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| - We love to try new types of cuisine, and never had the opportunity to explore Armenian or Georgian food until now. Ararat 17 made for a great experience (loved the traditional music and elegant decor).
Between the two of us, we ordered:
Baltica Beer 8 - I didn't try this, but my dinner companion compared it to a Blue Moon
Tarragon Lemonade - so cute and tasty! It looked like a tropical drink, but had a (surprise, surprise) citrusy and herbal taste. To the restaurant: if you would like to add a new cocktail to your menu, try adding some vermouth to the tarragon lemonade. It would go great together!
Chicken Kiev - who doesn't love fried chicken stuffed with butter? The chicken was a bit chewier than expected, but the breading was very crispy and the butter was perfectly seasoned.
Khinkali - a Georgian coworker insists this is THE dish you must order if trying Georgian cuisine for the first time. So I did, and it was the perfect choice. These are meat-stuffed boiled buns, each about half the size of my fist. Ararat 17 serves them with sour cream and butter, but I tried them as recommended by my coworker: seasoned only with black pepper. He was certainly onto something because they were very yummy, but I only managed to eat 3 out of 8. This could easily be split 2 or 3 ways.
Overall, we had a great time. The service was very good, and we both thought the food was delicious. This may have been our first experience with cuisine from this part of the world, but it definitely won't be our last time at Ararat 17.
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