On 3/4/08, Kosher-NY reported that The Vegetable Garden had not closed, but in fact merged with Bagels and Plus.
Kosher-NY recently received the following from the owner of The Vegetable Garden:
"I am pleased to report that the restaurant located at 243 West 38th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues) in midtown Manhattan, formerly known as Bagels and Plus, is now The Vegetable Garden. We continue to operate and have already made substantial improvements. We will be unveiling a new sign on the restaurant in the upcoming weeks, IY"H, (the sign outside still reads Bagels and Plus), but we are operating as The Vegetable Garden. Our complete menu can be viewed at our web site www.veggarden.com.
We continue to be under the strict supervision of the Star-K, and are cholov Yisrael, pas Yisrael, and Shomer Shabbat. We can be reached on both the phone numbers of the former Bagels and Plus as well as The Vegetable Garden, which was previously located at 48 E 41st Street. Those numbers are (212) 997-7558 and (212) 883-7668."
When The Vegetable Garden took over Bagels and Plus, there were only 28 seats in the restaurant. By mid-July, there should be seating for approximately 80 people.
Kosher-NY has now updated the database. Please search for The Vegetable Garden from this point forward.
Kosher Village, located at 23 Third Avenue (at Astor Place and 8th Street), is no longer under Kosher supervision. Some might say that is 3,000 USD down-the-drain, as many of you will remember the "Name Our Glatt Kosher Restaurant Contest" from a short while ago. Well, not only is the restaurant discontinuing its (very short) supervision, but it is also changing its name too. Go figure.
As previously reported, a Moshe's Falafel truck is now located at the Northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 17th Street and has the same hashgachah as the midtown stand (Rabbi Pinchus Horowitz, Chuster Rav).
Buttercup Bake Shop, located at 973 Second Avenue
between East 51st Street and East 52nd Street, is now under the kosher supervision of Rabbi Zev Schwarcz. Although different supervising agencies, now both Buttercup Bake Shop locations are under kosher supervision. Now that the UWS Magnolia location is Kosher, as is Buttercup, this could create a new wave toward kosher supervision and baked goods in Manhattan.
Taim, located at 222 Waverly Place, between Perry Street and West 11th Street, is no longer under kosher supervision. Taim has now been removed from the Kosher-NY database. Stay tuned for further updates.
The new Maoz Vegetarian, a second East Village location, located at 59 East 8th Street, between Mercer Street and Broadway, is now open and under the kosher supervision of Rabbi Israel Mayer Steinberg. Word on the street is that there is potential to open a third location on the UWS: 2047 Broadway (Between West 70th Street and West 71st Street).
We've waited long enough. The new UWS Magnolia Bakery location is now kosher under the supervision of Rabbi Yaakov Spivak and the UKS. Please note: the downtown location is still not kosher.
Date Palm Cafe at the Center for Jewish History, formerly located at 15 West 16th Street, between Fifth Avenue & Sixth Avenue, is now closed for business.
Rumor has it that a Moshe's Falafel truck is now located at the Northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 17th Street. We're not certain as of yet if it has kosher supervision, but stay tuned!
Saravana Bhavan Dosa Hut, which was formerly located at 102 Lexington Avenue, between East 27th Street & East 28th Street, is now closed. It seems as though a non-kosher restaurant, Tamil, will be opening it its place.
According to the owner of the upcoming Upper West Side Kosher Subway, "Due to the 5-dollar footlong promotion [Subway] will not allow [him] to convert the store to Glatt Kosher until August."
Chickpea has been taken over and is now called Kosher Village. Still under the supervision of the OU, and located at 23 Third Avenue (at Astor Place and 8th Street), the restaurant naming contest is now over -- Kosher Village is the winner.
NOTE: All other Chickpea locations still remain without Kosher supervision.
Sacred Chow, located at 227 Sullivan Street
between West 3rd Street and Bleecker Street, will be open during Passover, but will NOT be Kosher for Passover. However, the mashgiach tells us that their Chametz will be sold.
