Callie Anderson tries five viral New York foods: Pop-Up Bagels, Crumbl Cookie, Raising Cane's, Glaze hot chocolate, and Adel's halal cart. She ranks Crumbl Cookie first, praises the toasted marshmallow rim on Glaze hot chocolate, and notes Adel's combo for its freshness.
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Wow! Mmm! Good morning everybody! Today I am trying viral foods in New York City to see if they're actually worth the hype. I've got my yoga pants on for maximum comfort and stretchability. Let's head to our first stop. Our first stop of the day is Pop-Up Bagels. This has been all over my TikTok feed. It's a pretty unique bagel because usually when you get a bagel, they split it in half and spread the cream cheese on the bagel. But at this place, they just give you smaller bagels and you tear them with your hands and dip them in cream cheese on the side. I'm really hungry and the line is already pretty long, so let's go get our bagels. You know I keep it cool. Um, can I do a 3-pack with one schmear? And I'll do the rosemary garlic butter, please. What kind of bagel do you want? Oh, everything bagel, please. What's your name? Sorry? Name? Uh, Callie. Like California. Callie. Callie. Callie? Yeah. Thank you. Wow, they're so hot. I can feel them. I got the goods. And now we are going just around the corner to Crumble Cookie. Crumble Cookie is also blowing up the internet. I always see cookie mukbangs on social media. So these cookies are really big and they have weekly flavors. Pop Up Bagels and Crumble Cookie are both for carryout because they don't really have any seating. So we're just going to pick up our cookies and head back to the hotel to try them. Yeah, let's do a 4-pack maybe. Do you want anything else? The box is pretty. Breakfast in bed. I'm going to start with the pop-up bagels because I like to eat savory food first. Today they had peppermint chocolate and rosemary butter. I went for the rosemary butter. You can see there are so many seeds on here. It is packed with seeds. I'm going to follow their instructions. In the store it said rip, and dip. I am dipping it. Mmm. I really like the flavor of the cream cheese. My only regret is that we didn't try it right away. It's still delicious, but definitely if you get this, I think it needs to be eaten as soon as possible. Is it worth the hype? In my opinion, yes. Next up is Crumble Cookie. I am probably most excited to review this one because I think my algorithm knows that I'm a cookie monster. Now it's finally my turn. We got the 4-pack and it ended up being about $20. I chose the hot chocolate cookie. I had to get a classic chocolate chip cookie, a snickerdoodle cupcake cookie, and And finally, a holiday confetti cookie. First, let's try the hot chocolate cookie. Holy moly! It's so moist and it almost tastes like a brownie. They even put mini marshmallows on top, which is a great touch. Wow! Classic chocolate chip. I'm gonna be honest, it's not the best chocolate chip cookie I've ever had, but It is very good. To be honest, this is probably my least favorite so far. Now we have the Holiday Confetti Cookie. This one's gotta be a winner. I love anything with sprinkles, like birthday cake flavor, so I think I'm gonna love it. This one takes the cake. This is it. My favorite, hands down. Easy. I love this cookie. The flavor is amazing and the texture is spot on. I only took one bite of each cookie because they are extremely high in calories. We were looking at the sign and it said that even just one cookie is about 800 or 900 calories. Is this worth the hype? Absolutely worth the hype. 100%. Get Crumbl Cookies if you ever visit the US. Our next stop is Raising Cane's, which is basically a chicken tender fast food restaurant. I am a chicken tender girly. So I think I'll like it. And they're mostly famous because of their sauce. I don't know what kind of sauce it is, but it's very popular. Let's go get some. Kom? I'm not going to lie. It looks a little bit sad. It looks pretty unseasoned and the chicken tenders are quite small, but who knows, maybe I'll be surprised. I got sweet tea mixed with lemonade and it's fire. Really good. We call this drink an Arnold Palmer. I don't know what they put in this sauce, but it's so delicious. I can't even describe the taste. I don't know. I can't put my finger on what they put in here. It's like how in Korea we have drog kimbap. I think this is drog sauce. Mayak sosu. It's a little limp. Justin, don't stand right here. The chicken was actually a pleasant surprise. I think it's really well cooked. I like that they serve it with a piece of Texas toast. I thought it would be overrated, but for fast food, I think it's worth the hype. Thank you. Excuse me, can I ask how long have you been waiting? About 30 minutes. 