Is it permissible to drink beer in a nonjewish owned bar or resturaunt?
Eating Out
Coffee at cafe/resturaunt on Pesach
Is there any reason to avoid buying coffee from a resturaunt or cafe that serves chametz on Pesach? Wouldn’t any unwanted stuff that goes in the coffee be nosein tam lifgam?
Oreo Mcflurry
Hey I was wondering about the kashrut regarding a milkshake from Mcdonalds. Ingredients listed from website are as follows Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream Ingredients: Milk, Sugar, Cream, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor, Mono And Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate. Contains: Milk. Oreo Cookie Pieces Ingredients: Unbleached Enriched Flour (wheat Flour, Niacin, […]
Starbucks vegetarian options
Is the Starbucks impossible sandwich and feta cheese wrap kosher? Impossible sandwich Ingredients SESAME CIABATTA BUN [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SESAME SEEDS, EGGS, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, BUTTER (MILK), SALT, PAPRIKA, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, YEAST, CULTURED WHEAT STARCH, MICROBIAL ENZYMES (AMYLASE)], FRIED EGG PATTY […]
Rice Sushi
Hi , just saw in older posts that sushi rice in restaurants is a problem for bishul akum, the question is, since we know its made in steam (many times even electric), and its not mevushal by being “boiled” like regular rice, why can’t we rely in the psak of “meushan” (smoked)? since we know […]
Cheese
Hi Rabbi, I wanted to know what cheeses usually do not contain rennet for restaurants. I believe mozerella is usually rennet free and cream cheese/yogurts /cottage is fine but wondering about others such as cheddar and swiss. Would this need to be asked of every restaurant to verify that they have rennet free products or […]
Subway honey mustard sauce
This sauce has white wine in it. Can I have them put it on my veggie or tuna sandwich?
Panini press
Can one have a kosher sandwich panini pressed on a panini machine that’s used on other non-kosher sandwiches?
non kosher restaurants
Hello I have read your comments about eating out. Is it then permissible to bring the same food into my home? Thank you,
Pots in non kosher restaurants
Why aren’t you concerned about the treif pots and pans being used in non kosher restaurants? Also why isn’t there a concern regarding onions? Thank you.
Bishul Akum
Hi rabbi first I want to thank you for the Passover list this year I found it to be vital being in New Jersey not being able to get my usual groceries with all that’s going on. secondly I’m confused why an hard boiled egg is not considered bishul Akum if it cannot be eaten […]
Hard Boiled Eggs
Can one have hard boiled eggs made in a hotel kitchen? If so, what guidelines should be used?
Movie Theater Popcorn
Is Popcorn prepared in movie theaters acceptable for consumption? If so, what guidelines should be followed?
Starbucks
Are all Starbucks drinks kosher for year round use? If not, which ones should we watch out for?
Chinese Restaurants
Eating at a non-kosher Chinese restaurant can be difficult. Culturally they’re often not as forthcoming on clarifying what is or is not vegetarian. Often they’re mom and pop operations and possibly there’s a trust issue. but let’s say you get past all that and you go to a chain store or a larger more established […]
Eating Soups in non-kosher restaurants
It is easy to confirm that the soup is vegetarian. If it contains cheese, you need to specify that the cheese is one of the approved type cheese on the second sheet of the year-round kosher list and that the Renet is not from animals. In any restaurant, supermarket, chain, or large store, you can […]
Eating Italian
Here’s a typical Italian menu. The biggest issues at Italian restaurants are confirming that everything that you will eat is vegetarian, especially the renet in the cheese. You can ask the waiter and if he’s not 100% sure, have him ask the chef. Be aware that many people mistakenly think that cheese with animal renet […]