Noroc Restaurant

Came with a group of friends to try out the restaurant. We were a big group and they were accommodating but our server was not super friendly. Maybe that's just her Personality. Food was tasty and they did do separate checks for our group. I had the Beef Stroganoff and a Coke to drink.

Delightful restaurant tucked away far from the major freeways. The menu was extensive and service friendly. One of the workers was singing karaoke while the other waited on us. Food was tasty and the prices fair. Huge space, so would be viable for large groups. Not easy to find this type of food, so a nice surprise.

the food is perfect. i recommend the borscht and the napoleon for dessert. the waitress is very very sweet. will be back, with friends + family :3

Just great! Food is amazing, like made at home with love and care. Staff is very kind. Decor is very authentic. Definitely, place to stop by.

I wanted to introduce my husband to what I grew up eating in Romania. Upon entering, you notice it’s very clean and love all the decorations. There’s a certain part of the restaurant that practically looks like a museum, It’s all very immersive. Romanian food is authentic and truly amazing. Unfortunately, the service was non existent. I watched a few people leave because they were simply tired of waiting. But I was committed and waited for our food which did come out in a timely manner. I had to flag down a waitress for water and everything else (box, check etc) Overall great food, really reminds of my Oma’s cooking.

Great Moldovan restaurant with authentic, delicious food. The live music adds a really nice touch and makes the place feel atmospheric and lively. Service is friendly, and the prices are totally reasonable. Definitely worth a visit if you want something different and genuinely tasty.

I celebrated my anniversary at the NOROC restaurant and received a lot of positive impressions and emotions. The service and staff of the restaurant deserve all 5 stars. My guests and I were very pleased with the extremely delicious food and warm atmosphere. I would like to thank the owner of the restaurant Alex, who made a lot of efforts to make my celebration at the highest level. I recommend everyone to visit this wonderful restaurant.

This place doesn't look like anything on the outside. It's in an old strip mall across the road from brand new restaurants. That being said, it is quite nice on the inside! It might not hit the marks of Fine Dining, but it is several steps above Fast Food and plenty nice to take a date. I personally am not very familiar with Eastern European foods, especially the Moldovan versions, but I will say that everyone in our group really enjoyed everything! The waitress was friendly and helpful. The ambiance was good. I do think it might have been slightly better by dimming the lights a bit and having some Traditional Maldovan Music. That being said, the place was immaculately clean and, while I might have notes, I don't have any actual complaints.

I haven't been here for a while but I was craving borscht. Sacramento is a city devoid of good soup restaurants. I love a variety of soups year round and many restaurants don't offer any soup. Noroc offers a few soups from Eastern Europe. I have found their vegetarian Borscht to be of the highest quality and one that is infused with great flavor. Likewise, I fell in love with the cured pork & raw veggie dish. The richness of the cured pork is negated by the raw onion, raw garlic, dill pickles, and horseradish. The course bread was a perfect platter for all of that fat goodness! The restaurant had several patrons when I visited on a Friday evening around 5:30 PM. There was a large party and several other groupings of 2 - 4 people. I was a solo diner. It seems that was only one server for the entire restaurant and she was also the bar tender. Because of that, I think the service was a bit slow; however, I recognize that the food is prepared to order and that there may have been a backlog in the kitchen because of that. I enjoyed the ambience - especially the reproduction of 2 dining areas set up like a kitchen might be in a humble Eastern European village. I have never been dissatisfied with the quality and taste of the food at Noroc and will always be willing to return.

Everything was very tasty, we ate borscht - I'm so glad there is a vegetarian option. the fur coat was also very tasty and I liked the cherry pancakes. and the kvass was real! the service was very good - I recommend it!

Very cozy and great service! zhulien was sooooooo good and is filling despite being an appetizer! Cherry blini was good too!

Wow! The restaurant is beautiful, and the food extremely delicious. Loved the experience! Great service will be a return customer.

Good food, something different from what we usually have. Though it's kind of on pricier side. Service is a little slow though because there's only 1 staff serving.

