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| - It's hard to hate this place. What they do well is always amazing. The pea soup is legendary, and the salads are great.
A beginner should always try the pea soup; it would be stupid not to. The breakfast options are generally good too -- omelets, bagels, etc. (no bacon/sausages, of course). Scrambled egg sandwiches on bagels are a great take-out breakfast option. The kreplach are delicious for those seeking comfort food, but should not be ordered by those on a health kick. In terms of salads, the spinach salad and Greek salad are big and delicious. And the scoop platters (egg salad, tuna salad, etc., with vegetables) are a good choice to order with the soup.
The service isn't always stellar. Several of the waitresses, it seems, have worked here longer than I have been living; and some of them can be surly if you catch them on the wrong day. But it wouldn't be United Bakers without this.
Be well aware that it can get packed around lunchtime on weekends. Even with a big plaza parking lot outside, parking may be tough to find at those times, requiring a few loops around and some muffled cursing at inconsiderate people who (seem to) think their rush is more important than yours... but it's kind of all part of the charm.
If the frenetic lunch rush, the waitresses, or the terrible parking etiquette intimidate you, get a Jewish friend to take you through it. :)
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