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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3380 on: January 24, 2014, 12:40:30 AM »
Red heifer, Entrecote.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3381 on: January 24, 2014, 11:23:05 AM »
who'd you take a new mortgage out with. In sure you did of you have greens on the radar.

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Greens was great. It's on Keren Kayemet near Diskin. Not so expensive. Unless you mean a different place.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3382 on: January 25, 2014, 08:58:24 PM »
Greens was great. It's on Keren Kayemet near Diskin. Not so expensive. Unless you mean a different place.
for an American it might not look so expensive but for the ones living there it is expensive .
The only reson I go there is for my wife !

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3383 on: January 25, 2014, 09:32:52 PM »
for an American it might not look so expensive but for the ones living there it is expensive .
The only reson I go there is for my wife !
You picked up a wife in Greens? Wow! I went for a bagel.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3384 on: January 25, 2014, 09:34:13 PM »
But you're right. It's gotta be difficult for those living there to go out even once in a while.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3385 on: January 25, 2014, 10:41:38 PM »
for an American it might not look so expensive but for the ones living there it is expensive .
The only reson I go there is for my wife !
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I haven't touched lots of these places since the era in which I was in yeshiva and living off the parent's dole.
I tend to stick to Groupon's and falafel nowadays.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3386 on: January 26, 2014, 02:18:49 AM »
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I haven't touched lots of these places since the era in which I was in yeshiva and living off the parent's dole.
I tend to stick to Groupon's and falafel nowadays.
i tend to stick to nothing.. i find it cheaper that way :)

mutty, im sure compared to bagel hole (plus parking ticket) its cheaper. but im coming from pizza beitit, (which is amazing) and they charge a muffin and large coffee 8 shekel. a baguette omelet 12 shekel. fresh donuts 6 shekel. fresh cheese cake 8 shekel. a smoothie 10 shekel. a slice 8 shekel. french fries 10 shekel. and so on... :)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3387 on: January 26, 2014, 02:35:29 AM »
i tend to stick to nothing.. i find it cheaper that way :)

mutty, im sure compared to bagel hole (plus parking ticket) its cheaper. but im coming from pizza beitit, (which is amazing) and they charge a muffin and large coffee 8 shekel. a baguette omelet 12 shekel. fresh donuts 6 shekel. fresh cheese cake 8 shekel. a smoothie 10 shekel. a slice 8 shekel. french fries 10 shekel. and so on... :)
Do you buy them all?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3388 on: January 26, 2014, 02:36:12 AM »
Do you buy them all?
I go thru tekufa's.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3389 on: January 26, 2014, 03:21:43 AM »
I'd like to officially nominate Haburganim as best Super Mehadrin fast food in Israel. All in favor say "Aye"

Aye aye!

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3390 on: January 26, 2014, 03:23:14 AM »
Madanei Geulah on Straus (right near Kikar Shabbos), Hadar Geulah in Tel Arza, Toameh at the beginning of Meah Shearim, Kretchme on bottom of Yechezkel, Heimish Essen on Ramban in Rechavia.

Don't forget about Ma'adanei Zahav on Malachi. My friend's father-in-law owns it. Tiny place, but super clean, and the food is absolutely amazing. :)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3391 on: January 26, 2014, 03:27:17 AM »
Red heifer, Entrecote.

Also: Agas Vetapuach, Greg's, Waffle Bar (Ramat Eshkol) for milchigs; Sheyan, Papagaio, Cafe Rimon for fleishigs. And Sushi Garden, if you like sushi.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3392 on: January 26, 2014, 06:13:44 AM »
Don't forget about Ma'adanei Zahav on Malachi. My friend's father-in-law owns it. Tiny place, but super clean, and the food is absolutely amazing. :)
for those who care about about this type of thing, last i checked they do not have a reputable hashgacha

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3393 on: January 26, 2014, 07:00:07 AM »
for those who care about about this type of thing, last i checked they do not have a reputable hashgacha

Which one do they have?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3394 on: January 26, 2014, 07:01:26 AM »
Which one do they have?
nothing youve ever heard of (last i checked)

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3395 on: January 26, 2014, 07:52:23 AM »
Where can I eat in Tel Aviv?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3396 on: January 26, 2014, 08:54:54 AM »

Where can I eat in Tel Aviv?
theres a mehadrin cafe cafe on the water

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3397 on: January 26, 2014, 09:25:04 AM »
And 2 piers over there is a meat resturant( forgot the name ) it's next to the volley ball court .
The hecsher is macput

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3398 on: January 26, 2014, 09:26:38 AM »
theres a mehadrin cafe cafe on the water

Do you happen to know the hechsher?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #3399 on: January 26, 2014, 09:55:03 AM »
Anywhere besides rimon that's stroller and kid friendly for supper? (Meat)