It was a weiner war when Orthodox Jewish customers of Cheskel's Shawarma King discovered that the Borough Park restaurant was serving non-Kosher food! The Post reports that a fracas broke out on Monday night, "when a longtime patron noticed the unusually plump wiener he bought ...didn't fit into a challah roll as usual."
The customer asked to see where the hot dog was from: "The server brought him the package, which confirmed the Bar S brand jumbo chicken frank was not certified kosher." That set off customers who wanted answers and apparently were so frenzied that one hit manager Yosef Baron on the cheek. Then Baron grabbed an electric knife to defend himself! See the video from Vos Iz Neias:
The restaurant says that a worker purchased some non-kosher chicken franks from a grocery store, instead of from the usual kosher market. The Post says the restaurant was shut down for two days as "rabbis meticulously checked for other non-kosher foods"—"Kitchen equipment that touched the offending meat was thrown out, and utensils were cleansed with a flame to purge any remnants of treif, or non-kosher food, in a process known as kashering."
Rabbi Moshe Babad told VIN, What happened last night was a terrible mistake" and said there was an investigation into the breach. But he emphasized it seemed to be a mistake, “The etzem fact that the goy opened it in front of a customer is proof [that nothing furtive was being done]." Still, there are skeptics: Jewish blog 7Fatcow writes, "I ate there a few times and the food was damn good. No fucking wonder."
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Once again, religion making idiots out of weak humans!
PKMKII
The soviets, pol pot, etc, committed their "history of crimes" in the name of political power and political philosophy, not in the name of atheism. The fact that they were atheists is correlative, not causal. And the only people who think there's a debate on climate change are ideologues and those working for the energy industry.
NannyState
Jesus, what the fuck does that have to do with 3 goddamned chicken franks?
ides_of_march
Like atheists have such an impeccable record. Go say a hosanna to Obama and worship on the altar of Climate Change.
Amanda Harletsch
Not much real data, or even logic to support such claims. The only clear argument is to tie already dead "communism" and "liberals" to what needs to be demonized. Your points are part of an ideology in deed, the same that has became irrelevant by not understanding natural, social and political evolution.
Amanda Harletsch
what "history of crimes" by atheist are you referring to?
ides_of_march
You can start by reading about the Soviet Union, Pol Pot to just pick a couple names at random.
Amanda Harletsch
???, are you implying Climate change is a myth, like religion?
Thelonius Funk
Hmmm... I don't think Religion is a myth. I think it's very real. I mean, I see churches, mosques, and synogogues everywhere, and no, I don't live in Atlantis.
ides_of_march
It's at best debatable. Apparently, it's being treated like religious dogma by the likes of Al Gore and the people who label anybody ho shows any skepticism as "deniers." The whole "carbon credit" scheme is so much like the Catholic Church's infamous "indulgences" it's almost laughable. The parallels with religion are many.
ides_of_march
I bought Bar-S bacon on sale once. Went right in the garbage it was so bad.
Anyway, if you want real excitement, wait till somebody screws up with the hal-al meats.
rcltrh
Bar-S franks. Yuck. They're like 79 cents for a pack of 10 at Costco, and most likely all fillers and starch than real animals anyway. However, what better way to maximize profits than to serve 8 cents apiece franks and charge 3 bucks for them. Isn't profit the Jewish way?
Avaz383
you wish you had any real knowledge.
babyhitler
Kosher means you slaughtered and butchered the animals with love, right?
Steven
When it comes to chicken, steak, chopped meat there is no different in the taste from kosher to non-kosher IMO.
Kosher deli meats have a much better taste than non-kosher There is a noticeably taste different between the two.
LaLuneEstMorte
"I ate there a few times and the food was damn good. No fucking wonder."
Proof that non-kosher food is not all that bad!
JacqueMehoff
purged by flame or choked like a chicken
or perhaps molest a young boy.
GuestShow
you're not part of the chosen people unless you molest little boys
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