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NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
Agas VetapuachIn City HallDairyOUDrago
Ahavat Hayamnear Gan SacherFishRabbanut Mehadrin
AtzaRomema -Yirmiyahu 9Sushi, ChineseRubin
Big AppleBen YehudaPizzaRabbanut Mehadrin
Big AppleRamat Eshkol -ParanPizzaRubin
Burgers BarBeit HadfusFast foodMachpoud
CaballeroHar Chotzvim - Hamarpeh 1Upscale MeatEidah ChareidisMHP  Darth1
Cafe CafeKanfei NesharimDairyBadatz Beit Yosef
Cafe De MasaBen YehudaDairy/MeatRabbanut Mehadrin
Cafe RimonBen YehudaDairyRabbanut Mehadrin
Cafe RimonMamillaDairyRabbanut Mehadrin
DenverDerech ChevronSteakhouseRubin MHP
EntrecoteHar Chotzvim - Kiryat HaMada 22Upscale MeatEida Chareidis
Felafel HateimaniYoel, Bukharian ShukFelafel
GabrielShimon Ben ShatachUpscale meatBadatz Beit Yosef
GabrielaShimon Ben ShatachDairyBadatz Beit Yosef
Greg'sMamillaDairy CafeRabbanut Mehadrin
Grill BarCity centerIsraeliMachpoud
Halo TeimanKnisa La'irShwarmaMachpoud
HaSalatiyaHillelSalad BarRabbanut Mehadrin
InBurgerParanBurgers, SandwichesRubin
Keyara RambanSit-down FleishigAgudat Yisraelmoish
LucianaMamillaDairyRabbanut Mehadrin
MaozKing GeorgeShwarma
Miro'sNear the MirFelafelEida Chareidis
MoshikoBen YehudaFalafel/ShwarmaRabbanut
MuscatKanfei NesharimDairyRubin
NoyaShlomtzion HamalkaMeatRabbanut Mehadrin
PapagaioTalpiotSit-down MeatOUchuchem
PrimaveraLeonardo PlazaDairy
Red Heifer26 King David StreetUpscale MeatRubinLet3 Armadillo ChaikelRots
RiccotaHar ChotzvimDairy ItalianKehillos
Rimon BistroBen YehudaMeatMachpoud
RodriguezHar Chotzvim - Kiryat HaMada 3Upscale MeatRubinmoish Rots5
RoostRamat Eshkol -Paran (Replaces Shmaltz)MeatRubin
Sam's BagelsRamat Eshkol -ParanBagelsRubin
Sam's BagelsGeula -Malchei Yisroel 26BagelsRubin
Sam's BagelsBen YehudaBagels
Shalom FelafelBetzalelFelafel
SheyanRambanAsianAgudat Yisrael
SkylineJerusalem Gardens HotelUpscale MeatRabbanut Mehadrin
The Spaghetti'sMamilla mallDairyRabbanut Mehadrin
Sushi Garden YirmiyahuSushiChasam Sofer BBMoishebatchy
SushiNBagelsRomema -Yirmiyahu 68Sushi, BagelsEida Chareidis
SosumiIbn ShaprutSushiRabanut Mehadrin
Tokyo SushiBais Yisroel -Zonenfeld 12SushiRubin
Uzi's FalafelYishayahuFalafelEida Chareidis
Waffle BarRamat Eshkol -ParanDairyRubinMoishebatchy
Waffle BarBeit HadfusDairyRubin
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Tel Aviv/Center
http://www.israelkosherdining.com/kosher-mehadrin-restaurants-tel-aviv/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ska-Q-LN5Vg_HUE_zEvRKotxvJgC72GX&usp=sharing
NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
Cinnabon Permanently closed Rabin Square, Tel AvivBakeryRabbanutMoishebatchy
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Tiberias and Northern Region

NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
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Eilat and Southern Region

NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
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Bene Braq
NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
Halo TeimanEntrance to BB    Shwarma+Machpud4/5 Not too expensive amazing shwarma
Not Sure Rabbi Akiva StreetShwarma and Falafel Landau 3.5/5 Not too expensive. Ok food

Haifa Region
by ProIsrael
NameLocationTypeHechsherReview
Achla           **                  **                  Rabanut 5/5 Not too expensive amazing salads and best Pargiot I have ever had. It is a nice place to come with your family as well as a semi romantic location. with on request mehadrin meat
Atika           **                  **                  Mehadrin                4/5 Pre Fixe menu. Fantastic food not a lot to choose from though
Japan Japan Sushi            *                  *                  Mehadrin Last time I ate there                3.5/5 Chinese/Japan food 3.5/5 there are always Groupons for this place.       
Shaleh Milchig place           Kiryat Motzkin                  *                  *                great for breakfast or lunch sit down type place Badats Agudas Yisroel       
Cafe Gregg           Kiryat Ata and a location in the main mall Lev Hamifratz                  *                  just be careful as one is treif in the mall and the other mehadrin                *       
Habima           Kiryat Ata                  *                  *                Sushi Food is 4/5       
Mommas Schnitzel           Kiryat Shmuel                  *                  Mehadrin                4/5 Good fast service         
Pizza Plus          Kiryat Shmuel                              *                  Mehadrin                *       
  Pizza Kiryat Yam          Kiryat Yam                  **                  **                Mehadrin       
Gilato Cafe          Kiryat Shmuel                             **                  Badatz                **       


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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #840 on: July 15, 2022, 04:39:31 AM »

You will eat CS AY but not Machpud? Come on

i've heard and experienced that the machpud hechsher on food items is very good but on restaurants and caterers it's very weak.

