Bygone mall favorite Hot Dog on a Stick plans return to Arizona

New ownership is in lease negotiations to bring Hot Dog on a Stick back to the Valley for at least six different sites.

BY BRANDON BROWN/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

Jul 31, 2026, 8:30 PM

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Hot Dog on a Stick, the long running West Coast hot dog and lemonade-focused chain, is under new ownership and in talks for a return to Arizona.

The mall staple, which had locations in the now defunct Paradise Valley Mall and Metrocenter, as well as Chandler Fashion Center, closed its remaining stores in Arizona in 2014. The chain has gone through several different ownership groups and was acquired this summer by Las Vegas-based Amazing Brands for $8 million through a bankruptcy court-approved transaction.

Stephen Siegel, founder of Amazing Brands, told the Business Journal that he is in lease negotiations for at least six different sites to bring Hot Dog on a Stick back to the Valley.

“We’re looking all around Arizona and the Phoenix area at all kinds of locations,” Siegel said. “Some of which we were in prior, some are going to be new locations – spreading around the Valley.”

What’s more, Siegel is interested in opening some of his other brands in the Valley. Pinkbox Donuts, one of several companies under his Amazing Brands umbrella, is currently constructing a store in Scottsdale on the corner of Scottsdale Road and Shea, which is set to open before the end of 2026.

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