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Restaurants & Eateries – FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LIST SEE: https://vaadhakashrus.org/establishments/
  • 550 Restaurant / FiveFifty – Upscale meat chop-house with creative plating (Central Ave.).
  • Adams Glatt – Butcher counter plus hot Israeli grill (Peninsula Blvd., Hewlett).
  • Ahuva’s Grill Express – Shawarma, laffas and salads to-go (Rockaway Tpke.).
  • Anju – Street-food–style Asian-fusion; small-plate focus (Cedarhurst Ave.).
  • Apron Masters Kitchen – Cooking-school storefront now selling prepared Shabbos meals.
  • Bagel Boys On Central – Classic NY bagel & dairy café; early-bird breakfast specials.
  • Barbacoa Burger House – Craft smash-burgers and smoked meats (Spruce St.).
  • Bean & Berry / That Pizza Joint – Dairy café with Detroit-style pies and açai bowls.
  • Berrylicious – Frozen-yogurt & crêpe bar (590 Central Ave.).
  • Blissful Events – Boutique caterer; seasonal boutique pop-ups (Far Rockaway).
  • Bogo Pizza – Buy-one-get-one pies & family combos (Rockaway Tpke.).
  • Bravo Kosher Pizza – Slice joint in Broadway Commons, Hewlett.
  • Burnside Pizza – Neighborhood pizza and salads (Inwood).
  • Café Chocolat – Dairy crêperie & chocolate café (Central Ave.).
  • Capri – Contemporary dairy Italian (Woodmere).
  • Carlos & Gabby’s – Long-running Tex-Mex grill (Washington Ave.).
  • Carving Block – Smokehouse meats, deli platters and pastrami on rye (Cedarhurst Ave.).
  • Central Perk Café – Breakfast & brunch spot with greenhouse seating (Cedarhurst Ave.).
  • Central Pizza Co. – Thin-crust & grandma pies plus pasta (Central Ave.).
  • Chap-A-Nosh – NY deli subs, burgers & the famous sesame chicken (Central Ave.).
  • Chefah Catering – Upscale off-premises caterer; lavish Shabbos packages.
  • Chickies – Crispy chicken sandwiches, fingers and salads (opened 2021).
  • Chimichurri Charcoal Chicken – Latin rotisserie & homestyle sides.
  • Doma – Upscale meat; rave steaks but some find portions small.
  • Hibana Hibachi – Tableside teppanyaki show; mains get mixed reviews.
  • Holy Schnitzel – Long-time chicken-sandwich staple; quality noted as uneven of late.
  • Off The Diet (“Famous Pita / Tanami”) – Israeli grill & shawarma on Broadway, Hewlett.
  • Sandwich Bar – Build-your-own panini & salad bowls (Rockaway Tpke.).
  • Smash House – Smash-burgers; faux-cheese Philly hailed as best value combo.

Groceries / Supermarkets / Meat Stores
  • Bingo Wholesale – Rockaway Tpke. Opened Feb 2024; huge kosher selection, liquor outlet next door.
  • Gourmet Glatt – Flagship kosher super-store; famous but pricey and challenging parking.
  • Stop & Shop – Lawrence – New, spacious branch in former K-Mart site.
  • Seasons – Central Ave. branch; solid prepared-food counter.
  • Kol Save – Budget meats and close-dated grocery deals.
  • Keneret Fresh Market – Butcher/take-out (Mehadrin 5T).

Shuls & Minyanim
  • White Shul (Kehillas Bais Yosef, FR) – Large Ashkenazi; multiple daily minyanim & learning programs.
  • Red Shul (KBYT) – Late-night Selichos & popular shiurim.
  • Shaare Emunah – Sephardic on Peninsula Blvd.; daily minyanim.
  • Hachaim V’Hashalom – 24-hour Beis HaMidrash-style minyan factory.
  • Other busy shuls: Aish Kodesh • The Shteeble • Yeshiva Darchei Torah • YFR Beis Medrash.

