March 22, 2011
Papaya Dog—11:27 pm
East Village/Papaya Wars
Okay, it’s Monday night and that means the Papaya Wars are on! Tonight’s contender was suggested by MAD commenter Handel. I met Handel last year while doing my bar crawl bar. I tried to find the bar we met at to put up a link, but I can’t remember the name and couldn’t find it on the list. Handel, if you’re reading this help me out here. Speaking of Handel, I offered to buy him a dog at tonight’s Papaya since he suggested it and he lives near by, but I haven’t heard from him. Maybe next time Handel! Okay, off to Handel’s suggestion, Papaya Dog at 14th and 1st in the East Village.
I thought we'd live it up and take a taxi there. All's fair in love and war, right?
TAXI!
And here we are! Let the delusional nonsense war games begin! Banzai!
Hey King, if you're reading, check this shit out and take note, my friend!
I'd rather eat 99 cent fries than pizza any old day of the week.
They have a large menu and it is outside on the wall.
Let's go inside and see what's what in here.
It's nice and clean in here and everything looks good.
Dogs on foil, film at 11.
I thought about getting a corn dog in honor of last Saturday's corn dog day, but decided to wait until I go to Crif Dog.
So I opted for the usual, a dog with mustard. This gentleman liberally applied the mustard...
And this handsome fellow served it up with a smile.
Beautiful! They serve up a top-notch dog here and it was delicious.
Here's the papaya vats, behind the counter.
And no Papaya restaurant is complete without signs commemorating the healthy benefits of papaya.
Uhhh...no!
As I head home my heart's a little heavy. The Papaya Dog was great, but they didn't have any large ketchup and mustard containers for my patented Papaya Wars, Ebony and Ivory shot. War...what is it good for? Absolutely nothing...except for a good excuse to get a late night hot dog. Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
Standings
Okay, let’s go to the tally board...oh wait, I don’t have a tally board, I really should get one for the Papaya Wars. Anyway, here’s the rankings as they stand this week. As always the rankings go from worst to the best.
6. Papaya King on the Upper East Side: Even though I’ve become Twitter friends with the King, I still have to keep him in last place till I get there in person. Maybe next week, King!
5. Hell’s Kitchen Papaya: Because it’s not there anymore.
4. Chelsea Papaya: It’s clean, people were nice in there, but there’s no beer.
3. Gray’s Papaya on the Upper West Side: It brings back good memories and the signage is nice, but there’s no beer here and I don’t know if I’ll ever get that horrible taste of the papaya drink out of my mouth or mind.
2. Papaya Dog at 14th and 1st: The staff is super-friendly, it’s clean and the hot dogs are great there. However, they robbed me of my patented Ebony and Ivory ketchup and mustard shot! War is hell.
1. Penn Station Papaya: They’ve got beer!
Papaya Dog
239 1st Ave. (@14th St.)
646-654-7010
Further reading: New York Shitty, New York Citysearch, Smoking Hot Waitress and Dan Nguyen’s Flickr.
The Papaya Dialogues
An an-going Twitter conversation between the King and I.
You've got to hand it to the King. I tell him he's in last place and he's still polite and inviting. I look forward to revisiting him during the next installment of the Papaya Wars!
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Music Videos I Watched Before Work Today
Guitar Town by Steve Earle
Here Comes My Baby by The Tremeloes
So It Goes by Nick Lowe
Up The Junction by Squeeze
Rain by The Beatles
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by William Shatner
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Bonus Jaws Art!
Jaws sent in this illustration after he did some acid was inspired by the video link I posted. Check it out below and check out Jaws' store right here where you can buy all the Jaws product your heart desires: Jaws Online Store.
34 Comments
Reader Comments (34)
Captain Kirk...on acid...with enough power at his command to level a planet...scary fuckin' thought, dude.
Love the Papaya Wars and your conversations with the King! That #pipe in your tweet? LOL!
@Jaws: even scarier on acid would be Spock, because it probably wouldn't have any effect on him!
P.S. Awesome nightcap! Never heard Tom Petty do that one!
I'm glad you found the silver lining to war - hot dogs.
My computer isn't liking youtube at the moment, but I'll have to check back and watch the video because I love Tom Petty, but I haven't heard them do that song.
@Jaws: A scary thought, the only thing scarier is his version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!
@Barfly: Glad you caught the hash pipe reference! TP and the Hearbreakers kill on this version of "Goldfinger."
@kari: Behind every cloud is a hot dog! Check out the Tom Petty song when you can, it's a great instrumental version of "Goldfinger" and shows what a great band they are.
@ Mad; Shatner's done some great work in his career, and then he goes and puts out an album or something that's always good for a "WHAT the HELL was THAT?!?!"
HA a Tom Petty song I can stomach!!!!
cause he isnt singing!
his voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me...
and this cover is great!
ok now i need a hot dog...
Great version of "Goldfinger" I never thought Petty and his band could pull it off,, but they did and it has that sixties groove, and Rain by the Beatles is one of my favorite songs. Nick Lowe is a very talented musician who has been around for a long time, another good one.
