Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎, Brooklyn (Mill Basin)

Mill Basin is one of seemingly countless neighborhoods within the Brooklyn borough of New York City. It is pretty far out in the borough, near the southwestern edge of Brooklyn and northeast of Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island, all of which are a good distance from Manhattan, But Mill Basin is still a pretty densely populated place and has a number of restaurants in the area, one of which is a beloved Kosher deli called Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎.

Located about a half mile east of Flatbush Avenue and maybe 1 mile west of the Beltway, Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎ is in a pretty convenient location for those who know where it is. The deli is actually a combination restaurant/art gallery, with a pretty impressive collection of artwork. But the food is the main draw for many here, and the menu features all the classic dishes you would expect at a Kosher dining spot. kasha varnishkas, knishes, chipped liver, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, matzo ball soup, beef tongue, pastrami, and corned beef.

If you have been to Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎ in the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn, please tell us about it by posting a comment here. Thank you!

Here is the address for Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎:
Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎
5823 Avenue T
Brooklyn (Mill Basin), NY, 11234

The phone number is:
(718) 241-4910‎

And here is the Web site for Mill Basin Kosher Delicatessen‎:
http://www.mssk6.bizland.com/

Cheburechnaya, Queens (Rego Park)

Let's face it; while most restaurants can be classified in one or maybe two categories, there are some dining spots for which it simply can't be done. Take Cheburechnaya in the Rego Park section of Queens, for example. Is it Kosher? Middle Eastern? Bukharian? Russian? Uzbek? Tajik? Well, the case can be made for any/all of these categories of cuisine. But no matter how you categorize Cheburechnaya, the bottom line is that its menu is varied and fascinating, with many dishes that you may actually have never heard of.

Cheburechnaya, which is a short distance southwest of Forest Hills and Flushing, is a fairly large restaurant with a capacity of about 100. Its menu, as mentioned above, is varied, with such exotic items as chebureki, samcy, grilled branzini, sea bass kebabs, veal liver kebabs, and lamb heart kebabs. The menu also features some more familiar dishes as pea soup, salmon steak, humus, spaghetti and meatballs, and grape leaves.

If you have been to Cheburechnaya in the Rego Park section of Queens, please let us know by posting a comment here. Thanks!

Here is the address for Cheburechnaya:
Cheburechnaya
92-09 63rd Drive
Queens (Rego Park), NY, 11374

The phone number is:
(718) 897-9080

And here is the Web site for Cheburechnaya:
http://www.cheburechnaya.com/

Adelman's Kosher Deli, Brooklyn (Midwood)

We stopped by a terrific Kosher restaurant in the Midwood section of Brooklyn a few weeks ago. Adelman's Kosher Deli was a diamond in the rough, as we were just about ready to give up on finding any breakfast place in this bustling Brooklyn neighborhood.

The interior of Adelman's is a bit unusual, with framed baseball cards and other baseball items lining the walls of the place. Being a baseball fan, I loved it!

The food was excellent at Adelman's. The corned beef omelette has some mighty fine corned beef in it, while the beef knish, kasha varnishkes, and potato pancakes were all better than any similar items I've had in the Boston area.

I'm glad we found Adelman's; it was pretty much an accidental find, but certainly a good one.

The address for Adelman's Kosher Deli is:
Adelman's Kosher Deli
1906 Kings Highway
Brooklyn (Midwood), NY, 11229

The phone number is:
(718) 336-4915

Avi Taam-Tov Restaurant, Manhattan

I have been reading a bit about a place in the Diamond District of Manhattan called Avi Taam-Tov. It sounds like it is a bit like the Diamond Dairy of New York Restaurant, which is in the same neighborhood; both are literally hidden from the general public, and both specialize in Kosher food. And while the Diamond Dairy of New York is in the back of a jewelry store (one flight up, overlooking the store through a plexiglass window), Avi Taam-Tov is on the third floor of a building in the Diamond District, with little in the way of signage indicating that the restaurant is there.

If anyone has been to Avi Taam-Tov, I would love to hear what you thought of the place. Post a message here if you have a chance. Thanks!

The address for Avi Taam-Tov is:
Avi Taam-Tov
46 W 47th Street
New York (Manhattan), NY, 10036

The phone number is:
(212) 768-8001

And here is the Web site for Avi Taam-Tov:
http://nytaamtov.com/