The Upper Crust

If you want consistent tasting good food, but don’t mind relatively high prices, this is a very good choice.
It’s an upscale pizzeria with a cozy seating area.
They make really delicious fresh gourmet pizza, fish, soups and salads.
I have eaten there a handful of times, and always had a pleasant experience, a little sticker shock though.

I placed a catering order and JJ was awful. I asked that the order be sent to me so I could review it and he never sent it. I called three times before the lunch to get a review of the order and they wouldn’t give me one. They never sent me a receipt with the food and after calling, I received yet another attitude from JJ. He charged me $ 28 just for the drinks, so I guess that’s why he didn’t want me seeing it. It is illegal to charge me for an order I never okayed let alone signed for. I will never do business with this place again. I am giving it one star only because I can’t post it with zero stars.

The food in this place is consistently good. I like their unique dishes especially salads. Not crazy about the noise level (yes there are things to do about this with layout props and seating) and the service is definitely hit or miss, mostly miss, even when not so busy.

The service is terrible. The wait staff or manager or cleaning staff just don’t seem to care. We sat waiting to be served for 20 minutes and a further 25 to order desert. Over priced and not worth going too. So many better placed in the five towns to go too

I ordered the branzino dinner from upper crust, which comes with a side of sautéed spinach and whipped truffle potatoes. The branzino was TERRIBLE, it was the driest piece of fish I ever had in my life. I couldn’t finish eating it because it was SO DRY. I don’t know what they did to get it so dry, because branzino is a very moist and succulent fish. They forgot to give me my sautéed spinach. I asked to switch the mashed potatoes for truffle fries, and they put the fries in a container with fish, which makes the fries soggy. It’s standard practice in restaurants everywhere to put fries in a paper bag so they don’t get soggy. That’s Restaurant 101. I wasted my money on this terrible food, and I will never eat the lower crust, again.

When I walked in, I was told you could not get a table until your full party was here, despite the restaurant being empty. I also could not order a drink while I waited. Finally, once my party arrived, we were seated in the back and ignored. When we finally waved a waiter down, we were able order to the subpar food. The soup was good. The salad was drenched, the pasta was fresh out of the box. We could not get a waiter at any point. No one refreshed our drinks, no one asked us how the food was, no one one brought our dessert we ordered. When I sent uncooked food back, I was told I still had to pay for it, and was asked whether I needed to order anything else. The cheesecake we ordered was delivered frozen. I’ll let you know if we ever get a replacement.

The food was well prepared, delicious, and attractively presented, and for the most part fairly priced. In addition, contrary to other reviews, I found service to be friendly and attentive — but I avoid restaurants during «rush hour» to avoid seating delays and service back-​ups. I ordered the mahi-​mahi, primarily because local kosher fish retailers don’t sell it, and it was delicious, not overcooked at all, and imaginatively presented on a mound of chunky/​mashed avocado,
with a deliciously acidic souse. Shredded winter squash (zucchini and yellow squash) was perfectly crunchy/​tender, and spinach and mushrooms was also perfectly cooked, although slightly under seasoned. My wife ordered the egg plant parmesan, which she said was very good, albeit somewhat over-​cheesy (three cheeses, I believe, plus a bit of marinara; we might have prefered more sauce and less cheese). Espresso was not quite strong enough.
On a previous visit we had pizza (nicely prepared in a wood burning oven) and the salmon, which was ever-​so-​slightly overdone for our taste, but probably just fine for most people.
About our only serious complaint is lack of a coat room — about 10 hooks in the very back were all there were to accommodate a potentially large crowd on a cold winter evening.

The food here is fantastic. Our waitress was very friendly and courteous. Sadly, there was a long wait to sit and inattentive bus boys/​waitress. They totally ignore you when you ask them for something.

I recently moved to cedarhurst and decided to try this place. At first I absolutely loved the food! But after having gone there more than 20 times now, their food is not always good. I ordered a pasta to go one day, and when I opened it, I received plain pasta that wasn’t fully cooked with sliced cherry tomatoes on top. I was appalled by this. Not only was the pasta not cooked right, it didn’t have the ingredients it said it would on the menu: like roasted artichoke, baby spinach, fresh mozzarella. Not only that, they charged me $ 27 for (3) mac and cheese bites (which I have no complaints on) and the pasta. I’m 1 person. I thought that was ridiculously expensive. Because this was only one of the bad experiences I had eating here, I will never return. You might get lucky and get exactly what’s on the menu but I don’t think it’s worth the risk. If you’re looking to spend a ton for food and not get what you paid for, go here.

Really great kosher dairy restaurant! They have really service, delicious brick oven pizzas as well as a great variety of salads. Highly recommend!

I’ve been here twice. Ordered different pizzas and both were amazing. Service was top notch as well. I have nothing negative to say. Next time I’m nearby I will certainly stop by for lunch.

Best kosher Dairy food in the area by far. Salads, pizza and salmon are all great.

Food was good great for a family dinner parking is a little hard during the day. Prices is reasonable

Update from a previous review!
Went there with my family again on January 1, 2015.
NO HEAT IN THE PLACE!
By the time our food arrived, everything was cold and tasteless. Shivered through the entire meal because the temperature inside was only a few degrees higher then outdoors. Everyone around us was wearing coats.
Food, although I’m sure it was great when just cooked, was cold by the time it got to us and wasn’t worth $ 100, before tip, I paid for it!
VERY DISAPPOINTED THIS TIME!
Yes, I will go there again, but only on a warm day!

Great spot we take the kids there every time we visit cedarhurst. We love the salads and the fish, the kids love the pizza and the not so spicy fries.

I would have given 4.5 stars for lack of attention by wait staff in regards to refills and following up consistenly after ordering. On one occasion the wait to order after given menus was a bit. But nothing that would deter me from returning. And granted they may have been busy with other chores, i just tend to down the small glass portion faster than others.
Food is fresh and the items and well balanced and offer a bit for everyone. Great selection of appetizers and salads. Pizzas are well done in a brick /​wood fired oven. Pastas offer a selection of both dairy and vegetarian selections. And did i mention the menu has a well balanced mix.
This place has a little something for everyone in the family. A little pricey but id rather pay a little extra for a experience that doesnt dissapoint.
Find a seat away from the door when its cold out, tends to be a draft which can be uncomfortable.
Keep it up.

Amazing food! Amazing atmosphere! I have been there only a few times, but I pass by a lot and I always see a line of people who are willing to wait for available table and they don’t want to go anywhere else.
Very kind and friendly personal. I would recommend it to everyone!
It’s kosher and it’s amazing!

5 stars? Are you kidding? Even for «Kosher Italian» the food here is sub-​par at best and about as «Italian» as a Pastrami sandwich. Sorry guys, but Kosher cheeses just don’t hold a candle to the real thing and the tomato sauce on the overcooked pasta was vile. I guess having a niche is what keeps the Upper Crust in business. I only patronized this place because one of our party of 4 kept Kosher. Stay Away.

All kosher restaurants should learn from The Upper Crust. Fast seating (even without a reservation), friendly waiter, quick attentive service, food fresh and hot moments after ordering. Nothing fancy, just a wonderful dining experience.

Kosher in the house!
this place is a keeper
please someone tell me why all the Koshers on central cant be like Upper Crust
friendly waiter greeted us and let us take the table by the window
quick attentive service
brought us our drinks
soon after our pizza and salads arrived
hot fresh thin crust cheese pizza to accompany our roasted beet salad
beets, greens toasted almonds blue cheese and craisins
our water was always full
good pizza
go have one