Thursday, April 25, 2013

DOH temporarily closes Papaya Dog



Ugh. The DOH paid a visit to Papaya Dog on East 14th Street and First Avenue yesterday ... and apparently didn't like what they saw during the inspection. The report isn't yet online...

Photo via James and Karla Murray.
at

11 comments:

  1. DrGeckoApril 25, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    A vegetarian friend of mine will occasionaly eat one of their hot dogs on the grounds that they can't possibly contain meat. Depending on what the DOH inspection report says, she may be proven wrong.

    ReplyDelete
  2. PinchApril 25, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    What the DOH should have closed are some of the people who congregate in front of Papaya Dog.

    ReplyDelete
  3. mkApril 25, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    Likely a paper work closing (happened to me once). you have to have a dead body stored in the cooler to get shut down otherwise

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousApril 25, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    What a shocker! I would think Papaya Dog would have extremely high standards in terms of cleanliness and food preparation! ;)

    ReplyDelete
  5. Marty WombacherApril 25, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    Boo! The King rules!

    ReplyDelete
  6. SinestraApril 25, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    Oh but the mummified hot dogs at 7-11 are exempt.

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    @ Sinestra: NYC DOHMH doesn't have jurisdiction over stores such as 7-11; the state health department does. This is why they can't inspect anything inside 7-11s or impose soft drink limits there, for example.

    ReplyDelete
  8. BBApril 26, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    @ anon, yes correct but to be exact it's the NY State Department of Agriculture that inspects 7/11s, delis and such.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Glenn BelverioApril 26, 2013 at 3:41 PM

    Papaya Dog is delicious! Fuck you, DOH!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Mark Hand The CatchmanApril 27, 2013 at 2:31 AM

    Any vegetarian who eats these on the assumption it doesn't contain meat are way wrong.... mice and roaches contain meat, right?

    ReplyDelete
  11. AnonymousApril 27, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    well, if by "meat" your vegetarian friend means any cut of meat one can buy at a butcher shop, then of course there is no meat in a hot dog.

    but if you count body parts like lips, anuses (anii?) and the like, i'm afraid she's dead wrong!

    ReplyDelete

Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome.

However, commentary that is intended to "flame" or attack, that contains violence, racist comments and potential libel will not be published. Facts are helpful.

If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. Also, comments predicting when a new business will close ("I give it six weeks") will not be approved.