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5 Comments:
I couldn't agree more, as I wrote in the Times.
Ed Levine at 7:02AM on 05/25/06
I can't decided if I prefer Gray's or Papaya King. Papaya King is cleaner and brighter, and I feel their hot dogs are assembled with more care. But Gray's is cheaper--a plus--and their more slovenly dogs somehow seem in keeping with the wonderfully hurried spirit of hot dog connisseurship.
SaraBir at 6:33PM on 05/25/06
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Kristina at 10:17AM on 05/26/06
I like the sign at Gray's:
"No iPod or mobile phone use behind counter"
norman at 9:24AM on 07/03/06
A few years ago I went to New York to sample hot dogs. Three of the places I went to served the same recipe Sabrett all beef dog; Papaya King, Gray's, and Katz's. That particular day the Katz's dog didn't spend enough time on the griddle, Gray's dog was fine, Papaya King's dog seemed fresher and better. This past summer, I went to New York again with the Newark Star Ledger. This time, all 3 were equally as good, except the bun at Papaya King fell apart. I would go with Gray's since they are cheaper. But all 3 use the same recipe dog; the Papaya places use a 10 to a lb dog, while Katz's is slightly bigger. But the exact same recipe. I have this on authority of several Sabrett distributors as well as the person in charge of private label at Sabrett, now owned by Marathon Enterprises.
I prefer the spicing in these dogs to the natural casing Nathan's in Coney Island. But all 4 are excellent. For an all beef dog that surpasses these, I suggest making the trip to N.J. to go to Syd's. They recently moved from Union to Springfield. The dog served is a 5 to a lb natural casing dog from Best Provisions that is simmered in water, then charbroiled. The result is a dog that was named best in Jersey by the Star Ledger (we went to N.Y. as well) and a bus load of hot dog fanatics that attended my 3rd annual New Jersey Hot Dog Tour. Did you know that Sabrett, while considered by many to be the quintessential New York hot dog, actually began in New Jersey. On Cole and Henderson St. in Jersey City, until the company was sold to Marathon in East Rutherford N.J. The dogs are produced at the Stahl Mayer plant in the Bronx. They also make a beef/pork dog that is used by The Hot Grill, Callahan's, and The Windmill; all New Jersey hot dog joints.
hotdoglover at 3:39PM on 12/04/06