I had this place bookmarked for months and the anticipation was just overbearing! Somehow I always forget or choose not to stop by even while I am in the area. Sadly, maybe it should of stayed this way, perhaps it was for the best.
On this fine evening members of the Yelp community and I invaded this place. Like a gang of food thugs we dove right in mercilessly. The atmosphere was tense and the crowd was subdued? I dunno.
I am going to give this place 3 stars because the food is really hit and miss. The portions are ridiculous to say the least! There's just way too much food for your money, even the very thought of the sheer size of those dishes make me cringe still.
While everything was certainly flavourful, I do find some dishes (like the stews and their baked pie/bread thing--both were quite enjoyable) to be a little on the salty side. Coming from an Asian that's quite a statement! They are also heavy with their dill and parsley as it was probably the only thing green in the dishes! LOL Jokes aside, it was a meat and carb fest to say the least. The delicious dumplings were so big they dwarf mother Russia but the one caveat was the semi raw dough on the top where the dumplings are pinched. The rice pilaf was way too dry and overcooked. Soups were pretty decent but nothing to rave about; though I did enjoy the borscht. Perhaps the one and only outstanding item was the Crepes "Suliko"; with that delicious ground beef in that pillowy, eggy wrapper.
There is one common theme here that you need to know. This place is not for the weak for faint at heart, not for the ones on diet or are health conscious. It's no vegetarian's haven and young kids should be forbidden. This is meat, dough and lots of it!