I've never been interested in trying Papaya King's original New York locations because they don't serve veggie dogs. Having been disappointed by several New York-based eateries that've set up shop in Las Vegas, I wasn't expecting much from Papaya King.
Initially, I was interested in just grabbing a few tropical drinks to quench our thirst (it was 106 degrees in the shade), but we ended up ordering some dogs & dessert & eating in. Both the Papaya tropical drink & Papaya Pride smoothie were watered down without much flavor.
The food was just as bad. I took one bite of an Original hot dog with NY Onions & it was disgusting. The NY Onions were drenched in a sweet tomato sauce. This was my first time trying a meat hot dog in years & best believe it'll be my last (until I get tempted again.) Fried Twinkie was covered in a nice pancake batter; sweet & heavy, as expected.
I'm not sure if the original locations are any better, but it would be fine if I never found out.