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<\/p>\nA new crypto-themed restaurant in Florida is slinging hot dogs and shrimp cocktails inspired by Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB), with the Dogedogs being highly prized by customers. <\/p>\n
The Clearwater Beach-based venue is dubbed the \u201cCrypto Street Restaurant\u201d and held a grand opening to the public earlier this month with a menu full of names that give a nod to popular crypto-assets and terminology. <\/p>\n
The menu boasts dishes such as the Dogedog, Crypto Cuban, DeFi Caesar Salad, SHIBA Shrimp Cocktail and the Bitcoinana Split to name a few, while the restaurant’s decor is also decked out with crypto culture themed posters, wall art and furniture depicting Doge, Satoshi Nakamoto, Elon Musk and assortec Bitcoin memes.<\/p>\n
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According to the restaurant\u2019s owner Ricardo Varona, Crypto Street accepts payment in all digital assets including memecoins and so-called \u201cShitcoins,\u201d and the dogedogs have been \u201cpretty popular\u201d so far.<\/p>\n
During a Dec.29 interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Varona said that his 24-year-old son first introduced him to crypto a few years ago but he wasn\u2019t a fan of the sector at the time. Over time however, he warmed up to the concept of crypto assets and initially considered launching a restaurant franchise that accepted crypto payments. <\/p>\n
After the pandemic hit and various expenses and supply chain issues became apparent, Varona said that he altered his plan to launch a single crypto-themed venue as opposed to a chain that simply accepted crypto. <\/p>\n
\u201cI kept thinking I want to do something different, something fresh, and I kept thinking about crypto… I calculated what it would be to do something new, cut ties with the franchise and started working on Crypto Street.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cSo far the younger crowd loves it and come back. With the older crowd, there\u2019s a lot of people that have interest and similar stories to mine where their son or grandson taught them something. So it creates pretty cool conversations,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Varona said that the restaurant can accept crypto payments via a merchant account or peer-to-peer directly to his wallet. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo far we have had a few transactions in crypto, though a lot of people are interested in using it. There\u2019s also some people who just sold it or want to hold it in the long-term instead. But a lot of people understand that using it adds value,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Five stars for the food or the idea?<\/h3>\n
In its short history, the Crypto Street Restaurant has been reviewed favorably online so far, pulling in a total of three five-star reviews on Yelp and eight five-star reviews on Google Reviews. <\/p>\n
\u201cPretty cool place! Excellent decoration, great menu options and super friendly staff. Owner is on top of everything and will gladly give you a tour of the thematic restaurant and explain how the crypto payment system will work,\u201d says the review from elite Yelper \u201cEduardo F.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is not the first time the beloved Dogecoin has been affiliated with hot dogs, after American meat manufacturing giant Oscar Mayer auctioned off a one-of-one pack of \u201cHot Doge Wieners\u201d via eBay in August. <\/p>\n