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    Elite Cafe

    3.4 (85 reviews)
    ModerateCafes, Kosher
    Closed 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    ELITE CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    a man sitting at a table - The image shows the interior of Elite Cafe, featuring a counter with staff preparing orders, a glass display case with food items, and seating arrangements. The cafe has decorative lighting fixtures, a glass entrance door, and a wall with signage listing menu items such as espresso, latte, crepe, desserts, and sushi. The space includes tiled flooring, a red mat at the entrance, and a mix of natural and artificial lighting.
    Jack L.

    A restaurant in an airport cannot afford to have such bad internet connection. I made a mistake I didn't check before I ordered. Service was very good and so was the food. Place is almost empty since not too many people flight, so I am happy I could support. If you do come here check the WiFi connection. If not good and you do need to use strong WIFI, might be better to choose a different place.

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    Russell S.

    I was here on a Sunday afternoon as part of a large party of about 20 people. I was skeptical of a kosher Italian place ( I am not kosher!), but it wowed me. My fetuccini a la vodka really hit the spot. So tasty. So savory. I also want to give a big thumbs up to the bread. I have no idea what they did to it, but it was warm and soft and just full of flavor. Good service too...those servers were always hustling and trying hard to please. I live not too far away and will probably go there again...bringing other non-Jews and non-Kosher people. Really a great place!

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    6 months ago

    Best food and service. I don't eat dessert usually but the dessert here is irresistible

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    9 months ago

    This place is delicious has amazing service warming people and I'm alway satisfied I totally recommend this place

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    10 months ago

    The food and service were excellent. Everything was freshly prepared and tasted great. I recommend Elite Cafe. We will go back.

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    1 year ago

    Excellent food and service would recommend greatly what an amazing restaurant parking is easy

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    2 years ago

    Amazing place with excellent food!! Came out from Arizona and food was fresh, customer service was on point! MUST TRY!

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    Love live love this place. Delicious food wonderful employees. Can't get enough of this place

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    7 years ago

    Super mediocre food that's not worth it's price. You can make the same dishes at home. If you're going out don't go her.

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    Food was terrible, expensive for no reason. Got burnt bread. Place was obliviously empty.

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    This place has flies that accompany you during your meal…read more Not impressed very disappointed You go to a nice looking place and spend quality money and hoping food will taste good.... But you get a fly that joins you for the meal it flies near you, on the walls on the tables and on your dishes and the restaurant offers me to come back to the restaurant and get back the tip money that I paid. I think the waiter should keep the tip because I trapped the fly and the waiter removed the fly from my table

    I had my birthday party here this past week and it was a wonderful experience. I had a party of 14…read more I called and spoke to Mike the manger. He was very nice. He helped me plan the menu and made great suggestions. We did kani salad, house salad, buffalo chicken appetizers, sushi platters. Mani course was terriyaki chicken, polyesian and malyasian steak, helzog steak. Came with side dishes of fries, mash potatoes, rice and veggies. The steaks were out of this world. Very flavorful. Everything we got was delicious. Sushi and salads was very fresh. Our waitress was very nice. Always smiling and attentive. Mike was always there make sure we were happy and that everything went smoothly. All my guests complimented how wonderful everything was, espically the food. The restaurant itself it's so beautiful. The fish tank is stunning. Makes you enjoy your meal that much more. I highly recommend this place to anyone. Whether it's a nice dinner, date night or party. Food and decor is amazing. Definitely worth it.

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    Utopia, Hillcrest, Flushing

    First things first. They're kosher. Like Rabbi and all. Secondly. The food is incredible!!…read moreDelicious, hearty, filling and above all true to BBQ. The prices are a bit on the steep side but you're getting quality. Call in advance for large parties as their dining room is tiny. Like 10-15 tables tiny. Our party of seven luckily had to wait a few minutes but otherwise it was quick! Edit - I feel the need to disclose a few things. 1. The server recommended a smoked rack of lamb. Did not disclose the price normally I don't balk at prices but the cost of the lamb was $258.42 which is exorbitantly high. The server had a responsibility to disclose the price especially if it's that high. Just because we did not ask does not mean it's okay to just charge it. For reference 3 lamb chops was $80.00. The plate shown in my pictures most certainly did not contain 9 lamb chops. I would have been better off ordering 3 full entrees instead of the entire rack. 2. The restaurant never disclosed a "large party" fee. Sure its customary to have automatic gratuity applied to a party of "xyz or more" but to charge 20% for a large party ( 3 kids 4 adults) and then top off the 18% gratuity is absolutely poor taste. The fee was never disclosed, nor was it posted anywhere. These two reasons will more than likely prohibit me from returning. I wish them well in their future endeavors but to pull these types of business practices you will certainly run into future issues.

    To start we walked in and were abruptly sat down and told we don't even "need a menu"; From the…read morebeginning, instead of giving us the menu he insisted on choosing the most expensive thing on the menu and was hesitant to even give us the one. As we waited on our food he came over to our table for a good 15 minutes talking about going into e-commerce and baiting us to try whatever financial commerce stuff he does. The entire time he completely ignored the ladies at our table and only acknowledged the men sitting there. Later he brought out the plate because we ended up getting the chiefs platter (most expensive item on menu) and it was SMALL all of the sides were EXTREMELY small and we couldn't even substitute certain meats we wanted in our meal. He came back later to talk again and took out his vape to smoke in front of us. Once our $400 bill was brought to us (he didn't even tell us about INCLUDED gratitude in check) he was hesitant to even give back our change from our payment. Lastly, when we asked to use the bathroom we had to go THROUGH THE KITCHEN to use the bathroom in the back. The food was decent but the hospitality was terrible and unprofessional. Way too overpriced and embarrassing even. Our servers name was Josh btw.

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    Enjoyed the whole dining experience Our server - son of the…read moreowner Gave us some v tasty recommendations His Dad Owner/Chef came out to sit with us made us feel like family ( the good kind that is -lol) Good food Nice people Would highly recommend for lunch Dinner or a catered affair And the venue is very nice as well

    We opened the place on a Sunday at noon. We weren't sure if…read morewe should stay, knowing it could be awkward to be the only table. But it wasn't. The manager (or owner, not sure) lady was super friendly and gave us some recommendations, some of which we followed. We ordered the rice pilaf, which was moist, soft but not overcooked, and amazingly seasoned. The roasted eggplant in tahini was terrific; it was roasted to perfection with no bitterness that sometimes eggplant could have if undercooked. The carrot salad was spicy yet refreshing. Lastly we had the beef luyla kabab (the ground beef kabab) and Pargit (young chicken) thighs kabab which both were melting in our mouths. You didn't need teeth for that. Again, its easy to overcook over the grill, but not when you know what you're doing. The offered their home compote for a refreshing beverage, which was indeed appropriate for this summer day and without the extra sweetness most compost have. Don't judge it for being Glatt Koaher. It will take any doubts, if you have any, with your first bite! In conclusion: come hungry, you'd want to eat everything on the menu. I took the takeout menu as I know I'll order some, given I live in the neighborhood. My apologies, we forgot to take a pic of the kababs!

    Elite Cafe - cafes - Updated May 2026

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