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Gray's Papaya is a and a Fast Food restaurant, Gray's Papaya is famous for its very inexpensive, high-quality hot dogs. The " Papaya " in the name refers to the fruit drinks sold at the establishment, which include Orange , Grape , Piña Colada , coconut champagne (non-alcoholic), and banana daiquiri (non-alcoholic) in addition to papaya. As of November 2006, the "Recession Special," (2 Hot Dogs & a Drink) is $3.50 instead of the previous cost of $2.75 and a single hot dog is $1.25, with tax included. The original Gray's Papaya was started as a spin-off/clone of Papaya King in 1973. {Link without Title} The branch at '' staring Chris Rock. The restaurant was featured in the sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother '', as one of Ted's pre-arranged New Year's celebration stops in the episode "The Limo." Matthew Perry's character in the movie Fools Rush In makes mention of his preference for Gray's Papaya hot dogs, and his wife special-orders them to Nevada. Gray's Papaya also appeared in '' Sex And The City '' in the 2002 episode "Plus One is the Loneliest Number". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0698657/combined Anthony Bourdain featured Gray's Papaya on his show in the Travel Channel called "No Reservations." In the August 1, 2006 issue of "Time Out: New York", Gray's Papaya's hot dog was ranked number one over its competitors "Papaya Dog" and "Papaya King."1 80's/90's New York Hardcore / Punk band Bugout Society has a song called "Bum Rush at Gray's Papaya" which recalls a fantasy about having one's hot dogs stolen by homeless people hanging around the restaurant. 1.) http://www.timeoutny.com/newyork/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TONYWebArticles1/sg06/out_there/dog_fight.xml |
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