Not Your Grandmother’s Kosher
You get your bagel with a schmear, but also Salmon Japonico with caramelized miso glaze and grilled vegetables.
Where? On what once was an insignificant street on the west side of Teaneck. The neighborhood centered on West Englewood Avenue, including Palisade Avenue and Queen Ann Road, is home to kosher restaurants and food stores that range from homey to upscale. And from inexpensive to unexpected.
There’s cheap sandwiches from Chickies. Want Chinese take-out? Go to Chopstix. Burgers and steaks? Try Dougies BBQ.
In the unexpected category, there’s sushi and Japanese grilled fish at Sushi Metsuyan, plus shish kebab and ghorme sabz, an Iranian stew, at Royal Persian Grill (201) 833-1555).
If you just want bagels or candy, stop at Poppy’s Bagels TCBY (201-862-0800) or World of Goodies (201 833-9950). For fresh fruit and vegetables, across the street from Chopstix is Big Apple Farm (201 833-1214), the Korean-owned kosher greengrocer.
If you are looking for an intimate place that serves pasta and fish, try Rabica (201 837-7558). Or, around the corner on Palisade Avenue, you’ll find The Pasta Factory, an upscale restaurant that specializes in fish, vegetarian, dairy and pasta dishes.
At the end of the summer you’ll be able to eat at the first kosher Subway restaurant in Bergen County, scheduled to open next door to The Pasta Factory.
Check out Teaneck Deals for coupons and menus for restaurants without websites.
The first kosher restaurant on West Englewood, Chopstix, opened in January of 1997, at a time when the vacancy rate on the street was 40 percent. “It was an untapped resource with plenty of parking,” said Elie Katz, Chopstix owner.
Other restaurants followed, offering an alternative to older establishments on Cedar Lane, Teaneck’s main thoroughfare, a mile-and-a-half away.
These establishments are under the supervision of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County, which has a list of kosher restaurants and food stores in Bergen. But the restaurants are not only for observant Jews. You can find people from different cultures and religions eating there, Katz says, from all over the tri-state area.
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