"Please be advised that Smoochies at 60 west 23 Street has sold all of their chametz, so on the monday after pesach all will be ok and there is no 'chametz sheavar alav bapesach' "
However, although it will be open, Smoochies will not be Kosher for Passover.
As Passover will soon be upon us, we wanted to help ease your mind during any last minute preparations and remind you about the many restaurants that will be open this week in Manhattan. Remember, they can get crowded so call ahead!
Feel free to peruse our list of restaurants open during Passover
here.
Moshe's Cafe, located at 153 East 53rd Street
between Lexington Avenue & Third Avenue, is no longer under the kosher supervision of the OU. Kosher-NY is currently in the process of determining the supervision status of Moshe's Cafe. Stay tuned...
The Kosher Marketplace, located at 2442 Broadway
between West 90th Street & West 91st Street, seems to still be waiting on their expansion. Although a sign in the window of their current establishment reads "04/08," begging passersby to "Imagine," Kosher-NY has learned that they anticipate completion of their expansion some time around July 1st.
According to the managing partner of Solo and The Prime Grill: "Chef Hung Huynh has extended his stay at Solo for Passover and a couple of months after that..."
La Creperie, formerly located at 2608 Broadway
between West 98th Street & West 99th Street, closed its doors for good today. Hopefully another Kosher restaurant will open in its place.
Be sure to catch Bravo TVs Top Chef winner and Solos' Executive Chef Hung Huynh on channel 11 CW Tuesday morning March 25th on the morning
show. He will be speaking about his upcoming passover menus (Solo) and seder menus (The Prime Grill). Cooking some of his amazing and kosher winning signature dishes.
Chickpea has been taken over. A new glatt kosher restaurant under the supervision of the OU has just opened this week. It is located at 23 Third Avenue (at Astor Place and 8th Street). The restaurant does not have a name. There is an online contest to come up with the name at http://www.name-our-glatt-kosher.com.
NOTE: All other Chickpea locations still remain without Kosher supervision.
Please be advised that, although Vegetable Garden closed its previous location, they are STILL OPERATING. Vegetable Garden has merged with Bagels and Plus, located at 243 West 38th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues, 212-997-7558). Vegetable Garden's phone lines have been forwarded and they are still filling orders, both new and pending, both individual and catering from that location. The cell phone number for Avi on his business card is still valid as well, and he can be reached on his cell or in Bagels & Plus. Bagels & Plus is also under strict kosher supervision of the Star-K and is Cholov Yisrael and Pas Yisrael.
The Vegetable Garden, formerly located at 48 East 41st Street between Madison Avenue & Park Avenue, is now closed. As far as the sign in their window indicates, their
lease expired and they plan to "merge" with Bagels and Plus at 243 West
38th Street. Stay Tuned.
From Solo's Press Release: "You watched him win Bravo TV’s Top Chef and marveled at his dishes. Now, let celebrity chef Hung Huynh delight you with his magical creations at Solo restaurant starting March 5. Chef Hung will bring his inspirations to the menu with his signature dishes and rotating specials the entire month. Please make reservations early for this time limited event."
According to employees at the Subway located at 28 Water Street (212.269.0390), they will be open for business and converted as a Kosher establishment under the supervision of the OU beginning March 5th. The Kosher Subway will be open Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, and Fridays 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Menu is still TBD. Stay tuned!
According to the owner/operator, the Upper West Side Kosher Subway (to be located at Broadway between West 78th Street and West 79th Street) is now aiming for a spring time opening. Stay Tuned!
The Kosher Marketplace, located at 2442 Broadway
between West 90th Street & West 91st Street, now indicates that they are planning to expand their current establishment in "04/08". "Imagine" the window says...we will!
Additionally, beginning this week, The Kosher Marketplace is now sending out a weekly menu for review. Contact service@thekoshermarketplace.com to join their mailing list. Stay tuned to Kosher-NY for all of your The Kosher Marketplace updates...
