I am bumping this thread. I visited the cobbler near Broadway and Belmont and, passing some time, I tarried in
Anatolian Express. It was rather distinctly lackluster, but the tea was good. I noted that they had simit on the menu, and also claimed to bake it fresh, but they indicated that it was not available and did not know when it would be available. A good many things on the menu were not available, so much so that it seems what is not available outnumbers the things that are.
I am hunting for good simit as well. I've known certain Iraqi bakeries to make the stuff, which goes by سميط in Arabic (samītˤ, more like 'simeat' in Iraqi vernacular), but note that there are certain items that look very similar but are doughy and sweet, like chureck.