Pop-Tarts Store Pops Up in NYC
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Facebook has inspired family reunions, renewed friendships, much Scrabble playing—and now a restaurant. Or, a restaurant of sorts.
Almost immediately after Kellogg launched a Facebook fan page dedicated to Pop-Tarts—those thin, frosting-topped, super-sweet, preservative-filled, pasty-like concoctions sold in grocery stores since 1964—company executives became amazed at Pop-Tart Facebook popularity (currently two million fans and counting). So, they decided to open a store dedicated to said pastry-like concoctions.
And where else in the world has enough dignity and class to accommodate the Pop-Tarts brand? New York’s Time Square, of course.
There, right on 42nd Street, you’ll find Pop-Tarts World. Picture a combination of trinket store, take-out cafe and Pop-Tart shrine.
In addition to the 28 flavors of Pop-Tarts available in your local store you’ll find some “special” Pop-Tarts concoctions. Among the made-to-order menu items:
• Sticky Cinna Munchies—chunks of cinnamon Pop-Tarts on top of cream-cheese icing on top of cinnamon rolls.
• Ants on a Log—celery topped with peanut butter and chunks of Wild Grape Pop-Tarts.
• Fluffer Butter—two fudge Pop-Tarts with marshmallow spread between them.
• Pop-Tarts Sushi—raw tuna and squid inside a Pop-Tart covered with salmon roe and wasabi.
Okay, so we made up that last one. Though wouldn’t it be great if we hadn’t? But, for reals, Pop-Tarts World does have:
• Pop-Tarts Sushi—three fruit Pop-Tarts of your choice minced together and then rolled up.
For more traditional put-in-the-toaster Pop-Tarts visit the store’s Varietizer vending machine; it allows you to mix and match a personalized combination of Pop-Tarts in a single box. Also available is Pop-Tarts themed merchandise including lip balm, posters, coffee mugs and, this being Times Square, t-shirts. For an interactive experience you can play Pop-Tarts video games on site. And make sure you check out the Pop-Tarts tiles in the bathroom.
Time Square tourists with absolutely no regard for their health could have quite the culinary experience enjoying breakfast at Pop-Tarts World, lunch at M&M’s World and dinner at Hershey’s Times Square Store. All three food shops are within five blocks of each other.
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First, pop tarts are evil, and so bad for you.
Second, the next time I am in NY…this is on my list to do…
“Time Square tourists with absolutely no regard for their health could have quite the culinary experience enjoying breakfast at Pop-Tarts World, lunch at M&M’s World and dinner at Hershey’s Times Square Store. All three food shops are within five blocks of each other.”
hahaha!
Also, I read this 3 times…
“Pop-Tarts Sushi—raw tuna and squid inside a Pop-Tart covered with salmon roe and wasabi.”
while staring at the picture ofthe Pop-Tart sushi and tried to imagine how this could be edible…until I continued and read…
“Okay, so we made up that last one. Though wouldn’t it be great if we hadn’t?”
LOL! No, it wouldn’t be great. ::dryheaves::
Another great article SpotCoolStuff/Travel!!
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