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Mar 27, 2011 · Recommend three great books on Miami Beach, with pics of Wolfie’s, both stores as well as many other great and long gone M. B. restaurants and club: MIAMI BEACH in Arcadia’s Images of America Series; SUNSHINE, STONE CRABS & CHEESECAKE, published by The History Press, and L’CHAIM: THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER MIAMI, with ...
Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House postcard late 1960s. Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House was a Jewish delicatessen located at the intersection of 172nd Street and Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. It opened in May 1954 and closed on March 30, 2008. Sporting a large neon sign in the front, the building was designed in the 1950s Miami Modern style.
Wolfie Cohen’s Rascal House was the brainchild of Wilfred “Wolfie” Cohen, who started his foodie career as a busboy in the Catskills. In the late 1930’s, he moved to Miami Beach and bought a sandwich shop, which he turned into a destination; Al Jolson and Milton Berle both ate there. Then in the 1940’s and 1950’s, he built a food ...
So closely was Wolfie’s identified with Miami Beach that in 1959 Northeast Airlines chose it to cater meals for Miami-to-NY passengers; Lindy’s supplied delicacies to those flying south. Wolfie’s was a 24-hour-a-day haven for the elderly living in kitchenless beachfront rooming houses (destined to be restored as art deco boutique hotels ...
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Oct 6, 2008 · In May, 1954, Wolfie Cohen erected another restaurant, The Rascal House, at a cost of over $750,000 in the heart of the fast-growing, glamorous motel area around 172nd Street. Two big factors guided Wolfie Cohen. He believed his customers had a “Show Me!” attitude, so he always displayed tremendous desserts, salads, meats for carving and ...
Wolfie's - Miami Beach, Florida. 21st & Collins Ave. Miami Beach, Florida. America's most fabulous restaurant. "Where everyone meets to eat" Open all night. (When in Fort Lauderdale, visit the Forum Restaurant.) Mailed from Hollywood, Florida to A. Cunningham in Terre Haute, Indiana on February 14, 1969: Temp 74.
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Jun 29, 2015 · Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House: This casual dining place offers savory comfort-food fare, especially Jewish specialties like tasty potato pancakes and lox, eggs and onions. Fresh-baked bread is much sought-after by locals, and chewy bagels are among the best in town. Sit at the bustling lunch counter, or settle into the kitschy vinyl booths in the sprawling dining room, which is decorated in ...
