The last time I’ve eaten at Gray’s Papaya, I was seven months pregnant… with my first child. Chris and I were in the city for the day, the entire day, and before we left I wanted one of their famous hot dogs. On our way to the subway, to make our way back to New Jersey, we decided to find one of their locations. We called our friend to find the one nearest our location. Oh if only I’d had an iPhone back then.
“We’re trying to find a Gray’s Papaya, how do we get there from here.”
And then we proceeded to explain where we were. After he told us which way to go, our reaction definitely exuded the confidence we felt.
Us: “Huh?”
Him: “What?”
Us: “I like chocolate.”
Him: “What?”
Us: “We’ll find it.”
I’m not sure why we were so confused, New York streets are basically laid out in a grid. The fact is, I have an excuse, I was SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT, thank you very much.
We walked in the direction we thought we should and continued walking. A couple hours and a few phone calls later, we almost gave up. After deciding to head back and make our way to the subway we looked up and the sight we saw took our breath away.
I was all, “NO WAY!”
And he was all, “NO WAY!”
And I laughed.
And cried.
Gray’s Papaya.
One block away from where we started.
Crystal Rae says
so what did you get from there?
Erin says
YUM!!!
jennykate77 says
And that’s why we love our iPhones! 🙂 I think we’ve all had a situation like that.
5 Kids With Disabilities says
Oh, isn’t that always the way????
I hope you were able to eat there after all that!
Huong says
It’s not an adventure if you don’t get lost 🙂 Glad you found it though! I LOVE their papaya drink.
Coffee with Cathy says
This is why I need to get out of Alabama more! Thanks for the laugh — and the yummy expectation of what something from a place called Gray’s Papaya might taste like.
Jaina says
It took me a while to figure out why that name sounded sooooo familiar. It just finally clicked that they go to Gray’s Papaya on a New Year’s Eve episode in How I Met Your Mother.
Gerri says
LOL That hotdog had to have been delicious!
Short Poems says
Nice situation 🙂
marinela xx
Life with Kaishon says
I have never heard of that place.