Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Bike Parking: Yes Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
Gillian Gotcher
Stopped in here to try some knishes because I've heard that it was a standard spot in Rego Park. They didn't have sweet potato knishes because apparently they only have an electric oven (?) right now. So, that was disappointing, and makes me wonder what else on their menu they don't have. Also, the prices are a little high for some stuff. The kasha knish was NOT good — very, VERY dry, falling apart, and literally no flavor. We threw it out. The regular potato knish was great — flaky, moist, flavorful. A little pricey for what it is, but it's a mom and pop shop, so I didn't feel too bad paying a little extra. However, I wish it had been worth it! The lady working the counter also told the previous customer to have a happy holiday, but not me, which I thought was weird, too.
After a sad stretch of soft, lukewarm knishes from street vendors, I schlepped over to Knish Nosh, hoping that a place named after it would be able to offer a taste of the Real McCoy.
With an enormous open kitchen in the back and a small seating area in the front, there is something of an industrial cafeteria feel to Knish Nosh. A large refrigerator by the front displays a variety of other interesting prepackaged offerings (such as soups, salads, and prepared sides), but I was only here for one thing.
My first perusals of the knish menu were certainly promising. It covered everything from your familiar potato knish to more novel fillings like spinach, mushroom, meat, and broccoli. Not only that, each could be purchased in different sizes, or ounces. Their cocktail knishes (which can be ordered in a 1 or 2 oz. size) are presumably their largest kind, judging from their higher sticker prices. As enticing as the unique flavors and sizes seemed, I ordered a standard potato from the 'large' knish menu (listed as $3.70 on the wall menu but was asked to pay $4 – menu misprint or total after tax?), which was quickly handed over on a paper plate. The rotund knish, spanning my entire palm and then some, certainly seemed to earn its size title in heft and height. It was also heated through, which allayed my typical grousing with mushy and lukewarm cart knishes. The outer shell was on the flakier side, not crunchy as my ideal knish would have been, but still delicious. The soft potato innards were somewhat bland on their own but, like a hot dog, half the fun of ordering a knish is choosing and slathering on the condiments, which I did as I squirted liberally from the bottles of ketchup and mustard that made available on the side counter.
While this may not have been the absolute best knish I've ever had, it was certainly better than most and worth the price when you consider the overall value against the sheer size of these carby turnovers. I'm intrigued by the other flavors and would be willing to return to try some of the vegetable knishes.
Great old school new york place with a warm homestyle feel to it. I tried the potatoe mushroom nish nosh and a split pea soup, It came out to $10 which i thought was a bit expensive, the meal tasted good but was bland for my taste. They did not have hot sauce but the nice women gave me fresh organic chilis to accompany my meal.
Stopped in here to try some knishes because I've heard that it was a standard spot in Rego Park. They didn't have sweet potato knishes because apparently they only have an electric oven (?) right now. So, that was disappointing, and makes me wonder what else on their menu they don't have. Also, the prices are a little high for some stuff. The kasha knish was NOT good — very, VERY dry, falling apart, and literally no flavor. We threw it out. The regular potato knish was great — flaky, moist, flavorful. A little pricey for what it is, but it's a mom and pop shop, so I didn't feel too bad paying a little extra. However, I wish it had been worth it! The lady working the counter also told the previous customer to have a happy holiday, but not me, which I thought was weird, too.
After a sad stretch of soft, lukewarm knishes from street vendors, I schlepped over to Knish Nosh, hoping that a place named after it would be able to offer a taste of the Real McCoy.
With an enormous open kitchen in the back and a small seating area in the front, there is something of an industrial cafeteria feel to Knish Nosh. A large refrigerator by the front displays a variety of other interesting prepackaged offerings (such as soups, salads, and prepared sides), but I was only here for one thing.
My first perusals of the knish menu were certainly promising. It covered everything from your familiar potato knish to more novel fillings like spinach, mushroom, meat, and broccoli. Not only that, each could be purchased in different sizes, or ounces. Their cocktail knishes (which can be ordered in a 1 or 2 oz. size) are presumably their largest kind, judging from their higher sticker prices. As enticing as the unique flavors and sizes seemed, I ordered a standard potato from the 'large' knish menu (listed as $3.70 on the wall menu but was asked to pay $4 – menu misprint or total after tax?), which was quickly handed over on a paper plate. The rotund knish, spanning my entire palm and then some, certainly seemed to earn its size title in heft and height. It was also heated through, which allayed my typical grousing with mushy and lukewarm cart knishes. The outer shell was on the flakier side, not crunchy as my ideal knish would have been, but still delicious. The soft potato innards were somewhat bland on their own but, like a hot dog, half the fun of ordering a knish is choosing and slathering on the condiments, which I did as I squirted liberally from the bottles of ketchup and mustard that made available on the side counter.
While this may not have been the absolute best knish I've ever had, it was certainly better than most and worth the price when you consider the overall value against the sheer size of these carby turnovers. I'm intrigued by the other flavors and would be willing to return to try some of the vegetable knishes.
Great old school new york place with a warm homestyle feel to it. I tried the potatoe mushroom nish nosh and a split pea soup, It came out to $10 which i thought was a bit expensive, the meal tasted good but was bland for my taste. They did not have hot sauce but the nice women gave me fresh organic chilis to accompany my meal.