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Abigael's - Kof K-permanently closed
Address: 1407 Broadway #4, New York, NY 10018
Phone:(212) 575-1407
Not to be missed:
  • Smoked Brisket Eggroll (Texas style, with barbecue vinaigrette and a chipotle potato salad) - AJK   
    (Mine was served frozen with a side of bad attitude-Dan)
  • Popcorn Chicken (fried golden, tossed with herbs, lemon and cayenne drizzle) - AJK

Barnea Bistro
Review: mochjas

La Brochette - OU
Address: 340 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone:(212) 972-2200
Not to be missed:
  • Short rib spring rolls
  • peking duck confit
Reviews: here and here

Le Marais - OU
Address: 150 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036
Phone:(212) 869-0900
Not to be missed:
  • Chili Marocaine (Spicy lamb chili, avocado relish) - AJK, itsyehuda
  • Pepper steak - AJK+ Dan (With 2 people get and split the fries and mashed potatoes as free sides which are both great as well)
  • Warm chocolate cake - Dan
  • Prime Rib for One -itsyehuda
  • Grilled Chicken Salad -youG
  • Beef Jerky -youG
  • La Surprise -moish
  • Peanut butter dome-shnoz

Mike's Bistro - OU
Address: 127 E 54th St, New York, NY 10022
Phone:(212) 799-3911
Not to be missed:
  • Homemade Gnocchi (duck & chicken confit, roasted portobello mushrooms, fresh thyme, duck jus, white truffle oil, chives) - AJK and Dan
  • Dumplings - Dan
  • Short Ribs - Dan, AJK, Dr Moose
  • Fries - Dan
  • Frozen passion fruit daiquiri - Dan
  • Sweet Yam Fritters- Joe4007, mochada
  • crispy veal sweetbreads- ushdadude

Reserve Cut = OU
Address: 40 Broad St, New York, NY 10004
Phone:(212) 747-0300
Not to be missed:
  • Smoked Short Rib Tacos - Joe4007, Sport, judahk88, AJK, and bubble347, @Yehuda, Redbull3
  • Stuffed Jalapeno with lamb and couscous - Mocha
  • Porcini Mushroom soup-Dan (and Shiframeir 1st...)
  • BIGEYE TUNA TARTAR -- Perfect raw tuna round tower mixed with mango and ginger plus guac on top. - Shiframeir
  • Ambiance
  • Lunch: Grilled Chicken Avocado Sandwich - @Yehuda
Review: @Yehuda

Wall St Grill
Not to be missed:
  • Tuna Ribbons
  • Corned Beef Flatbread
  • Thai Beef
  • Rib Chop Steak
  • Brownies & fruit jewels Desserts
  • Ambiance - Upper Floor in the Day light


Talias - Rabbi Avrohom Marmorstein
Address: 668 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
Phone:(212) 580-3770
Reviews: here

Wolf And Lamb - OK
Address: 10 E 48th St, New York, NY 10017
Phone:(212) 317-1950
Not to be missed:
  • Wolf and Lamb burger (Freshly Ground Ribeye, Arugula, Crispy Fried Shallots, Wild Mushroom)- AJK
  • Philly steak sandwich - AJK

UN Plaza Grill
Noi Due Carne



Burgers/Standard places

Amsterdam Burger Co. - OU CLOSED
Address: 654 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
Phone:(212) 362-0700
Not to be missed:
  • Mushroom & caramalized onion Burger - Dan, mochada
  • Breakfast Burger (with fried egg, bacon, potato w/ abc sauce) - AJK (top 3 burgers I've ever eaten),  Chaim'l
  • Yam Fritters (with hot sauce) - AJK (incredible)
  • Buffalo Wings (with ranch sauce) - Ayman, Dan, mochada, "these things are incredible" - @Yehuda's wife
  • Orange Jalapeno Lemonade - AJK, mochada
  • French Fries - @Yehuda, mochada
  • BBQ Pulled Beef Sandwich - Dan, @Yehuda
Pics from @Yehuda's dinner can be found here.

