Wok Hei has opened barely three months after the closure of Viva Los Tacos, the first restaurant to open in the Original Hot Dog Shop space. Viva Los Tacos went out of business after a four-year run.
The famed Original – or “The O” – as it commonly was called – opened across the street from Forbes Field during the Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 World Series Championship season. Over the years, the two-story eatery was featured on various TV programs such as The Food Network’s “Unwrapped,” the PBS special “A Hot Dog Program” and others.