tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post1556649085839752537..comments2023-12-21T02:32:21.108-08:00Comments on Yulinka Cooks: Russian Grocery Tour: Little EuropeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-87228576624677312592008-07-21T14:18:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:18:00.000-07:00they do have sovetskoye champanskoe3 diff varietie...they do have sovetskoye champanskoe<BR/>3 diff varietiespushkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186181010632599738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-78556565403579592432008-02-20T11:48:00.000-08:002008-02-20T11:48:00.000-08:00AbsolutStoli--Milwaukee has 4 or 5 Russian stores,...AbsolutStoli--Milwaukee has 4 or 5 Russian stores, but for the best selection you have to go to Chicago. <BR/><BR/>I'm sometimes mistaken for an American when I shop at Russian stores, and I've noticed that clerks get kind of shifty and uncomfortable when ringing me up. I usually say a few words in Russian to put them at ease.Mrs. M. https://www.blogger.com/profile/11988934733961380885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-20355262069774233962008-02-20T04:38:00.000-08:002008-02-20T04:38:00.000-08:00well, i cant comment on the little europe store th...well, i cant comment on the little europe store that you reviewed, but i gotta say, i miss the good russian stores from back home.<BR/><BR/>i recently moved from north jersey/nyc area to the denver, co area, and the russian food scene is kind of disappointing. there are a couple of stores that have some redeeming qualities (one of them bakes their own "ukrainian" type of black rye bread), but none of them really hit the mark. maybe im just spoiled having lived in the little russia of new jersey for a good 18 years. :)<BR/><BR/>PS - i've never seen non-russians in a russian store either. its probably unheard of to even order something from the deli in anything but russian. heh- AbsolutStolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540429452710955326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-12527192259595616892008-02-12T18:03:00.000-08:002008-02-12T18:03:00.000-08:00i wonder if they carry sovetskoye champanskoye.......i wonder if they carry sovetskoye champanskoye.....?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-38492051703659653312008-01-29T20:12:00.000-08:002008-01-29T20:12:00.000-08:00Anon--My rating is based on multiple visits. I've ...Anon--My rating is based on multiple visits. I've seen the teenager hang outside the store with buddies when he should have been working and even open the store 30 minutes past the posted opening time. Answering questions and restocking shelves is just what a shop clerk is supposed to do, not super service.Mrs. M. https://www.blogger.com/profile/11988934733961380885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-85777445785068362742008-01-28T20:52:00.000-08:002008-01-28T20:52:00.000-08:00I actually thought the teenager was surprisingly h...I actually thought the teenager was surprisingly helpful for someone his age. I did not really expect him to do anything else besides be a cashier, but he has answered questions for me and for others that I have seen there. He goes in the back to see if there is more of a product when asked.<BR/>You can't have a whole one star less based on who is behind the counter. The service is great both times, even though the owner knows more about the products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-80839652447817544602007-12-14T22:34:00.000-08:002007-12-14T22:34:00.000-08:00Adele--I hardly ever see non-Russians in the local...Adele--I hardly ever see non-Russians in the local Russian groceries. They're almost like private clubs for people in-the-know. But, I bet the staff are friendlier if they see that you've come to fork over money and make purchases.Mrs. M. https://www.blogger.com/profile/11988934733961380885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24871932.post-36341378657094611852007-12-14T21:22:00.000-08:002007-12-14T21:22:00.000-08:00There's an Eastern European grocery store not far ...There's an Eastern European grocery store not far from where I live, and I think they got their decor from the Central Soviet Grocery Bureau, too. <BR/><BR/>The owners were not friendly the one time I wandered in (I think they were very confused by the sight of a twentysomething Asian girl in Polish grandmother territory), but they had tongue in aspic at the deli counter, and I had a very satisfying sandwich for lunch.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540746999282967999noreply@blogger.com