Deli Kasbah

Mr Broadway - OU
Address: 1372 Broadway, New York, NY 10018
Phone:(212) 921-2152
Not to be missed:
Hatzolah Roll - stbaum


Dairy

Abaita - OK

My Most Favorite Food

Noi Due - OK
Address: 143 W 69th St, New York, NY 10023
Phone:(212) 712-2222
Not to be missed:
  • Coffee Drinks - Dan
  • Mac & Cheese Balls!!! - Dan
  • Eggplant Parm - Dan
  • Gnocchi - Dan
  • Ravioli- Dan
  • Capri Panini- Dan

lox cafe real nice small cafe delicious culinary food/sandwiches
deviled eggs is a must must
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Prime Grill, Prime at the Bentley, Prime Butcher Baker, Service Station, Pizza da Solo, Cafe K, Va Bene, Noga,[/list]
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5540 on: July 25, 2022, 10:45:16 PM »
There should be a new bar bites menu next week and their strategy appears to be constantly changing menus, something NYC really needs. Hopefully it will raise the ante for the competition as well.

Very fast service. Overall it was different and refreshing so would return even though none of the food was really great this time.

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5541 on: July 25, 2022, 11:03:03 PM »
Mocha Red:
Chef David from Prime Grill left (now works privately for a friend of mine).
i heard he left before pesach. sad. Separately the prices for lunch there (as well as anywhere downtown) are insane. no more lunch specials, and my regular business lunches have gone up in cost from precovid $100 (including tip) to like $140 or more.
Anyone have a good suggestion for a nice place with a reasonable lunch special (at least an app and a main/sandwich/salad?)

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5542 on: July 25, 2022, 11:04:41 PM »
i heard he left before pesach. sad. Separately the prices for lunch there (as well as anywhere downtown) are insane. no more lunch specials, and my regular business lunches have gone up in cost from precovid $100 (including tip) to like $140 or more.
Anyone have a good suggestion for a nice place with a reasonable lunch special (at least an app and a main/sandwich/salad?)
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5543 on: July 25, 2022, 11:05:19 PM »
i heard he left before pesach. sad. Separately the prices for lunch there (as well as anywhere downtown) are insane. no more lunch specials, and my regular business lunches have gone up in cost from precovid $100 (including tip) to like $140 or more.
Anyone have a good suggestion for a nice place with a reasonable lunch special (at least an app and a main/sandwich/salad?)

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5544 on: July 25, 2022, 11:11:15 PM »
Tabernacle doesnt show a price on website, how much is it now? originally was 29 but i heard it went up.

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5545 on: July 25, 2022, 11:21:32 PM »
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5546 on: July 25, 2022, 11:21:59 PM »
Tabernacle doesnt show a price on website, how much is it now? originally was 29 but i heard it went up.
Comparing $29 and $140? Seems like it's worth a try.
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5547 on: July 25, 2022, 11:29:45 PM »
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5548 on: July 25, 2022, 11:32:54 PM »
Yes, I mentioned it to the chef.

It’s not the chef per se. You’re advocating for restaurants to switch menus regularly, which negates the opportunity of keeping winners on the menu and switching losers out. Perhaps you’re okay with that since you say you’d go back, just be prepared to see the same degree of mediocre/subpar items on upcoming menus.
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5549 on: July 25, 2022, 11:38:11 PM »
Tabernacle doesnt show a price on website, how much is it now? originally was 29 but i heard it went up.
it went up to like $34

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5550 on: July 25, 2022, 11:39:05 PM »
It’s not the chef per se. You’re advocating for restaurants to switch menus regularly, which negates the opportunity of keeping winners on the menu and switching losers out. Perhaps you’re okay with that since you say you’d go back, just be prepared to see the same degree of mediocre/subpar items on upcoming menus.

I don't believe there is any need for it to be so if they actually did their job properly and sampled menu items in advance.

It's astounding how much more non-Kosher restaurants offer for much less $.
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5551 on: July 25, 2022, 11:45:07 PM »
I don't believe there is any need for it to be so if they actually did their job properly and sampled menu items in advance.

