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| - So, some good friends had a Groupon and we decided to try out this amazing place nestled in Pepper Pike. I've had Russian foods before, but this was quite the experience.
Europa is nestled off of a large traffic circle in Pepper Pike, inside of an unassuming storefront. We were ushered into a place with deep, rich woods and copper accents. The place felt like we'd stepped into a place of foreign tastes. We were not wrong.
After being seated, the waiter, a genial fellow, showed us the "Vodka Tasting Room", an old walk-in freezer revamped with furs and frost to be the perfect environment (complete with a rack of old fur coats in varying sizes,) to try out a variety of vodkas in the "proper environment", which was apparently Siberia in deep winter. A very nice touch.
We got a family meal deal, which sounds like something from the Golden Arches, until you realize that for this deal (ranging from about 25 to 35 dollars a person,) was for a MASSIVE number of appetizers (relishes, pickled items, Russian potato salad, a beet salad to die for, etc.) All told we got about six of those, shared between four people, plus ample baskets of bread and butter.
If that didn't fill us up enough, we were then treated to schnitzel, meat loaf wellington and a spiced chicken with apples on a bed of Quinoa. All told, we were stuffed and happy, and the food was WONDERFUL. The service was also great; our glasses were never empty, our needs attended to constantly.
I will say that prices were higher end, but it was WORTH IT; good food is not cheap, and this was most definitely good.
They have lot parking out front, but my suggestion is to car pool...and get a designated driver because the food comas you're going to gratefully suffer will make it IMPERATIVE that a qualified driver escort you to home:)
So, if you're flying by, land on (Restaurant) Europa, and stay for a meal that will take you out of this world in this Russian paradise.
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