Delicious food. The zaema (chicken soup) was something special as were the cabbage rolls. Nice people and Olga, our server, was very sweet. The service is more typical of Europe in that you're not rushed and they're in no rush either, but things arrived in good time and piping hot.

Disclaimer: Norcoc Restaurant is one of the first Russian restaurants I've been to in Sacramento and I think I might just not really prefer Russian food but maybe if you are a fan of this type of food you would enjoy it. (Everyone else at my table did) When we got to the restaurant we were immediately seated to a comfortable booth and given menus. There were so many options! I think it might be better if they narrowed down their menu a bit and just focused on the favorites, I don't know though. I ordered the beef/pork dumplings and I thought they were ok. The yogurt sauce was good but the filling was so compact that it just formed a solid ball that would sometimes roll out when you cut the dough encasing and I think I prefer when the dumpling feels more like one thing and the filling is not so compact. Idk if that makes sense. My friend got the chicken Kiev dish and he absolutely loved it! I tried it and I thought is was ok but I usually don't like fried breaded food so I think it might just be me. The coleslaw on the side was great though! Very fresh and citrusy. It also came with a side of creamy mashed potatoes and I especially liked this Russian juice called Kvas that I ordered. I would recommend this place to anyone who is craving Russian food:)

Food is ok. It is positioning itself as a Moldovan restaurant. The food on the menu is Moldovan/ Romanian with a few Russian items. The decor is Moldovan countryside, the music is Romanian. I am Moldovan and ethnically Romanian, and I am shocked that the staff speaks only Russian and a little English. It is like a microcosm of the oppression that Romanian people had been feeling in Moldova for decades. It's like 1993 all over again. A slap in the face. On the one occasion I came, I've seen staff confronting customers, bring food and "throw" it on the table, everything takes a long time to come out. You feel downright like you are doing them a favor by coming to eat here. I told the staff I don't speak Russian and they scoffed in my face. I've lived in the US for 30 years and coming to this restaurant throws me right back to an uncultured, pre-modern time in Moldova. It is a shame. I would love to have access to good home food, but I'm not going to allow myself be treated like this. There needs to be respect towards other people, not even to mention they're customers.

I really like your restaurant Noroc. Always very tasty food, pleasant and polite staff. Also there are incredible programs.

Highly recommend this place. Borsch and meat (like kebab) absolutely perfect 10/10. Pancake with the caviar is 5/10, cold pancake and too much oil. Very good personal, all of the waiters are professionals. Nice homey atmosphere, once even got to see a live performance by a girl, it was very cool!

Ate on a weekend night. No one really there but ethnic Romanians I suspect. Food was unique and delicious for my untrained tastebuds. I liked the food more than I had expected. Although kinda pricey for portion size it was pretty filling. Service was good there was even a singer entertaining which I felt sort of bad for given no one was really in the restaurant. It's definitely in a location I wouldn't have thought a place like this would be Only gripe was extra bread was offered but that's additional $2 which we weren't aware of. Otherwise a nice place to try some unique eats if you're looking for something different

Inside was so nice and had a romantic feel. There was a concert going on later and we were the only people seated at the time we walked in, but it slowly became packed! My first Russian restaurant didn't disappoint! The bread to start tasted homemade and was amazing with the butter and salt. The salad was similar to a Greek style. I just wish it had more olives! The soup has a ton of flavor! I typically don't like anything beet flavored, but this soup was spot on. The potato fritters were very tasty as well! Perfectly crispy. Everything came with a side of sour cream. Came here with friends and we all enjoyed our dishes.

I really enjoyed this place. I went in on a busy night & stay at the bar. There was this amazing Woman running the place very well I might add. There about 8 tables with 4-10 people at each one. She was very helpful & kind. Even wa able to chat with me a bit. I ordered the borscht that was out of this world & the bread was homemade fresh. It warmed my belly & the bread was amazo delicious, I think anything here would be outstanding. I also ordered the Greek salad or Mediterranean. It was so fresh & yummy. Plus I got the Russian salad, it was all outstanding. All was fresh & worth the bit of wait it took to put out such fresh food. So satisfying!

