there 10 min. before closing b/c it is a bit tricky to find and I got lost. I am not really sure if I got a better price then I would have in the store. I was just so excited that I found the place I didn't care. I bought Kielbasi, knockwurst and 2 types of frankfurters...the natural casing and the big bites. I made the Kielbasi on the BBQ grill.....totally awesome. The owner must have thought I was nuts....I told him that he has no idea how hot Hummel hotdogs were in N.Y. Actually I don't think he was to impressed either....maybe b/c it was the end of the day or whatever. Hell, ya think he would of been as excited as I was. All I know is I have enough Hummel products in my freezer to last quite a while and the friends and relatives are happy also. Also, thanks to Ed... I bought the kielbasi. read more

Hard to find, weird once found, totally worth it! Ok let me start off by saying the address on google maps might be their mailing address, or something but it will not get you to the Hummel factory store. I used the gps on my phone because the Long Wharf industrial area is ridiculous to navigate. This was a mistake. They are on the Church street extension, which you can't actually get to from Church street anymore, but is also called Brewery street, see what I'm talking about? So, I called the store from the long wharf theatre parking lot, got directions from a very nice woman who clearly has helped wayward customers before, drove to the end, walked through the strange gravel fenced off section, and hopped the guard rail. This works just fine. Inside, it was like a luncheonette with no chairs. For a moment I thought I was in the wrong place. It's a weird sparse deli-like store, but you can buy hummels 5 lbs at a time, or order a cooked one to eat right then and there (and accessorize it with chips and a snapple) so, yeah, I will be going back for that, now that I know about it. I got a small pack each of knockwurst, skinless franks, and the red hots people always tell me are awesome. They were. (And totally worth the adventure.) Oh, and they close at 3:00pm, so plan ahead. Here's my advice: GPS B rewery Street New Haven CT, keep going, stay to the left when it splits, and look for the Hummel bros sign, it's right there. read more

My boyfriends from the East Coast and one thing he always says is, "you haven't had a hotdog until you've tried a Hummel's hotdog." I actually boycotted hotdogs because ... well, I was always unsure of what was actually in hotdogs. So I went to the East Coast and was introduced to the Hummel hotdog and frankly, as good as these hotdogs are, I don't care what's in them. ;) read more

Hummel Bros. makes good hotdogs. The problem with Hummel Brothers is not their hot dogs, but their deli counter. It is disgusting. They are located in the terminal area off Sargent Drive. Everybody I work with gets his lunch there, and the place is unsanitary. There are large, nasty, sweaty women with tattooed necks who handle the food in a most unhygienic manner and then bark at the customers. The guys who work there aren't much better. I have seen some really unclean practices at their deli counter. It is truly revolting. On the other hand, they make good hotdogs. read more

This Just in****HUMMELS HOTDOGS GO INTERSTATE**** New Haven native (NHN) returns home in search of REAL hot dogs. That's right folks, real, flavorful, large hot dogs, better known as dinner franks. During BBQ season and tired of skinny, odd flavor meat scraps compacted into what looks like a hot dog, NHN goes to the best place for hot dogs- Hummel Bros. Feeling overwhelmed by the potential to have real hot dogs, NHN gets 13lb Skinless Dinner Franks AND a pack of delicious Red Hots for the return trip down I-95 to Maryland. And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, NHN learns they can order these dinner franks and red hots on-line and they can be shipped to MD. Summer BBQ season in MD has been saved for one NHN now that REAL hot dogs have made it back to MD. Let the grilling begin! *****This Ends the Breaking News Cast***** read more

Hidden in the industrial center of New Haven, in the largest parking lot around, stands the faded brick building of Hummel Brothers. The Brothers Hummel provide hot dogs and deli meat to the world and New Haven's finest local businesses. While Hummel's produces several different kinds of cured and boiled hams, turkey, and countless other cold cuts, it is hot dogs that they are the most renowned for. Hot Dogs are summer food. You can eat one or a hundred depending on your mind set and stomach lining. Being that it is summer and the bloggers just relined their stomachs, they set off to enjoy this most New Haven of food. The surrounding buildings, including Hummel's processing and shipping plant itself (along with another New Haven food plant Lamberti Sausage) provide a very cinematic environment. Giant yellow concrete bricks and trash cans filled only with caution tape are placed around great lake puddles that form in industrial areas such as this. Metallic clangs of machines could be mistaken for either a rehearsal of "Stomp" or the music of the spheres. Film in Cinemascope and you'll make Antonioni proud. The chemistry of the hot dog is unknown to Hans and Mendez. The way that scrap parts of pig are brought together to form a sausage of uniformed smooth texture and reliable taste is one of the great mysteries of our time. To share our love of this food with you, we will not mention meat slurry, variety meats, sodium nitrate, or MSG. To be honest, after researching hot dogs Hans is unsure about eating one again. Also uncertain are his feelings regarding hot dog flavored water, a seminal musical expression of our time. The Hummel Bros house a compact deli; Think of a large handicap bathroom, multiply the square footage by two and you have the perimeter of the store. The walls, soda cooler, and shelves are lined with bright brand names: Wonderbread, Coca-Cola, Ruffles, etc. There is a salad bar next to the cooler which, on this day of visitation, would turn off a vegetarian from chlorophyll forever. The menu offers a variety of options including a daily special of soup or pasta. Who goes to Hummel's for soup on a summer day? The stuffed shells and meatballs looked fresh and homemade, but the bloggers were not here for Sunday dinner. Hans and Mendez ordered a hot dog each and shared a kielbasa. Mendez ordered his dog with the "works", just to say it. Once out of the deli clerk's eye sight he scraped the sauerkraut into a paper bag. Hans stayed modest with relish. The dogs are split in the middle and cooked on a grill, allowing the condiment to stay firmly in place atop the dog. The pinkish color of the hot dog is not tainted by this cooking process. The meal was delicious costing us around ten dollars total. For the full New Haven experience, Hans and Mendez suggest Foxon Park Soda. The location of Hummel brothers is off putting; you really have to be in the area or a hot dog fiend to seek it out. The clientele suggested truck drivers stopping off either the I-91 or 95 highway for a bite to eat. It suggest that they might be picking up or dropping off product to the factory itself. The deli's hours of operation are from 11 am to 2:30 pm, so plan ahead. Asides from two other delis (Johny Salomi being an exact replica of Hummel's, but with a better name, only a few hundred feet away) and a silly Teen Center for Twentysomethings, the Long Wharf Theater neighbors Hummels. Look out for Hans and Mendez' world premiere of "Choco Taco: An All Musical Review" starting in late September. read more

