Kalinka Russian Cuisine

My son loves this place, so as a reward, we came in for an early dinner. The pel meni was excellent, as was the stroganoff with mashed potatoes. My son had the pork schnitzel, which was crispy and delicious. They were out of kavass.

Borscht soup highlight with bread. Hen a little over cooked and dry. Tender beef. Recommend veal tongue. Very authentic. Should probably have tried schnitzel. Couldn’t have bad schnitzel.

I came here on a Friday noon. Got the lunch special with pork schnitzel, cheese pierogi, and blintzes.

The portion is fairly good. I like the creamy sauce of the schnitzel. The pork is crispy outside and tender inside. The kompot drink is very fruity and not too sweet. I also like the borscht soup with many spices.

The pierogi itself doesn’t have much taste and goes well with the strawberry jam and cream. The bread tastes a bit sour and comes with smoky eggplant sauce.

Order the borscht...delicious...the schnitzel is yum too. The atmosphere is white tablecloths, tasteful modern whimical artwork ...mural of pattern that feels Russian...open spacious romantic too. There's also al fresco dining.....prices expensive even at lunch...but a lovely dining experience...as for service...well we were the only two people for lunch at 12:30 on a Monday...but we had very model-pretty woman with a bemused expression....