Fans are flocking to pay what may be their last respects to Papaya King, the beloved hot dog and juice joint that opened on the Upper East Side in 1932.
Papaya King, the beloved hot dog and juice joint that opened on the Upper East Side in 1932, now faces demolition, and fans are flocking to pay their respects.Papaya King, the beloved hot dog and juice joint that opened on the Upper East Side in 1932, now faces demolition, and fans are flocking to pay their respects.The Upper East Side eatery Papaya King faces demolition, with the lot on which it sits slated for redevelopment.
“People didn’t know what these juices were. So he had to spend a lot of time and money giving away these juices to the public,” said Poulos’ son, Peter Poulos, on theThey played Hawaiian music and had women in grass skirts handing out papaya chunks to entice people. But when that didn't work, they gave in to the appetites of the neighborhood and threw in some frankfurters.
It's Kulok's favorite hot dog in the city, and that’s why she'd crammed herself into Papaya King on a hot summer day: to order two dogs with sauerkraut and mustard. One to be eaten on the spot, the second to go.hot dog historian Bruce Kraig“New York is the only place that does this, Kraig said. “That's one of the historical importances of Papaya King.”
That unique combo might always be around in New York, given all the other joints Papaya King has inspired over the years – Gray’s Papaya, Papaya Dog, Chelsea Papaya – but the originator might not be here much longer. The lot where Papaya King sits was sold last year to Extell Development, a company known for building luxury apartments.
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