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PAUL AND SAM GO TO WHITE CASTLE: A LATE-NIGHT CULINARY REVIEW

 

paul and sam go to white castle

White Castle is known to cure hangovers, late-night hunger, and Zika virus.

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This visit took place at 1:00 AM on Queens Boulevard in NYC.

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When 7-Eleven is across the street you’ve reached nirvana.

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Al fresco dining options.

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Sliders are their thing.

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You can select a la carte options such as chicken and waffle sliders, fish nibblers with onion rings, or fried cheese curds.

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Tasty beverages.

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This is Sam Ita, renowned graphic novelist and paper engineer. It took a lot of convincing to get him to go to White Castle, that is, until I proposed the idea of him reenacting the role of Kumar.

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Bathroom visits come with concierge services.

10 sack for real

I chose the prix fixe: a 10-sack with fried cheese curds and a Diet Coke.

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The legendary White Castle slider in all of its nude, tanned glory.

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Here’s what’s under the hood: a square hamburger patty, American cheese, itty-bitty onions, pickles, and ketchup.

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I created a five-stack.

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This looks huge but its looks—like its taste—are deceiving.

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The fried cheese curd masticated like chewing gum.

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Had we been able to recreate the car chases and arbitrary appearances of Neal Patrick Harris from Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, I would’ve awarded three Michelin stars to this joint. Instead the only thing that comes to mind is a resilient New York saying: “never forget”—because never again.

— Paul

 

White Castle
42-2 Queens Blvd.
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 786-2475