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News & ArtsTuesday, December 1, 2009
Chow For Your Stomach's Consideration: Piroshkis
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Ashley Robinson
- The classic Russian pocket-food at Zhivago's: warm, filling, inexpensive.
For all those who loved the piroshki place on Broadway—and its fans were legion—those same piroshki-makers have two other locations, on First Hill and downtown.
And if you're on Capitol Hill, piroshkis are back on Broadway at the new Zhivago's Cafe. According to the owner, they are made by two genuine babushkas. It's where the Dilettante used to be, and reader-reviewer bigman says these piroshkis are even better than the old Piroshki on Broadway piroshkis. To wit:
I had an amazing lunch the other day at Zhivago's. I had the beef, potato, and cheese piroshki and a latte. The service was amazing, the piroshki was great, and espresso was excellent. Price was affordable, cafe was clean, music good. Next time I want to try the borscht.I also think this piroshki shop is better than the old one on the Hill, the dough is a lot nicer.
As for the borscht: It's good.
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Love sitting at that place on Cap Hill, staring out at the loser passers-by, over a steaming carrot/cheese/kale concoction, (cookie as a cashier gratuity ; ). Wait, those losers were preempted by my sorry-ass reflection.
4
Some people from Portland asked me where this was last week. I had no idea but they had an address so I gave them directions anyway.
5
I'm not ready to walk down that block yet...it's too soon after the closing of Bailey/Coy and the wounds are too fresh.
6
Doug, these Piroskis are as big as two hot pockets, at least. That beings said, HELL YES to this place! Me and my roomie zipped up here as soon as we realized they were hiding borscht behind those doors....my smoked turkey and cheddar piroshki was delicious and humongous, and the big-ass bowl of borscht had sour cream on top and was fawkin' delicious! Worth it entirely for the borscht. (@1 - No meat). Total for 2 people to each have a piroshki, bowl of borscht, and a Mexican coke: $24. Also, they have a total cutie of a waitress there....
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I've only been there once, but it was not good: the filling was dry and not very flavorful. They're new so I'm willing to give them another shot, but I was definitely disappointed. I ate at the old piroshki place about once a week, and frequently lament its loss.
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The food at Cafe Yamarka in Post Alley is a thing of beauty. The borscht is probably the best I've ever had, including in Grand Forks, B.C. The cabage rolls are delicious, and pierogies are head-and-shoulders above those pastry pocket things that I've only ever seen in Seattle. Piroskis are not something I remember my great grandmother making or being popular at Cafe Kiev in the East Village or with the doukhobors in eastern B.C. Borscht, cabbage rolls and pierogies are it for me, and Cafe Yamarka is a favorite.
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Just be sure to only drink grain alcohol and rainwater when you're there... those commies put flouride in their water.
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I ate there the other day... their piroshkis are flat and fall apart, the dough is bland (in no way nicer than Piroshki on Broadway), and their borscht is thin. The place on Madison and the place 3rd are way better.
That said, they're not terrible. Being new, I'll have to give them another try in a month or two. I'd eat there if I couldn't walk down to Madison.
That said, they're not terrible. Being new, I'll have to give them another try in a month or two. I'd eat there if I couldn't walk down to Madison.
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I was there on the second day they were open, and the place has potential. Let them fine tune the piroshkis a bit -- they don't yet compare to the old ones -- and yeah, the borscht was weak, but they have bottle cokes and a great layout. When they get some art shows hung and the food is better, I'll be there staring at my own sorry-ass reflection in the windows more often.
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I ate there once when they first opened up. They were okay, but not nearly as good a the original piroshki place. I could happily eat their piroshki dough without any filling, it's so damn good. Zhivago-people, just copy the other place's recipe.
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They're okay. It was the little things about the place that bothered me... the forks and knives were too long and awkward. The tables didn't have matching surfaces, which sounds like a weird complaint, but the feel of the decor was that it shouldn't have been that way. (And the marble tables are gorgeous; it's too bad they all couldn't have looked like that.) I'm not sure why we were fed on plates, when it's essentially fast food. And he only brought one of us water when we asked for it. All of the piroshkis look the same on the outside, which makes it hard to tell your order apart from another person's. I dunno. They're new.
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the recipe has changed for less dough and far more filling, the borsht more spicy and the piroshki all with different designs. art on the wall too. people are nice, extremely regular staff, the familiarity is good.
16
Best place and service ever .
yes its the best pirogi place i have ever been to .
my name is alex and im from russia with love and i know what pirogi and borsht look like .
i walked in with a frind to zhivagos i hade the ham and cheese one and she got the chkn one .
we fellt like we were back home eating a pirogi .so this place is the best pirogi place i have been to in the us.
yes its the best pirogi place i have ever been to .
my name is alex and im from russia with love and i know what pirogi and borsht look like .
i walked in with a frind to zhivagos i hade the ham and cheese one and she got the chkn one .
we fellt like we were back home eating a pirogi .so this place is the best pirogi place i have been to in the us.
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replying to GrapeGrapeGrape I think there forks and knives are the best. You only get these at 5* resturants. Im really glad that zhivagos have the top sliverwear ever i really like the idea off going there eating piroshkis and not feeling like its a fast food place the place is wonderfull and very coZy . i love the red walls and the tables are the bomb and the owner is sexy .hehehehe .so whats so wierd about it wierdoooooo???????
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WELL GRAPEGRAPEGRAPE
FROM THE PIC POSTED ABOVE IT IS REALLY CLEAR THAT THE PIROSHKIS ARENT LOOKING ALIKE .
AND THEY ARE SO BIG I WENT THERE AND COUPLE OF DAYS AGO GOT ME A CHIKEN AND ONION AND COFFEE . IT WAS SO GOOD .IM REALLY A BIG FAN OF VIVACE BUT AFTER TRYING ZHIVAGOS LATTE OMG ITS SO AMAZING IT CAME WITH LATTE ART IT LOOKED SO GOOD AND I EVEN WENT BACK THERE TODAY AND GOT ME SOME MORE .
SO THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SERVICE WAS ASOMEWWWWW.
KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB ZHIVAGOS
FROM THE PIC POSTED ABOVE IT IS REALLY CLEAR THAT THE PIROSHKIS ARENT LOOKING ALIKE .
AND THEY ARE SO BIG I WENT THERE AND COUPLE OF DAYS AGO GOT ME A CHIKEN AND ONION AND COFFEE . IT WAS SO GOOD .IM REALLY A BIG FAN OF VIVACE BUT AFTER TRYING ZHIVAGOS LATTE OMG ITS SO AMAZING IT CAME WITH LATTE ART IT LOOKED SO GOOD AND I EVEN WENT BACK THERE TODAY AND GOT ME SOME MORE .
SO THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE SERVICE WAS ASOMEWWWWW.
KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB ZHIVAGOS
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