Hotels & Lodging
  • Five Towns Inn – Lawrence – Basic but walkable to many shuls.
  • Rockaway Hotel & Spa – Boutique option near beach; confirm eruv routes.
  • Hyatt Place Long Island/East End – About 1-hour east; bundles Aquarium tickets.
  • Standard JFK airport hotels (Hilton, Courtyard, TWA, etc.) are 10–15 min drive if you have post-Shabbos transport.

Things To Do / Attractions
  • Atlantic Beach Boardwalk – Closest ocean access; bridge toll $2 (Long Beach bridge free).
  • Long Island Aquarium – Riverhead – Full-day family outing; Hyatt guest discount available.
  • Woodmere / Hewlett Shopping Stroll – Boutiques & cafés; Target mini-store at Bay Harbour Mall.
  • Seasonal: Kapparos drive-through (Caffrey Ave.), Purim carnivals, local food festivals, etc.

Trip Reports (“TR”)

Restaurant Reviews / Ratings (from forum members)
  • Smash House – “Best value in the bunch… fake cheese outshines every other” – shiframeir
  • Hibana Hibachi – Fun show but mains “too salty” for some diners – Agoldsc1
  • Crave – Good food yet concept “made no sense”; closed Jan 2025 – Dan
  • Ondas – “Some of the best steaks I’ve ever had” – mochjas
  • Capri (Woodmere) – “Amazing and always empty – hope they stay open!” – Bookish
  • Early takes on Crave vs. Smash vs. Graze burgers – multiple mini-reviews in the main thread.



Services & Misc.
  • Precision Auto Body – Inwood – Frequently recommended for honest, quality work.
  • Cedar Plumbing – Reliable local plumber for small leak & boiler jobs.
  • Gas deals – Conoco (Peninsula & Rockaway) often cheapest with app discounts.


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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2840 on: July 26, 2020, 01:26:42 PM »
Dairy places open with indoor/outdoor seating?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2841 on: July 26, 2020, 01:31:03 PM »
Dairy places open with indoor/outdoor seating?


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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2842 on: August 05, 2020, 11:03:55 PM »
is there a point in updating this thread now that we get every single update on which tree fell in woodmere from fivetowncentral whatsapp??

anyway theres a new shwarma place on broadway in hewlett called Off the Diet. kind of a weird name but i love shwarma so i hope its good.
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2843 on: August 05, 2020, 11:40:51 PM »
is there a point in updating this thread now that we get every single update on which tree fell in woodmere from fivetowncentral whatsapp??

anyway theres a new shwarma place on broadway in hewlett called Off the Diet. kind of a weird name but i love shwarma so i hope its good.
if you really followed their whatsapp you would know that it's really tanami and they moved lol

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2844 on: August 05, 2020, 11:45:59 PM »
is there a point in updating this thread now that we get every single update on which tree fell in woodmere from fivetowncentral whatsapp??

anyway theres a new shwarma place on broadway in hewlett called Off the Diet. kind of a weird name but i love shwarma so i hope its good.
It is quite good, but they are still figuring out service. go off peak or wait a few weeks.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2845 on: August 06, 2020, 11:11:25 AM »
was there yesterday and i would reccommend waiting a little before trying them out-they need some time to get their act together
service was really slow
they didn't have some items on the menu
the schwarama and lafa were nothing special

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2846 on: August 06, 2020, 12:10:46 PM »
Anyone know why Oakland between peninsula and redwood is still closed? There's nothing on the road and it's not even the whole road that's closed just a small part off of peninsula.
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2847 on: August 07, 2020, 01:49:53 PM »
Does sushi pie literally hand decorate all their boxes like this  :o

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2848 on: August 09, 2020, 01:56:03 PM »
if you really followed their whatsapp you would know that it's really tanami and they moved lol
you serious? what a scam.
i liked their food but why change names?
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2849 on: August 09, 2020, 06:55:58 PM »
you serious? what a scam.
i liked their food but why change names?


