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In a dark corner off Dufferin St. in North York lies Moldova an Eastern European restaurant serving authentic Russian, Moldavian, Romanian and Ukrainian cuisine.
Inside it's dim, the windows have tints applied and have full length retractable blinds, from what I can distinguish (remember it's dim) the interior walls are light green in colour, there's tiled floors, a wrap around bar, lighting provided by ceiling dropped blown glass fixtures, wainscotting panels throughout, also noticed a 12" disco ball on the ceiling above. The space looks like it can be converted into a party room pretty easily. Music playing in the background was Russian pop.
We decided on two entrees:
1. Chicken Breast Shishkebob with mash potatoes and coleslaw
2. Chicken Tabaka (Spicy, Marinated, Cornish Hen) with coleslaw
It took the kitchen ~ 15 minutes to prepare. Upon initially tasting everything. it was all made to order. The food was served hot.
The Chicken Breast Shishkebob pieces were large and ample, pieces were almost 2" squared in size. They were juicy and cooked very well. I would definitely come back to have this. Simple but good. Mashed potatoes were a smooth consistency with no lumps.
The Chicken Tabaka dish was okay in comparison. The cornish hen is split into two whole pieces and is baked. Edges are crispy. I found the hen lacked flavour, but most disappointed of a lack of spiciness although it was mentioned in the menu that it was spicy.
The coleslaw, (a side order we both had included with our entrees) was thinly shaved cabbage with a light dressing, it was crisp and complimented the meals very nicely.
Service was fine in my books, my only interaction with our server was to order and to ask for the bill. A pretty straight forward affair, plates were cleared when we completed our meals and the bill presented in a timely manner.
The experience we had was at Moldova was very good, especially liked the Chicken Shishkebob it was very flavorful, fresh and offered good value. We will be back to try more authentic Eastern European dishes.
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