meg@sii.UUCP (Marta Greenberg) (02/23/84)
I know of two kosher restaurants in Boston (well, Brookline): Cafe Shalom at 404A Harvard Street, Brookline Rubins Kosher Deli & Restaurant at 500 Harvard Street, Brookline I don't keep kosher and I don't make a point of frequenting these establishments, but I did go to Rubins once. My brother who keeps kosher was visiting and we went there for a brunch. I was disappointed, not by the food itself so much, but because they don't have much in the way of breakfast type items on the menu (and I thought delis generally did). I don't remember the food as being particularly delicious nor particularly bad. Marta Greenberg, Software Innovations, decvax!ittvax!sii!meg
leff@mhuxr.UUCP (LEFF) (02/24/84)
I've been to both Cafe Shalom and Rubins Deli in Brookline. Cafe Shalom is a dairy and vegetarian restaurant. The food is good, but I'm always a little bit disappointed in the size of the portions. I've been to Rubin's Deli several times and I think the food is excellent. The building it occupies used to be a small bank, so the seating capacity is somewhat limited. It's best to get there before the dinner hour to avoid the line outside. As I recall, both establishments are under orthodox rabbinic supervision.
sb@linus.UUCP (Shimshon Berkovits) (02/24/84)
Rubins is a Kosher (certified by the Vaad Harabanim of Boston) restaurant which serves only Meat. It usually opens at 11:00 am, hence the absence breakfast foods. Cafe Shalom is, on the other hand, a dairy restaurant. It serves fish, ciche, tempura vegetables, soups and pizza. The owner (a former computer hacker) is planning an expansion. When finished, he will have one room for "business lunches" and another for "family fare". Cafe Shalom is open for supper also. Open only for lunch on weekdays is The Milk Street Cafe at 500 Milk St in the heart of downtown Boston. This, too, is a dairy restaurant catering to the general lunch business in Boston's business district. Bon Appetite! Shim(shon) Berkovits MITRE Bedford linus!sb