This will be a pretty biased review as I am Ukrainianšŗš¦. Iāve been to a few Ukrainian restaurants in the USA and this, probably, is the best experience I have had so far. Also, I really didnāt like Tryzub and definitely wonāt be going back there.
We were pleasantly surprised with the quality and the taste of the dishes, as well as the overall ambiance of the restaurant.
As for the menu:
1. Pickled veggies – nothing fancy. Cucumbers taste exactly how one of my grandmaās recipes, so that was nice.
2. Duck borsch – I am not a big borsch fan overall and am usually very picky about it. It probably has something to do with every family having their own ācorrectā approach to making it and considering all the other recipes flawed. This is a great borsch. It wasnāt overly sour, a little on a sweeter side. Iād add more sour cream to make it perfect. Surprisingly, duck doesnāt taste that much different in it than pork ribs. Pampushky (garlic rolls) were absolutely delicious and perfectly fluffy.
3. Lazy varenyky – loved it! Enoki mushrooms arenāt something youād traditionally find in any of Ukrainian food but they worked! Ideally, Iād swap those for porchini.
4. Bograch – boyfriend absolutely loved it. Iāll admit it was good but I havenāt liked a single bograch Iāve had in my life, so itās on me I guess š
5. Drunk cherry cake – I expected it to be more on a chocolaty side but overall, pretty good.
Drinks:
We had a glass of Riesling from Bakhmut (town in eastern Ukraine that has been mostly destroyed by the invaders) each and two of their infusions (horseradish and drunken cherry)
Already planning to take boyfriendās family to get them introduced to Ukrainian cuisine.
It was a great choice and Iād definitely recommend it to anyone curious about what Ukrainian traditional food isš¤
by No-Fault538