We picked this restaurant because my daughter is taking an Anthropology class at UNLV and her teacher offered "dining outside of your comfort zone" as an assignment option. Well, we had never dined out at a traditional Russian restaurant before so Café Mayakovsky was the perfect choice! (Thank you, YELP!) We arrived fairly early (5:45 pm) on a Tuesday night so the place was pretty empty (one other couple). Our server (Ludmila) was extremely polite and provided excellent service. When she found out about the assignment, she gave us a menu to take home for reference. We tried many different traditional foods (Beef Stroganoff, Blintchiki, Vareniki, Borsch, Lamb Shashlik, Praga Cake) and drinks (Kvas and Mors) and we were not disappointed. Unfortunately, they were out of their famous Napoleon cake. The food was very tasty and the portion sizes were just right. Probably the only two areas that could use a bit of improvement are the interior décor and the presentation of the food but neither of these would prevent me from returning.