tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post5106744626042081801..comments2024-03-18T03:40:39.185-04:00Comments on The Curious Jew: Noi Due vs. My Most Favorite FoodChanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655144434904957767noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-26056891531716685562018-04-19T06:33:09.241-04:002018-04-19T06:33:09.241-04:00I live over Noi Due Café. Mr. Chetrit and his brot...I live over Noi Due Café. Mr. Chetrit and his brother harass me and other tenants relentlessly. Why? Because we take offense at the open food crates left in the alley brimming with tomatoes, eggplants, onions – where he has created not only a rat infestation but he blocks our fire escapes. Rabbi Emanuel Holzer is one of our “silent” owners (of the building) and I don’t know how Rabbi Holzer (who is known as the founding father of the OU kosher food industry has allowed this infestation to go on. Surely this is an offense not just to the people who trust the OU explicitly but to everyone. Those of us who can see behind the scenes do not and will never eat at any of the Noi Due restaurants. We are still hoping after 9 long years that Chetrit recognizes the error of his ways with the tenants of the buildings with his high-end clientele and cleans up his act. We are afraid for our lives (literally) since Chetrit, his brother Mati, have threatened some of the female tenants, myself included, repeatedly. – Kirby Sommers<br /><br />Here is a link to one of our many videos:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTU7nUpkVec<br />Kirby Sommershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609486898317219264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-67717413241461058762014-02-05T09:38:22.986-05:002014-02-05T09:38:22.986-05:00I wouldn't eat there. I live above the place a...I wouldn't eat there. I live above the place and they leave food out in the alley way. Even if they are just getting it delivered, there's rats and mice EVERYWHERE back there. I feel bad for all people who can't see what I see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-32030475376983347272013-05-29T11:56:36.973-04:002013-05-29T11:56:36.973-04:00You blatantly state that you aren't going to ...You blatantly state that you aren't going to tip much and then act confused when they try to move you along? Come on.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-58374155471169854062011-03-10T00:11:03.422-05:002011-03-10T00:11:03.422-05:00I think a restaraunt has a responsibility to provi...<i>I think a restaraunt has a responsibility to provide good customer service</i><br /><br />and if a member of the community sets me up with a goy on a date, should we also shout about her evil and incompetence from the rooftops?Is there a differencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-25369173801569010052011-03-09T15:54:16.477-05:002011-03-09T15:54:16.477-05:00Still do not think rich or poor had anything to do...Still do not think rich or poor had anything to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-19500772767624846082011-03-09T15:20:40.436-05:002011-03-09T15:20:40.436-05:00They may have decided we weren't rich based on...They may have decided we weren't rich based on the casual clothes we were wearing, and the tiny dessert we ordered (and our young-student-look?).<br /><br />-HeshyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-36940082994340062182011-03-09T15:15:55.460-05:002011-03-09T15:15:55.460-05:00im so happy you and heshy chose a different place ...im so happy you and heshy chose a different place to talk for hours over your slice of cake on that first date!! can you imagine if they rushed you oiut then? <br />i like this post :)Dananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-53090518341794505012011-03-09T13:45:12.265-05:002011-03-09T13:45:12.265-05:00I've eaten at Noi Due several times and have a...I've eaten at Noi Due several times and have always enjoyed the food, which I feel is of a much greater variety, not to mention cheaper (for a dinner meal) than MMFF, which was a big date restaurant for me until they moved.<br /><br />However, Noi Due is often packed when I've gone, or tried to ( I got turned away once with my sister this summer because of a 45 minute wait - we went to MMFF). So I can understand the rushing a bit if they have no free tables and people waiting outside in that cold ante-room. <br /><br />I do think it was rude to rush you of there were free tables available and no one was waiting for that specific sized table. ASoG and I recently waited as the first people on line for 10-15 minutes as they gave away larger tables to incoming customers since all the 2 people tables were full.<br /><br />Did you complain, rightfully so, to the manager? When we were waiting last time, I approached him and asked him to allow us to order, so our food came 5 minutes after we sat down. Perhaps he could have taken some money off the bill or some other gesture?