Ruta Ukrainian Restaurant
Ukrainian restaurant · Capitol Hill ·
Borscht, varenyky, honey cake, and chicken kiev.
Borscht, varenyky, honey cake, and chicken kiev.
"This restaurant has a simple goal — to be the ambassador of Ukrainian culture through the richness of its cuisine. Find staple dishes like Ukrainian borscht and varenyky (Ukrainian dumplings) and hearty and generous plates of beef stroganoff." - Tierney Plumb
"You probably won’t be able to hear yourself speak over the din of Ukrainian families, groups of friends, and semi-blaring pop-music at Ruta, but you don’t come here to chat. You come here to eat some of the best potato and sauerkraut-stuffed varenyky in town (which makes sense—Ruta was started by one of the chefs from New York’s legendary Veselka). A wall of gold mirrors and paintings of saints look down over the closely packed tables crowded with bottles of Ukrainian beer, plates of honey cake, bowls of borscht, and the best chicken kiev we’ve ever had. " - madeline weinfield
"You probably won’t be able to hear yourself speak over the din of Ukrainian families, groups of friends, and semi-blaring pop-music at Ruta, but you don’t come here to chat. You come here to eat some of the best potato and sauerkraut-stuffed varenyky in the capital (which makes sense—Ruta was started by one of the chefs from New York’s legendary Veselka). A wall of gold mirrors and paintings of saints look down over the closely packed tables crowded with bottles of Ukrainian beer, plates of honey cake, bowls of borscht, and the best chicken kiev we’ve ever had." - Madeline Weinfield
"I was told Ruta will open in March on Capitol Hill (327 Seventh Street SE) with executive chef Dima Martseniuk, who led the kitchen at NYC’s Veselka for more than 12 years and is a Food Network competitor and three-time Latke Festival winner; expect latkes (he’s a three-time winner of best potato pancake), varenyky (stuffed potato dumplings), and red beetroot soup — Martseniuk even calls himself an “ambassador of borscht” on Instagram — and the restaurant will reactivate the building that housed the short-lived tasting room Newland." - Tierney Plumb
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