Famous Pita–Formerly Tanami’s (located at 41 Lawrence Ave. in Inwood), this restaurant is now moving and will henceforth be known as “Famous Pita,” located at 1305 Broadway in Hewlett.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2850 on: August 11, 2020, 10:47:31 PM »
you serious? what a scam.
i liked their food but why change names?
Their owner was the original famous pita in Brooklyn so he brought back the name now that he moved to the new store. One could say that using Tanamis as a name was the scam

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2851 on: August 14, 2020, 09:53:12 AM »
Is there any auto body shop in 5 towns area that comes to you to repair bumper etc. ?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2854 on: August 19, 2020, 02:10:26 PM »
i went to DOMA last night (got seats outside), and man was i unimpressed. apps were ok (though their take on crispy rice sushi is totally off, its a big mushy ball that was lightly fried on the outside, nothing like the original chef kami creation at Prime Grill ol"h), drinks were decent, but i decided to finally try their vaunted steaks, and was thoroughly disappointed with the basic rib steak (for $68, about the same as the best places in the city). i could do a better job with a basic steak from GG sved and seared, the cook was inconsistent (rare on the front and medium well on the side, asked for medium rare) and there honestly was not enough seasoning/salt. and the steak itself was kind of tough, no way Prime and probably not even Choice level. they said it was aged but didnt get any funk in the flavoring.
Seems like this place will remain a great escape in walking distance for drinks/apps/desserts, but not a place i would take someone for "dinner"

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2855 on: August 19, 2020, 03:34:18 PM »
Anyone have a mechanic they personally used that they recommend? And if so, would he be open to trying this?

I want to get an opinion on this, I took it John's but he's not willing to try and instead thinks I should change the whole dash panel  ::)

The other day on my 09 Camry my brake light and abs light came on ☹️ and at the same time the speedometer drops to 0 and doesn't move regardless of how fast im diving, the rpm meter goes haywire shooting up and down randomly and the AC goes warm.

I googled and found this:

but there's no way I would attempt that myself and I wouldn't even know where to find that part.

I brought it my regular place today and sure enough they have no idea what's up, tried a bunch of things but the problem(s) are still there.

So I went back to google and found this: https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/2009-camry-gauges-dash-lights-issue-ac-stops-wtf-mode.426366/

WTF mode! I love it, my car also now has WTF mode
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2856 on: August 19, 2020, 06:10:05 PM »
Anyone have a mechanic they personally used that they recommend? And if so, would he be open to trying this?

I want to get an opinion on this, I took it John's but he's not willing to try and instead thinks I should change the whole dash panel  ::)
so i personally use danny hes on cornaga and B21. I highly doubt hell fix electrical stuff though he may refer you to someone. theres these guys on burnside near dunkin donuts that do electrical stuff and theyre good-shady looking guys but theyre good ive used them before
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2857 on: August 19, 2020, 08:22:11 PM »
so i personally use danny hes on cornaga and B21. I highly doubt hell fix electrical stuff though he may refer you to someone. theres these guys on burnside near dunkin donuts that do electrical stuff and theyre good-shady looking guys but theyre good ive used them before

Are you talking about this place:
https://goo.gl/maps/bKgmexFwybd9D9cK9



I'll give it a shot, thanks!
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2858 on: August 19, 2020, 09:03:56 PM »
Are you talking about this place:
https://goo.gl/maps/bKgmexFwybd9D9cK9



I'll give it a shot, thanks!
yep that’s the one
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2859 on: August 31, 2020, 09:29:37 AM »
yep that’s the one

He couldn't fix is either. He told me to go to this place because they will actually fix the module which is obviously cheaper then replacing it.

The chances of me shlepping out Jamaica are very slim to none so unless @CountValentine was serious is his offer to find the part at a junkyard I guess I've got WTF mode for life now  :-\
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