HUMMEL hot dogs (hotdogs) are the best. That's why Duchess Restaurants uses only that brand. The Hummel factory, in Long Wharf, New Haven, is a "must see." The Hummel factory operates a real, complete deli that's open to the public. Great soups and, of course, deli sandwiches made with perfectly thin-sliced Hummel meats. If you're courteous and patient while waiting to get to the head of the line, you might be allowed to see hotdogs being made. Hummels with casings on get nicely crinkled and crunchy when roasted! Gimmie a Hummel with a shmear of mustard and a forkful of kraut! read more

$18.35 for 5lbs of natural casing dogs, $59 to fedex them to Chicago and you would think that would be an automatic NO but these are HUMMEL hot dogs and god dammit I am sick to death of these ridiculous Vienna beef monstrosities these poor Chicago people think are good. They clearly have never had a Hummel Hot Dog. If anyone knows a way to get them out here for cheaper let me know. read more

My husband and I moved to Maryland 23 yrs ago from Connecticut, and we sure miss the Hummel hot dogs. Every time our family comes down to visit they bring us a few lbs. I want to see if I can order on line. Can someone help me? chrisdavis6865@gmail.com. TY. read more

Hummel Brothers is a New Haven tradition. Hummel's is known for their fabulous hot dogs. Family-owned and operated! I did business with Hummel in the past, and let me tell you...the family is as nice as can be. And I've been inside the place...now I have in mind what you might normally expect for a hot dog maker...but let me tell you that this place is as clean as can be. The inside is spotless, and they only use the freshest ingredients. They also have a really great deli out front that serves great soups, sandwiches and, of course, Hummel dogs. Good people, great dogs. If you're buying hot dogs for the next big picnic, go with Hummel's! read more

the taste and quality of the hotdogs and red hots can not be beat. i can not find any other hot dog that is as tasty here in dallas. the customer service is friendly and helpful. read more

Something has changed. I've been buying 3 lb packages of skinless hotdogs, split them and cook on a flat grill. Normally after cooking them the grill is practically dry. When I cooked one from the latest bag, you would think I'd cooked bacon. I'm hoping it was a bad day at the meat packers but they are definitely different. read more

Update: One of the Hummel brothers returned my call and offered to replace the product or send a refund. Kudos for that.

While looking though my grocer's hot dog selection I came across Hummel Bros Red Hot Dogs. Being the good consumer that I am I took a look at the ingredients. Much to my surprise no sugar, no carbs and no filler. WOW, I gotta try these. Guess what they taste great! I'm a Hummel Bros fan. read more

I've been eating Hummel corned beef for St. Patty's Day for the last several years. We bought it at Stop&Shop that first year, but this year I got it at BJs. The first time we had Hummel's corned beef, I liked it so much that I cleaned and saved the front of the package, folded into my favorite cookbook, so I'd remember the name. Now I remember the name without prompting and recommend it to all my friends. The first time we had it, we bought the point cut and loved it, but I was able to get the flat cut when I bought it at BJs this year. Happy St. Patty's Day! read more

If I ever leave the state of CT this will be one of the things (besides the great pizza) from NH that I will never find anywhere else. I LOVE HUMMELS and there is NO better hot dog. I don't care what you think about "Ball park franks" or "Oscar Myer" and their weinercar, nothing is as good as a hummel hd. I love their flavor and they taste amazing crispy and grilled. A+++++++++ read more

Best hot dogs PERIOD. Get 'em here or get 'em cooked at the Glenwood Drive-In in Hamden, CT.

Just had their lean pastrami and it is outstanding. You can get their stuff at many local supermarkets, so no need to go out to their Longwharf HQ. But New Haven should be proud to have them. read more

Great spot for lunch. Everything is fresh, served fast and reasonable prices for gargantuan sandwiches with such fresh ingredients. A friend took me here on a recommendation from New Haven Firemen and it is really a hidden gem. Loved it! read more

I grew up in Hamden,Ct. Now I live in Wittmann, Az. I so miss the Hummel Hotdogs and Redhots. Can you ship out to Arizona? They don't know what good hotdogs are out here. Just like pizza we are deprived. Boy to open a hotdog stand out here with your dogs. Thanks for all the good memories and the craving for what you make. Kudos to your company. Frank Iannotti read more