Papaya Dog

Cheap for price, but bad for quality. Promised my wife the hot dogs in NY were excellent (it was her first time in NY, but I lived there years ago), so I saw Papaya Dog and figured we would give it a try. We ordered 2 dogs, she got ketchup, mustard and red onions/​NY onions because of my recommendation. The hot dogs were decent, had a nice snap to them. The NY onions were decent, but not as good as I remembered them (at other places). The worst part were the buns, they were flaky like they were old and they had a chewiness to them that bordered on the consistency of a piece of gum you have been chewing for hours. 2 stars, no more, no less. Keep it moving theres nothing to see here, or eat for that matter.

Came by to try their dogs. Asked the guy what was good. He basically just pointed to everything he puts on a dog: «ahh onions, mustard, chili, cheese, & ketchup». Way to sell your dogs… Dumb A*s.
Grabbed one with mustard, another with onions/​mustard, and another with mustard/​Kraut. Dogs were definitely better than the dog stands and also cheaper! $ 5 bones for a 2 dogs and a drink. Their mango beverage was good but the papaya tasted really artificial. This place is open 24 hours, adjacent to the Empire State Building. Seating is shared with the Italian joint next door.