The entrance to La Casa

Ambiance

La Casa doesn’t have ambiance per se. The atmosphere is quite plain, but the restaurant is clean and bright.

The seating area in La Casa

Cuisine

The cuisine at La Casa is excellent. The dishes are tasty and are served aesthetically and tastefully.

My wife and I ordered egg rolls and french fries as appetizers and an entrecote steak and stir-fried noodles for our main courses. The egg roll was served on a plate with fresh wheat sprouts and the egg roll was decorated with red sweet and sour sauce – both attractive and delicious. The french fries were crispy and tasty and were brought in a small strainer lined with decorative paper.

Egg rolls with sprouts decorated with a drizzle of sweet and sour sauce

French fries – piping hot and delicious

The entrecote steak was the highlight of the meal. The steak was tender and juicy, and it came with a large portion of green beans and rice. Everything was wonderfully seasoned and delicious, and in my opinion, this steak can compete with similar dishes in much more expensive restaurants.

Delicious Entrecote steak served with rice and green beans

We ordered the fried noodles with chicken meat, but if you prefer, you can order it with beef, chicken or vegetarian meat. The dish was delicious and very generous.

Stir fried noodles with chicken

To sum it up, if you are looking for a meat restaurant with tasty food, reasonable prices and the top of the line kashrut supervision, La Casa is a great choice. If you are looking for a restaurant with ambiance (and higher prices), check out other options. I can recommend Rodriguez Grill Bar, Lechem Basar, and Grill Bar, all of which are kosher mehadrin with the best hechsherim.

Restaurant Details

Restaurant name: La Casa
Address: 12 Yaakov Meir St., Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-502-3807
Kosher supervision: Badatz HaEida Haharedit
It is highly recommended to request to see the kashrut certificate to verify that it is still valid.

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Atza’s location seen from Yirmiyahu street

Atza offers a very large variety of sushi and lots of stir-fry and other Asian dishes as well, and I was impressed by the quality and taste of the dishes and the attention given to the visual presentation of the dishes.

Atza is located, along with several other restaurants and businesses, in a small, covered outdoor mall built on the groundfloor of a new building complex in Romema.

If you’re arriving by foot, access to Atza is from Yirmiyahu Street, but there is a large, new underground car park right underneath the building complex (which when I last checked was still free). You cannot get to the underground parking from Yirmiyahu street. You need to drive first to Malchei Yisrael street (which is parallel to Yirmiyahu street) and then turn onto Brandeis Street. The parking garage is at the end of the block on the left (before the traffic light).

The Ambiance

The atmosphere and decor at Atza is extremely simple, and I think they deliberately did not invest much money in designing the place. The restaurant owners realized that what would draw people, particularly those interested in mehadrin sushi, is quality food at a reasonable price.

The seating area inside the restaurant is not spacious, but it’s much roomier at the tables outside. The outdoor seating area is covered, so you won’t get broiled in direct sunlight in the summer or rained on in the winter. The restaurant turns on outdoor gas heaters in the cold winter months.

The dining area inside the restaurant

The outdoor seating area

The Cuisine

The sushi makings, ie the fish and the veggies, look fresh and of high quality. You can see them in the windowed refrigerator at the ordering counter. Behind the counter you can watch the sushi chefs busily rolling out all sorts of sushi delicacies.

The sushi fixings in the display window

Atza has a menu in the old format, ie printed on paper, but they also have a digital menu on tablets with pictures of the dishes in full color. It is very convenient to browse the electronic menu.

The vegetarian and spicy dishes are marked on the menu so that you can find what you like and avoid stuff that you don’t.

Among the appetizers you will find chicken nuggets, vegetable egg rolls, spicy chicken wings, stir-fried broccoli and more.

Vegetable egg roll appetizer

For the main course, your main problem will be that there so many types of sushi and other Asian dishes that it’s hard to choose. They try to help you out by having a section in their sushi offerings called “the recommended ones” (המומלצים). They include all kinds of inside-out rolls (with the rice outside) with different combinations of fish and vegetables inside. The rolls are wrapped with a variety thinly sliced goodies like avocado, teriyaki, sweet potato in tempura, and panko, to name just a few.

Sushi maki with tuna, avocado and tempura

50/50 sushi roll – looks yummy, right?

Chinese chicken salad

Top: stir fried broccoli with meat, Bottom: stir fried broccoli

Sushi sandwiches

For people that want to order a joint dish and let their taste buds experience a bunch of types of sushi, there are sushi combination platters, including vegetarian and vegan combinations, combinations with sushi sandwiches and more.