30 minutes? Yeah. Okay, wasn't that bad. That's surprising. At the very end at like 5:20. Okay, awesome. Thank you so much. Okay, not as bad as expected. I just got in line for a viral hot chocolate. It's called Glaze, but the line is outrageous. I asked a woman at the front of the line and she said she was in line for about 30 minutes, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be. So I always see the lines and think, wow, who would wait in these lines? Well, I guess I would. Hi, can I do one salted caramel and one holiday peppermint, please? Thank you. Looks so good. We got the classic and we got the salted caramel. Oh my God, y'all hear that? Oh yeah. Once again, I'm doing it now. All right. After waiting in a 40-minute line, we finally got our hot chocolate. What's so special about these hot chocolates is it's like liquid marshmallow and they put a ring around the cup and toast it in front of you. Let's see how it is. I'll start with the classic. That is some good hot chocolate. This is going to heal me and save me from this bitter cold. Woo! Very rich. Delicious. Let's try the marshmallow. It's kind of awkward to eat though. I like the smokiness of the toasted marshmallow. Salted caramel tastes the same. The only difference is the caramel syrup on top. And it was an extra $1.50. So I don't think this is worth it. But I like the classic. I think it's worth the hype. I enjoy it. This is longer than the hot chocolate. Excuse me, you're in line for the halal food, right? Damn. Can I ask, how long have you been waiting? 30 minutes? Yeah, 30 minutes. Yeah. Oh, okay. Thank you so much. 30 minutes. Do we do it? Another 30-minute line. Right around the corner from the hot chocolate place is a really famous halal street food place. The line stretches down the street and I asked somebody in front how long they waited. They said it was about 30 minutes. So they have similar wait times. I thought after the hot chocolate I was done waiting in lines today, but I guess not. Here we are. Hi. I'll do a combo. What's your sauce? White sauce? Hot sauce? White sauce on top. Can I get hot sauce just on the side? Okay. Perfect. I hope I'm pronouncing this right, but this is Adel's famous halal spot. We got the combo of lamb and chicken over rice with lots of white sauce on top. Let's dig in. Lamb is very good. Even though it's freezing cold, I learned from my mistake with the bagels earlier. I didn't want to wait to get home to try this. I had to try it while it's fresh. Mmm! And one good thing about New York, there's always seats. We went to a lot of takeout places or carryout places today, but there's a lot of public places where you can just sit and eat. Is this worth the hype? That's an easy yes. I want to rank what was my favorite viral food to my least favorite viral food. Number 1! Crumble Cookie. I can definitely see why it gets so much hype. Delicious. Must go to Crumble Cookie. The good thing about Crumble is that it's a franchise. So if you visit California or Vegas, you can also get Crumble Cookies. Those are a must. Trust me. Number 2, I will say Surprisingly, the hot chocolate. I'm usually not a big dessert eater. I don't have a huge sweet tooth, but today I loved all the sweet things that we ate. The toasted marshmallow along the rim of the cup made it perfect. Number 3, I'm going to have to say this halal food. Everything in this little box just works. I love the meat, the rice, the sauce. It was served piping hot. It's just very delicious. Number 4, Pop-Up Bagels. I thought Pop-Up Bagels was really delicious, but I feel like I didn't eat it the way it's supposed to be eaten, so I have a lot of regret about that. When you're in New York, Bagels are iconic and a must-eat food, but the way that Pop-Up Bagels are served, I think you must eat it right away when they serve it to you. Don't wait for it to harden. You need to eat it when it's nice and fresh and hot. Finally, number 5, I'm going to say Raising Cane's. I liked Raising Cane's and I would definitely go again, especially for that sauce. I hope they bottle that sauce and sell it. I'm gonna look on Amazon later. I think Raising Cane's was better than KFC, but not as good as Korean fried chicken, of course. So it's not a must-go for me. If you're in the area and you're hungry, then it's still a great option. I hope you enjoyed eating some of New York City's most viral foods with me today. I ate way too many calories, but it was worth it. Please subscribe to my channel. Check out the pinned comment below, and if you want to take your studies to the next level, please check out our membership option. Take care everybody. Bye.
