Yonah Schimmel's Knishes Bkry

07/25/10

Excellent Knishes in a historical bakery

by Athena Chang , Citysearch Contributor

Thanks to Taste of LES, I would probably have skipped this establishment the whole time I live in Manhattan. My boyfriend and I got to try the mushroom and spinach knishes. This is actually the first time I have a knish. It kind of tastes like baked potato but a lot softer and doughy.

I really like it and they surely are very filling. The lady behind the counter was very friendly and nice.

The downside of the place is it is freaking hot! I can't even stand inside waiting for my order because there was no AC and the big fan inside didn't do much for us.

• Pros: Excellent Knishes and great service
• Cons: Very very hot

02/09/10

An authentic knishperience

by Evanismo , Citysearch Contributor

When a place can stand on the merits and strengths of its product alone, doing away with other trappings of the industry, one can be almost certain that the said product is quality.

And so it is at this iconic knishery. Though the interior of the restaurant is thin and sparse, save rows of rave newspaper reviews plastered to the walls, the knishes are anything but. Hot and fluffy, with a flaky pastry exterior, my spinach and potato knish melted in my mouth and instantly became my new favorite comfort food. Perfectly paired with a crisp pickle and fine cole slaw, the knish nearly transported me back to bustling early twentieth century lower east side Manhattan, when places like Schimmel’s populated the streets and Yiddish flowed out the mouths of patrons as knishes and the like flowed in.

Though I felt a bit let down that they were out of both latkes and rugelach when I ordered them, my disappointment was assuaged when I received a goodbye pickle to pick up my spirits. As a sign at the entrance proclaims, “ One World, One Taste, One Knish.” Indeed.

• Pros: So good, I wanted two
• Cons: Out of latkes and rugelach when I visited

04/15/07

Unbelievable! So good it's addictive!

by abean

I hadn't been here in a while - and boy am I sorry that i had been "away." The knoshes are as good as ever and it seems like they are alwaysadding more varieties. I love the traditional potato, but you have to taste the cheese and blueberry... worth the trip the the lower east side....

• Pros: the best you ever had!
• Cons: no parking

12/02/06

THE BEST !

by ccas3

I stopped in for a late lunch, was greeted in a pleasant manner, orered my knish and was served the best tasting knish I ever had. The aroma, the texture and the flavor combine to make the food a gift to the senses.

A little small talk and a review if the news articles on the walls made my lunch a pleasant experience.

Will tell everyone and will definitely return! Thank you.

I can also Overnight Ship my favorites to my family out of town!

• Pros: The taste and the overall experience
• Cons: can't think of any !

08/05/06

Still the best!!!

by nkoss

We are ex-NYers, now living in CA and we were in the "city" and took a nostalgic trip to the lower East Side. Yonah Schimmel has always been the best knishes and still is. The review that found the people offensive were mistaken. While we there, we had a lovely chat with the owners about life in NY, how things have changed and we talked about how they came from Russia, etc, etc. They couldn't have been more pleasant. And I also used their facilities (that part is not so pleasant :)).

• Pros: the best knishes anywhere
• Cons: rest room is a bit weak