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| - I'm no shiksa, but I'm pretty sure "kosher" doesn't translate to "we're going to shaft everyone with outrageous prices because we're a niche market!" And yet, that's pretty much what you sign up for when you walk in the door here.
Don't believe me? For a bagel, wrap, or panini sandwich, you can expect to spend $12-20. I can get a gourmet burger at a celebrity chef establishment on the Strip for these prices.
Their "Israeli" menu also boasts several pasta, pizza, and ravioli dishes, but go around the corner to the shwarma place for better shakshuka. And you can get the exact same burekas at Max Market two blocks away, for $1 each instead of $10.
Unimpressed by what I saw on other diners' plates, I opted for the stuffed mushrooms. For just shy of $9, I received an order of five- considering they were roughly $2 per mushroom, they didn't seem fresh and were basically the same fried mushrooms you can get at any bar. The only thing "stuffed" about them was the scant teaspoon of white liquid inside that vaguely tasted like pesto.
Service was polite, but quality doesn't justify the completely absurd prices. This is a completely average cafe. I can't even honestly call it an Israeli restaurant, kosher or otherwise.
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