On Saturday we wanted to go to the Met, but stopped at Papaya King on 86th and 3rd for lunch first. I mean, when you're in NY, you gotta have a hot dog, right? And what better place to get one than at Papaya King?
Intriguing but.. no..
I didn't know this, but in NY you have Papaya King and Gray's Papaya. Papaya King was there first. It was there before Nathan's. Then, one of Papaya King's former partners started Gray's Papaya. Oh well. I've never been to Gray's, but I'm guessing it's all pretty much the same anyway =P
I really don't like papaya by the way, so I didn't dare try the papaya shake.
I really don't like papaya by the way, so I didn't dare try the papaya shake.
We had a "Grand Slam" menu, so we could have two specialty frankfurters, a drink and curly fries for only 10 bucks. My specialty frank was a "Pig N Da Blanket" (bacon, cheddar, jalapeno peppers, and onions) and it was so so good. Compared to the hotdogs we had last time at Nathan's in Coney Island, Nathan's was better. But compared to Nathan's we had later this trip at Yankee Stadium, Papaya King was soooo much better.
Then it all became slightly terrifying when a homeless man with a huge garbage bag came in and started shouting at some guy at the counter (yeah. That's New York for ya I guess). He was all like 'I HAVE MORE STUFF THAN YOU' and was like, totally resentful of the guy for whatever reason. 'YEAH YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT SO GOOD WITH YOUR DRINKS'. He made it seem as if he wanted to attack the guy with his garbage bag. I went into panic mode and backed up as far as I could into a corner. *so brave*
Then it all became slightly terrifying when a homeless man with a huge garbage bag came in and started shouting at some guy at the counter (yeah. That's New York for ya I guess). He was all like 'I HAVE MORE STUFF THAN YOU' and was like, totally resentful of the guy for whatever reason. 'YEAH YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT SO GOOD WITH YOUR DRINKS'. He made it seem as if he wanted to attack the guy with his garbage bag. I went into panic mode and backed up as far as I could into a corner. *so brave*
Anyway. That's it. This was our afternoon :'). We went into Barnes and Noble next door real quick to find a book I wanted, and I got super dizzy. Went home. Had a fever. Slept. Cried. Slept. Felt guilty because I felt like I was ruining Paul's holiday. Was upset with myself for not being able to do everything I wanted to do. Ahhh. To be sick while on vacation. So awesome. :D