We were at your restaurant for the first time, I really liked it. The service is super, the music, and most importantly very tasty

Noroc is one of the best Restaurants that I have ever been and eat waaaw the food is amazing and so delicious from now on you're going to find me at Noroc Restaurant eating and by the way the Owner of this restaurant is so down to earth and the staff is gorgeous and polite I was amazed how well I was treated like a V.I.P from now on this is my favorite restaurant to eat if you guys want to experience something amazing at this restaurant come on over and enjoy the food and the staff if I was too give this Restaurant a grade I will give from 1 to 10 a definitely a 10 so come and find out for your self how good restaurant it is tried once and you will not eat no one else tanks so much

Service is rude. We're been coming here a lot always introducing new customers. When I arrived they rudely told me they have a party and cannot serve us. When I looked puzzled they asked if I had a reservation

I am still going to give this review a strong four star review, even though there were a few "imperfections." I have Romanian heritage on my mom's side, and I was happy to see this listed as a Central/Eastern European restaurant. This place replaced a "Russian buffet" that was, um.....decent. So, as I like to try new restaurants and something new, away we went. We started out with a meat and cheese blini. I don't know what to compare this taste too, but it was delicious. I was so quick to enjoy it that I burnt the inside of my mouth. The shredded beef on the inside was juicy, and the blini itself was a soft texture. There was some melted cheese on the top that added a good gooeyness, but not over the top. For my main course, I, based on the recommendation of our server, ordered the chicken kiev ( a dish I had heard of, but never tried it ). The fried coating was crunchy and crispy, yet the chicken on the inside was juicy and cooked to a near perfection. The butter and cheese on the inside made it extra unhealthy, but in the best way possible. My wife ordered the beef stew. Her homemade beef stew is better, but it still was good in its own right. I recommend, if never had TRUE Central/Eastern European food, try something new! Our server was very informative and helpful....at the beginning. Once we had our food, we never heard from him again. They had customers, but were not super busy. We had to wait quite a bit for a drink refill. Not a huge deal, but it is rare in a restaurant to not be checked on in literally over 20+ minutes after your food was dropped off. We had a movie to get to, and I asked for our check. We waited....and waited....and waited. He came back, and said "Anything else I can do for you?" I repeated "Our check." Again, not a huge complaint, but just a quick brush up on customer service may help. For a filling (and tasty appetizer), two main courses, and two sodas, we spent about $70. I think that price was fair, considering taste and portion size. Definitely would return, and recommend for a taste of Transylvania or Bucharest.

I love their food. It's fresh, unique, and mouthwatering. Good job. It's a must place to visit.

First time here & absolutely loved it! All food was delicious! For dessert I recommended the blini with cherries Great atmosphere & service!

We've been here a few times, and we really like the place. The food is always delicious and flavorful. The service is decent. The overall vibe of the place is nice. We plan to try more dishes, but everything we've had was very tasty. The beet salad is one of our favorites. It certainly has a kick. The meat and cheese blini is very rich, and the spinach one is a little lighter. Both are amazing. I like the Zrazy a little more than the chicken Kiev. The dumplings are nice. The restaurant can sometimes be busy or booked on Saturdays, but it seems random. They sometimes book the place with parties. It sometimes helps to call ahead.

My friend just finished getting a facial nearby and was starving and this placed popped up on yelp that had pretty good ratings so we decided to stop by. When we first entered, the smell of bleach slapped me across the face. We were then seated by the nicest waitress (I didn't get her name but she had reddish hair). She brought us water and a basket of bread & butter and kindly explained the menu to us since we didn't know what to get. We finally made up our kinds and ordered the Tabaka Chicken, Solyanka (soup) and cabbage rolls. ~Tabaka Chicken- 10/10: chicken was so flavorful and moist, cabbage salad was fresh and crunchy and even the rice tasted great. ~ Rolls- 9/10: These were great. So soft and freaking yummy. ~Solyanka- 7/10: It's alright. Would I order this again? Probably not but I'm glad I got to try it. I will most definitely come back again for their amazing food.

