Katia's

Delicious! We started with the Zakuski Tasting Platter - the salade olivier was nice and crunchy and creamy, the dill pickles were fresh and subtle, the marinated mushrooms were tangy, but the eggplant caviar was a little bland. The Borsch was hearty and warming, and didn't have the sometimes overwhelming earthy taste of fresh beets. The Sauteed Pel'meni was great - the dumplings had a nice little crust where they fried on the pan, and were filled with pleasantly dense little meatballs. The Ground Chicken Cutlet with Mushroom sauce was also great - crisply breaded on the outside and soft on the inside. For dessert we had the Blinchiki which were good - we were surprised & pleased that they weren't as sweet at most desserts tend to be.

I've known Katya my whole life as well as her daughter, and its not because of that that I say this place is great, it's because the food is exactly what Russians eat at home and because Katya will take time from serving to chat with you and make you feel welcome and a VIP. If you don't know what you should get just ask her, but there isn't anything there that isn't yummy. If in doubt or not feeling a dish, put some sour cream on it. That helps with everything in life usually.