How Do Dairy Kosher Restaurants Differ?
There are many Jewish kosher restaurants in the United States, but only a small percentage of them are dairy kosher restaurants. If you are not Jewish, you may not understand that there is a difference between these two kinds of restaurants. Some Jews may not even know the difference between these two types of restaurants if they have not been raised in orthodox homes. The difference between dairy kosher restaurants and that of a regular Jewish kosher restaurant is the fact that no meat products are served in the dairy kosher restaurants. The Jewish dietary laws demand that dairy and meat products not be served together. In fact, even the steam from a food warmer is thought to contaminate one food group or the other if the steam arises from one and mixes with that of the other food group. These two food groups are not supposed to be co-mingled in anyway. Separate plates are needed for each food group, and even the utensils cannot be used for both a meat food and a dairy food during the