Stopped in for lunch with my mom. Service was excellent. I had the Borscht and it was phenomenal! Looking forward to trying the dumplings!

The food was very good. There are a variety of great choices in the menu. We loved the puff pastry appetizer. The people friendly and helpful. They will give you their best recommendations. The food is very typical of eastern Europe yet more balanced with the addition of a very good cabbage salad. The ambience is more formal with beautifully decorated tables. By the looks of it, it seems that they host events. They also have a full bar including beer from Romania. It was pretty good. Overall a great experience. I will come back soon.

Absoluteely love this place. The food is consistently amazing, and I'm always impressed by the variety of Russian dishes they offer. Ever time I visit, I find something new to try, and it never disappoints.

The food is amazing, especially the lamb chops. The service is super slow though, and they have limited menus. We only got one menu for the two of us, because the rest were taken. (I am not sure how they would be able to handle a full restaurant, it took almost an hour for our meal to arrive and it was only 1/4 full.) The waitresses could stand to smile once in a while too

Their food is terrible. In addition to no quality, the prices are unreasonable. I ordered lamb, brought me metal container size of a cup. The contents were all salty potato's and one piece of lamb size of my thumb. Charging $22.5+ tax and tip $30. Did not worth more $3. All their food was similar bad quality and overpriced. I don't recommend this resturant. You will be disappointed. I gained them 000 stars.

A real Russian restaurant! With its own atmosphere and Russian spirit! Delicious food, top notch service, a menu with pictures of the finished served dish no dust on the windowsills compared to all establishments in Sacramento. We will definitely be back!!! !

This is NOT russian restaurant. Borsch, Zrazy, Chicken KIEV, Holibtsy, are all UKRAINAIN dishes. Important distinction like Borsch is a UNESCO Ukrainian dish, not russian.

First time having Eastern European food. We had a beet and root vegetable salad, cabbage rolls and the chicken Kiev. Everything was fabulous. The salad was light with a multitude of textures which all balanced out nicely in a light flavor but filing salad. The cabbage rolls were probably the highlight of our meal. Very flavorful tender and filling. Maybe I was too full to truly appreciate the chicken, but I was very delicious, crust was crispy, meat was tender and moist and the filling was good. Great local find.

Wow! As a Russian I can attest that food was very authentic and oh so good! The atmosphere and service was amazing too. We were in Sac for 2 days and I came for lunch and dinner both days.

I went here for my work Christmas party and the food was soooo good! We had half of the restaurant to ourselves with a 4 course dinner and DJ for dancing. Their food seems to be pricey (basing it off the menu) but the food is on the healthier and natural side and I loved it!

Delightful place. Met my girlfriends there for lunch. Looks like they have live music and a sweet bar. Lots of menu choices and good food. Highly recommend.

First time trying this place. We were the only one there at that time. I had to try various items and all were pretty good. We had the Blini with red caviar, Borscht, and Mititei. Enjoyed all of it and I will definitely go back again and try the rest of their food. I appreciate the server providing giving me a bit of a sample of their non alcoholic drinks.

Weird smell welcomes you once you walk in. You order your food and it will be ready in like 5 minutes. Pretty much right away. I ordered Borscht with beef on it. Soup was barely warm not hot. And tiny 3 pieces of meats in it. Schnitzel that i ordered was cooked before obviously. I just don't know when.Maybe day before or something. It was warmed up in oil and got served. You can see oil dripping from it literally. After an hour, my stomach gets upset. Just save yourself some time and money and travel. Or just go there anyway to prove my review...be my guest

The food was fantastic! But, It took almost 2hrs to be served. One hour to get drinks. There was a small party at one end and the sound was WAY TOO LOUD! This made our experience horrible! Waitresses over-worked. 2 gentlemen next to us were served in 15 minutes.

