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| - Went here on a Sunday at around 5pm. A couple of outdoor tables had customers, but not a soul inside. The waitress was very prompt and nicely explained the menu, a beverage special for the day, and the day's menu and soup specials. I ordered a cup of Jewish penicillin with a matzo ball and a half smoked meat sandwich. The waitress explained Montreal smoked meat and that they do theirs in house.
My companion ordered potato latkes and kishka, which she had never had, and I haven't since I was a kid.
My soup came out first, as requested. A very generous crock! The broth was nicely flavored wit bits of chicken and carrots, and the good sized ball a perfect consistency by my standards (I don't like them TOO airy). Served with a side of wonton-type strips, but tastily fried in schmaltz for a change.
After I inhaled that, my half sandwich arrived (more like a whole) with a newer half dill and a takeout carton of a good not-too-creamy coleslaw. I remember Montreal smoked meat having WAY more flavor and way less fat strips, but this wasn't awful.
My companion's latkes came with a small side of sour cream (where's the apple sauce?). The 3-4 CD-sized disks looked delicious, and had a good consistency, but had a very odd, unappealing flavor. Her 3-4 kishka slices had a dose of gravy, and were decent, but my memory remembers stuffed derma (kishka) being more much savory and salty, less sweet.
So all in all, I'd order the soup in a heart (attack) beat for comfort, and might try a different sandwich, but the food didn't make me vaklempt.
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