Last but not least, I want to mention why Atza is presently very unique from a kosher perspective. About a year ago I attended a class given by Rabbi Moshe Katz, the head of the Kosharot organization, about the kosher issues that one must be aware of regarding fish. The rabbi mentioned that there was a serious problem that was discovered regarding the nori or seaweed paper eaten with most sushi. It was found that all of the nori was found to have insects in it, and that made it non-kosher.

Since that class, I did not partake of sushi with nori until I found out that Rabbi Rubin flew to China, investigated several nori factories and was able to arrange for a factory to produce nori without the problem of insects.

At the time of writing this post, I don’t know of any other restaurants using this kosher nori. If you know of others, please let me know using the contact form on the website.

Special nori seaweed paper with Rabbi Rubin’s hechsher

The Service

During my visits to Atza, I found the waitresses to be quick and courteous, and when the restaurant was not mobbed during peak hours, the food arrived fairly quickly. According to Google, the busiest times at Atza are Sunday and Monday from 20:00 to 21:00.

I highly recommend Atza for the excellent food and service and the top of the line kosher mehadrin supervision.

Restaurant details

Restaurant name: Atza Sushi Bar
Address: 9 Yirmiyahu St., Romema, Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-502-6232
Opening hours: Sun-Thu from 12:00-23:00 | Fri 6:00-13:00 | Motzei Shabbat 20:30-23:30
Kashrut: Rabbi Rubin
It is highly recommended to request to see the kashrut certificate to verify that it is still valid.

Menu

Appetizers from the menu

Recommended sushi rolls

Asian dishes

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The entrance to Dave Bagels on Pines St.

At Dave Bagels you will find bagels and baguettes that can be filled with deli and other meats. The restaurant is under the top-notch kosher mehadrin supervision of Badatz Harav Rubin.

Dave’s is a street food joint so don’t expect ambiance per se, but the atmosphere is pleasant but simple.

The dining area

The main two types of food at Dave Bagels are meat sandwiches and salads. You can order a sandwich with different types of bagels or baguettes, white or whole wheat, regular or toasted.

What’s unique about Dave Bagels is that they offer American-style deli meats like roast beef, corned beef, spicy beef and turkey breast in addition to chicken breast, schnitzel, chopped liver, meatballs, egg salad or omelets that your sandwich can be filled with.

After getting the basics completed, you can choose between the variety of sauces and vegetables you want added to your creation.

Deli meats on display

Baguette with corned beef

Salad and vegetable fixings

You can also order salads with different types of meat, and there are also specialty dishes such as spicy chicken wings, cholent, chicken nuggets and jumbo hotdogs.

The menu, restaurant details and directions appear below.

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Restaurant Details

Restaurant’s name: Dave Bagels
Address: 3 Pines Street, Davidka Square, Jerusalem
Phone: 02-650-0727
Opening Hours: Sun-Wed 10:30 – midnight
Thursday 10:30-02: 00
Kashrut: Badatz Rabbi Rubin
It is always recommended to check that the Kashrut Certificate has not changed and is valid

Menu

Meat menu

Salad menu

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In recent years, quite a few restaurants have opened up in the First Station, but until now there were only a few restaurants that were mehadrin. One of those restaurants, Lechem Basar, is one of the better mehadrin steakhouses in Jerusalem.

When I found out that Fiori had become mehadrin, and I decided to check it out because I have always liked the ambiance at the First Station.

My wife and I arrived in Talbieh around 7pm looking forward to a nice evening together and a fun culinary experience. Parking can be a real challenge unless you know about the parking lot hidden behind the First Station. The entrance is on Derech Hebron St. If you’re coming from David Remez Street, make the right on Derech Hebron, and you’ll see a small road that forks off to the right about 80 meters from the traffic light (note that this is a paid parking lot during the day).

The Ambiance

The First Station is an outdoor mall with a boardwalk. Fiori is surrounded by windows and is located smack in the middle of the boardwalk, providing a view of the historic train station and all the passers-by.

The dining area

Fiori’s dining area is not large, and the space between the tables is not so spacious, but we did not feel cramped. When we arrived, we found that the place was packed, but fortunately a table had just opened up.

Fiori’s open kitchen

We immediately noticed the kitchen which is open to the dining area. At the entrance to the kitchen is a deli-type refrigerator with a large assortment of cheeses that can be bought and taken home. A green chalkboard hangs from the ceiling with various messages and drawings on it. On the surrounding walls are shelves with a large selection of wines and liquors.

