Food News: Town Bagel of Plainview Gets a Redesign
Town Bagel of Plainview was our go-to lunch spot while we were growing up in Plainview back in the early 1990′s. Since that time its always had the same decor and design, a point that we always noticed on our recent trips there. That’s changing now with the just unveiled re-design of our favorite bagel spot.
Three Long Island Sandwich Shops
On FiOS1 Long Island’s Restaurant Hunter, it’s our job to take you across the island to some of our favorite dining destinations. On our recent “Sandwich” episode, we took you from Merrick to Westbury and then finished up in Port Jefferson for some of our lunchtime favorites. To follow along at home on where we took the viewers, follow on through below.
Knish Nosh in Forest Hills, Queens
When driving through Forest Hills on Queens Boulevard, it’s hard to keep your temptation at bay when passing by Knish Nosh. I personally have fond memories of stopping there when I was younger with a friends family as we made our way back from a long afternoon in the city. The Potato Knishes were always hugely popular with my friend, and we always enjoyed splitting a few between us.
Fast forward a few years (ok, maybe 15 years is the actual number) while a colleague and myself are in Forest Hills for a meeting. He’s Italian and we often do dinner at italian joints throughout the entire metro area. He told me that since we are heading towards Queens Boulevard that he’d like to take in a good Jewish deli for a nice change. Hence, we found ourselves drawn back into this Forest Hills staple. As soon as we walked into the door we were bombarded by the man behind the counter with “try the soup” and “the perogies are just made, you must try them!” All I kept wanting to say was “Oye Vey” but I held myself back. Taking his advice we both ordered up a container of chicken noodle soup, fresh brisket perogi and a Dr. Brown’s soda. Our guy behind the counter slipped the soups into the microwave and we were good to go. After finishing off what we had ordered on our first round, we decided to go halves on a potato knish to encounter the true deli experience.
Knish Nosh has been open since 1952 and is a real testament to the community that it serves. Queens Boulevard and Forest Hills have changed a lot in that time, but Knish Nosh has always been the same as it is today; quality kosher fare and a no-frills atmosphere at a price that can’t be beat. The two of us left feeling full and only $21 lighter when all was said and done. 718-897-5554
