Julie F.
Yelp
More like 2 to 2 1/2 stars, but the friends from out of town that we were meeting here -- who are kosher and had chosen this restaurant -- asked me to be kind. There are not that many decent kosher restaurants -- especially ones in the area that are "dairy" based and good for vegetarians, too. They even have sushi on their dinner menu.
When we arrived at 11:30 am, they were packed and overwhelmed. Luckily, they have a large outside deck on the side of the restaurant as well as tables out front. They didn't have the reservation that our friends had made a few days before, but "fit us in" at an outside table.
Parking was full by the restaurant, but they have a lot behind the place that still had some spaces available.
Service was not good. It took forever just to get a server to stop by our table even after asking the hostess twice. We were worried that we wouldn't still be able to get breakfast. When she came by, she only wanted to take our drink orders, but I was insistent that she take our food orders as well --everything --as we'd waited such a long time.
It was windy and cool outside and it also took quite awhile for someone to turn on the heat lamp next to our table (again we had to ask repeatedly several different people).
When they brought the drinks, my husband's black coffee looked like pale brown water. It took awhile to send it back. The second cup was only slightly darker.
When we got our food, it came out in piecemeal. Our friend got his toast salad first. Ten minutes later his wife got her shakshuka dish (the eggs were raw so she sent it back). I finally got my food (avocado toast). And finally my husband got his meal (Israeli breakfast). His scrambled eggs were barely one egg let alone three eggs as stated on the menu though. And they forgot his ciabatta bread. After he'd eaten, they finally brought his bread by (after a couple requests), but they never did bring the butter that was supposed to go with it.
I did like my avocado toast btw. It came with small salad. As it had no salad dressing on it, I just didn't eat it. I was exhausted by then with trying to get service, get our food, get what we ordered, etc etc.
It also took awhile to get our check and by then (2 hours later), we were more than ready to leave. When the gal asked if we wanted dessert, my husband said, "no thanks, we have to be somewhere by 6 pm"!
We also had no idea that they would include the tip in the bill upfront. We now know why they charge 20% included because if this is their regular operation, no one would leave a tip at all. And prices are pretty expensive here to begin with (kosher food is not cheap) so be ready for sticker shock.
Bottom line, if you're not kosher and can eat anywhere, I'd avoid this place especially in season -- or on a Sunday -- as a minimum.
