I can't remember exactly when, but quite a few trips ago I made a special trip to the Mexico City neighborhood of Santa María la Ribera for the express purpose of eating at a rather unique place, a Russian restaurant called Kolobok. I remember the food as being quite good and a nice break from Mexican fare.
Apparently Kolobok was quite successful because they now have several branches throughout the city. I was surprised to find one of them just a few blocks away from my apartment in the neighborhood of Nápoles. And they had outdoor seating!
So, one afternoon I walked over there for lunch. I started with borscht, the well known Slavic beet soup.
The borsht was very tasty, but I found it interesting that it was listed on the menu as a vegetarian dish when there were definitely some chunks of meat in the soup. I didn't mind, but a vegetarian would have been upset.
For the main course I had chicken stroganoff.
The stroganoff was tasty, but, as you see above, the mashed potatoes and salad took up half the plate. There were around a half dozen chunks of chicken.
For dessert I ordered their specialty, honey cake. That was as good as I remember from the original restaurant in Santa María de Ribera.
The meal was good, but not spectacular, and not a very good value when you consider that it cost as much or more than the excellent meals that I have had at El Cardenal or Angelopolitano. I don't think that I will be returning to this branch of Kolobok.
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