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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5180 on: June 11, 2015, 09:42:05 AM »
Been going the past four years and found this year's to have actually been really good. It was more packed than most years though for some reason...BTW, I believe that tonight is the last night (it says it goes through the 11th)(correct me if im wrong though)
Tonight is the last night. It's allways crowded there. And they have quite cool stuff there this year.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5181 on: June 11, 2015, 11:49:12 AM »
Anyone know any good places in Herzliya to eat - going to be staying at the Ritz. Also anyone know about the quality of the Herzliya Rabbanute hasgacha?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5182 on: June 11, 2015, 12:24:01 PM »
Anyone know any good places in Herzliya to eat - going to be staying at the Ritz. Also anyone know about the quality of the Herzliya Rabbanute hasgacha?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5183 on: June 11, 2015, 12:29:04 PM »
Anyone know any good places in Herzliya to eat - going to be staying at the Ritz. Also anyone know about the quality of the Herzliya Rabbanute hasgacha?
Cafe cafe is 2 min walk or u can drive to El Gaucho - Ramat Gan - 20 min

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5184 on: June 11, 2015, 03:08:03 PM »
Anyone know any good places in Herzliya to eat - going to be staying at the Ritz. Also anyone know about the quality of the Herzliya Rabbanute hasgacha?
Lechem basar(machpud) is only 15 min away in the Namal Tel aviv

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5185 on: June 11, 2015, 03:32:13 PM »
Lechem basar(machpud) is only 15 min away in the Namal Tel aviv

Does Lechem Basar in TLV have the same limited menu as in J-lem?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5186 on: June 11, 2015, 03:34:56 PM »
Does Lechem Basar in TLV have the same limited menu as in J-lem?
what called a limited menu?
dont know if its accurate but heres a menu http://www.2eat.co.il/eng/lehembasar/menu.aspx?pid=8311

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5187 on: June 11, 2015, 03:36:37 PM »
what called a limited menu?

They have about 6 starters and 6 mains..

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5188 on: June 11, 2015, 03:37:07 PM »
They have about 6 starters and 6 mains..
i modified my post with a menu

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5189 on: June 11, 2015, 04:06:58 PM »
They have about 6 starters and 6 mains..
I count 10 starters and 7 mains-and the food there is fantastic...

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5190 on: June 11, 2015, 04:41:44 PM »
Big Apple pizza opening in the Paran shopping center.

Does anyone have any info about it, as to when exactly it'll be opening and what the hechsher will be?
it's going to be rabanut mehadrin.  the "big apple" people tasted with rubin ingredients, said it didn't taste the same "big apple" taste, so they using rabanut mehadrin.  its an interesting trade-off.  i wonder if they'll at least try to get a good mashgiach situation, as well as KFI approval, to minimize the loss.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5191 on: June 11, 2015, 05:54:28 PM »


as well as KFI approval, to minimize the loss.
Not sure KFI would go anywhere near a place with only a rabanut mehadrin.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5192 on: June 11, 2015, 05:55:34 PM »
Lechem basar(machpud) is only 15 min away in the Namal Tel aviv
Just came back from there and staying at the Ritz tonight. The food was pretty good!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5193 on: June 12, 2015, 04:32:31 PM »
Just came back from there and staying at the Ritz tonight. The food was pretty good!

What do you recommend at Lechem Basar?  Going next month.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5194 on: June 13, 2015, 02:42:01 PM »
What do you recommend at Lechem Basar?  Going next month.
There's not too much to choose on the menu but my wife and I split a 350gr entrocote steak and then something called Lamb Sini'ya.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5195 on: June 13, 2015, 02:56:50 PM »
What do you recommend at Lechem Basar?  Going next month.
Fillet minion, but don't get it less than medium
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5196 on: June 13, 2015, 03:07:05 PM »
Fillet minion, but don't get it less than medium
Not everyone holds you can eat that.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5197 on: June 13, 2015, 03:07:12 PM »

Fillet minion, but don't get it less than medium
What's the deal with that for ashkenazim?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5198 on: June 13, 2015, 03:07:47 PM »
What's the deal with that for ashkenazim?
R' Moshe in Igros says it's ok
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #5199 on: June 13, 2015, 03:09:10 PM »

R' Moshe in Igros says it's ok
Can you provide source please?