Subway, the fast-food franchise chain, has opened a kosher version of its restaurant in North Miami Beach.

Using a soy-based cheese substitute, Subway is able to offer its Jewish clientele a steak and "cheese" sandwich while staying kosher.

The restaurant, one of fewer than a dozen like it in the country, is a breakthrough of sorts. But not everyone is happy.

The New York Jewish Week has an extensive article raising the possibility that moves like Subway's are responsible for the decline of the classic Jewish deli. The article is at:

http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c37_a16819/News/National.html

The restaurant is open in the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, 18900 NE 25th Ave.