From today's New York Times: HUNG HUYNH, the hyperactive winner of last season’s 'Top Chef,' has a one-month contract as executive chef of the kosher restaurant Solo starting March 2.
We are pleased to announce the long-awaited opening of Friedman's Delicatessen, located at 75 Ninth Avenue, between West 15th Street and West 16th Street. This traditional delicatessen is set to serve what the owners claim to be "all the traditional foods that were once a standard in New York neighborhoods and have regretfully been lost." Friedman's Delicatessen is under the kosher supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
From the JTA:
"Two New York-area airports are installing kosher food vending machines. The machines will be installed later this month at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey, according to USA Today. Kosher Vending Industries in Valley Cottage, N.Y., has the contract with the airports. Four machines will be installed in Terminal 4 at Kennedy Airport in the pre-security area. Two will sell Nathan’s Famous hot dogs. The other machines will sell a variety of kosher fast food. The Newark airport will have two machines."
H&H Bagels Midtown East, located at 1551 Second Avenue between East 80th Street & East 81st Street, has been removed from the Kosher-NY database. Tablet-K does supervise the bagels and some of the baked goods in that location, but does not certify the entire establishment. As it is our policy only to include establishments with full kosher supervision, H&H Bagels at 1551 Second Avenue cannot be included in the Kosher-NY database
Yes, the donuts at the Penn Station Krispy Kreme still come from the Milford, CT, Krispy Kreme certified by the HKC. However, the KOA now certifies the kashrut at the Penn Station Krispy Kreme location. The Penn Station Krispy Kreme has now been updated and re-entered into the Kosher-NY database.Click here for the Penn Station Krispy Kreme listing.
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The now closed Flicker's Cafe (not Kosher) used to offer baked goods from Gertel's (the pastries came from the wholesale Gertel's location in Brooklyn). Might something else rise up to take its place?
Although the opening was announced on January 29th, unfortunately, the opening of Friedman's Delicatessen is now pushed back into early February. Friedman's has now been removed from our database until it actually opens. Stay tuned.
In early December, Kosher-NY announced that:
"Both House of Pita locations, formerly located at 32 West 48th Street and 24 West 46th Street, have now closed...Although the owner hopes to open a new Fleishig restaurant in another location, nothing specific is in the works as of yet..."
Well, the new location is now open! House of Pita - Chicken Bar, located at 601 Eighth Ave between West 39th Street and West 40th Street, is under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
Sorry folks - it's not in New York City yet, but pretty darn close. One of the
first kosher supervised Cinnabons in the United States is now open! (The other is in Sunrise, FL, under the supervision of the ORB.)
Located at 450 Hackensack Avenue in Hackensack, NJ (201-487-7600) in the Pathmark/Home Depot Shopping Center (directly across from the Home Depot), the Cinnabon/Carvel location is now under the kosher supervision of the Kof-K.
Rabbi Moshe Reich of the Kof-K assures us: "The entire store is certified kosher dairy including the ice cream and cinnabons." Here's to the next chain making the kosher switch!
Although the opening was announced on January 29th, unfortunately, the opening of Friedman's Delicatessen is now pushed back into early February. Friedman's has now been removed from our database until it actually opens. Stay tuned.
We are pleased to announce the long-awaited opening of Friedman's Delicatessen, located at 75 Ninth Avenue, between West 15th Street and West 16th Street. This traditional delicatessen is set to serve what the owners claim to be "all the traditional foods that were once a standard in New York neighborhoods and have regretfully been lost." Friedman's Delicatessen is under the kosher supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
Babycakes NYC, located at 248 Broome Street, between Orchard Street and Ludlow Street, is under the Kosher Supervision of Rabbi Andre Malek. Very few knew that the bakery was under supervision, but it is a welcomed addition to the Manhattan kosher community, since it is a vegan, gluten free and refined sugar free establishment!
The Koshermarketplace, located at 2442 Broadway
between West 90th Street & West 91st Street, still indicates that they are/were planning to expand their current establishment in "1/08". Nothing has come of it yet. Stay tuned!
