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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5420 on: July 07, 2015, 02:41:12 AM »
Gosh, only 5 activities in Jerusalem?  Has to be more... Anyone, ideas??
Tayelet?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5421 on: July 07, 2015, 03:21:27 AM »
Waffle Bar Sushi Menu:


Vegetarian Roll:

•   Veg Roll
Avocado, Cucumber, carrot
•   Yummy Roll
Sweet potato, tamago, SP crunch, drizzled with teriyaki sauce

Our Signature Roll:

•   Salmon Avocado Roll
•   Rainbow Roll
Avocado, cucumber, sweet potato wrapped with salmon, seabass and avocado
•   Bagel Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber topped with toasted sesame and chives
•   Fantasy Roll
Cooked salmon, Portobello mushroom and cucumber wrapped with avocado & fried onion, drizzled with teriyaki sauce   
•   Brazilian Roll
Salmon, crunchy salmon skin and green onion drizzled with teriyaki sauce
•   Fire Roll
Salmon skin, Portobello mushroom, sweet potato wrapped with seared salmon and hot sauce
•   Sosumi Roll
Avocado, tempura sweet potato, green onion, wrapped with salmon, fried onion and drizzled with Spicy Mayo
•   Tropical
Avocado, cucumber and carrots wrapped with seabass and mango topped SP crunch and green onion
•   Agogo Cooked Tempura Roll
Salmon, avocado and sweet potato in tempura batter deep fried
•   Philadelphia Roll
Cooked salmon, cream cheese and green onion

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5422 on: July 07, 2015, 04:15:02 AM »
Waffle Bar Sushi Menu:


Vegetarian Roll:

•Veg Roll
Avocado, Cucumber, carrot
•Yummy Roll
Sweet potato, tamago, SP crunch, drizzled with teriyaki sauce

Our Signature Roll:

•Salmon Avocado Roll
•Rainbow Roll
Avocado, cucumber, sweet potato wrapped with salmon, seabass and avocado
•Bagel Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber topped with toasted sesame and chives
•Fantasy Roll
Cooked salmon, Portobello mushroom and cucumber wrapped with avocado & fried onion, drizzled with teriyaki sauce   
•Brazilian Roll
Salmon, crunchy salmon skin and green onion drizzled with teriyaki sauce
•Fire Roll
Salmon skin, Portobello mushroom, sweet potato wrapped with seared salmon and hot sauce
•Sosumi Roll
Avocado, tempura sweet potato, green onion, wrapped with salmon, fried onion and drizzled with Spicy Mayo
•Tropical
Avocado, cucumber and carrots wrapped with seabass and mango topped SP crunch and green onion
•Agogo Cooked Tempura Roll
Salmon, avocado and sweet potato in tempura batter deep fried
•Philadelphia Roll
Cooked salmon, cream cheese and green onion
Couldn't source kani?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5423 on: July 07, 2015, 04:17:35 AM »
Couldn't source kani?
What's kani?  I'm not a sushi maven...

ETA:
Wife tells me it's fake crab. (i feel like that's the kinda thing that rubin's wouldnt let)
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5424 on: July 07, 2015, 04:17:45 AM »
I spoke to the Sosumi chef and he said to advertise it... He's being there today at 9:30
am or pm?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5425 on: July 07, 2015, 04:18:04 AM »
What's kani?  I'm not a sushi maven... (i also feel like that's the kinda thing that rubin's wouldnt let)
imitation crab

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5427 on: July 07, 2015, 04:30:02 AM »
Waffle Bar Sushi Menu:


Vegetarian Roll:

•Veg Roll
Avocado, Cucumber, carrot
•Yummy Roll
Sweet potato, tamago, SP crunch, drizzled with teriyaki sauce

Our Signature Roll:

•Salmon Avocado Roll
•Rainbow Roll
Avocado, cucumber, sweet potato wrapped with salmon, seabass and avocado
•Bagel Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, cucumber topped with toasted sesame and chives
•Fantasy Roll
Cooked salmon, Portobello mushroom and cucumber wrapped with avocado & fried onion, drizzled with teriyaki sauce   
•Brazilian Roll
Salmon, crunchy salmon skin and green onion drizzled with teriyaki sauce
•Fire Roll
Salmon skin, Portobello mushroom, sweet potato wrapped with seared salmon and hot sauce
•Sosumi Roll
Avocado, tempura sweet potato, green onion, wrapped with salmon, fried onion and drizzled with Spicy Mayo
•Tropical
Avocado, cucumber and carrots wrapped with seabass and mango topped SP crunch and green onion
•Agogo Cooked Tempura Roll
Salmon, avocado and sweet potato in tempura batter deep fried
•Philadelphia Roll
Cooked salmon, cream cheese and green onion
Were you find this menu?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5428 on: July 07, 2015, 06:06:25 AM »

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5429 on: July 07, 2015, 07:53:58 AM »
Gosh, only 5 activities in Jerusalem?  Has to be more... Anyone, ideas??
You're looking for activities in Jerusalem? You can try the Lyfta hike near merkaz ha'ir

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5430 on: July 07, 2015, 08:48:49 AM »
Just got back from waffle bar. The sushi prices were outrageous. Veg and yummy roll were 47 a roll. The others varied from 57-67. Someone on the table next to me got one. It looked like  there were around 5 small pieces in the roll.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5431 on: July 07, 2015, 11:23:48 AM »
Just got back from waffle bar. The sushi prices were outrageous. Veg and yummy roll were 47 a roll. The others varied from 57-67. Someone on the table next to me got one. It looked like  there were around 5 small pieces in the roll.
so did i. there were more than 5 pieces in my rolls, but indeed very expensive

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5432 on: July 07, 2015, 01:23:20 PM »
so did i. there were more than 5 pieces in my rolls, but indeed very expensive
Was it good?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5433 on: July 07, 2015, 03:39:00 PM »
Was it good?
it was sushi bar style sushi. not as good as restaurant style sushi but not as bad as pizza store sushi (and of course much better than supermarket sushi)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5435 on: July 07, 2015, 05:41:41 PM »
Can anyone recommend a person who can take us around to gedolim? Who will know where and when to go.

Or do you feel its really not needed and you can do on your own?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5436 on: July 07, 2015, 07:16:59 PM »
waffle bar

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5437 on: July 07, 2015, 07:17:37 PM »
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5438 on: July 07, 2015, 07:50:47 PM »

Those prices are ridiculously outrageous.  I hope people don't buy into that garbage

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5439 on: July 08, 2015, 03:37:42 AM »
Those prices are ridiculously outrageous.  I hope people don't buy into that garbage
Yea, kinda expensive.   Although it hit me that sushi in general is quite expensive. IIRC in NY a "fancy" roll costs $10.  So you're paying an extra ~$5 a roll here.
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