Amazing Serbian food! The savory pastries were perfect dipped in borscht. The pelmini's were…read moredelicious and you get a good portion. They ran out of cheesecake so will try that next time.

Hungry? Hungover or still intoxicated? Want to feel the love of a Siberian babushka in edible form?…read moreThen stop looking and start going here. Anything and EVERYTHING is delicious, warms your soul and then makes you want to take a nap. The lady that runs this stand is such a sweetheart, I'm feeling my eyelids get heavier with each passing second. The Cheburek is my favorite and reminds me of winters at my Grandma's right down to the flavor in the meat. So go get an order, eat it and throw on pajamas and rest up.

Taste of Siberia is a food cart in the Chill n Fill pod in North Portland. They're still in the…read moresoft opening phase so we decided to stop by on a rainy Thursday night for a meal. We ordered one of everything on the menu including the jam piroshki and the dessert of the day, blueberry cheesecake. The piroshki was hot and fresh. Our favorites were the belyash, a yeasted dough filled with beef and onion, and the cheburek, a fried dough with beef and onion. The jam filled piroshki was perfect. We'll definitely be regulars at this cart. Check this place out. You won't regret it!

I was in the area, and I love Russian food, so I thought I'd check this place out. I ordered the…read moreBoo's Love meal, and $18 seemed a little steep, but I was really hungry. Thankfully I pulled over in the lot to eat, so I didn't get far before I noticed my meal had come with fries instead of the salads. The salads were half the reason I wanted to eat there. I walked up to the window to ask why I had gotten fries, and the woman told me they were out of the salads. That's definitely something she should've mentioned when I ordered, but she didn't. I pointed that out to her and explained I wouldn't have wanted it if I had known. She offered to let me return my meal, but I suggested she refund half and let me keep it, which she agreed to. The piroshki was a good size and well seasoned with plenty of filling. The fries looked seasoned but didn't taste like it. They needed salt and/or some kind of sauce. I didn't order any sauces because I didn't know I was getting fries, but they should've come with something complimentary IMO. They were extremely slow for a Friday afternoon on a very busy road. The prices on their website are considerably less than at the shop ($18 vs $15.50 for my meal), and there wasn't a current menu pic on Yelp (which I've since added). I would've skipped it altogether if I had known what they were charging. I imagine that's part of the reason they're so slow. Minus two stars for not explaining they were out of half my meal before preparing it, plus one for offering a fair solution, minus one for sub-par fries and nothing to eat them with. Minus one for inconsistent pricing.

This location of From Russia With Love is now closed. It will soon be a donut shop called Donut…read moreLand. It was good while it was here.... Tough location. -1 star for the pricing - it was a treat only at their prices (~$20 for most of their piroshki after tip). Nice to know it will continue to be a good location for a deep-fried grease fix...

On my 2nd recent trip to Portland, boyfie and I hit up the pods again at Hawthorne Asylum. We both…read morejived with the food options more and I made a beeline to Pelmeni. There's not a lot of Eastern European stuff where I currently live in LA. Only change is that they only offer their "large." I believe it comes with 24 or so dumplings. No options to downsize, but offerings are the same. I got the chicken again with the same condiments as last time: the hot mustard. Added some other stuff on the side like their hot sauce and balsamic vinegar. Tastea as good as I remember! Such a simple meal that's delicious and friendly service as usual.

Great quantity for price. The mustard is the most hellish spicy spice sauce I've ever had, tread at…read moreyour own risk. Good otherwise! I wish there were more sides besides borsch

My friends and I dined at Kachka after having drinks nearby at Scotch Lounge. We walked in without…read morea reservation for a party of three at 8:00 p.m. on a Thursday evening and we were luckily able to get seated quickly, despite the restaurant being super packed. Between the three of us, we ordered their Instagram-famous dish -- the herring under a fur coat ($15), pkhlovani khachapuri ($16), garlic tvorog vareniki ($17 base + $2 for the garlic), and a golubtsi ($26). I also ordered a horseradish-tini ($14). Every dish was a hit and I would not hesitate to order the exact same items again on subsequent visits. The herring under a fur coat is a very fun dish to explore. The intention is certainly to eat a bit of every layer in a single bite, but it's enjoyable trying out every layer on its own as well. The stuffed khachapuri was hot, fluffy, and the inside had a wonderful mix of onions and chard. This stuffed bread was very enjoyable on its own, even without anything to dip it it. The garlic tvorog vareniki -- their boiled dumplings, was the primary dish we came for, and the ones here are fantastic. The inside is stuffed with a fine cheese and each bite was both savory and tangy. The broth that the dumplings sit in is light, yet flavorful. One order was more than enough for everyone in our party to enjoy a few. Last but not least, the golubtsi -- stuffed cabbage rolls, was the only item off of the "mains" menu we ordered. This was my first time trying out this dish so I didn't really have a good reference point on how the dish should taste. However, even without this knowledge, the dish was absolutely delicious. The broth was sweet and sour, and the stewed cabbage was tender, yet not mushy. If there's a single comparison I could draw, the flavors of the dish reminded me of Russian borscht you might find at a Hong Kong diner. On the side of logistics, a mandatory 22% service fee is included on the bill. After you pay with your card, there's nothing left to sign and you're free to leave when you're done. Overall, I had a great meal at Kachka. Kachka provided a wonderful opportunity for me to try out foods I rarely encounter in a cuisine I'm completely foreign to. I highly recommend a visit if you happen to be in this part of town.

