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- The Corcoran GroupOctober 3, 2011One of the cheapest meals you can get in the city, and it tastes good too! Definitely get the Recession Special – two dogs and a drink for only $4.95. Bypass the $1 pizza!
- Real Cheap EatsNovember 5, 2012Gray’s offers the original budget-friendly meal. The sauerkraut and spicy mustard add some depth to the otherwise generic, greasy dog, making this the perfect snack after you’ve had one too many. Read more
- James WhitfieldMarch 11, 2013The best hotdogs in NYC!! Get the recession special 2 dogs with a drink for $5. You can't beat it
- M. Silver AssociatesFebruary 2, 2012The classic order is the Recession Special: two dogs with everything and a drink for a grand total of $3.50. Stick to classic, mustard, sauerkraut and onions - to classic Sabrett's onion sauce.
- Ron YoushaOctober 15, 2013IMHO, Gray's Papaya is the best hotdog in all of NYC..followed by Nathan's and Sabret. Check this place out; you'll be glad you did : )
- Marc CreganFebruary 23, 2011Gray's Papaya is fantastic! One of the gems that I miss most about New York. Best hot dog -- fact not opinion. I prefer my two with the orange drink. They even taste better at 2 am.
- Donnaly AtajarJuly 11, 2011Recession special is great for starving college kids. 2 frankfurters and 1 drink (get the Papaya drink, duh!) for $4.95. Read more
- Mario BataliFebruary 18, 20116th ave and 8th st order two dogs (well done for that caviar crunch) and a papaya drink and understand the promise of AMERICA with its streets paved with gold!!!
- Serious EatsJanuary 25, 2012Are you really going to order a dollar slice at Gray's? Come on. Get a hot dog. Most of all, do NOT get a hot dog and fold it up in a dollar slice like Adam Kuban did. Read more
- Travel ChannelJanuary 26, 2011Recommended meal: hot dog. The classic New Yorker's poor man's meal. Meat, starch and veg--all in a few mouthfuls. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
- Michael B.September 2, 2012This is a nice place 2 go 2 and eat a hot dog, they r the best in NYC, if not the best in the world !!!
- Village VoiceApril 19, 2012Gray's Papaya's Hot Dog voted #4 on The Village Voice's 10 Best LateNight Eats in New York City:
http://bit.ly/y8CSci - Also a surprisingly good slice of dollar pizza on top of the notable hotdogs
- Flynn JonesMarch 28, 2012Come here if you like your papaya with inexplicable ice flakes in it. Still, don't order a Diet Coke unless you're a hawkish neocon. If you're diabetic, eat healthy instead of coming here at all. Duh.
- Best 3:00am dogs around... best part, I have no idea how much they cost.
- DavidFebruary 11, 2012Same quality as a dirty water dog off the carts, but lots more toppings and 6 fresh fruit drinks.
- ViewSonicAugust 15, 2011Need a delicious hot dog after all those drinks at #pepcom? Pick up the best, and cheapest, hot dog in the city, here!
- You have to get the 2 Dogs (with everything) and a drink Combo... It's a NY staple!
- Fanboy GaymerAugust 5, 2011Last of the great Hot Dog & Juice joints. Don't miss the cool & often strangely phrased quotes & slogans.
- Summer OleksyJuly 25, 2010Where else can you get 2 NYC dogs and a drink for about $3! They're currently offering a recession special (July 2010). Read more
- Tony FlemingMay 3, 2012Pass this place up. Tried it after a Travel Channel recommendation, but was quite disappointed. You'll get tastier dogs from a street vendor, and the juices taste like watered down sodas.
- Tara PlayfairOctober 9, 2012Recession special + orange drink open at ungodly hours w/cheap pricing #saynomore
- Jose VillamanDecember 21, 2010sausage, egg, and cheese is greasy and yummy. the hamburger bun makes it.
- Michiko BOctober 3, 2009Try the Coconut Champagne drink with your Recession Special instead of Papaya. You won't regret it.
- Joshua LutzNovember 5, 2011sodium nitrates here I come! raised their prices AGAIN though. I remember when it was two dogs and a drink for $1.99
- Nuthin like a "one-and-one" (one w onions, one w kraut)! Perfection on a paper plate.
- 2 dogs, onions, 1 small coconut champagne... that is all...