Define Frequently

Used the men’s room today at Livingston Bagel and was struck by this sign:


Now I want to go on record that I’ve eaten at Livingston Bagel hundreds of times and have never gotten sick or thought that the place was unclean. Still, you get an uneasy feeling seeing a sign like this in the bathroom. Just how frequently is frequently? Is it every time you’ve used the bathroom or only sometimes? The fact that the sign itself looks unclean doesn’t help matters any. Remember that Seinfeld episode where Jerry’s in the bathroom with Poppy?

Livingston Bagel is still the best “appetizing” store in Livingston and in a town with such a large Jewish population that’s saying something. Recently renovated and expanded my only real complaint is that the line moves too slowly. Today for lunch I had the “carne asada ensalada” pieces of flank steak served over a tossed salad with roasted peppers and cheddar cheese. Not your father’s appetizing store, especially if your father kept Kosher. There’s no ham on the menu, so I guess you could say its “Kosher style”. The best nova in Livingston but I do think the bagels at Bagels 4 You, just a few doors down on Northfield Rd., are better. Just don’t get killed backing out of their parking lot into heavy traffic.

Livingston Bagel, 37 E. Northfield Rd. Livingston (973)994-1915.

Bagels 4 You, 69 E. Northfield Rd. Livingston