For years, New Yorkers and savvy visitors have eaten through good times and lean by relying on the dirt-cheapest deal around: The ubiquitous Gray's Papaya hot dog chain.
Gray's "Recession Special" started nearly 20 years ago--offering two hot dogs and a drink for the ridiculously low price of $1.95. It's crept up to $3.50 over the years, but now it's set to take another massive jump:]]>
Ever since Mayor Bloomberg made NYC fast food joints start posting calorie information, the city's lunchtime hordes have felt a good deal queasier about their 1000-plus-calorie meals.
So the eco-conscious Dutch fast food chain Danku picked a good time to expand into Manhattan, bringing its unique comfort food options to a 57th Street location this week.
But don't expect all tofu and veggies here either. The menu features plenty of whole grains and lite options, but there's also the kroket: a deep-fried fritter filled with treats like mac and cheese or chili con carne, as well as Dutch-Indonesian specialties like chicken satay and basmati fried rice.
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Just when things got a little healthier at the nation's theme parks, Burger King announced that it plans to create its first Whopper Bar next spring at Universal Studios Orlando. The new concept located within CityWalk will be about half the size of a usual restaurant and will try its best to be trendy.
These restaurants will feature all the usual fast-food favorites as well as a more customizable approach to the traditional burger that they're calling the Whopper Topper area.
If things go well in Orlando, officials are planning to open several more burger bars in other high traffic locations--like your local airport.
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This Youtube video shows what happens at a McDonald's restaurant in the Akasaka, Tokyo after the bars close. The clip shows at least seven people sleeping off a night of heavy drinking in the booths at Mickey D's. Some of these sleepyheads were probably stranded when the Tokyo Metro closed down for the evening.
Miraculously, the staff doesn't seem to care that their restaurant is being used as a flophouse. This type of thing would never happen in the States. When we used to work at Starbucks in Manhattan, junkies and drunks would pass out in the bathrooms and we'd chase them out with mops. Guess foreign fast food joints are just a haven for assorted weirdness. For more proof, check out our clip of the dancing waiters at Pizza Hut in India.
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