The cart, a campus celebrity, has humble roots. РІР‚СљIf I eat on campus, I come to Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs,РІР‚Сњ she said. Carlson also orders the classic Alaskan Reindeer dog with caramelized onions, but she prefers to get a sour dill pickle slice on her dog.Р”В¬arlson eats at Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs cart every other week. Mueller and her friend Rebecca Carlson, a fellow senior at CU Denver, play a game of comparing toppings. When asked why Mueller frequently visits the hot dog cart rather than the various food options in the Tivoli, she said, РІР‚СљItРІР‚в„ўs so much faster and all around better.РІР‚Сњ Her pro-tip is to order the classic style which comes with caramelized onions at no extra charge, and she doctors it up with a healthy squirt of Sriracha and mustard.

РІР‚СљI order from Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs about twice a week and thatРІР‚в„ўs for the past four years,РІР‚Сњ Mueller said. Mueller usually purchases the famous Alaskan Reindeer dog. Photo by Lizzie Stowe/ Р”В¬U Denver senior Kaitlin Mueller said she stops by the Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs cart almost every weekday. Jerry Cass prepares for the day at his Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs cart on Auraria Campus on April 2. РІР‚СљWhen he wasnРІР‚в„ўt screaming about it, I would see him in the morning when he was showing up, and he was like a regular dude,РІР‚Сњ he said. So it was so weird because all of that is happening right over here, and IРІР‚в„ўm like, РІР‚ВDo you want chips and a drink with that?РІР‚в„ўРІР‚СњР”В¬ass said he would be setting up in the morning when РІР‚СљThe Jesus ScreamerРІР‚Сњ arrived, and the two would even strike up conversations. РІР‚СљAt the time, it would always happen when I was, like, right there. He remembers a period of time where a man known as РІР‚СљThe Jesus ScreamerРІР‚Сњ would stand adjacent to his cart and preach loudly to a crowd of bewildered passersby.

In five years, Cass has seen the good, the bad and the straight-up weird on campus. РІР‚СљItРІР‚в„ўs kinda like being a trucker and a cook in the same day.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљAccording to my W-2, IРІР‚в„ўm a sausage cowboy,РІР‚Сњ Cass said with a laugh. But finding a way to describe what he does for Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs is difficult. РІР‚СљIРІР‚в„ўve been here so long that I know everybody here, and itРІР‚в„ўs like, I wouldnРІР‚в„ўt know what to do anywhere else,РІР‚Сњ Cass said.Р”Р‡or the past five years, he has been flipping the dogs every day in rain, snow, wind or shine.

This gourmet hot dog stand is shared with students and faculty by the man behind the cart - Jerry Cass. The smokiness that hangs in the air on campus is a product of Biker JimРІР‚в„ўs cart parked between the Tivoli and the King Center.

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