Dinner Menu (served all day Saturday and Sunday and weekdays after 4:00 p.m.) BEGINININGS
Mushroom Barley Soup
Fully vegetarian and hearty enough to protect you from fierce Chicago winds.Cup…4.00
Big Hearty Bowl…8.00
Ukrainian Borscht
World Classic! Sweet and sour soup of beets,
cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
Served hot with sour cream.
Cup…4.00 Big Hearty Bowl…8.00
Blinchiki
2 blintzes (crepes) filled with ground beef and
caramelized onions. Sautéed in butter, served over greens
and drizzled with an avocado-coriander cream…11.95
Latkes – Classic Potato Pancakes
Five pieces with sour cream and warm applesauce…
8.95
Mesclun-Field Green Salad
Succulent mix of mesclun and field greens, goat
cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes and sugared walnuts. Tossed with
a balsamic vinaigrette…8.95
Eggplant/Zucchini Duet
Sautéed with delicious hints of garlic and coriander
… 8.95
Summer Salad
Baby Spinach, asparagus, oranges and toasted almonds
dressed with a light white balsamic vinaigrette… 8.95
Traditional Caesar Salad
A Chicago‑favorite! Crisp romaine lettuce
with Parmesan cheese, croutons, anchovies andCaesar
dressing…6.95 with smoked salmon…14.95
Stuffed Mushroom Caps, Azerbaijani Style
Baked white mushrooms (four) stuffed with spinach,
onions, feta and Swiss cheese… 8.95
Russian Herring- Seliedka
Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, sliced
onions, boiled potatoes with touch of butter and fresh dill.
A marvelous Russian delicacy!... 9.95
Sardines
Oil cured sardines served with egg salad, carrot
salad, toast, tomato and chopped onions… 10.95
Chopped Liver Pate
Served in Martini glass, accompanied by Lavoush
crackers and chopped onions…9.95
Smoked Duck Strudel
Flaky filo dough filled with smoked duck and chicken
breast, walnuts, raisins and port wine. Served over baby
greens with a port wine reduction….15.95
Lamb Samsa
Puff pastry dish from Uzbekistan, stuffed with chopped
lamb, onions, touch of cumin.
Served with Tashkent carrot salad… 8.95
Eggplant Duet
Combination of Sautéed Eggplant and Eggplant
Orientale… 12.95
Pumpkin Vareniky
6 dumplings filled with pumpkin, farmer's cheese,
garlic, and onion with cinnamon butter... 8.95
Asparagus Vareniky
6 dumplings filled with asparagus, red pepper and feta
cheese. Drizzled with a lemon basil butter 8.95
Ukrainian Potato Dumplings ‑‑ Vareniky
A traditional dish of dumplings (six), filled with
potatoes and shaped as a half‑moon, boiled and then
tossed in butter. Served with carrot salad and
sour cream.5 pieces…8.95 14 pieces entrée…
17.95
Genuine Russian Dumplings ‑ Pelmeni
Making first‑class pelmeni takes a truly special
skill! The dough is rolled very thin and
hand‑swaddled. We offer our wonderful dumplings of
seasoned ground beef and onions, boiled and topped with
melted butter. Served with touch of carrot salad, sour cream
and yogurt sauce. Enjoy!
6 pieces…8.95
14 pieces entrée portion… 17.95
Dumpling Combination Platter
Enjoy the combination of four Vareniky (potato) and
four Pelmeni (beef) dumplings with a touch of carrot salad
and sour cream ….10.95
Pumpkin Piroshki2 Baked puff pastry Piroshki filled with pumpkin and onion, Seasoned with salt and pepper … 8.95
MAIN COURSES
CLASSIC DISHES OF THE RUSSIAN
CZARIST COURT AND TRADITIONAL SPECIALTIES OF THE FORMER
SOVIET REPUBLICS Salmon Crepe ‑ Blinchik s Lososinoi I s Ikroi
4 Thin crepes served with Norwegian smoked salmon,
salmon caviar, and sour cream.
Garnished with lemon, cucumber, tomato and chopped
onions… 28.95
(add an additional crepe for …1.50)
Guriev Blini
Two Russian pancakes served with melted butter,
raspberry sauce and sour cream on the side.
(please allow 20 minutes)…13.95
With 2oz salmon caviar… 27.00
Uzbek Vegetarian "Layer" Stew
‑ Domlama
A vegetarian must! A delightful stew of
potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, tomatoes, garlic, red
peppers and onions with a touch of cumin. The secret
to this dish is that we slowly cook the layered vegetables,
allowing the flavors to compliment each other. Accompanied
by salad of beets and white beans…17.95
Vegetarian Stuffed Eggplant
Two baby eggplants stuffed with sautéed onions,
carrots, red and green pepper, turnip and celery.
Served on a bed of rice with tomato sauce, vinaigrette
salad and carrot salad… 17.95
Uzbek Mung Bean Stew -- Mashkitchiri
A staple in India has become a vegetarian darling in
both Tashkent and Chicago alike.
Served with Tashkent Carrot and Vinaigrette salads on
the side… 16.95
Uzbek Chick Pea Stew -- Nukhat
A traditional dish of chick peas slowly simmered with
onions, tomatoes and a hint of cinnamon.
Topped with chopped onion and served with Tashkent
Carrot and Vinaigrette salads… 16.95
Stuffed Potato Patty - Kartofelnik
Seasoned baked potato patty stuffed with cabbage,
onions and mushrooms.
Served with a green salad and carrot salad….16.95
Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
Two green bell peppers stuffed with a combination of
sautéed vegetables ‑ celery, potatoes, carrots,
turnips, onions, paprika and cilantro. Served with rice
pilaf, carrot salad and vinaigrette salad…16.95
Sauteed Chicken Livers
Sautéed with caramelized onions and red wine. Served
with kasha, carrot salad, sauerkraut and vinaigrette
salad… 16.95
Chicken Breast Ragu Tender
Chicken Breast marinated in fresh mint then grilled with
portabella mushrooms, onions and tomatoes. Served with a
zesty tomato sauce, sautéed eggplant and kasha …17.95
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