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| - I drive along Steeles Avenue regularly, commuting from work back home. Some folks would think that I am crazy, as I work in Mississauga and live in Markham. However, do you know how bad highway 401 is during rush hour on a good day? It's horrible! I used to take the 407 to and from work. These days, I enjoy the benefits of backroading. I get to figure out what businesses are on my route.
For a while, I have noticed the huge Suliko sign as I drive past it daily. I first thought that it was some sort of wine cellar place (the sign has grapes). I also thought that it was a Japanese restaurant. I was wrong on both counts.
For months, my Yelp friend, Colanie, and I have been meaning to get together. We both seemed like friendly people who weren't creepy, so why not?! She recently moved to this neighbourhood and suggested Suliko. I looked at each photo on Yelp and I got incredibly hungry looking at amazing Georgian food. My salivating at home was not a pretty sight!
We met a couple of Mondays ago for dinner. Parking was pretty good at 6:30 pm. I parked and walked in. Colanie was wonderful to have made a reservation. We had a booth. I sat. About five minutes later, she had arrived.
The menu had so much that we wanted. We ordered the following:
- Bread rolls, with plum, spicy, sweet, and buttery options, and pickled cabbage
- Small bowl of borscht (me)
- Chahohbili, which is chicken stew, with tomatoes, garlic, and a bunch of herbs
- Hachpuri adjaraky (boat-shaped bread, with cheese and a half-cooked egg)
- Honey cake with cherry ice cream and fresh fruit
- Khinkali (dumplings) with beef and pork
The starter bread rolls were warm, fresh, and soft. We had wonderful sauces and butter to spread on them. They were all so good and so different. We both weren't into pickled cabbage, but it was okay.
I ordered a small bowl of borscht. It is huge for a small size. It was so good. The beets and carrots were julienne-cut. It was incredibly flavourful and comforting. Colanie passed, as beets weren't her jam. Next to corn and green beans, I love beets. Beets are particularly yummy in soups.
I got to try some of Colanie's chicken stew. It tasted homemade, and was both fragrant and delicious. The chicken was tender. You barely needed to chew.
We had a wonderful server who explained everything to us. We had to get the hachpuri adjaraky, which is one of the restaurant's signature dishes. It is essentially boat-shaped bread, with cheese and a half-cooked egg on top. Our server explained that we needed to break the yolk and stir everything up. My friend did the honours and we tore this dish up. It was delightful. It wasn't heavy. The cheese provided the salt. The egg with the bread made everything taste heavenly. I highly recommend ordering it.
All portions here are generous. I am so glad that we split everything. Otherwise, we would have had difficulty waddling out of the restaurant.
For dessert, we relied once again on our server to provide suggestions. She recommended the honey cake. We got cherry ice cream . It also came with fresh fruit. Wow, you must get this dessert! Tell your stomach that it must make room to fit this cake in. It was tasty and soft. The layers looked amazing. The fresh fruit complemented the cake well. The cherry ice cream was not homemade, but you got chunks of cherries in it. Delicious!
Colanie got a hot chocolate before she had to leave. It smelled good. She liked it.
I got the khinkali (dumplings) to go. I ordered the ones with beef and pork. They smelled so good as I drove home with them in my car. I couldn't resist and I ate one of them when I got home. It was still warm. It was scrumptious and huge. It does have black pepper. If you don't enjoy it, you may want to pass on the khinkali. I ate the other two khinkali for lunch the following day.
If you love dumplings like I do, get the khinkali and indulge.
The restaurant serves amazing food. We had a wonderful time chatting and eating. Delightful foodie company always makes yummy food even more enjoyable.
I am definitely coming back. Portions are huge, so bring your empty stomach here.
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