70 Friday, December 7 1979 THE DETROIT EWER NEWS Eating Your Way Through the Heart of Downtown Jerusalem By SYBIL ZIMMERMAN World Zionist Press Service Everyone in Jerusalem eats. Day and night, old and young, visitors and resi- dents. They walk the streets, stop at the abun- dance of snack bars with outdoor counters and then contiue on their way —most often, eating. Saturday evening is really the best time to ex- perience the outdoor eating craze, which lasts at least from May through October when the weather is good (although it doesn't happen only when the skies are clear. Winter is also a good time for eating). Let me guide you on a walk through downtown Jerusalem for stand-up eat- ing. Take a map of Jerusalem in your hand and find Jerusalem's de- partment store, Hamashbir, on King George Street. Cross the street and walk to your left, down King George, toward Jaffa Road. Uncle Sam, 7 King George, is billed as "America in Israel." The ads say, "I am the first one in the country to serve hot dogs and hamburgers to Jerusalem." Need one say more? Steakburgers, burger sandwiches, fried fish plat- ters and French fries (all kosher) are on the menu. Ritchie's Pizza, 5 King George, is also a hangout for Americans. It offers ice cream, waffles, milk shakes and — naturally — New York style pizza (all kosher). Felafel Zalia, 5 King George and Merkaz Felafel, on the corner of Agrippas and King George, are two of the places specializing in felafel. Felafel probably came from Egypt (where it is called ta'amia). It is said to have been created by the Egyptian Christian Copts who served up this dish dur- ing Lent when meat was not eaten. Directly opposite Felafel Zalia, one can find a number of ice cream stands and cafes: Milk Bar Strauss, 2 King George, on the corner of King George and Jaffa Road, specializes in ice cream cones and dishes and light refreshments. Cafe Babka (formerly Marcus), 4 King George, sells cakes, cookies, pas- tries and ice cream. Cafe Allenby, 6 King George, has cakes, French fries, ice cream and (on oc- casion) freshly made potato chips. Continue walking up the cafe side of King Goerge and make the first turn on your right onto Agrippas Street. Continue walking up Ag- rippas Street on the right hand side. When you recog- nize a huge shopping center-office building- construction site, Clal Cen- ter, you are at the corner of Agrippas and Kol Yisrael Chaverim Street. Steakit Makam, 44 Ag- rippas, can be recognized by the sign of a parachutist with an open parachute and the word "kosher." The restaurant has an open window to the street where a grill is placed. Salads, humus (chick pea dip) and mixed grill are the specialties. Mixed grill is a combina- tion of chicken livers and hearts, turkey or beef pieces and onions. 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He throws it inside a wall oven then removes it with long tongs. (A branch of this bakery is also located at 60 Ussishkin Street.) Tokio Gelateria has been here for a year and is one of four branches in Israel, de- veloped by an immigrant from Argentina. The Clal Center franchise owner is David Sorfat. He explains that the recipe for the ice cream and flavors comes from Italy and all fruit flavors are natural with no coloring added. There's a New Retirement Plan METROPOLITAN SAVINGS Member FSLIC the pieces go inside a piece of pita with dill pickle and hot pepper. On the side is mango sauce which has the smell and look of a curry sauce. At Steakit Makam one can specially request tam- busa, a Moroccan or Kurdi dish, which resembles a large piece of fried fish. It is made of chick peas, flour and spices which are deep fried. An added novelty on the counter is a bowl of parsley — take a handful for freshening your breath when you finish eating. 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