Everybody wants "a place where everybody knows your name" right? If you don't drink it probably can't be a neighborhood bar like Cheers. But if you like to get up early and have a bagel with a schmear and cup of plain old coffee and maybe schmooze with other old Yids and you happen to be in Hollywood Florida you can head for Bagels & More.It's a tiny hole-in-the-wall, the tables are packed in close together, and the plates, eating utensils and coffee cups are all disposable. The owner is a transplanted Israeli and the waitress is a zoftig bottle-blonde and there are free copies of the Jewish Journal and the IsraPost (published here in Hollywood) for your reading pleasure. If you don't want to spring for a whole lox platter, they'll be happy to bring you a side strip of lox and a slice of raw onion. The owner will also be happy to stop and chat about politics, especially Israeli politics.
And did I mention everybody knows your name?
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