Caspers Famous Hot Dogs has dedicated four generations to providing fresh, made to order classic hot dogs to our customers in a clean restaurant environment. We continue to honor this proud family tradition by offering consistently high quality, affordable and savory food that appeals to people of all ages.

The family that owns Caspers Famous Hot Dogs has been serving hot dogs in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1934. The original Caspers chain was established by Stephen & Ardam Beklian and Paul & Rose Agajan more than 60 years ago and the business continues to be operated today by their descendants. As immigrants from Armenia, the original founders understood that a great concept, hard work and smart business decisions were the perfect recipe for success and the American dream.

During the war years, the Caspers Famous Hot Dogs business grew in Oakland with its first stores on Telegraph and First Avenues. In fact, Caspers was probably the first quick serve restaurant chain in the Bay Area. In the 50s and 60s, the company expanded and opened its signature restaurants in Richmond, Hayward, Pleasant Hill, San Pablo and Albany. Later, restaurants were established in Dublin and Walnut Creek. Today, Caspers Famous Hot Dogs boasts nine locations in the East Bay.

In 1989, the owners of Caspers Famous Hot Dogs established SPAR Sausage Company to guarantee that the highest quality product with the freshest ingredients is available to the Caspers Famous Hot Dogs restaurant chain. SPAR wholesales its hot dogs to club and grocery stores throughout the western region of the United States. The SPAR Sausage Company website is located at http://www.sparsausage.com.

• The first mention of sausage is found in Homer's Odyssey as far back as the 9th century B.C.
• It is said that the birth of the traditional European hot dog took place in the German city of Frankfurt in 1487.
• A hot dog in German is “Wurst” (pronounced voorst, not worst!)
• The earliest known pushcart in New York City dates back to the 1860s.
• Many hot dog aficionados claim that today's hot dog in a bun was introduced during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904.
• The first American President to serve hot dogs at the White House was Franklin D. Roosevelt while he was entertaining King George VI of England.
• San Francisco/Oakland ranks in the top ten among the nation's the top sausage-eating American cities.
• Per capita, Americans eat 70 hot dogs each year.
• The longest hot dog ever made measured 1,996 feet in honor of the 1996 Olympics.
• July is National Hot Dog Month.