Located just south of Eastern Market, this is a nice place with pretty table settings and a staff that really is Ukrainian… as were a few of the other customers.
I went with a special of sorrel soup (they called it green borscht) and the halubtsi (meat stufffed cabbage). The waitress frowned a bit when I tried to order the banosh, a polenta dish. So I went with her suggestion.
I am a sucker for sorrel. This was a good hearty soup, with potato, not as sour (or should I say sorrel-y) as I hoped for, but it was served with sour cream on the side and a really nice pumpernickel bread.
Two stuffed cabbage pieces were served in a bowl with a thin gravy and a generous amount of julienned and stewed carrot. More sour cream on the side. The flavor was gentle at first, but really grew the more I ate. It was another hearty dish that I was happier in the end than at the beginning.
I’d go back.