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #841 on: July 15, 2022, 04:54:17 AM »
Is it safe to travel to Chevron by car?

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #842 on: July 15, 2022, 07:36:00 AM »
i've heard and experienced that the machpud hechsher on food items is very good but on restaurants and caterers it's very weak.
Weaker than CS and AY? Meh
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #843 on: July 17, 2022, 12:45:40 PM »
Was at Happy Fish tonight, food was very good, outdoor seating is spacious and well done. Can't be live I didn't get to this place sooner. (I have a weakness for Fish).

What's the hechsher on this place?

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #844 on: July 17, 2022, 01:04:29 PM »
What's the hechsher on this place?
I think Jlem Rabanut Mehadrin.

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #845 on: July 17, 2022, 01:05:38 PM »
Weaker than CS and AY? Meh
i've heard and experienced that the machpud hechsher on food items is very good but on restaurants and caterers it's very weak.
Sounds political, but OK.
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #846 on: July 17, 2022, 02:00:30 PM »
Sounds political, but OK.
all of Kashrus is political. It's all about control.

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #847 on: July 17, 2022, 02:05:20 PM »
Curious about the opinions on Beit Yosef/Shmita L'chumra restaurants?
Wouldn't touch them at all? OK for dairy?
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #848 on: July 17, 2022, 02:10:37 PM »
Curious about the opinions on Beit Yosef/Shmita L'chumra restaurants?
Wouldn't touch them at all? OK for dairy?
Are you asking for an Ashkenazi in regards of eating meat, or is that not part of the question?

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #849 on: July 17, 2022, 03:48:47 PM »
I think Jlem Rabanut Mehadrin.

Yes
Curious about the opinions on Beit Yosef/Shmita L'chumra restaurants?
Wouldn't touch them at all? OK for dairy?
If you mean the hechsher Bet Yosef-wouldn't touch at all.
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #850 on: July 17, 2022, 04:54:00 PM »
Curious about the opinions on Beit Yosef/Shmita L'chumra restaurants?
Wouldn't touch them at all? OK for dairy?
I was told that they are not to be relied on - unlike Machpud where it’s more of a Sefardi/Ashkenazi thing.
All rumors though, like everything here.

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #851 on: July 18, 2022, 03:53:29 AM »
Machpud where it’s more of a Sefardi/Ashkenazi thing.

Also misinformation IMO
It all comes down to whose rumors you think are true.
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #852 on: July 21, 2022, 09:22:33 AM »
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« Reply #853 on: July 21, 2022, 12:26:33 PM »
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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #854 on: July 21, 2022, 02:16:24 PM »
Ok, I'm assuming this will open up a can of worms, but can anyone recommend a nice place (hotel?) for Shabbos lunch in Jerusalem (staying at 21st floor hotel) that has a reliable hechsher? I realize "reliable' is subjective, but if I have a starting point with some suggestions, I can check into the specifics myself.

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« Reply #855 on: July 21, 2022, 02:18:49 PM »
Ok, I'm assuming this will open up a can of worms, but can anyone recommend a nice place (hotel?) for Shabbos lunch in Jerusalem (staying at 21st floor hotel) that has a reliable hechsher? I realize "reliable' is subjective, but if I have a starting point with some suggestions, I can check into the specifics myself.

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« Reply #856 on: July 21, 2022, 02:43:57 PM »
Ok, I'm assuming this will open up a can of worms, but can anyone recommend a nice place (hotel?) for Shabbos lunch in Jerusalem (staying at 21st floor hotel) that has a reliable hechsher? I realize "reliable' is subjective, but if I have a starting point with some suggestions, I can check into the specifics myself.

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #857 on: July 21, 2022, 03:06:53 PM »
YesIf you mean the hechsher Bet Yosef-wouldn't touch at all.

Rav Ovadias ztl hecsher you would not touch?

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #858 on: July 21, 2022, 03:08:09 PM »
I was told that they are not to be relied on - unlike Machpud where it’s more of a Sefardi/Ashkenazi thing.
All rumors though, like everything here.

what exactly does Machpud rely on that lenient for ashkenazi?

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Re: Restaurants In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #859 on: July 21, 2022, 03:08:43 PM »
Rav Ovadias ztl hecsher you would not touch?
There are people in the leadership who are well known not be honest.

I personally eat dairy but not meat unless I can find info on specific Shechita.

what exactly does Machpud rely on that lenient for ashkenazi?
Nothing. ETA Maybe certain parts of animals according to some Poskim, unlike RMF, that Asheknazim should not eat it since they lack Mesorah.
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