Pete Wells

"These little specimens are light and fluffy, and they taste not like flour and grease but like baked potatoes."

Hannah Goldfield

"The knishes at Russ & Daughters are, first and foremost, adorable: They are miniature and come two to an order, tidy little packages of pastry twisted neatly at the top, with a ramekin of grainy mustard. The delicate, flour-dusted dough is satisfyingly stretchy with a uniformly browned and ever-so-slightly-crisp exterior. The potato filling, whipped ‘til it’s light and fluffy, is just a touch sweet, thanks to the secret weapon that is caramelized onions, undetectable in texture, but addictive in ... Read more

Joshua David Stein

"Russ & Daughters has it all: small knishes of great tenderness that trump Yonah Schimmel’s."

Tara Q. Thomas

"Go for the knishes, light, fluffy and seasoned with caramelized onions."

Michael Kaminer

"Their lineage shines through in classic treatments of soul-warming potato knishes with caramelized onion."