<br /><br />In my opinio, one thing that MMFF does better than Noi Due (besides cheesecake variety) is that they take reservations! It's always a gamble going to Noi Due because of this fact and their huge popularity. They need a bigger location or something to better handle the masses that flock there, especially on Thursday nights.Shades of Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733139852424935591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-19603274598620928972011-03-09T13:12:21.705-05:002011-03-09T13:12:21.705-05:00I'm sorry that happened to you Olivia but you ...I'm sorry that happened to you Olivia but you shouldn't judge Noi Due based on that one experience. I have gone many times and one thing I always remark about is how friendly the waiters are and how they make you feel as though you are getting a 5 star dining experience for relatively not as much. I think you judged this one too fast and go back and give it a second chance. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-39098943083786983862011-03-09T12:13:36.045-05:002011-03-09T12:13:36.045-05:00This post is interesting. I think it reflects more...This post is interesting. I think it reflects more on the waiter or waitress than the restaurant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-28325628378459250512011-03-09T11:57:05.215-05:002011-03-09T11:57:05.215-05:00I like watching Check, Please!- a weekly, half-hou...I like watching Check, Please!- a weekly, half-hour series that gives people the opportunity to review, chat and combat about their favorite(or not so favorite) local restaurants and their service.<br /><br />Chana,I enjoyed this post!Perhaps I should hire you as a notable restaurant critic of my own establishment. Imagine the possibilities.<br /><br /> ~RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-69933239323534891722011-03-09T11:17:45.816-05:002011-03-09T11:17:45.816-05:00At your competition.At your competition.sarabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766498589844321969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-8219386199965373812011-03-09T11:11:19.881-05:002011-03-09T11:11:19.881-05:00Not sure why you think it had to do with you being...Not sure why you think it had to do with you being perceived as "not rich"- there is certainly not a sure and consistent way of deducing who has money and who does not. I am sure if you asked the waitress to leave you to your conversation and cake- she would have. I personally have had only good experiences at Noi Due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-23663069114278185782011-03-09T10:39:06.473-05:002011-03-09T10:39:06.473-05:00I once went to Noi Due for a sit-down dinner with ...I once went to Noi Due for a sit-down dinner with a friend. We ordered main courses, and were also rushed out after around 30 minutes. A very similar experience to the one you had, and uncomfortable enough that I never plan to go back again--what's the point when all I wanted was a relaxing, indoor place where I can stay a while with a bit of food?TPWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-55000807790449699932011-03-09T10:35:02.984-05:002011-03-09T10:35:02.984-05:00Yitz, you can read here if you're so concerned...Yitz, you can <a href="http://rechovot.blogspot.com/2009/12/restaurant-reviews-in-halachah.html" rel="nofollow">read here</a> if you're so concerned about the topic. Personally, I think a restaraunt has a responsibility to provide good customer service and when they fail at it, they can legitimately be reviewed at SeriousEats, Yelp or blogs.Chanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655144434904957767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-6729419580177730482011-03-09T10:31:35.640-05:002011-03-09T10:31:35.640-05:00Okay, I'm not going to hijack your comments fo...Okay, I'm not going to hijack your comments for yet another discussion of LHR; but I personally would want more than "these pubs print reviews" before I said things like "constantly disturbed, annoying chirpy, ruined my night, especially annoying."yitznewtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559815169235725734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-60225374446383001952011-03-09T10:21:56.237-05:002011-03-09T10:21:56.237-05:00Are restaraunt reviews lashon hara? If so, The Jew...Are restaraunt reviews lashon hara? If so, <a href="http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/even_hummus_haute" rel="nofollow">The Jewish Week couldn't publish them.</a> Neither could <a href="http://www.jewishpress.com/pageroute.do/13/20491/category/" rel="nofollow">The Jewish Press- which has a section on them here.</a> And yet, they both do! Unless you're saying you can't publish any restaraunt reviews unless they are positive, which would be rather silly.Chanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655144434904957767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12970718.post-46303692675515122822011-03-09T10:15:15.091-05:002011-03-09T10:15:15.091-05:00*head scratch* how come this isn't lashon ha-r...*head scratch* how come this isn't lashon ha-ra on Noi Due?yitznewtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559815169235725734noreply@blogger.com