Of the 3 excellent dinners we had in Portland, this was hands down my FAVORITE. Overall experience…read more10*/5. Service from beginning to end was friendly to uber-friendly and knowledgeable. Suggestions were made and we took some of them, but also watched the food go by our table and picked what looked and sounded good. Started with a vodka flight, which was a must! Fun and interesting - not at all medicinal and very sippable with the food. Best dish was the beet saffron caviar - a generous portion with yummy accoutrements. The bilini were to die for. Pickles were also great and the salad (from the dacha) was a nice, fresh accompaniment. Next came the pelmeni and they were PERFECT. Craveable. Still thinking about them and didn't want to share with the hubby. Pork skewer was good, but no match for the other dishes. Dessert was berry shortcake-like and a very good version of itself. Beautiful presentation on all of the dishes. Was not expecting to LOVE this meal so much ... not a cuisine we come across often. But the vibe, decor, service and the FOOD made it a meal to remember. If I could only have one dinner experience in Portland, this would be it.

Hi so we were very excited to finally try this food cart for the first time. I bought a chicken…read moreand a beef shawarma for my mom. Sad today we were very disappointed. They were both very dry and flavorless with only carrot and cabbage filling. Barely any sauce and no flavor. Hard to eat due to being so dry very bland to the taste. Please add more flavor to your meats and add maybe some marinated veggies , tomato's and definitely add much more flavors sauces. Look forward to trying a more flavorful shawarma next time!!!

I was nearby for work and this popped up highly rated and a very short drive. I came for lunch on a…read moreweekday and there was no line. Parking was easy but if it gets busy there's limited formal parking spots. I had a hard time deciding (everything sounded so good!) so I asked for recommendations. The gal mentioned the most common met and vegetarian dishes--for the meat, she recommended chicken dumplings and for vegetarians the cheese pierogis. I was quoted a 10 min wait time so I would expect a longer wait time if there was actually a line. I'm more used to Asian variations of these types of dumplings. It came with a container of sour cream and it added a layer of hearty deliciousness I wasn't used to but was a rich treat. It was a fabulous comfort lunch on a chilly rainy day. I'll happily come back with some coworkers the next time I'm on that side of town!

It looked like a wonderful menu and I was thinking about getting a piroski even though I wasn't…read morethat hungry. I love a good piroski. I had looked up this place and found it on yelp to have coffee... I wanted to get me an Americano and rang the bell and waited patiently. No one came so I decided to ring it louder - loud and proud... Still nothing went across the street disappointed. The sign did say open

I don't even know what happened…read more We stopped here on accident after a long day of unproductive shopping on New Year's Day, with three boys under the age of eight that were starving and just wanted fried chicken, but Popeye's across the street was closed. Our typical go-to would've been the Mexican cart, but I remember my mother saying that this place, with its various locations, was to die for. Since we were already mostly dying with all of the crying and wailing from my starving children, I figured we might as well give this a try. We didn't have much to lose. Out of sheer ignorance, we pointed at whatever we could pronounce or what looked good, (for which the meal numbers really helped). We ended up ordering the handheld shepherds pie with fries (which my husband insisted on calling an empanada), and something called Pelmenis with the cucumber tomato salad and some sour cream I think. I don't think I've had such a delicious meal in my entire life. We had quickly dished out portions for each of the children to hold them over until we had "real food at home". Now I knew I should've gotten three additional orders. Our family LOVED this food. Our boys asked for more Pelmenis. They needed yet another serving of fries. They insisted on another bite of the shepherds pie. My husband and I looked at each other and disbelief. How have we never been here before? What magic was tucked away into these giant and tiny pockets?? The salad was delightfully fresh. Our food was hot and ready in 7 minutes (we timed them!). We were given napkins and ketchup and silverware were. The price was higher than expected but TOTALLY restaurant quality. Maybe it was the effects of starvation. Maybe our standards were brought low from our lame shopping adventures. Or maybe the food at this place was a JUST THAT GOOD. We'll be back very very soon, if not to Aurora then OC or Newberg.