I have never been to Russia but recently stayed with a Russian friend in Dubai and fell in love with the honey. I didn't find the one that I was looking for (I could have just picked the wrong one) but I did find a really neat little General Store. It's located a long way from me, but I'll stop by again in the event that i'm in the area. read more

I'm impressed! I didn't expect such a selection! I bought , , , , , . But what came there for was - they even had fat free! Lots of meats and cheeses - I didn't buy any because they didn't have what I was craving - / , which I by the way found at Golden Grain. For those who say that selection isn't as good as Brooklyn - well, I got news for you, it's not effin' Brooklyn, it's Houston. They also had smoked fish (cold smoked mackerel that I was craving - yum!), caviars, frozen , breads, candies ( I wanted but no one seems to have it - bought ) Anyway, it was very well worth an hour trip and I will be back!!! read more

My family and I have been shopping with them for years. Recently, I bought a box of Kras napolitanka. When I opened it at home, I found out it was stale! I bought it back to the store immediately, the clerk at checkout allowed me to exchange it. Nevertheless, this replacement was also stale! Oh well, I headed back to the store once again and this time it was this Russian lady who carries an unhappy face at all times at checkout (I believe she's the owner). I confronted her and she rudely replied, "There's NOTHING WRONG with this box of napolitanka! My girls eat them all .... no refund will be offered!" Heh ... quite frankly she was lying!!!! If you read other reviews, some other customers also had issues with them selling expired products and refused to refund them. From this point on, I will just shop at Phoenicia on Westheimer! At least they have a bigger management team in case I need to make any complaints they will do something. Stay away from this "liar, liar pants on fire" oriented store!!!!! read more

Been shopping here for years and just saw these people leaving bad reviews and it's very unfair. I've never had anything less than exceptional customer service and authentic experience. They offer a verity of European goods and the pricing is very fair. Highly recommend this gem. read more

Great selection of eastern European food! I absolutely love farmer cheese or "tvorog"! They have the best Latvian "tvorog" in town. However did not like their frozen pirogies "vareniki" in Russian. There is also a drugstore in there, and I got the medicine I needed for just $20 without a prescription! I felt like I was back in my home country there, the same people, Russian language, a bit rude and strict Russian people with no smile. read more

My wife, who is Ukrainian,was so happy to find a little bit of home at this store! Hunters Bacon, never reaches home, we eat it raw in the car on the ride home! Absolutely fabulous! We have come to know owner , Alex Kogan, what a JOLLY SARCASTIC OLD GUY he turned out to be! But nice as can be! Helpful in every way! my wife gets her Russian movies from there, of course I have to sit there and pretend I'm loving it! Oh! What I do for love! They have the best and FRESHEST salmon caviar in Houston, so when I go out , I've learned NEVER to order salmon caviar sushi! Great Baltika #9 beer, wife drinks #4, [Good luck to her, tastes like crickets PEE!!] We always buy pickled herring, generally I can't wait for to her say, "let's go to the Russian Shop!" I get my biggest credit card out and off we go! As for the lady complaining about salty sausage! Ever heard of boiling it a little before frying it! That'll solve everything! Must be a hell of a cook if she didn't know that! Salt is what preserves it to give it a longer life!! read more

I have been going to this store for all 20 years I have lived in Houston. I love all the products here, especially sausages and salamis. Always fresh and tasty. We joked today with another customer that it's good that Americans do not know much about it, or it would be always crowded. read more

Bought a box of saltfish (seld v masle). Brought it home and put in a fridge. A few days later I went to open it and the immediate smell was unbearable. I checked for the expiration date and there was none. I'll give the store the benefit of the doubt and give it 3 stars rating since I have bought this fish before without issues. We'll say it was bad before they received it, but regardless a product should not be sold without an expiration date or a date of production! Needless to say almost $8 down the drain. read more

Not worth the trip...small overpriced store...very few prepared items....what we had, except the russian champagne was decent but still a disappointment. If you've been to any stores with prepared food in Chicago and of course New York you will be very disappointed. read more

The yelpers before me have already said enough. So, I'll simply say it's a great store for all things Russian and their deli is both fantastic and inexpensive. read more

