Would Harvard Square shwarm to a kosher restaurant?

By adamg on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 7:55am

The Crimson reports that Rami's, the kosher Israeli place in Coolidge Corner, is looking to expand and has listed Harvard Square as one of its possible new locations (along with Framingham and Sharon).

According to the Crimson, there's a glatt of interest at Harvard; says some even predict prospective students might decide where to go based on the presence of kashruth in the square.

Of course, the interest has to be tempered with the fact that the last kosher joint in Harvard Square didn't last long.

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not for nothin'

By neuroboy on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 9:25am.

best falafel in the city, in my opinion

Here here

By JPFree on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:39am.

Not Israeli and always use West Village and Queens falafel as my points of comparison, but Rami's is the only thing close in this neck of the woods. And by close, I mean spot-on.

Their falafel and they way they pack their pita (hint to Sami's and others... stop using wraps) is on par with anything along MacDougal Street or Ditmars. A great move by a great place. Much success to them.

Now that Rami's is expanding, can we PLEASE get a Kupel's bagel truck here in JP. The "bagels" here are a shonda.

Falafel

By anon on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 1:09pm.

Pity you haven't made it to Boston Kabob Company yet.

Boston Kebab + Sultan's =

By YataganFan on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 1:16pm.

a place half as good as Rami's.

Maven's, The Stage? What is it with

By Brian Riccio on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 1:09pm.

NY Styled delis in this town? Simple. This isn't New York! Take that, Shake Shack hopefuls!

That's a poor excuse

By JPFree on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 1:22pm.

for bad pastrami. Seriously, it's not hard to do this right, folks. Rein's Deli in Connecticut can somehow manage thick-cut pastrami and a deep boil without being in New York City. The Station Diner in Newton can do a New York deli sandwich and an egg cream with incredible attention to detail (even using Fox's U-Bet) and the D line still doesn't extend to New York. Rubin's on Harvard may charge double New York's prices for half its sandwich, but they can do so because they get it right.

It's not about being "New York," it's about running a deli correctly or even knowing what a deli is. With few exceptions (Wan Convenience, Michael's, Rubin's), the greater Boston area can't run a deli or make a deli sandwich worth a damn. The same applies to both bagels and pizza: A few bright lights in an otherwise black hole.

Other places in New England (and even Mass.) get it right. What's Boston's problem?