Originally Posted by
JBord
Thanks, we'll have to give it a try. I've heard good things. Our new place is kind of right in between Deerfield, Northbrook, Glencoe, and Highland Park. Weird corner area of the burbs. So Skokie isn't super-convenient, but lately we've been getting restless in confinement and going for drives so it might happen. The 3 you mentioned always seem to show up on "Best Jewish Deli" lists around here.
How is Kaufman's whitefish salad, if you've had it? I haven't found one I love yet, including at Max and Benny's. Actually, so far I prefer buying smoked whitefish on the bone and making my own. It's delicious!
Probably I haven't had it. I haven't been to Kaufman's since I was about 11, and at the time I wouldn't have gone near any kind of fish. My grandpa used to tell me (as he was chowing down on lox and smoked herring) that if I didn't like lox I couldn't possibly be his grandson. Now I love lox...but nova is better, less salty.
Oh, and if you're talking about dairy and fish, you're talking about "appetizing". Deli specifically refers to meat. Keeping them separate is one of the main points of kosher rules. Though I don't know how many people call them "appetizing" stores anymore...except Russ & Daughters in NYC.