Six60One on the Upper West Side. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall.
By Gus Saltonstall
The Upper West Side got a second exclusively kosher grocery store this week, with the opening of Six60One on Amsterdam Avenue between West 92nd and 93rd streets.
The store, named for its address at 661 Amsterdam Avenue, takes over the storefront that Seasons Kosher operated out of until its closure in 2018. It joins the nearby Kosher Marketplace at 2442 Broadway (between West 90th and 91st streets) as one of the two exclusively kosher supermarkets in the neighborhood.
Six60One is run by Itzik Benabou, who also owns three kosher grocery stores in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
The new store has a bakery section, a sushi case, a delicatessen, a fresh pizza and bagel section, a poultry section, multiple fridges, and an option for touch screen ordering. The four grocery aisles offer dairy, produce, canned seafood, honey and spreads, condiments, salads, frozen foods, and much more.
For food to be kosher, it must follow multiple dietary laws, including specific ways to prepare an animal for consumption. Meat and dairy products must be kept separate, there are specific inspection protocols, and certain foods are restricted, such as pork, shellfish, and insects.
As the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported, Six60One, provides “sometimes hard-to-find kosher goods,” such as vegetables and herbs checked to be guaranteed they are bug-free, certain cuts of Kosher meats, and kosher macaroni and cheese. Meat and dairy products are kept separated throughout the store.
The store is closed on Saturdays. Here’s what things looked like when the Rag visited Thursday morning.
Photos by Gus Saltonstall
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