Great food! Love their menus! Lamb racks and chicken kiev were bomb! Tried their cheery crepes dessert, they were delicious! I was craving for more even when my stomach was full. Food us on the pricier side.

The atmosphere is very nice, spacious restaurant with nice decorations. The server and hostess were both kind and let me try their Kompote and kvass. I decided on the Kompote but after sipping on the Kvass after a while the fermented sour-sweet taste really grew on me. The cabbage rolls were full of flavor and slightly oily, leaving for a rich flavor. The chicken dumpling tasted as one would expect. We decided we wanted to order dessert and ordered the cherry blini which was a perfect blend of sweet and slightly sour. We will be back to try more dishes! Thank you for the wonderful food and service

This is a Moldovan restaurant. From the outside doesn't really call your attention, but inside is a nice environment. It has themed seating areas. Many round tables able to accommodate large groups. There is also a bar area inside. The food on many levels was delicious. I liked the borscht. I recommend the olivier salad for people as well. If you have a sweet tooth go for the dessert blini. Family member also got the beef stroganoff. Bread with butter is served before the meal.

This place was recommended to us by a friend and we were amazed. It is located in an unassuming location and appears quite but, inside is super elegant and welcoming and unique. The food was amazing and we ordered several things and shared them between the four of us. Everything was good and really well seasoned. We will return with MORE friends...

This is NOT russian restaurant. The cook doesn't prepare most of the food; they buy canned food ready-made and heat it up. But it looks like now they can't even warm it up .The atmosphere and service was good.

Went there for lunch during a long weekend. Lovely decor, great food. We had the cabbage rolls, lamb stew, chicken Kiev, zucchini pancakes, and the placenta with farm cheese. Everything was delicious. Would have tried the desert if we weren't full.

This is not a Russian restaurant. Noroc means luck in Romanian. They serve traditional Romanian and Moldovan food.

I almost cried when I found out the restaurant was closed. Thank goodness it's reopened with a new name. I read the Sac Bee article and found out the whole story! You know what? New name, new website but same wonderful owner, chef and staff. And all your good old customers feel the same about you! A great place with amazing hearty food. We have been going here since 2016 and have been loyal customers. Best wishes to the new chapter of Noroc!

At first I thought this might not be my first pick...but was I wrong! Food is delicious. Yhere were 5 of us dining out for lunch. Our table enjoyed schnitzel and stuffed cabbage and stroganoff and a chicken sausage dish. Somehow the stroganoff got lost in the shuffle and came out very late but as a comp they gave us a cherry dessert plate that was to die for. Food was so good and I would gladly come back. They have a great table for about 24 people at one end of the space and a few smaller cozy spaces and then large round tables that meet about 10. Nice clean restaurant.

This is my first time to this restaurant and it was absolutely amazing, the French fries were a little over spiced but the soup and everything else was FANTASTIC. Will definitely be coming back!!

This place was nice on the inside. Nice relaxing music. However, I was disappointed when our cabbage rolls was served to me and my husband cold. We asked if they could take them back and warm them up in the microwave or something!!! They brought them back out the second time and they were still cold. But another guest was there and ordered the same thing, and there cabbage rolls came out steaming hot. Very disappointed. Well I won't be going back there again.

First time for us. We had the borscht soup and the smoked meat soup. They were both DELICIOUS! I had the stuffed cabbage and my husband had a pork and polenta dish. I loved the stuffed cabbage. Hubby stole one and he enjoyed it as well. The pork was very good. We didn't think it was as exciting as the other dishes. The pork entree was served with salad that was super light and fresh. Bottom line... we will be back.

We had a party of 12 and service was very very nice. A VERY handsome guy sang some songs to us and the waitress was super helpful. We even got separate checks. Just my bill was $140. Not cheap. I wish there had been some gravy on the mash potatoes and some sauce on the chicken Kiev. Parking was not an issue. I would have given Noroc 5 stars if I had some gravy/sauce.

Delicious, comforting food and a cozy atmosphere! We had the chicken soup and dumplings, highly recommend!