Hideki Aizawa, marketing manager for Japadog, stands next to the Japadog cart. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Abdullah Karali, left, and friend Omar Alhujaili enoy hot dogs from Japadog. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Yuko Nakagawa, marketing manager Hideki Aizawa, and owner Noriki Tamura prepare hot dogs for customers at Japadog in Koreatown on Thursday. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Hideki Aizawa, left, marketing manager, and Noriki Tamura, owner of Japadog, display the different hot dogs they make. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
An Avocado dog (avocado, cream cheese and Japanese mayo) is prepared at Japadog. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Yuko Nakagawa prepares a hot dog for a Japadog customer. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Yuko Nakagawa serves a hot dog to customer Christopher Lee. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Hideki Aizawa points out options on the menu at the Japadog cart. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Hot dogs sizzle on the grill at Japadog. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Hideki Aizawa, left, takes an order for a Japadog. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
