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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3360 on: January 22, 2014, 07:01:42 PM »
The best burger in israel, hand down.
you must have tried every burger in israel

how does it compare to the keyara burger? or to the black burger?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3361 on: January 22, 2014, 07:06:33 PM »
you must have tried every burger in israel

how does it compare to the keyara burger? or to the black burger?
I dont like keyara. Though i will try it out bec someone just gave me a GC there.

I never knew black was kosher. It now made it onto my list. Will try it out hopefully tom if not next week :)

But yes, i have tried out bsically every place that i eat at's Burger.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3362 on: January 23, 2014, 08:14:01 AM »
The best burger in israel, hand down. It was the only normal tasting burger i have had here. (though i must say they say there 150 but there super shrunk down by the time they get to the bun,
I would say Keyara and Rodriguez's burgers are better, but I was referring to fast food
its good but lets not get carried away. they also have a pretty limited menu
Do you have a different fast food joint to nominate? Consistently great fast food. I can't think of anyplace here that beats it. Never been to Blackburger, but Rubin vs. OU...
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3363 on: January 23, 2014, 02:48:13 PM »
Just went to Keyara. Was not impressed. Haburganim's burger is easily 5X better!!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3364 on: January 23, 2014, 04:09:39 PM »
Just went to Keyara. Was not impressed. Haburganim's burger is easily 5X better!!
you went to keyara and got the burger?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3365 on: January 23, 2014, 04:37:24 PM »
you went to keyara and got the burger?
Was that not obvious? What gave it away?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3366 on: January 23, 2014, 04:44:56 PM »
you went to keyara and got the burger?
you suggested it last night as being way better than the best burger i ever had....
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3367 on: January 23, 2014, 05:04:15 PM »
you suggested it last night as being way better than the best burger i ever had....
Don't waste your time or your money. Steak was decent, the $28 dollar burger was not.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3368 on: January 23, 2014, 05:09:52 PM »
Was that not obvious? What gave it away?

it was more disbelief than question, as in "you went to keyara and got the burger ?!"

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3369 on: January 23, 2014, 05:10:28 PM »
you suggested it last night as being way better than the best burger i ever had....
no, i asked since i never had it but as you tried every burger you must have

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3370 on: January 23, 2014, 05:12:23 PM »
no, i asked since i never had it but since you tried every burger you must have
lol. i tried entrecotes, and that was unedible! and they didnt give any buns
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3371 on: January 23, 2014, 05:14:50 PM »
lol. i tried entrecotes, and that was unedible! and they didnt give any buns
well thats because its more kebab than burger which is kinda expected in such a place. if you like kebabs you will like their "burger"

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3372 on: January 23, 2014, 05:15:57 PM »
well thats because its more kebab than burger which is kinda expected in such a place. if you like kebabs you will like their "burger"
Hate kebobs.

When in PapaG's i always tell them to skip kebob course
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3373 on: January 23, 2014, 05:17:46 PM »
Hate kebobs.

When in PapaG's i always tell them to skip kebob course
well now it all makes sense. so to clarify for the reader, if someone likes kababs, he will not find entrecotes burger to be 'unedible' (sic)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3374 on: January 23, 2014, 05:18:18 PM »
well now it all makes sense.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3375 on: January 23, 2014, 09:00:58 PM »
I don't suppose there's a recent list of the best 6-12 restaurants in Yerushalayim to eat at? We are going IYH Tuesday for a week and are staying in Rechavia. I can't read through 225 pages right now. Is there any trip report with restaurants like Dan has done for other places?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3376 on: January 23, 2014, 10:17:04 PM »
I don't suppose there's a recent list of the best 6-12 restaurants in Yerushalayim to eat at? We are going IYH Tuesday for a week and are staying in Rechavia. I can't read through 225 pages right now. Is there any trip report with restaurants like Dan has done for other places?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3377 on: January 23, 2014, 10:36:31 PM »
Just post what kind of place you're looking for and we'll help you out.
Well, here's some places we've eaten in the past and were pretty good, but we are always looking for new places. Need Mehadrin.
Keyara, Greens, Belinda, The Spaghettis, Café Rimon, Waffle Bar
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3378 on: January 23, 2014, 10:47:27 PM »
What kind of places do you want? Milchig or fleishig? Cheaper or more expensive? Type of food you're into?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3379 on: January 23, 2014, 10:56:57 PM »

Well, here's some places we've eaten in the past and were pretty good, but we are always looking for new places. Need Mehadrin.
Keyara, Greens, Belinda, The Spaghettis, Café Rimon, Waffle Bar
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