Nice post and nice hot dog photo!!!!
Someone had too much acid in their brain to make that video with William Shatner!!! AWESOME!!!
Marty, if you have some time one day, try to look for some brazilian "coxinhas". It's pretty good...
Here goes a tip about what the hell is that....
http://www.alwayshungryny.com/thought-for-food/entry/alwayslearning-coxinha/
@Jaws: I think Shatner is a big influence on Charlie Sheen!
@Gidgie: Glad you liked the cover. Enjoy the hot dog!
@Al: The Heartbreakers are a great band. Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench in particular. They put on a great live show.
@Gui_Stecher: Thanks for the link! Those coxinhas look fantastic. I'll try and find a place that has them this week and do a Brazillian post in your honor! TO BRAZIL!
@MAD Not to be a wet towel, but I think the "KIng" is actually just some kid at an ad agency. :(
@JAWS Why are you blasting environmentalists whilst on acid?
@Gui I tried the Brazillian "coxinhas" (I think that's what it was called.) It hurt like crazy and itched for days.
@csp; TASTE PHOTONS AND DIE, YA TREE HUGGIN' SONS-A-BITCHES (and pass me that jug of thunderbird ya pointy eared motherf@&$er....)
@csp: Gee, and I thought I was Twittering with a real talking hot dog. Thanks for bringing me down!
i'm loving the papaya wars, that dog looks great! sorry about the ebony and ivory shot though! lol! that william shatner video rules! and the papaya dialogues is fun whoever the king is!
@MAD I just meant I'd hoped it was a PK employee. I wouldn't really give too much thought to what a wet towel thinks. Wet towel? I guess that's like a wet blanket but terryclothier.
@csp: Okay, but I'm going back to believing the King is a real tweeting, talking hot dog! Long live the King!
@MAD: I too thought you were talking to a Hotdog! Now I feel exactly the same as when my mum told me that Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny weren't real.
Heavy hearts, indeed.
@Clacky of Bunt's Downunder: Believe in the King and he will be real! Wait a second...the Easter Bunny is a fake??? My night is not going well!
before the 5th "45" has me believin' i'm conumin' liquid acid and seein' how jaws appears to be doin' acid and handel hasn't chimed in...if it's the same handel it looks like this stop on the 365 crrawl: Day 131—Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Mug Lounge (Originally headed for Drop Off Service)...and a "happy birthday" went out to GENE of the BBC...damn off topic right from the git go...these dogs looked very tempin'...waitin' for the outcome of this "war"...
"'Tis dogs' delight to bark and bite,"
Thus does the adage run.
But I delight to bite the dog
When placed inside a bun.
—ECHOES FROM THE LUNCH WAGON
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@MAD and @Clacky: LONG LIVE THE KING!
hmmmm
@rr: Goddamn, how do you remember all that stuff with the river of 45 flowing through you! Another great quote! Thanks!
@Barfly: LONG LIVE THE KING!
@csp: Ha ha ha! Perfect! You are forgiven!
MAD...have no memory...just happened to be a post i re-visited the other day night...it was ecent...
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it was recent...this fuckin' evil coputer...well it might be the "45's"...
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Oh man! I totally forgot. Missed out on free dog!! Stupid, stupid, stupid
Anyway, glad to see the local papaya with a decent showing in the rankings. If I recall correctly this Papaya Dog used to be a Blimpie's. Also, if you go around the corner they have burger and cheese steak displays in the window with messages written in ketchup
http://www.flickr.com/photos/essrog/4236937039/
(I think they currently have something like "LOVE USA" on a cheese steak)
Personally I recommend sticking to the dogs. Oh yeah and the name of the bar was Mug on 13th St between 1st and A
One last thing! If you are still scheduling papaya inspections there is one by W4th near the IFC Center
@Handel: Glad to see you showing up at last! No worries, let me know if you want to meet up on a further edition of the PW or for a drink. And yes, I will indeed include the one by the IFC Center, it's close by where I live!
1. Penn Station Papaya: They’ve got beer!
Yay Beer!!!
Graet Job Marty!
great, now I'm craving a hot dog. Specifically a dirty-water-dog covered in chili and cheese!
@Tiki Bar Susie: Beer always trumps everything else!
@Meleah: Me too! Maybe I'll get one on my way to work.
Well, hot dog, I like your taste in music. And, speaking of taste...mmmm....hot dogs.
P.S. Tom Petty's hair doesn't look like that anymore.
@Biff: Tom Petty's hair isn't there anymore.
@MAD: I'll keep following you to see that!!! But a warning: Brazilian beer it's pretty bad!!! DON'T TRY IT!!!
@csp: You got allergy from coxinhas? haha sorry man, but you lost a good thing to eat and drink a beer! haha
@JAWS: hahaha Nice illustration!!
@Gui_Stecher: Thanks for the warning, I may try and go out for it tomorrow night, stay tuned, my friend!