A 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.

The Clearwater Embankment-based venue is dubbed the "Crypto Street Eating house" and held a yard opening to the public earlier this month with a menu full of names that give a nod to pop crypto-assets and terminology.

The menu boasts dishes such as the Dogedog, Crypto Cuban, DeFi Caesar Salad, SHIBA Shrimp Cocktail and the Bitcoinana Split to proper name a few, while the restaurant'southward decor is also decked out with crypto culture themed posters, wall art and furniture depicting Doge, Satoshi Nakamoto, Elon Musk and assorted Bitcoin memes.

Crypto Street Eating place, Source: Yelp.com

Co-ordinate to the restaurant's owner Ricardo Varona, Crypto Street accepts payment in all digital avails including memecoins then-called "Shitcoins," and the dogedogs accept been "pretty popular" then far.

During a Wed interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Varona said that his 24-year-old son outset introduced him to crypto a few years agone but he wasn't a fan of the sector at the time. Over time, all the same, he warmed upwardly to the concept of crypto assets and initially considered launching a eatery franchise that accepted crypto payments.

After the pandemic hit and diverse expenses and supply chain issues became apparent, Varona said that he altered his program to launch a single crypto-themed venue as opposed to a chain that simply accepted crypto.

"I kept thinking I want to do something unlike, something fresh, and I kept thinking near crypto... I calculated what information technology would be to do something new, cut ties with the franchise and started working on Crypto Street."

"So far the younger oversupply loves information technology and come back. With the older crowd, in that location'south a lot of people that have interest and similar stories to mine where their son or grandson taught them something. And then information technology creates pretty absurd conversations," he added.

Varona said that the eatery can accept crypto payments via a merchant account or peer-to-peer directly to his wallet.

"And then far we accept had a few transactions in crypto, though a lot of people are interested in using it. In that location's likewise some people who just sold information technology or want to concord it in the long-term instead. Only a lot of people empathise that using it adds value," he said.

Five stars for the food or the idea?

In its short history, the Crypto Street Eating house has been reviewed favorably online and then far, pulling in a total of three five-star reviews on Yelp and 8 5-star reviews on Google Reviews.

"Pretty cool place! Excellent ornamentation, neat menu options and super friendly staff. Possessor is on top of everything and will gladly give y'all a tour of the thematic restaurant and explain how the crypto payment system will work," says the review from elite Yelper "Eduardo F."

This is not the commencement fourth dimension the beloved Dogecoin has been affiliated with hot dogs. American meat manufacturing giant Oscar Mayer auctioned off a one-of-ane pack of "Hot Doge Wieners" via eBay in Baronial.

Related: Dogecoin Foundation works with Ethereum co-founder on DOGE staking

Last calendar month, Cointelegraph also reported that popular fast-nutrient chain Burger Rex partnered with retail trading platform Robinhood to requite away costless cryptocurrency, primarily in the form of DOGE, to its customers who spent $5 or more at its locations across the U.S.