I recently posted about how Kosher Delight changed their skinny fries to those mashed potato filled ghetto mushy fries. Yet again last night I went out to eat and ordered fries and was deeply disappointed, this time it was at the Kosher Castle in Monsey which used to have the skinny crunchy fries of Kosher Delight fame.
Yet when I received my order I was dissapointed to find that they were of the new recession type of fries. It used to be that when you ordered fries in a kosher pizza store it was expected that you would get crappy fries, but fleishig restaurants always had better quality fries.
I must say that besides for the downhill quality of kosher French fries is one of the few ways I can tell the economy is going down. A look through any Jewish publication will reveal just as many Chinese Auctions, expensive separate swimming only vacations and plenty of fancy sheitle ads leading em to believe that the economy is doing just fine in the frum community, but when our very core, FOOD, is downgraded we all know its going to be real bad.
Soon we may have to deal with those stale stella dora kiddushes that used to be the norm when I was growing up, instead of three kinds of herring and meat filled cholent.
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JII @ 37th/Broadway rocks the fresh cut fries (or they did, last I checked).
I know this is off topic but…
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I got the link Emailed to me from NJOP because they made the list and I’m on their Email spam list.
Sarah,
That’s good to know, I love real fries. I just realized the other day, I have never in my life bought frozen fries to fry at home. I would either cut them myself or go without. Potato chips make a good substitute.
I always make a good chunk of what’s served for kiddush @ CBAJ. If not by hand, then i take something “in a box” and turn it into something else. We try to make a somewhat nice kiddush, and never go over the top unless it’s a “tier 2″ sponsored kiddush. i agree though, ghetto fries are nasty. If someone were smart enough, though, they’d leave them in the grease a tad longer, because gheto fries, if frid right, can be almost as good as the real thing. i know because i used to do it when i worked in the assisted living facility a few years back.
now was that so hard?
My other comment is still in spam… Heshy made the list…
im thought you were in denver!?!?!??
j2 on 37th and broadway has been closed by the board of health and mental hygeine. last time i passed by there was thursday and they were still closed.
I get spicy fries, they usually come out better.
You’ll know the economy’s really gone south when you’ll see frum women in Boro Park and Flatbush lugging shopping carts, instead of driving a half block, sending their maids out, or whatever it is they do now. Yeah, I know – if you’re really frum, there’s plenty of room for groceries in the bottom of your triple stroller.
If you want some good fries than I can think of 3 places off hand in brooklyn with still (as far as I know) good fries. 1) subsational 2) Natanya pizza store on ave J. 3) Pzza Time on ave J.
purple pear in monsey has awesome fries, long, and crispy!!
Simon Sez has real fries cut from real potatoes. It’s on Ave M and E 4th in Brooklyn.