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| - Very out of the way for someone from the East side, but worth the trip. Located in front of a tractor store, but the interior is very classy and charming with lots of windows and dark wood. Menu is Eastern European fare, but with excellent preparation. The bread is fresh and warm, served with delicious whipped garlic butter. Our group all enjoyed the borscht (more vegetables than the borscht I've had before), and another really enjoyed the beet cured salmon carpaccio. I ordered the salmon salad at the recommendation of a friend. Not classic Eastern European, but the huge slab of salmon was perfectly seasoned and prepared, tender and flaky. The salad was fresh with a delicious bacon dressing. Others in the group raved about the beef stroganoff. The single negative comment in the food was for the cabbage rolls, which had too much rice. The short rib pierogie special was thought to be very good. Desserts were all housemade and excellent: chocolate torte, wild strawberry cheesecake, and the Napoleon cake (soft layers of pastry layered with custard cream).
The main detractor which takes away a star was the service, which was incredibly slow on a night when it wasn't very crowded. It took over half an hour to get bread, and only after we asked. I also didn't receive my glass of wine until the first course was being served, and gratuity was automatically added to the tab for our group of five. 2.5 hours for a three course meal was a little long...
I would definitely return here for the food, but only on a night when I had plenty of patience and good company for a VERY leisurely meal.
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