[net.religion.jewish] Kosher Restaurants in Boston

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