Not sure advanced sampling can account for all of the variables the way putting an item on the menu does. They’re also discarding any winners by scrapping entire menus and starting from scratch.

It's astounding how much more non-Kosher restaurants offer for much less $.

Kosher restaurant economics 101. Not a really fair comparison though, because a winning non Kosher restaurant that charges a premium for that is still cheaper than a Kosher equivalent, and it’s a winner from a much bigger pool. So whatever ranking you’re using to equate Kosher vs. non-Kosher, the non-Kosher pool that produced restaurants of that grade is much larger, with more competitors in the mix.
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5552 on: July 25, 2022, 11:52:21 PM »
Comparing $29 and $140? Seems like it's worth a try.
to clarify 140 is all in, but if it’s 34 pp I would likely be around under 100 all in so that’s significant.

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« Reply #5553 on: July 26, 2022, 08:15:10 AM »
i heard he left before pesach. sad. Separately the prices for lunch there (as well as anywhere downtown) are insane. no more lunch specials, and my regular business lunches have gone up in cost from precovid $100 (including tip) to like $140 or more.
Anyone have a good suggestion for a nice place with a reasonable lunch special (at least an app and a main/sandwich/salad?)
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5554 on: July 26, 2022, 12:43:49 PM »
Kosher restaurant economics 101. Not a really fair comparison though, because a winning non Kosher restaurant that charges a premium for that is still cheaper than a Kosher equivalent, and it’s a winner from a much bigger pool. So whatever ranking you’re using to equate Kosher vs. non-Kosher, the non-Kosher pool that produced restaurants of that grade is much larger, with more competitors in the mix.
My "personal" opinion is that most kosher restaurants have their priorities completely back words, as someone who is extremally passionate about creating food serving others the your wonderful dishes you created its not about the money that pulls you into the game its the passion to make phenomenal food and serve to others, now obv in order to b able to do that you need to charge people but its I want to make food and so I need to charge, and I feel like in the kosher world its i need to make money so i need to make food... I know several restaurant  owners  than other than saying I make the best jerkey understand zilch to high end food all they do is hire a chef put on the same boring dishes as every other place and charge prices that were pulled off the moon.
Now there are deff exceptions (read Rothchild TLV APPS! barnea etc...) and they put in creativity in to the dishes plating, sourcing premium ingredients, service, and so on.
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5555 on: July 26, 2022, 12:46:49 PM »


Kosher restaurant economics 101. Not a really fair comparison though, because a winning non Kosher restaurant that charges a premium for that is still cheaper than a Kosher equivalent, and it’s a winner from a much bigger pool. So whatever ranking you’re using to equate Kosher vs. non-Kosher, the non-Kosher pool that produced restaurants of that grade is much larger, with more competitors in the mix.


I remember reading an article comparing the economics of le marais to a non-kosher equivalent. The main difference was being open on friday night and saturday, not the cost of supplies

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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5557 on: July 28, 2022, 11:17:24 AM »
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Heard so many mixed reviews after we went that i just took the stay quite pill, had a group of friends there the next day and they were all mad that i recommended it to them, lots of the dishes were diff than what i had too.
I can deff post pics and my experience if that's wanted
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5558 on: July 28, 2022, 11:21:35 AM »
I went back today for more and they were closed due to restocking based on overwhelming demand (maybe a lot of people sitting there and tasting all the flavors  ;D)

Pricing is as follows:


DW went to their dairy restaurant the waiter claimed the gelato was from the new place if that's the case i got a score of 2 (rookie score ik) compared to Anita gelatos 9.4 ;D ;D
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Re: Manhattan Kosher Restaurants
« Reply #5559 on: July 28, 2022, 11:23:50 AM »
Heard so many mixed reviews after we went that i just took the stay quite pill, had a group of friends there the next day and they were all mad that i recommended it to them, lots of the dishes were diff than what i had too.
I can deff post pics and my experience if that's wanted
So again it’s all about who’s the chef that day?