Founder

Chaz “Durty” Delgado

Former roadie. Failed novelty food inventor. Self-proclaimed Meat Mischief Engineer. Once the deep fryer tech for three different touring metal bands until a bratwurst-related pyrotechnics mishap in Topeka got him banned from the entire catering circuit.

After that: years bouncing between chili cook-offs, underground hot dog fights, and a brief stint as a test subject for a capsaicin tolerance study that ended with him head-butting a habanero farmer.

Chaz stumbled into Geronimo in 2009 with a rusted hot dog cart, a cooler full of regrets, and a T-shirt that read “Lips & Assholes Built This Country.” The village didn’t ask questions. They gave him a business license and watched what happened.

The garage doors open at night for Meat & Metal hours. Menu boards are made from road signs. If a customer orders a foot-long, staff are required to shout “Open Wide!” when serving it. The walls are decorated with neon signs, cease-and-desist letters from Oscar Mayer, and a photo of the original Durty Wiener served to a Texas state senator in 2017. He wept, then voted against his party.

The Durty Sausage Company is also the reason the Geronimo Volunteer Fire Department upgraded their extinguisher budget with a grant from GVEC.

The Menu

What We’re Serving

All sausages grilled over a repurposed muffler hood. Served on fresh-baked buns from WhiskerBiscuit Flour Co. — unless Willi’s watching, in which case they lie about it.

• The Durty Wiener

  Smoked, seasoned, and smothered in grilled onions and sins. Served with extra napkins and zero judgment.

• The Angry Wiener

  A violently spicy hot dog made with ghost peppers, mustard gas (almost), and audacity. Requires gloves for assembly and cast iron for digestion.

• The Mildly Disappointed Wiener

  For cowards. Comes with a juice box.

• Pain & Pleasure

  The foot-long. Loaded. Staff will announce it.

• The Triple Threat

  A sampler of Durty, Angry, and one mystery meat sausage labeled “?”

• The Morning Regret

  Breakfast sausage, egg, sriracha mayo, and a sincere warning branded on the bun.

The Situation with Willi

An Ongoing Matter

Though officially cordial, tension persists between Chaz “Durty” Delgado and Wilhelm Schwartzenstopp of The Offal Haus — located at the other end of Geronimo, possibly connected by a tunnel Willi may or may not have dug to monitor Durty’s meat practices.

Chaz once graffiti-tagged Willi’s smokehouse with “Your Wurst is the Worst.” Both men competed in the 2015 Sausage Standoff, a blind taste test judged by Jolinda Grabowska, Gunny, and M. No one will speak of the results.

Town Reputation

Field Reports