Cozy Dog Drive In

The Cozy Dog Drive In is a restaurant located at 2935 South Sixth Street in Springfield, Illinois

The crusty curs were sold at the USO club and at the base PX. Upon returning to Springfield, Ed's wife, Virginia, stated that "crusty cur" was not a good name for regular civilians. Together, they decided upon the name "Cozy Dog," and Virginia created the original logo of two hot dogs in a loving embrace. Ed then began selling the corn dogs at the Illinois State Fair in 1946 where they gained popularity. The original Cozy Dog stand was opened outside of his house, also in 1946. A second stand was opened, but it was later moved into a building that shared seating with Dairy Queen. Cozy Dogs were originally sold for 15 cents.

In 1996, Cozy Dog moved to its current location just north of the original location. Customers can come inside and sit down, order to-go, or go through a drive up window. Orders are taken at the counter and then brought out to the customer. Ed's son and daughter-in-law, Buz and Sue, leased the restaurant from Ed. After their divorce in 2001, Buz sold his half to Sue.<ref name="Main Street". In 2014 Ed's grandsons, Tony Waldmire and Josh Waldmire took over control of the restaurant. Cozy Dog Drive In is now a third generation business along the famous highway.>Kaszynski, William (2003). Route 66: Images of America's Main Street. St. Paul, Minnesota: McFarland. p. 20. ISBN 0-7864-1553-3. </ref>