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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2260 on: February 11, 2013, 05:43:47 PM »
Any good fleishig place with good hechser in teveria or tzfat?

Deckes in tzveria  http://www.decks.co.il/home/decks
Mul Aar in tzfat
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2261 on: February 11, 2013, 05:45:46 PM »
Deckes in tzveria  http://www.decks.co.il/home/decks

Should warn the OP that Decks may not have the best hechsher.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2262 on: February 11, 2013, 05:46:22 PM »
Deckes in tzveria  http://www.decks.co.il/home/decks
Mul Aar in tzfat

Most people don't eat deck's hechsher.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2263 on: February 11, 2013, 05:47:05 PM »
Most people don't eat deck's hechsher.
Should warn the OP that Decks may not have the best hechsher.

is not mehadrin?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2264 on: February 11, 2013, 05:47:34 PM »
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2265 on: February 11, 2013, 05:48:51 PM »
Nope.

so what is it under?

why it's known to be mehadrin?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2266 on: February 11, 2013, 05:50:26 PM »
why it's known to be mehadrin?

Since when?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2267 on: February 11, 2013, 05:50:57 PM »
so what is it under?

why it's known to be mehadrin?

It's known to not be mehadrin. They serve foie gras. And have been serving it since years ago.
Been there done that, never went back after I learnt a little bit about kashrus.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2268 on: February 11, 2013, 05:53:32 PM »
Since when?

idk i was in tzfas for two years and alot of frumer tourists always told me thats a good place (mehadrin)
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2269 on: February 11, 2013, 05:54:57 PM »
idk i was in tzfas for two years and alot of frumer tourists always told me thats a good place (delicious)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2270 on: February 11, 2013, 05:59:01 PM »
Been there done that, never went back after I learnt a little bit about kashrus.
FTFY
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2271 on: February 12, 2013, 03:23:31 AM »
yes they charge your cc for tickets, later.
as of not too long ago, they just charged your cc a service charge of $10, not the full amount of the ticket. can you confirm this has changed?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2272 on: February 12, 2013, 03:24:03 AM »
idk i was in tzfas for two years and alot of frumer tourists always told me thats a good place (mehadrin)
thats been a problem for a long time.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2273 on: February 12, 2013, 05:10:49 AM »
thats been a problem for a long time.

good to know
thanx
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2274 on: February 12, 2013, 05:19:36 AM »
as of not too long ago, they just charged your cc a service charge of $10, not the full amount of the ticket. can you confirm this has changed?
Hertz and thrify a few months ago I have had them charge. It will be a minimum of 3 months later, as that is the legal time you are allowed to pay it yourself. But why take risks when there is a shtik that lets you get away with it by paying 1 shek....

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2275 on: February 12, 2013, 05:37:42 AM »
Hertz and thrify a few months ago I have had them charge. It will be a minimum of 3 months later, as that is the legal time you are allowed to pay it yourself. But why take risks when there is a shtik that lets you get away with it by paying 1 shek....

Apparently they cracked down on that shtick.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2276 on: February 12, 2013, 05:48:15 AM »
bottom line, if received parking ticket with hertz, what are my options?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2277 on: February 12, 2013, 05:50:27 AM »
bottom line, if received parking ticket with hertz, what are my options?
if it was me, I would pay if a 100 ticket. If it's 250/500/1000 I would take the $10/15 chance.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2278 on: February 12, 2013, 09:03:20 AM »
bottom line, if received parking ticket with hertz, what are my options?

If I do want to fight/dispute a ticket what do I do?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #2279 on: February 12, 2013, 10:10:22 AM »
any delish caterer that will deliver Pessach meals?