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Mr. Baguette Puts Chanukah Smiles on Hundreds of Children’s Faces

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A local restaurant gave back to the community this holiday with the only special of its kind: Black Chanukah.

The idea came from one of the owners’ nine-year-old sons asking him why there are no “Black Friday” sales in Crown Heights. “Why don’t we give things away for cheap?” the child asked. A so began the new tradition of “Black Chanukah.”

The Black Chanukah special, which included a 99-cent menu, was held on Thursday and Friday of the holiday, with 500 sale items purchased on the first day alone, and the line of customers extending out the door at times.

And since schools in the neighborhood have noon dismissal on Fridays, Mr. Baguette served over 500 students during two hours of the pre-Shabbos rush.

Menachem Mendel Light, one of the owners, said he enjoyed seeing the smiles on the children’s faces so much that he promised another restaurant special within the next few months for children only.

One customer told CHI: “In today’s economy, anything that’s not essential has been cut out, and that includes pizza shops, restaurants and other non essential expenses that also affect children, unfortunately. Therefore, sales like this one help our parents by easing their burden and making us kids happy – a wonderful Chanukah gift!

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18 Comments

  • M.R

    Thank you so much Mr. Baguette for making so many people
    enjoy chanukah even more! my family and i truly had a great time!

  • mommy

    perhaps they can make another sale for the mommies who could not make it out and would love to enjoy the very special,“special”.

  • me

    lol. when we were kids, this would have been a quarter. Now, kids treat dollars like quarters. Love this recession.

  • Another Mommy

    I like this store it is veryyyyyy relaxing and enjoyable please again for the Mommiesssssss thank u

  • Michush

    the special is as special as any “sale” with “Shop the Schuna” Attitude. Eat in. $3 extra if you take out.

  • cant afford it

    the portions were alot smaller then when there was no sale so you didnt feel you were getting your moneys worth

  • niceeeeeeee

    lol “me”….
    quarters, dollars….
    Really awesome-looking event!

    Any diet food?

  • shtam a yid

    stuff like this make me proud of our little town in ch – keep it up – u guys really rock ….

  • Happy new customer

    This was great.. MY 5 children each had a pizza and a pasta and it cost my $12.00! Thats including me eating 2 baguettes filled with vegetables.
    From what I saw the portions that my children were given were regular sized.
    Thank you Mr Baguette for making this possible, without the sale my family couldn’t afford to go out to eat.