According to an email from the restaurant:
"A new chef de cuisine Aaron Bashy, with a different approach to upscale Mediterranean fine dining are just some of the changes to the SOLO you have grown to enjoy."
Word on the street is that the new downtown Kosher Subway will be located at 28 Water Street (which is going kosher). They're saying the opening will be sometime in March: "tentatively March 5th."
As previously reported, there is a new kosher delicatessen opening in the Chelsea market. Friedman's Delicatessen is now set to open on January 29th (and not 1/22). Friedman's Delicatessen will be located at 75 Ninth Avenue between West 15th Street and West 16th Street, and will be under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
According to the owner/operator, the Upper West Side Kosher Subway (to be located at Broadway between West 78th Street and West 79th Street) is now set to open in late February, and to use the owner's words, it will have a "true Jewish spirit." Stay Tuned!
According to amNY, a new Kosher Subway is scheduled to open by the end of the first quarter of 2008 on Water Street in the Financial District.
According to Subway's Public Relations:
"There is a non kosher Subway store on Water Street which is owned and
operated by a franchisee who also owns three other locations in lower
Manhattan. He plans to convert the Water St. location to a kosher menu. It
was originally estimated that the conversion process would have been
completed later this month. It now seems that the conversion is expected to
be completed sometime within the first quarter of this year."
As previously reported, there is a new kosher delicatessen opening in the Chelsea market. Friedman's Delicatessen is set to open on January 22nd. Friedman's Delicatessen will be located at 75 Ninth Avenue between West 15th Street and West 16th Street, and will be under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
The establishment formerly known as Olympic Pita located at 21 East 12th Street between Fifth Avenue & University Place, is now called University Pita. Currently, they do not have hashgachah. According to new ownership, University Pita will finalize in the next week or so whether it will be Star-K or OU.
Crumbs has recently opened two additional Manhattan locations. Both kosher under OKS supervision, Crumbs continues to offer a menu consistent with their other locations. The new locations are in the East Village and in the Financial District.
Although Flicker's Cafe is not Kosher, the LES coffee shop around the corner from the former Gertel's location continues to offer baked goods from Gertel's. The pastries now come from the wholesale Gertel's location in Brooklyn.
Ashkara, located at 189 East Houston Street, between Orchard Street and Ludlow Street, is now under the hashgachah of Rabbi Zev Schwarcz and is now a meat restaurant.
Although the donuts are no longer baked on site, Penn Station Krispy Kreme now gets its donuts from a Krispy Kreme in Connecticut. The Connecticut store is located at 1440 Boston Post Road in Milford and is under the certification of Rabbi Yitzchok Adler and the Hartford Kashrut Commission. However, please take note, the Krispy Kreme located in Penn Station is not actually under kosher supervision, and therefore, it has once again been removed from the Kosher-NY database.
Second Avenue Deli is now open. Those of you craving p'tcha, grievenes, real gefilte -- the time is now. The 2nd Avenue Deli, located at 162 East 33rd Street, between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue, is now open 24/7 and under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg.
The Koshermarketplace, located at 2442 Broadway
between West 90th Street & West 91st Street, is planning to expand their current establishment in early 2008. Stay tuned!
The Jewish Week reported this week that, "Instead of opening in October, as was planned when Makor’s brownstone on West 67th Street was sold last May, Makor now hopes to open at 200 Hudson St. in Tribeca in fall 2008."
Although it opened a mere nine months ago, The Kosher Gourmet supermarket, formerly located at 408 East 92nd Street, has closed. In its place is a gourmet deli without Kosher supervision. Kosher Gourmet has been removed from the Kosher-NY database.
The return of the Second Avenue Deli is upon us. "The deli’s opening will be celebrated with a ceremonial salami cutting of 'nickel shtikel' links on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 11 a.m." The Second Ave Deli will be located at 162 East 33rd Street, near Third Avenue and we're told it will be under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg. Stay tuned!
There is a new kosher delicatessen opening in the Chelsea market: Friedman's Delicatessen (as in Henry Kalifowitz and Barry Friedman).