The Cuisine

Fiori’s menu has a nice selection of Italian dishes. All of the pastas are made by the house, and we found them to be superb.

For appetizers, we ordered the soup du jour, which was artichoke soup, and melanzane alla parmigiana, which is roasted eggplant in a tomato sauce with melted mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Both dishes arrived very hot, just as they should. The soup was creamy and delicious, and the melanzane alla parmigiana was quite awesome. The eggplant was tender and flavorful, the sauce was well seasoned, and there was plenty of cheese.

Artichoke soup was plenty hot and tasty

Melanzane alla parmigiana

For your main course you can either choose from the recommended dishes that include combinations of pastas and sauces, or you can decide on your own combination from the list of options. You choose the shape of the pasta (short pastas, long pastas, ravioli etc.), the type of pasta (regular, whole wheat, spinach) and then decide on the desired sauce (tomato, tomato & pesto, cream etc) and some of the available add-ons include, olives, mushrooms, eggplant, blue cheese and more).

We ordered the Primavera with spinach fettuccine. This dish is usually a bit spicy, but my wife doesn’t like spicy foods so we passed on that (funny that my wife comes from a Sephardic family and doesn’t like spicy foods, and I’m super Ashkenazic and I love spicy cuisine). We also ordered spinach fettuccine with truffle cream sauce.

Fettuccine Premavera

Spinach fettuccine with truffle cream sauce

The spinach pasta was truly excellent, both the texture and the flavor, and the sauces we chose were delicious. The main dishes also arrived piping hot, and of course this adds to the quality of the dish.

The Service

We found the service at Fiori to be outstanding. Our waitress was quick and very pleasant. All our dishes came at the right timing, and we had no problem getting the waitress’s attention when we needed something.

I spoke with the owner, who also manages the restaurant. He was very friendly and was happy to respond to our questions.

Restaurant Details

Restaurant Name: Fiori
Address: The First Station, David Remez 4, Jerusalem
Phone: 02-587-4486
Hours: Sun-Wed 11am-11:30pm
Thursday: 11am until the last customer leaves
Friday: 10:30am – an hour before Shabbat begins
Saturday night: An hour after the end of Shabbat until the last customer leaves
Kashrut: Jerusalem Rabbinate Mehadrin
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Grilled forel

Ambiance:

Before I went up to the restaurant I was very skeptical – what kind of ambiance could a restaurant located above a convenience store have? But to my pleasant surprise, when I walked inside, I was very impressed by what I saw. The restaurant is beautifully laid out with high-quality lighting, white fabric tablecloths on the tables, colorful cloth napkins and decorative hangings on the walls having to do with the sea. Another really nice touch that adds grace and beauty are three large illuminated aquariums that are sunken into the walls and filled with fish. These fish look out at the diners with a smile because they are bystanders and do not end up on the diners’ plates.

Classy table settings, the lighting and the aquariums create a beautiful ambiance

Cuisine

The menu includes a variety of grilled or fried fish served along with a slice of lemon, sauce and chips on attractive plates. Before the main dishes are served, diners start their meal with a selection of house salads.

Fried mullet

Wine rack with a nice variety of wines

Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Ahavat Hayam
Address: Sderot Ben Tzvi 9 (above the Yellow convenience store)
Telephone: 02-623-6767
Hours: Sun-Thurs 12:00-Midnight | Motzash: after Shabbat until Midnight
Kashrut: Jerusalem Rabbinate (mehadrin)
It’s highly recommended to verify that the kashrut certificate hasn’t changed

Menu:

Ahavat Hayam’s menu

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Grill Bar’s Entrecote Steak

The business menu offers a selection of chicken, steak and fish dishes ranging from 65 to 79 NIS. Each meal comes with a variety of house salads, house-made pitta, a side dish and a soft drink. See the complete menu below.

The evening menu is much more extensive. The chicken dishes include various skewers, stir fried chicken liver (with mushrooms and onions), chilli chicken wings and chicken salad (just to name a few). The meat offerings are also not lacking and include entrecote steaks of different sizes, sirloin steaks, lamb ribs among others.

Fish lovers will find Sea Bream, St. Peter’s, Salmon fillet and Grey Mullet all broiled over coals.

Most meals come with a side dish of your choice.

You can find the restaurant’s contact details, the menus and directions below.

