This Knish

I freakin’ love these little baseball sized pockets of potato! I’ve tried the Classic — salty onion and potato filling inside a thin flaky casing, as well as the Spinach — my faaaavorite of the 2 I’ve tried since I’m a sucker for goat cheese. Order some knishes, play some skiball, and take some to go for your office, since kolaches are booooooooooring.

Never had/​heard of a knish before but gave one a try at Full Circle bar. It was love at first taste! Joel was very friendly and explained all the different types to me. I’ll be back for more!

I need to shout it from the mountain-​tops. Before today, I lived my life blind, not knowing the magic that is the knish: pureed potato with caramelized sweet onions inside a delicious crumbly pastry. They take this one step further, however, by splitting one of these magnificent creations, stuffing it with pastrami and deli mustard. Do yourself a favor and get acquainted with knishes.

I have followed the progress of This Knish and watched the Knish take on several incarnations… ALL delicious! Most recently I had the brisket Knish and it was AMAZING! I had never even had this awesome pastry until a few months ago and now I can’t imagine not having them regularly! Imagine a flaky delicious dough filled with potato, caramelized onions, and a whole host of other delicious options!
This Knish is located inside Full Circle bar (which in and of itself is a great Skee ball bar) towards the back door. Joel, the owner, is sweet and friendly and cares about every Knish being amazing! I’ve loved every Knish experience I’ve had! Check this place out, for sure!

I saw the knishes from This Knish first at Epoch Coffee’s North Loop location. I actually had no idea what a knish was at the time and tried it on a lark. There are these funny notes on the packaging that are allusions to Ulysses and Don Quixote, and as a literature nerd, that was all the charm I needed.
I guess I can’t compare it to a quintessential NYC knish, but both kinds I tried — the LeopoldBloom and the Dulcinea — were delicious. I’m sure any knish veteran would agree. The latter would actually work great as a dessert food. After visiting the website I learned that this company offers a delivery service on Sundays, which is unheard of. This is now once-​a-​month special treat for me. I’d recommend This Knish to anyone.

I stumbled upon the website
based on a review in one of the Austin foodie journals and was elated. Jumping with joy to have a New York knish, I immediately scrolled through the site and found that the product was available at Wholly Bagel in south Austin off William Cannon AND that the artisanal owner/​baker actually makes a «knish run» to locals.
Unbelievable I thought. I ordered all 3 types: the regular with onion, the tomato and eggplant and the 3^rd one, a sweet potato knish. For those of you «in the lurch» as to what is a knish it’s of central European Jewish origins. A crusty raised bagel like (although not as hard) outside with a mashed potato filling made with schmaltz and other items as mentioned above.
This Knish’s knishes are fantastic and I’ve had the originals in NYC. The dough is flaky yet firm and the fillings are very generous. The schmaltz makes it creamy and rich. They can last a few days in your fridge and require reheating in the oven for best effect. I cheated and reheated my regular knish in the microwave at 45 seconds which was perfect.
One knish is a full meal and costs around $ 4.99, very reasonable for a hand-​made hand-​packaged artisanal product. I hope to see them around town as they expand.