 Although the restaurant originally only served drinks made from fresh tropical fruits, it soon expanded to serving hot dogs due to the influence of its neighborhood, which at the time was populated predominantly by German-American immigrants.It now also serves crispy curly fries, onion rings, fried pickles, fried Oreos, fried Twinkies, tater tots, knishes, cheese steaks and corn dogs.Papaya King was founded and run for many years by the late Constantine "Gus" Poulos, and later by his son Peter, who first managed their second store (with seating) at 87th Street and Third Avenue.