My dad works in same strip so I've found myself coming here often over the years. Lately though I've been coming more so my Romanian beau can get some goodies. They have the largest selection of Romanian wine I can find in the area. Phonecian has a few too if you are looking. Overall while this shop is small they are wall to wall goods. I picked up some mushrooms last trip that were almost the size of two of my fists. The only thing I've gotten there I haven't liked is their potato dumplings. My guy also likes that they have sunflower sead halva. It's not my thing but his family seems to really like it. read more

It's quite a driver for us coming from Tomball, but when you have a craving for Russian food - it's forth the drive. Would be awesome if there was another location in the NW of Houston area. Moved down here from New England - was really surprised that huge city like Houston only has one small Russian store. read more

It was like stepping back to a time before the big grocery chains took over. This place reminds me of the old general stores i knew growing up in East Texas back in the late sixties and seventies. The cashier didn't follow us around asking if we needed assistance and i'm glad she didn't. Most of the patrons were polite not overly friendly but hey, it's a RUSSIAN store. The selection of wine is impressive ( even though i'm not a wine drinker), their beer; Baltika is some good brewed stuff. Can't wait to sample all of the blends. My wife and I definitely will be going back....repeatedly. On a personal note, even if you don't speak the language, learn to say thank you in Russian. Even if you don't say it right it is appreciated. read more

This is an awesome little store with lots of delicious homemade Russian food that you can take home. Fantastic!

I live very far away from that store. I will never buy food there again. Bought some krakovskaya sausage there. It was my fault for not trying it. I brought it home and it was so salty. I could not eat it. Not sure what I'm going to do with it now; may just throw away due to the salt content. Also bought a skunbriya fish (macro fish) which is now pre-packaged and was also beyond salty. The bread was ok. So, $20 down the drain and a waste of 1.5 hrs. Central Market next time! read more

Great place to buy authentic food, souvenirs, books, beverages, gifts and much much more! Plenty of parking around, staff is friendly. Like it. read more

Is packed with lots of Russian and some Eastern European Food and Sundry items. I brought a small ice chest to buy refrigerated items like ice cream and cold items. Pickles, Jams, Grains, Sandwich/Round Breads, Salami, Cheeses, Fish, Chips, Candy, Cookies, Sauces, Fresh Veggies, lined the shelves. Even items like Toothpaste, Shampoo, hair care products, personal items were there. They have a small library of books to purchase in the back including kid's books and magazines. They have gifts like Beaded Necklaces, Nesting Dolls (matryoshka doll), birthday cards. Found some Latvian food items that made the trip worthwhile! read more

This shop offers good and delecious russian food. The prices are a little high, but you get a real variety of meals! I think I like this shop very much since I discovered it. One other shop I stumbled upon recently is the online shop asiya.in with a nice selection of russian books. They claim that i a year or so they would have other asian books to offer. read more

if you want to explore russia, but don't have an updated passport, or maybe your status isn't quite...legal...then you gotta come by this store. there are all kinds of russian and eastern european products, ranging from food to books to toiletries to traditional clothing. we tried some beef filled puff pastries which were amazing, and some powdered sugar covered cookie pastries. we also shared a cordelia cherry juice, which tasted like tomato juice mixed with cherry juice. it was...different. nothing a little vodka can't fix ha. i really liked the cool hats that they were selling, and if it were ever cold enough around here i would have got the fuzzy one. read more

The treats and chocolates here are fantastic. I also really like the huge selection of solami and cheeses. I usually pick up some Olivia potatoe salad as well when I go. It's a little diffirent than tradition American style but very good. The Russian General Store has a large variety of wines and foods from all over Eastern Europe. Try something diffirent you have never heard of, you might enjoy it. read more

While the number of goods and foods has increased, the quality has deteriorated over the years. Another downside is that they keep raising their prices, which resulted in places like whole foods or kroger having a much much lower price on similar items. Though if you are look for good chocolate, the big blocks of choclate they offer at the check out are really delicous. read more

Beware of the quality of some food that this store sells. They sold us herring that they claimed was fresh. We had to throw it out because its flesh was falling apart, it was too salty (possibly salted again to slow down decay?), and it was also starting to smell funny. Same kind of issues were seen with smoked mackerel and cheese sometime ago as well. So it appears that they would rather try to sell food to make their $$$ that is strarting to go bad instead of disposiong it. read more

Great selection of food, snacks, and wine. The homemade food in the refrigerator is very good also.

Awesom place! Tasty food especially cakes, sausage, and bread as an appetizer. But if you want something great, try the pelimeni (or ravioli as the call it there) read more