June 10, 2013
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Posted by: Dani Klein
Central PA’s “Kosher Mart” announced on its website a few weeks ago that it is no longer offering its kosher food & 3G’s Pizza at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. However, they will retain kosher locations at both nearby Cherry Crest Farm and Hershey Park. Their Cherry Crest Farm location is certified under the Star K [...]
May 8, 2013
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Posted by: Dani Klein
The owners of the relatively new Citron & Rose in Merion Station, PA (aka Philly suburbs) are in process of securing a new locale for a dairy restaurant somewhere on Montgomery Ave – seeking to launch in January 2014 (according to the manager at C+R). While Citron & Rose is an upscale eatery (perhaps the [...]
April 5, 2013
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Posted by: Dani Klein
By: Arielle Klein and Gary Klein | Last Date of Travel: July 2012 + Labor Day Weekend 2011 Over the course of 2 weekends the past year and a half, both Dani and I, and separately – his brother, spent time visiting the Philly area. We had done a lot of research and made sure [...]
October 24, 2012
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Posted by: Dani Klein
Post By George Medovoy ; Star Chef Michael Solomonov of Philadelphia will open Citron and Rose on November 7th, a new glatt kosher restaurant, in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania this fall on the Main Line outside of Philly. ; Solomonov, the 33-year-old winner of the 2011 James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic, went restaurant hopping [...]
August 28, 2012
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Posted by: Dani Klein
When I tried "Burger.org" (website is actually Burgerorg.com) last year at their original location in Philly a few months after they opened, I was not impressed. They also had a location nearby called "Chicken.org". Unsure if that still exists. But perhaps they've turned things around. Since last summer, they've opened 3 additional locations, one on [...]
August 24, 2012
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Posted by: Dani Klein
OK. That was fast. Last year we reported that "Max and David's was prodiving Kosher Food at Lincoln Financial Field for Eagles Games" in Philly. Well, no longer. Good news is, Kosher food is still available via stands run by Keep It Kosher LLC, with a Kof-K hechsher (the website is pretty awful – but we [...]
April 11, 2012
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Posted by: Dani Klein
The beloved Philly Kosher eatery, Max & David's of Elkins Park located in the Yorktown Plaza, is not reopening its doors after Passover, according to its owner Steve Katz (quoted by Philly.com). The restaurant was not profitable. Katz did note, however, that Max & David's will still live on as a food truck, with a [...]
September 11, 2011
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Posted by: Dani Klein
For the die-hard kosher observant Eagles fans in the Philadelphia region, we’re excited to announce that a local favorite, Max and David’s, has secured a permanent concession stand right outside Section 117 at Lincoln Financial Field. M&D’s will be there for all events (excluding Shabbat of course) including NFL Eagles games, MLS Union soccer games, [...]
September 6, 2011
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Posted by: Dani Klein
This past Labor Day I spent a few days checking out Philly and it’s growing Kosher scene. Brand new in downtown Philly is Burger.org and Chicken.org – sister restaurants around the corner from each other offering meat and fowl menus respectively. Don’t bother visiting the websites at “.org” as they don’t own them. I was [...]
August 22, 2011
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Posted by: Dani Klein
Following last week’s announcement of “Chicken.org” opening in Philadelphia, the same owners have converted its other meat-themed establishment, “Burger.org” into a Glatt Kosher burger joint as of today. The Israeli owners of these establishments have added 2 fleishig restaurants to Philly within a matter of a few days. Burger.org is located at 326 South Street, [...]
August 18, 2011
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Posted by: Dani Klein
The Chicken.Org restaurant opened in Philadelphia on Tuesday at 534 South 4th Street (SW corner of 4th & South Sts). Israeli owners Eyal Aranya and Yoni Nadav also own Philly burger joint Burgers.org (which is NOT kosher, but may be coverted to a Glatt Kosher restaurant soon). They decided to launch Chicken.org as a Glatt [...]
June 26, 2011
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Posted by: Dani Klein
Contributed by Dani Klein | Last Date of Travel: July 2010 Kosher Info: Last summer, another couple joined me and my wife for a few days in Amish Country, PA (specifically staying in the city of Lancaster) over the July 4th holiday weekend. In our research, we found that Kosher food would be available, but [...]
July 13, 2010
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Posted by: Dani Klein
As we know, eating meat is considered festive and therefore forbidden (without a siyum) during the 9 days. Thus, many meat restaurants have created special pareve (non meat or dairy) menus to stay open during the 9 Days. To learn more about why we don’t eat meat (or drink wine) during the Nine Days, click [...]