"1"^^ . "2"^^ . "4"^^ . . "2018-06-14T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "My very best high school friend, Lisa, was passing through town and made a special stop to have lunch with me. They were on the way back home to Orlando. We hadn't seen each other in like 40 years, so this was a special lunch reunion. Because she and her husband are Jewish, they wanted to eat at a Kosher restaurant. Apparently, this is the only one within about a 200 mile radius. I never knew this place existed because it is so tucked away off of Providence Road. My first impression was fine. There was a cafe attached to the market area and we were the only ones there. The thing about KOSHER is that is supposed to be super clean handling and processing of all the foods. I don't know all the rules of Kosher, but I know it's important to keep things clean. My matzo ball soup was good as was my garden salad. There was nothing special happening with the food, but it was okay. The service was slow, which was fine since we were having a catch up session. We had a shared plate of pita and hummus and that was delicious. The best part of the experience was not the Kosher stuff (apparently the deli meats are what's celebrated most here), but the visit with Lisa and Bob was phenomenal. What's funny is that Lisa's husband is also a pediatrician and trained at the exact same place in Virginia as did my husband. They were there at the same time and vaguely remember each other. Small world. Anyway, the whole irony of the experience in a Kosher restaurant was that when we were leaving, I noticed the sanitation score. It was an 86. This suggests that something below standards is going on here. Hmmmm. Maybe not so Kosher after all? Again, I found this ironic. All in all, I'm glad I went for the experience, but will probably only go back to meet Lisa and Bob as they are traveling through town again."^^ . .