Nothing to relish here.
An Arizona family chowing down at the iconic Nathan’s Hot Dog stand in Coney Island claims they had a near-tragic visit when they found a razor blade hidden in the condiments.
The viral video of the shocking snack shows a straight razor covered in onions and mustard — and lying next to the nearly finished glizzy.
“I’m still in shock. We found a blade inside the hot dog, and they claimed it didn’t come from them,” the woman, who identified herself as Abbey, said in the video.
A woman claimed her husband bit down on a razor in his Nathan’s hot dog. TikTok/ahhbee.24The distraught mother shared her story on TikTok Tuesday, two days after she said the alleged encounter at the famous Surf Avenue flagship stand.
Abbey and her family were visiting the shop — famous for hosting the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest — during their trip to the Big Apple from Arizona.
“My husband bit into what he initially thought was a hard onion, but it turned out to be a blade inside his food,” Abbey told AMNY.
“Once he spit it out, we saw the blade and notified the employees.”
Abbey complained to the store’s manager, who claimed the blade was not the responsibility of his own employees, she said.
He allegedly told the family the franks were delivered from another Nathan’s location, but admitted that the blade could have also come from the onions, Abbey recounted.
The family said they were was left shaken by the close call, with Abbey writing that she was “bawling [her] eyes out” after the discovery.
“He didn’t even say sorry,” she claimed of the Nathan’s manager.
“My husband bit into what he initially thought was a hard onion, but it turned out to be a blade inside his food,” the woman said. jonbilous – stock.adobe.comThe city Department of Health confirmed to The Post that it had received a 311 report about the incident and is investigating.
Customers at the famous hot dog stand on Thursday were split on whether Abbey’s tale was true.
“I imagine that can’t happen here. I think that’s highly unlikely,” said Charly Rows, a tourist from Sydney, Australia.
“If it did happen, someone must have put it there on purpose, you’d think … I think it’s really unlikely. I think it’s really unlikely that someone would do that.”
The Department of Health did confirm that they received a report and are investigating the incident. TikTok/ahhbee.24Denise Levy, a local resident, said she’s never had a problem with the Nathan’s vendor, but wasn’t sure why Abbey would lie about the incident.
“Obviously, that’s very disturbing. You wouldn’t want to see that anywhere, whether it’s here or in Arizona,” she said.
“I don’t know why they would fib about it, make up a whole story. Unless they just want to see their name in print somewhere. But they are a very reputable company that’s been around for 100 years, so I really doubt that. If it’s true, it is very upsetting.”
Some customers thought that Abbey’s claim was not true. Paul Martinka for the NYPostIf true, the dangerous incident would be shocking for the establishment, which climbed its way to an “A” rating at its last inspection after racking up a plethora of violations in recent years.
The flagship vendor hasn’t been dinged by the health department since July 2024, when it was slapped with 51 points for harboring rodents, failing to keep food at safe temperatures, and allowing its Food Protection Certificate to lapse, among other hazards.
Representatives for Nathan’s did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