Scheduled to open the first week of 2008, Friedman's will be a traditional delicatessen serving "all the traditional foods that were once a standard in New York neighborhoods and have regretfully been lost." The owners told us about their offerings: "The sandwiches will be huge. Fresh Brisket with natural gravy. Corn beef and our Famous Pastrami. The special bowl of soup and a 1/2 sandwich will be .95. The Rotisserie Roasted chicken with a choice of two sides and soup will be our to-go special. A great meal when you yearn for Real Home Cooking."
We've also learned that catering will be handled by Henry Kalifowitz, a veteran of Kosher delicatessen for over 40 years.
Kosher-NY has also been advised that the restaurant will be under Rabbinical Supervision, but we do not yet know the specific hashgachah.
Cold Stone Creamery, located on 2 Astor Place between Broadway and Lafayette Street, has previously been included in our database under the supervision of Rabbi Israel Steinberg. It was recently brought to our attention, and confirmed by Rabbi Steinberg, that this Cold Stone has begun to serve soup with treyf ingredients. Rabbi Steinberg only supervises the ice cream in that establishment. Since it is Kosher-NY's policy to include only establishments which are exclusively kosher, the Astor Place Cold Stone Creamery has now been removed from the Kosher-NY database.
Not to be confused with the new meat restaurant Clubhouse Cafe, dairy restaurant Club Cafe is now open and located 580 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of West 47th Street. Rabbi Yechiel Steinmetz of Monsey provides the Hashgachah.
Confirming the rumor
we passed along in early November, La Creperie will now be offering Sushi and Ceviche at their establishment. Beginning December 12th, La Creperie will open their full in-house sushi bar.
For those whose last visit to Columbia University was several years ago, Hartley Kosher Deli made a jump to John Jay Dining Hall. However, due to renovations on Columbia University's Campus, the Deli is currently closed. CU Dining Services tells Kosher-NY that the Deli should reopen for the Spring 2008 Semester.
Both House of Pita locations, formerly located at 32 West 48th Street and 24 West 46th Street, have now closed. Both locations have now been removed from the Kosher-NY database. Although the owner hopes to open a new Fleishig restaurant in another location, nothing specific is in the works as of yet... Stay tuned to Kosher-NY for further updates.
Everyday, Sacred Chow provides a wide variety of daily specials.
According to Owner Cliff Preefer:
"For Chanukah, we have decided to create fun vegan alternatives to our most-loved, traditional Jewish foods. Of course everything is kosher certified, heart-healthy, safe, sustainable and perfect for a low-carbon diet, which is good for our planet and Israel."
Sacred Chow's Chanukah Menu is as follows:
Hummus of the Day - Israeli Hummus, herbed with Parsley. Creamy, delicious hummus, rich in tahini, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Tastes like a night at the Kotel.
Protein of the Day - Slow-Roasted Seitan Brisket. Sweet, soft, delicate with prunes and carrots, and a touch of kosher certified red burgundy. Aunt Hannale would be proud!
Soup Of the Day - Grandma's Soy Curd-Gefilte Soup. Not exactly like grandma's, but then again we don't remember grandma making Gelfite soup. More like a downtown, hip New York grandma's soup who lives around the corner from Chinatown, made with sweet white miso, nori sea vegetable, lots of carrots, parsley, celery, dill and onions. Very tasty!
Grain of the Day - Tofu Challah Bread. Whatta Challah! Now this is the heart-healthy challah of all challot. A bissele tofu, a bissele of this and a bissele of that, and "whallah" it's challah!
Vegetable of the Day - Potato Latkes w/ coconut cream sour cream. Just perfect! Really, and vhat a latke! And OY, not fried! It's baked with luscious coconut cream sour cream. It does your heart and your Bubbe good.
Dessert of the Day - Apple Streudel & Chanukah Jelly Roll. Need we say more!? Heat it up, with a little soy ice cream on the side, and enjoy the Festival of Lights with sweetness, blessings and the light of the holiday season.
