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GKR News: October Restaurant Review

OPENINGS, CLOSINGS & NEWS...
MANHATTAN
Jerusalam Café has a new home and look
The decades long popular Manhattan pizza cafe recently moved a few stores down and opened a new 2 story location at 7 w 36th st right off of 5th Ave. They are opened from 7:30am till late. Offering a hot and cold buffet, a full breakfast menu, a full salad bar that’s opened from 11 am till closing, 15 different types of pizza, different types of cheese pretzels and calzones, large mozzarella sticks, and a full sushi bar from 10 am till closing. Jerusalem Cafe has been around for a long time but now has a fresh style. They offer delivery for a $15 minimum. Check out the post and my live video with all the info here.
 
BROOKLYN
Los Tacos to open on Nostrand Avenue
From the owners of Benny's Brick Oven on Avenue M and J, comes a new Modern Mexican Kitchen with an Italian influence - meat cuisine. It will be counter service with all the classic Mexican items. Click for more info here on our Facebook group. Expected opening is around Thanksgiving time.
Supervision will be under Rabbi Gornish.
Click here to see some menu items they may have to offer. Swiss Replica Watches
End of an Era... Or does it have to be?
This is really sad news for those who are familiar with the veteran diner/cafe in Flatbush. All is not lost and the owner still has the lease and would be willing to sell it with the name and existing accounts. Lots of potential with a full experienced operator and good location. $9786 rent a month, $23,000 annual real estate tax. Lease is good for a few years. They are located at:1416 Avenue J, Brooklyn. Near train station, Yeshiva of Flatbush, Touro. Click here to check out our Facebook page with more info and to share your memories.
The owners of the very popular falafel and Middle Eastern restaurant in Brooklyn are keeping their doors open but are looking to sell. As you can imagine owning and operating a restaurant takes a huge amount of time and effort and the owners are working on more ventures and feel now is the right time to sell it. For details on the space, click here.
Twibar Falafel: A new kosher place coming to Lefferts Gardens!
New kosher eatery opens in Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of Brooklyn (near Crown Heights) and their first day was this past week. They offer all of your favorite falafel treats, and even have unique items like a falafel burger and a shakshuka sandwich.
Certified under Crown Heights Kashrus
Located at 140 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn. Small parking lot out front.
Click here to see more info.
As we mentioned previously Bagels n Greens on Coney Island and Ave J has closed their doors.The location now has a new owner and will reopen under a new name called Toast. Stay tuned for more information on what they will serve. Click here to see more details on our Facebook page.
Did you know that there is freshly prepared kosher food in the school cafeteria every day from The Bay Cafe just blocks away in Manhattan Beach?
The offer a variety of salad and sandwiches, like egg salad, tuna fish, garden salad, and Cesar Salad.
They can also do catering on their college campus, which by the way is beautiful. Inquire with the restaurant. Click here for more pics and info
5 TOWNS
The newly purchased restaurant is offering a $200 gift card to anyone who comes up with it. The veteran Coffee Bar in the 5 Towns was sold a couple of weeks ago. The place is currently undergoing a face-lift with renovations and a new look. They will still offer much of what everyone loves about them, reasonably priced classic dairy fare and in an inviting and comfortable atmosphere. But they want a new name to go with their grand re-opening and they are asking the Foodies what they think. For a chance to enter click here
PHILADELPHIA
Star of David Grill is a Mediterranean style restaurant located in Narberth, PA and this expansion now brings their menu to a whole new audience in Philadelphia proper. They held their grand opening this past Sunday November, 3rd 2019. The new space is located at
2101 Chestnut St Philadelphia PA and under Keystone supervision
Stay tuned for updates
BALTIMORE
Chef Dan's Cafe Opens in Charm City
On Sunday October 27th, Baltimore celebrated the exciting opening of Chef Dan’s Cafe at The J! The new restaurant is a Star- K certified dairy cafe located inside the Weinberg Park Heights JCC building. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
FLORIDA
The all-kosher store, which switched its menu in July 2018 to cater to the large Jewish population in southern Palm Beach County, will no longer cater to the kosher customer, starting on Nov. 3. Click here to go to our Facebook Page for a link to an article about this.
This is the 12th location for the sushi company set up in various supermarkets but the first one in Florida.
For those who have had their sushi, their supermarket counters are extremely professional, clean and organized. They have unique combinations, fresh (not frozen) grade A fish, several poke bowls, over a dozen mouth-watering appetizers and even artisanal presentations and premium gift boxes. The newest site is located at 5650 Stirling Road, Hollywood, FL. Check out the full post here
Bubby's Fish N' Chips in North Miami Beach officially opened over the weekend! They are offering a daily breakfast menu, only fresh fish & homemade fries, soft serve ice cream, counter service only, as well as catering for special events.
Check out more exclusive photos here.
Backyard BBQ obtained the new place (former location of MESA) it’s double the size of the former location, which was practically next door. A new restaurant is coming soon in that old location. More details on that soon. Backyard BBQ co-owner Mendel Segal and his team have been hustling for weeks getting the new location open, which is unheard in restaurant standards. The bar area looks great, seating is plentiful (so no double bookings!), menu is essentially the same right now but I'm sure a lot more changes to come. Who's making plans to visit Backyard BBQ? New location is at: 9472 Harding Ave, Surfside, FL 33154 / (305) 763-8818/ www.BackyardMiami.com
New Sandwich place opening up in West Hollywood, FL.
No name has been chosen yet. The new sandwich spot is about 3 blocks from the new Hard Rock Hotel and right across the street from the Bais Mordechai Kollel which is convenient for the late night maariv. Check out our Facebook post here.
ST. LOUIS
The new HJ’s Café, located adjacent to the Mirowitz Center in the new Covenant Place II Cahn Family Building, has opened and is currently serving breakfast and lunch on Mondays through Fridays in October. Starting in November, HJ’s Café will be open for dinner as well. Click here to go to our Facebook Page for a link to an article about this.
SAN DIEGO
Dan's Place is having a November Hearty Italian Buffet Pop Up
We wrote about this unique restaurant earlier in the year, but this gets me every time. And the fact that it's located in Poway, the site of a horrfic incident months ago, makes it even more powerful. Dan's Place is having a November Hearty Italian Buffet Pop Up a week from today (November 10th) with Garlic Bread, Olives & Marinated Vegetables, Chicken Cacciatore, Cacio e Pepe Pasta, Mixed Green Salad, Polenta Cake. If you can attend, please do.
More about Dan’s Place, The Friendship Restaurant
Dan’s Place was created to give the adult and young adult community with special needs the chance to learn vocational skills in the hospitality industry.
Phone: 858-487-4879. Click here for the full post and more info.
ISRAEL
JNF is teaming up with two world renowned chefs Lior Lev Sercarz and Michael Solomonov to open up a brand new culinary center in the north of Israel called the Galilee Culinary Institute. The institute will offer a variety of programming from teaching kosher and non-kosher culinary courses, to how to run a restaurant front and back. The plan is to bring at least 300,000 new people to the north of Israel and create a flourishing space for education and food science research. Check out the JNF promotional video here. Also the Facebook Live from the press release here.
 
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