August 23, 2007
The Brasserie Sold to Max's
Word on the street is that The Brasserie has been sold. The new owners are, reportedly, The Shalom Group, who also own Max's Cafe in Silver Spring (they also own Shalom's Kosher Market next door). Word is that Max's will be revamping the space over the next few weeks to make Max's a more affordable eatery.
Interesting news, to say the least. Max's in Silver Springs is good food (much better than Kosher Bite) in a somewhat nice environment (again, nicer than Kosher Bite...why is that the standard?). One thing that Max's does and does well is schwarma; Max's has a dedicated schwarma chef (a Palestinian, actually) who is passionate about his craft. It is probably the best schwarma in the Baltimore/DC area, so hopefully it will make it's way to Baltimore.
Hat tip to AS and IG.
Nana lives 10 minutes from Max's and she refuses to go there because there are always kids running around screaming, so I always end up getting take out and bringing it to her house.
Posted by: The Enforcer at August 23, 2007 7:42 AMTE: that's a good point; The Brasserie was one of the few, perhaps only, restaurants in town where one could pretty much expect it to be free of kids and suitable for a nice meal, appropriate for business and/or special occasions (although, in true OIB fashion, kids were sometimes seen at The Bra).
Max's is very much NOT that way at all, leaving Baltimore without a non-kid-friendly eating establishment. This is probably a function of the economic and family makeup of the Baltimore Orthodox community, and makes sense from a dollars and sense perspective, but is nonetheless a disappointment in that regard.
Posted by: Greg at August 23, 2007 9:13 AM>>(again, nicer than Kosher Bite...why is that the standard?)
I'm sorry, did you just use "Kosher Bite" and "standard" in the same sentance?
Posted by: G at August 23, 2007 9:26 AMIt is probably the best schwarma in the Baltimore/DC area, so hopefully it will make it's way to Baltimore.
I'm pretty sure it's the best schwarma I've ever had, and my schwarma experience includes a year of schwarma-consumption in Israel.
Posted by: Joel at August 23, 2007 11:22 AM"I'm sorry, did you just use "Kosher Bite" and "standard" in the same sentance?"
Anyone that has ever had a barbecued beef or grilled chicken breast sub at Kosher Bite knows that it is truly a sub standard operation.
(Giggle giggle.)
Posted by: Moishe Facebook Potemkin at August 23, 2007 11:40 AMJust to clarify, the commentor a a couple comments before is not me. Although I did consume a lot of schwarma in my years in Israel.
Posted by: Jewboy at August 23, 2007 6:16 PMWe ate at the Brasserie last night. It was the first day under the new owner. They seemed to have a smaller menu (Still a nice number of choices) consisting of what I would imagine were the more popular choices. Food was very good. The portions were large, especially the kids meals which my children (5 and 8) will get a couple of more meals out of. The service was excellent. It was a very good experience.
Posted by: Soccer Mom at August 24, 2007 10:46 AMCan you describe the menu? Was it the usual menu, or was it a new, modified menu?
Posted by: Greg at August 24, 2007 10:58 AMI have not been to the Brasserie in a while, the menu was definately smaller. They had a couple of salads, some soups, 3 chicken dishes, 1 duck dish. The meat was the London Broil, and I believe 3 steak/ Rib dishes. They had some fish dishes and Sushi and some vegetable dishes. I did not look at the deserts. Approximately 3 or 4 selections in each category. The menu was a 2 sided card. The presentation was very nice.
Posted by: Soccer Mom at August 26, 2007 10:51 AM
