05/17/09

Good food and Good prices

by vanessa26

I've been here a number of times with friends and my parents - my father liked that he could talk Russian to the waiter to order. I usually get borscht with blini or stroganoff. They have an assortment of yummy dishes. The prices are very reasonable, and the decor is simply and nice. I look forward to coming back.

• Pros: Ukrainian food you can't get other places
• Cons: none

02/27/09

Remember loving it...even as a kid

by znycgirl

Rarely do I write reviews...so bear with me:

I remember coming here as a child and loving the food. Even now, the food is the truest in the area to that my grandmother and aunts prepare. I live out of the area, but try to come at least once a year. I especially love the borscht (which is the best I have been served in a restaurant) and the combination plates are nice when I take my friends want to try Ukrainian food. My personal favorite are the verniki. True, no salo...but I don't know how much of that they would sell (I can't imagine having it...my parents yes...me no). It is sad that there are not more places that serve Ukrainian food, especially in an area that was so Ukrainian in the 60s.

Service has been friendly and no, they do not rush you out.

I would not speak Russian/expect the staff to speak Russian in a place that advertises as a Ukrainian restaurant. True, many people from Ukraine speak Russian...but Ukrainian, similar as it is, is a different language.

This is definitely a place that you have to try if you are curious about Ukrainian food.

12/18/08

Just aweful

by rukrainka

I'm from Ukraine, went out with my friends to this place last night.

It was a huge disappointment. Unfriendly service: The first thing a Czech(?) waitress told me was "Why do i think i can speak in Russian to her", when i started ordering in Russian.

First came bread, which was not fresh, as someone else has mentioned in their review.

Then the food came. They brought desert (blini) at the same time, for some reason.

Everything looked terrible and tasted bad. Maybe blini were ok, but the rest really like from the worst Ukrainian cook ever. Dry mashed potatoes, weird tasting sauce..

They do not bring away the plates after you've eaten, unless you ask them.

When we ordered vodka, it came on the rocks! Nobody ever drinks vodka like this in the Ukraine. What is this all about??

• Pros: georgian wine
• Cons: bad food, unfriendly service, bad atmosphere