Comments on: If I forget thee, O Fink’s…

By: Jewish Mother

Jewish Mother — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:28:11 +0000

Jobber already suggested that! Oops.

By: Jewish Mother

Jewish Mother — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:31:52 +0000

Laya could start her own place to make up for the loss of Fink’s. It could be the Fink’s of its time. She could call it Jewlicious. She could have shakshuka. The others could help. It could have a lot of live web cams from various other parts of the Jewlicious-o-sphere.

By: ybocher

ybocher — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 14:34:41 +0000

michael! i know but i still cant believe that after such a long time spent in israel you still havent laid your chops on something better than piece of lettuce (whether deep fried or not). And your baked delicacies dont count!

By: Jobber

Jobber — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:59:52 +0000

The best Felalfel, in the world, is the small Yeminite place almost directly accross from the Hamashbir.going towards REchov Yaffo. It’s been owned by the same family for over 30 years. If someone would like to bring me back one, I will pay them $20 for it.

By: michael

michael — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 10:42:48 +0000

People who prefer Pinati to Taami are known to be manifestly unsatisfying to their women in carnal relations. It’s a proven fact.

ybocher, you know I don’t be eatin’ that shawarma stuff. Although I hear the Black Hebrews make a fine tofu shawarma. As far as the ubiquitous falafel, I enjoy Moshiko on Ben Yehudah, both for the quality of its food and the comforting images of fat, hairy Moroccans with enormous gold Stars of David buried in the verdant forest of chest hair and their ass crack showing that the name “Moshiko” evokes. People tell me Melekh ha-Falafel v’Shawarma is better, but I dispute this mightily. I been to the mountain. I heard the word.

And, in any case, you can always get a pita stuffed with excellent falafel, salat and hummus from Taami.

By: Calvin

Calvin — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 10:08:18 +0000

1. Pinati is better than Ta’ami everyday of the week.
2. there’s great shwarma in Flafel Adir, on Emek refaim, next to Schnitzi (which is great) and Pizza Hut.

By: ybocher

ybocher — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 03:03:31 +0000

oh guys, dot give me that hummus debate. ck! tell me where is your favourite Yerushalayim’s shawarma place?! what about you michael? sometimes i feel i gotta go down there to make sure that you guys are eating right!

By: ck

ck — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:34:07 +0000

I must agree with Michael. Pinati left me extremely underwhelmed. I know Lisa is put off by their uh... brusque manner, but I am no patrician. My loyalty belongs to Taami's superior hummus, and my heart is warmed by their blue collar efficiency. If you wish to linger over mugs of expensive java and swank crudités while discussing Derida and the human condition, there are many establishments in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, one more homogenous and soulless than the next, to cater to you. If however, you wish only to enjoy and derive sustenance from the creamy goodness of hummus and ful, your best bet is Taami. Hands down.

By: michael

michael — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:12:49 +0000

Pssh. Pinati. It’s all about Taami. Better hummus. Fewer yeshiva kids. And right around the corner.

By: YM

YM — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:04:56 +0000

It wasn’t Kosher when I was in Israel. I used to love Pinati, though

By: PP

PP — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 07:30:34 +0000

I walked past earlier this week and was heartbroken to see it being gutted by Shiputzers. And all so it becomes the 39th Bakery within a square mile in town? This I did not know. Pah. Clearly nothing is Sacred anymore in this “Holy” City.

By: Jobber

Jobber — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:46:17 +0000

Which begs the question, what about Laya and friends opening up a salon of this stature?

By: ybocher

ybocher — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 00:07:48 +0000

laya! it is such a sad story. mamish in the world of burgers and ruglech we need to hold on to every stronghold.
When did they close? why nobody told me to go there while i was in Yerushalayim, huh?
btw in that link about the waiter it says that there were six tables and not “exactly five”.
nevertheless bar owner that puts his regular customers ahead of vips/celebrities should be given at least the nobel peace prize!

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:45:09 +0000

It turned kosher sometime recently. I never got around to trying it. Once, on the way to Pinati (a humus restaurant on the corner) I stopped and looked at the menu in the window, it was rather expensive (at least compared to a plate of humus).

So it goes.

By: Jobber

Jobber — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:57:09 +0000

Too bad. Tel Aviv has some old bars I like. On Ben Yehuda, awesome places, real old world Tel Aviv from the 1950′s. Is there still a bar accross from the King David Hotel? That was a nice place.