Russian Tea Time Dinner Menu
A hearty vegetarian soup of barley, mushrooms and vegetables
Cup…4.00 Bowl…8.00
World Classic! Sweet and sour soup of beets, cabbage, carrots, onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
Served hot with sour cream.
Cup…4.00 Bowl…8.00
BEGINININGS
2 blintzes (crepes) filled with ground beef and caramelized onions.
Sautéed in butter, served over greens and drizzled with an avocado-coriander cream…9.95
Five pieces with sour cream and warm applesauce… 8.95
Succulent mix of mesclun and field greens, goat cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes and sugared walnuts.
Tossed with balsamic vinaigrette…8.95
Baby Spinach, asparagus, oranges and toasted almonds dressed with a light white balsamic vinaigrette… 7.95
A Chicago‑favorite! Crisp romaine lettuce with Parmesan cheese, croutons, anchovies and Caesar dressing…6.95
with smoked salmon…13.95
Baked white mushrooms (four) stuffed with spinach, onions, feta and Swiss cheese… 7.50
Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, sliced onions, boiled potatoes
with touch of butter and fresh dill. A marvelous Russian delicacy!... 8.95
Oil cured sardines served with egg salad, carrot salad, toasted bread, tomato and chopped onions… 8.95
Served in Martini glass, accompanied by Lavoush crackers and chopped onions…8.95
Flaky filo dough filled with smoked duck and chicken breast, walnuts, raisins and port wine.
Served over baby greens with a port wine reduction….12.95
Puff pastry dish from Uzbekistan, stuffed with chopped lamb, onions, touch of cumin.
Served with Tashkent carrot salad… 7.50
Russian Piroshki
Baked, stuffed with chopped chicken, potatoes, onions and cilantro. Served with carrot salad… 6.95
Eggplant Duet
Combination of Sautéed Eggplant and Eggplant Orientale… 10.95
Dumplings (five) filled with asparagus, red pepper and feta cheese. Drizzled with a lemon basil butter… 8.95
A traditional dish of dumplings (five), filled with potatoes and shaped as a half‑moon, boiled and then tossed in butter.
Entrée portion is sautéed to golden brown. Served with carrot salad, sour cream and yogurt sauce on the side.
5 pieces…6.95 14 pieces entrée portion… 15.95
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…7.95 14 pieces entrée portion… 15.95
Enjoy the combination of four Vareniky (potato) and four Pelmeni (beef) dumplings
with a touch of carrot salad, sour cream and yogurt service….9.95
Cold Vegetarian Assortment PlatterEggplant Orientale, Beet Caviar, Tashkent Carrot, Pink Vinaigrette Salad, Eggplant Caviar, Cabbage Apple Salad, Baba Ghannouj, Hummus and Tabouhlie salads…16.95
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An astounding platter of: smoked Norwegian salmon, smoked sea bass, smoked mussels,
Russian marinated herring, 2 oz. Caspian salmon caviar, sardines and a garnish of chopped onions,
cucumbers, tomato, carrot salad and egg salad
40.00
Begins with a tasting of potato dumplings, stuffed mushrooms, carrot salad, beet caviar, hummus, Tabouhlie and vinaigrette salads. Followed by an assortment of our finest vegetarian fare; stuffed eggplant, stuffed bell pepper, vegetable layered stew (Domlama), mung bean stew,
Chickpea and onion stew, rice pilaf and kasha...
40.00 for 3: 54.00
To tantalize your palate we start with a tasting of meat dumplings, stuffed mushrooms, carrot salad, beet caviar, hummus, tabouhlie, and vinaigrette salads. Followed by a sampling of our most timeless dishes; beef stroganoff, stuffed cabbage, Moldavian meatballs, chicken pozharski, rice pilaf and kasha
46.00 for 3: 62.00
MAIN COURSES
Classic Dishes Of The Russian Czarist Court And Traditional Specialties Of The Former Soviet Republics
Thin crepe is served with Norwegian smoked salmon, salmon caviar, and sour cream.
Garnished with egg salad, lemon, cucumber, tomato and chopped onions… 26.95
Two Russian pancakes served with melted butter, raspberry sauce and sour cream on the side.
(please allow 20 minutes)…10.95
With 2oz salmon caviar… 24.00
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…15.95
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
Combination of two vegetable dishes from Uzbekistan, served with Tashkent Carrot and
Pink Vinaigrette Salads on the side… 14.95
Seasoned baked potato patty stuffed with cabbage, onions and mushrooms.
Served with a green salad and carrot salad….15.95
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
Sautéed with caramelized onions and red wine. Served with kasha, carrot salad, sauerkraut and vinaigrette salad… 15.95
Two fluffy and delicate ground chicken patties rolled in bread cubes, baked and served with buckwheat kasha, beet salad,
white bean salad and mushroom cream sauce… 18.95
Skin on chicken breast stuffed with spinach and ground chicken.
Served with a savory mushroom sauce, sautéed baby spinach and rice pilaf… 18.95
Georgian Chicken Tapaka
Whole tender baby chicken, flattened, brushed with pepper, paprika and garlic, then sautéed to a golden crust;
served with rice, spicy tomato sauce and Tashkent carrot salad… 18.95
In Uzbekistan, there is a custom that only men can cook several dishes for they take special, ritual-like preparation of marinades and cooking.
Among those dishes are rice pilaf and shashliks - kebobs. Although Sergey kindly consents to Klara's recipes dominating this menu,
he was adamant on introducing his recipe for this mouthwatering kebob. Chicken breast thoroughly marinated and grilled to perfection.
Served on a bed of rice, fresh onions and Uzbek tomato sauce… 18.95
Meatballs of ground chicken and onions, simmered in a sweet and sour tomato sauce.
Served on a bed of kasha with beet salad and white bean salad… 16.95
Two cabbage rolls stuffed with a traditional filling of ground beef, carrots, and sautéed onions. Simmered in sweet and sour tomato sauce.
Served with kasha, and beets-and-beans salad on the side… 18.95
Our most popular entrée! Lean sirloin beef pieces sautéed and simmered in sour cream, Madeira wine, mushrooms, onions and fresh dill.
Served over noodles. Also available with kasha or in a crepe… 19.95
Sautéed cutlets of mixed beef and pork, sautéed. Served with mashed potatoes and sautéed eggplant with salsa… 15.95
Broiled Venison, Buffalo and Kielbasa sausages over baby greens with sautéed eggplant and Russian style potatoes… 18.95
2 grilled boneless quail, served with warmed polenta, sautéed baby spinach and a sweet red wine cherry reduction… 22.95
Quail stuffed with ground chicken meat, topped with pomegranate sauce, served with sautéed apples and rice… 22.95
Airline Peking duck breast, roasted to medium rare, accompanied by peanut sauce and salad of beets and white beans … 23.95
3 lamb chops, cooked to your preference, served with currant-blueberry sauce, rice and a baked pear… 26.95
Braised lamb shank over garlic mashed potatoes in a rich stew of carrots, red peppers, celery, tomatoes, garlic and spices… 18.95
Atlantic salmon in spinach sauce served with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus… 19.95
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