For more information, please contact Cliff at Sacredchow@aol.com or Click here for the Sacred Chow restaurant listing.
Currently, Jason Schwartz, Owner/Operator of the upcoming UWS Kosher Subway, is "waiting to go to Subway University and then the Kosher conversion will be underway." Stay tuned!
The sign is now up at the new 2nd Ave Deli location on 33rd Street. However, word on the street is that the opening of the deli may not take place until December (although it was rumored to open this past October or November)...or perhaps even as late as January 2008. Kudos to our friends at Eater for the tip.
Circa-NY Downtown, located at 5 Dey Street (Between Broadway and Church Street) is currently informing their consumers that they are closed for renovations. However, Kosher-NY has received word from a reliable source that this location has "gone-out-of-business" and currently has no plans to relocate. Circa-NY Downtown has now been removed from the Kosher-NY database, pending the opening of a new location. Stay tuned to Kosher-NY for further updates.
In the previous Pita Pocket Location (56 Fulton Street), Kosher Luncheonette has now opened. Kosher Luncheonette is Cholov Yisrael (Dairy) under the supervision of the Star-K and serves "luncheonette" items like omelettes, danish, bagels, falafel, soup.
Kosher-NY has recently learned that the international operators of Grom (http://www.grom.it), the hip gourmet Gelato shop on the UWS, is now in talks with the Italian Jewish community of Rome in order to seek Kosher certification. To quote our source at Grom: "I’m going to confirm you that I’m optimist to have the certification for 2008." Stay tuned to Kosher-NY for updates...
Jason Schwartz, Owner/Operator of the new kosher Manhattan location, confirms that the Glatt Kosher Subway restaurant will be located on Broadway between West 78th and 79th Streets.
In addition, the website: www.GlattKosherSubwayNYC.com will be up soon with further details.
As always, stay tuned to Kosher-NY for the most-up-to-date New York Kosher Restaurant information.
Although we are still waiting confirmation from Subway®'s corporate offices, it seems as though Subway is planning its Kosher expansion to Manhattan's Upper West Side. No longer is there just chatter on the streets.
Recently, a MySpace page surfaced under the username "Manhattan's 1st Glatt Kosher Subway Restaurant." The user profile claims that a supporting website, GlattKosherSubwayNYC.com will be coming soon -- and more importantly, their details:
"Coming soon to NYC Manhattan's Upper West Side. In keeping up with kosher dietary laws, the menu at the Glatt Kosher Subway restaurant will feature meat and parve; no dairy items will be served...the menu is virtually identical to that of any other SUBWAY® restaurant...The restaurant will be open six days each week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and will be available for dining, take-out and catering services. The availability of kosher, healthy, quickly-prepared food is a great amenity for the general public. We invite everyone to stop by and try our world-famous Glatt Kosher submarine sandwiches."
You heard it here first! Stay tuned to Kosher-NY for more updates!
Sadly, although we received word back in July that Tov's Bistro would be opening up a few weeks thereafter, "Tov's unfortunately closed before it could open." So, no Tov's Bistro as of right now...
According to a 10/30/07 Real Deal report, the return of the Second Avenue Deli will be a permanent return:
"The Lebewohl family has closed on its purchase of the new site of the famed Second Avenue Deli. In an all-cash deal, 162 East 33rd Street sold for .21 million, or 7 per square foot. The building, between Park and Lexington Avenues, also houses seven one-bedroom apartments. The new deli, which opens next week, will seat at least 75 people in a renovated space that was the site of a tapas restaurant. The buyer's name was not disclosed, but the Lebewohl family's purchase of the building has already been reported. The old deli, which closed on Jan. 1, 2006, had 128 seats. Massey Knakal Realty Services represented the seller, while Stuart Rubinfeld, Matel Realty's president, procured the buyer."
In other news, Eater.com tells us that the Deli will be feature a full bar and be open 24/7, so stay tuned to Kosher-NY for Second Avenue Deli's Kosher St
