{"id":800035,"date":"2026-10-12T09:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800035\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:42:14","slug":"chentro-kosher-a-fresh-take-on-the-classic-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800035\/","title":{"rendered":"Chentro Kosher: A fresh take on the classic burger"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re in or near Hadera<\/a> and you find yourself craving something \u201cmeaty,\u201d burger chain Chentro\u2019s newest and first kosher branch serves up big, messy, unapologetically indulgent burgers in a fast-casual setting. It is the first kosher Chentro restaurant. It has only been open for a couple of months and is exceeding expectations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The menu<\/a> ranges from classic 150- to 300-gr. burgers and combo meals to a selection of more elaborate specials, and the wide array of toppings and sauces includes fried eggs, onions, mushrooms, cheddar and gouda, mushroom cream sauce, truffle aioli, jalape\u00f1os, and chipotle aioli.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are also several chicken options, including nuggets coated in puffed rice, wings, a crispy chicken burger with pesto aioli, a crispy chicken salad, and a vegan burger<\/a>. The burger patties are made from 100% glatt kosher entrecote beef.<\/p>\n

Recreating flavors to create kosher alternatives\u00a0<\/p>\n

To recreate the flavors of Chentro\u2019s non-kosher burgers, Atmana developed sauces using vegan cheeses and cream sauces.<\/p>\n

Indoor seating is limited to a few seats at a small counter facing the window, so after placing our order, we stepped outside and sat down at one of the metal picnic tables spread across the pavement, overlooking the nearby roundabout.<\/p>\n

\"BurgerBurger from Chentro Kosher. (credit: GIL AVIRAM)<\/p>\n

We started with an order of nuggets, which were perfectly bite-sized and very tasty, and were accompanied by a variety of dipping sauces, most of which are made in-house.<\/p>\n

My favorite was the truffle sauce, while my partner was partial to the chipotle. The portion was both generous and delicious, and the only reason we didn\u2019t finish it was that we wanted to save room for the main course.<\/p>\n

We went straight for the special burgers, all cooked medium at our request. We shared the Crunch Burger \u2013 200 gr. of beef, with \u201cgouda cheese,\u201d two types of aioli, and truffle crunch on a black brioche bun; the Smash Burger \u2013 two 100-gr. smashed patties with cheddar, fried onion, mushroom \u201ccream\u201d sauce, and house aioli; and the Chentro Burger \u2013 the restaurant\u2019s signature burger, with 200 gr. of beef, cheddar, lettuce, tomatoes<\/a>, pickles, and red onion, as well as house aioli, all served in a mushroom cream sauce. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The vegan cheeses and sauces felt cheesy and rich, though it was hard to discern whether either the \u201cgouda\u201d or the \u201ccheddar\u201d actually tasted like their dairy counterparts. I especially enjoyed the Crunch Burger, while my partner preferred the Smash Burger.<\/p>\n

Neither of us was particularly drawn to the Chentro Burger dish, and we thought it was just \u201cokay.\u201d<\/p>\n

The side order of chips we received was fine. The special burgers we didn\u2019t get to taste include the Mushroom Burger with gouda, mushrooms, fried onion, mushroom cream sauce, and truffle aioli; the Mexico Burger, with lettuce, pickles, tomato, red onion, jalape\u00f1o, and chipotle aioli; and the Angus Burger, with cheddar, gouda, arugula, red onion, jalape\u00f1o, and special aioli.<\/p>\n

Following a meal that incorporated so many different flavors into each burger, we would have preferred the option of a simpler dessert than the one offered on the menu, the Rotondo, which we didn\u2019t try. It is described as being composed of a crunchy layer of Loacker wafers and nougat topped with a cream puff filled with cr\u00e8me patissi\u00e8re, wrapped in Nutella cream and salted caramel, and coated with Nocciolato and toasted almonds.<\/p>\n

Chentro offers a creative take on the classic burger<\/p>\n

Overall, we were pleased with the experience. Chentro offers a creative take on the classic burger, with decent-sized, tasty portions. More indoor seating would be ideal.<\/p>\n

Though this is chef Hamada Atmana\u2019s first kosher branch, it is his fifth Chentro eatery. Introduced to the culinary arts at 16, working at his father\u2019s catering business, he opened his first restaurant in his hometown of Kafr Qara approximately five years ago, followed by branches in the northern town of Bir al-Maksur, the first (non-kosher) branch in Hadera, and even a branch in Dubai \u2013 all of which are table-service restaurants, as opposed to the kosher branch\u2019s express concept.<\/p>\n

Kobi Iluz, the restaurant\u2019s manager, explained the rationale behind Atmana\u2019s decision to open a kosher branch. \u201cThere\u2019s a large religious population in the area, as well as many people who aren\u2019t religious but still keep kosher, so there was clearly a demand for a kosher version,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chentro Express\u00a0
Herbert Samuel Street 1\u00a0
Quattro Complex
Hadera
Hours: Sun.-Wed., 11 to 1 p.m.; Thurs., 11 to 2 p.m.;\u00a0
Fri., 11 to 4 p.m.; Sat., 9:30 p.m.-3 a.m.\u00a0
Kashrut: Hadera Rabbinate
Parking: Two hours free
For takeaway: tabitisrael.co.il or 077-990-2602<\/p>\n

The writer was a guest of the restaurant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re in or near Hadera and you find yourself craving something \u201cmeaty,\u201d burger chain Chentro\u2019s newest and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[136741,69431,102,60729,56877,6200,6636,10095,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-800035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-hadera","tag-hamburger","tag-health","tag-kosher","tag-kosher-food","tag-magazine","tag-nutrition","tag-restaurant","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}