Rebecca H.
Yelp
Mt. Kisco has really become a hidden gem of gastronomy. We have the insta famous Mt. Kisco Diner and tons of different cuisines including Ethiopian at one point. My initial surprise to see that a Georgian restaurant had opened up was pretty unwarranted on reflection.
At a certain point, one has to venture outside of Village Social or Little Kebab and this place seemed like a decent bet.
Plenty of vacancy on a Sunday night that happened to be Easter at prime dinner eating time.
I was disappointed to see no Georgian cocktails, assuming they exist. The cocktails on the drink menu are standard classics. There were no house concoctions. Plenty of wine, no beer.
The menu, fortunately, isn't overwhelming but they include the important shit (for me), plenty of vegetarian options.
I really should have ordered the only Georgian thing anyone knows about because of social media, that cheese boat thing (for the gram) but I'm not a fan of whole eggs like that and wasn't feeling particularly adventurous.
We decided to share a bunch of shit including their country style salad, lobio, imeruli, and potato khinkali.
Everything was brought out very quickly, perhaps a touch too quickly because I like to have a moment to savor my beverage and have zero willpower to do so after food has arrived.
The country style salad was dressed with a really tasty dressing and it was nice to have a reprieve from the standard mainstream dressings. The tomatoes were served in very large chunks which is just not my personal preference.
They then brought out the imeruli, which is "traditional round cheese bread". This is essentially a cheese quesadilla if 2 tortillas were used instead of 1. This was served piping hot and was very good.
Shortly afterwards, we were presented with the khinkali, "potato dumplings in cream sauce topped off with fried onions". These taste pretty similar, if not identical, to pierogi. That cream sauce is heavenly. These did not last long on the plate.
Finally, we received the lobio which was served in the most adorable little terra cotta pot along with cabbage and a piece of cornbread. I can't get enough the simplicity of a bowl of fucking decently seasoned beans. This was ok but could have been seasoned better. The cornbread was different than what we are used to, not at all sweet and with a different texture.
The staff were nice but aloof. Once our food was served, we were never asked again if we needed anything. I would have wanted to order another drink but was not offered one after both of us had empty wine glasses that sat on the table for the rest of the meal. If it weren't for this, they would have probably earned 4 stars.
I would like to see this place stick around, they just need to improve the service a touch.