Are you familiar with these trashy looking places that have pictures of celebrities all over their walls, when you think of how not to get food poisoning because you see all the buckets with dirty dishes and leftovers right next to you and you are afraid of a possibility to find a cockroach? My question is, why do celebrities go there? (I know about cockroaches, because I worked in a Kosher Diner myself and saw them multiple times.)
the owner and “The Fly”
It took awhile for our waiter to finally come to us and bring menus. The food came fast, through.Since the place is called “Eisenbergs Sandwich Shop”, I decided to get a sandwich, and, as a fish lover, ordered lox with cream cheese on a toasted rye bread. It was delicious, but the price was not. For a sandwich that had only these three ingredients I had to pay $9.
The sandwich was good though. I also ordered some mashed potatoes and cole slaw. I loved the food, and I guess that might be the reason why so many celebrities come here. The place has been open since 1929, so they should know how to cook and they have a right to raise their prices. I love kosher food, since it reminds me of Russian food, it has a lot in common: fish, potato, soups and salads are made the same way they make them in my country. They also have a lot of pickled stuff. There are even t-shirts with the name of the restaurant for sale.
Upon leaving you had to go to the cashier and tell him what you had. I forgot to mention my tea, and the waiter appeared from nowhere and reminded me about it.
What I really liked about this place is that it is right next to the Russian bookstore which I never knew of.
So now I discovered one more place where I can eat good and healthy food which is not a chain store.