Cathy P.
Yelp
Hmmmm, from all the five star reviews, I obviously ordered the wrong thing. After driving by this little red caboose-like structure for years (it always reminded me of a train), we finally stopped to see what it was all about. Love that it's drive up and wait time is minimal. The menu is a tad difficult to understand. The photo menu has some delicious looking pirozhki but there is no description of what is inside. It's also pretty funny there's a "To Go Orders" on the menu since it's all To Go, right? OK, there is a picnic table and a small cement bench on the property.
I was there for the dumplings, or the pelmeni. Considered the national dish of Russia - Siberian to be exact - they are typically made with a thin, pasta-like dough filled with minced meat and shaped like a tortellini. Pelmeni to Russians is what tortellini is to Italians. As it turns out, pelmeni take about an hour and a half to actually make fresh and the woman at the window said all she had left was frozen pelmeni, specifically the mashed potato, no meat that day for some reason. Well, frozen pelmeni was better than no pelmeni, so we decided to share an order ($10) since it looked like you got about 15 of them. Another thing to note is that pelmeni are typically served alone, slathered in butter and topped with sour cream, or in a soup broth. Our order was accompanied by a tomato cucumber salad and shredded cabbage on the side, along with a two ounce container of sour cream. Definitely needed more sour cream!
From Russia with Love is heavy on espresso and other coffee drinks if that's your thing. Lattes, cappuccinos, mochas, Americanos, as well as various frozen and blended concoctions. Prices are pretty competitive with the other coffee places in the area.
From Russia with Love is worth a try, I promise to go back and try the pirozhki.