Lamb Ribs

Sinta Steak

Chilli chicken wings

Grill Bar’s Menu:

Grill Bar’s business menu

Grill Bar’s main menu

Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Grill Bar
Address: 1 HaSoreg St.
Telephone: 077-885-7778
Hours: Sun-Thurs 12PM-11PM
Kashrut: Rav Machpud
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Fillet salmon in lemon grass, ginger and orange sauce

Muscat is under the strict kosher supervision of Rabbi Rubin which is mehadrin and is considered one of the top supervision agencies.

The ambiance at Muscat is very comfortable and pleasant. Seating is indoors and fairly spacious.

Muscat is one of Jerusalem’s veteran restaurants, being in business for over 25 years, and thus it seems to offer the cuisine and service that people are looking for.

Muscat also has a separate dining area for private celebrations or happenings that can seat up to 50 people.

The Cuisine

Tortilla filled with eggplant, mushrooms and cheese

Fettuccine Alfredo with sweet potato

Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Muscat
Address: 24 Kanfei Nesharim St, Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-652-4414
Hours: Sun-Thurs 8AM-11PM | Fri 9AM-2PM | Motzei Shabbat
Kashrut: Rabbi Rubin
It’s highly recommended to verify that the kashrut certificate hasn’t changed

Muscat’s Menu:

Muscat’s Breakfast Menu

Appetizers

Salads

Muscat’s Italian courses

Fish, pizza and quiches

Sandwiches & toasts

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Entrance to Rodriguez Express with outdoor seating

During the day Rodriguez Express serves a selection of meats served either in a pita, a baguette or on a plate with extras. Some of the meats include asado, lamb, kebab and shawarma to name a few. The evening menu consists of meat meals served on a plate including a 300 gram entrecote steak or a 250 gram beef burger. See the complete menu below.

Rodriguez Express is located 20 meters from its bigger and fancier “sister” restaurant called the Rodriguez Grill.

Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Rodriguez Express
Address: 3 Kiryat HaMada St, Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-999-8190
Hours: Sun-Thurs 11AM-10PM
Kashrut: Rav Machpud
It’s highly recommended to verify that the kashrut certificate hasn’t changed

Rodriguez Express’ Menu:

Rodriguez Express’ Afternoon Menu

Rodriguez Express’ Dinner Menu (from 6pm)

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The pizzas come in either large or medium sized pies with a large selection of toppings, and you can even order pizzas with whole wheat in several sizes (see menu below). For those interested in other options besides pizza, the menu offers salads, pasta, desserts and drinks.

If you’re looking for a New York style pizza, ie a thin crust pizza, in Jerusalem then Big Apple Pizza is one of the best options in town.

Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Big Apple Pizza, Ben Yehuda Branch
Address: 3 Luntz St, Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-625-6252
Hours: Sun-Thu: 10:30 – 00:00 | Fri: 10:30 – 15:30 | Sat. night: 30 min. after Shabbat – 01:00
Kashrut: Jerusalem Rabbinate Mehadrin
It’s highly recommended to verify that the kashrut certificate hasn’t changed

Big Apple Pizza’s Menu:

Big Apple Pizza Menu

Deliveries:

Big Apple Pizza offers pizza delivery in Jerusalem. The phone number for deliveries is 1-700-700-105 (minimum order 70 shekels)

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Its breakfast menu offers a typical “Israeli breakfast” (eggs, cheeses, salad and a choice of bread), as well as pancakes, meals with various varieties of eggs, shakshoukas and more.

Salad offerings include a warm Asian salad, Grilled Fish, Italian salad and New Californian Roquefort.

For fish and Italian food lovers, Cafe Rimon has a nice selection of pastas (canneloni, four cheese lasagne, calzone to name a few) and fish dishes include baked whole Bream, Salmon filet, Mullet filet and even fish and chips.

Cafe Rimon is under the strictly kosher mehadrin supervision of Rabbi Machpud.

See the contact details, menu, and directions below.

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Restaurant Details:

Restaurant Name: Cafe Rimon
Address: 4 Lunz St, Jerusalem
Telephone: 02-624-3712
Hours: Sun-Thurs 8AM-11PM | Fri 8AM-12PM
Kashrut: Machpud & Jerusalem Rabbinate Mehadrin
It’s highly recommended to verify that the kashrut certificate hasn’t changed

Cafe Rimon’s Menu:

Cafe Rimon’s Breakfast Menu

Cafe Rimon’s Appetizers

Cafe Rimon’s Salad Menu

Cafe Rimon’s Pasta Selection

Cafe Rimon’s Fish Menu

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