Dear reader,

I have been writing my reviews for over 2 years now. I asked for your help in reviewing restaurants and adding new ones to my blog. There are, however, a few questions that I have not asked you yet:

• Is there anything that I can do, in your opinion, to improve my reviews and help you in choosing a restaurant or a store to visit?
• Is there any information that you would find helpful that I could add?
• Do you like the way my website is organized? Could you suggest any improvements?
• Do you have any information needs related to Russian food that are not yet fulfilled?

Please leave your feedback in comments to this post, or send me an email. Your help will be greatly appreciated and will help me to serve you better.

Regards,

Masha

Not too long ago I was notified of a new internet Russian food store russianfooddirect.com

It has a great selection of all the necessities and more. The prices are reasonable, shipping is almost free or very discounted across the US. The categorization is great, it even features kosher and diet selections.

I have recently tried to find Russian food stores and restaurants in Atlanta area. I have found quite a few on the following website: http://www.russianatlanta.net/business/

When I tried calling the stores a lot of them either do not answer or have old phone numbers listed. I would greatly appreciate if Atlanta residents could recommend me some stores and restaurants that are good and open.

I am particularly interested in the information about the following businesses:

Arbat (Арбат)
(770) 368-9030
6470 Spalding Dr
Norcross, GA 30392

Baltica
(770) 446-5161
7050 Jimmy Carter Blvd
Norcross, GA 30092

A & S International Food Deli
(678) 482-0245
(former Gastronom Central)
(former Little Russia / Semen’s)
95 Crestridge Drive, Suite 400
Suwanee GA 30024

Golden Key (Золотой ключик )
Tel. (770) 638-1101
Hours: Mon - Sat: 11a-8p
Killian Hill Crossing Plaza
4760 Lawrenceville Hwy Suite A3

European Deli
Tel. (770) 518-5944
Hours: Mon:12p-8p, Tue-Fri: 11a-8p, Sat:11a-6p, Sun: 11a-5p
Loehman’s Plaza
8610 Roswell Rd., Suite 470

European Deli II
Tel. (770) 664-4999
Hours: Mon:12p-8p, Tue-Fri: 11a-8p, Sat:11a-8p, Sun: 11a-5p
7 Winds Plaza
11950 Jones Bridge Rd., Suite 114-B
Alpharetta, GA

Kalinka
Tel/Fax: (770) 518-1005
2000 Holcomb Woods Parkway, Suite 33
Roswell, GA 30076

Patak Meat Products
Tel. (770) 941-7993
4107 Ewing Rd
Austell, GA 30106

New Odessa
Tel. (770) 622-4870
Hours: Tues-Fri: 11a-8p, Sat: 10a-8p, Sun:10a-6p Gwinett Prado II
3547 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Suite 3
Duluth GA

New Odessa
Tel. (770) 321-3544
2793 Clairmont Rd Ne #C
Atlanta, GA

New Odessa
Spalding Woods Shipping Center
4015 Holcomb Bridge Rd
Norcross, GA 30092

International Farmers Market
Tel. (770) 455-1777 Chamblee
Tel. (770) 840-7660 Norcross
5193 Peachtree Ind. Blvd
Chamblee, GA 30341
5495 Jimmy Carter Blvd
Norcross, GA 30093

Crown Pizza - Russian, Pizza
Tel. (404) 325-2933
Toco Hills Plaza
3011 North Druid Hills Rd
Atlanta, GA 30329

Kabob House - Italian, Russian
Tel. (770) 552-6900
1530 Old Alabama Rd Suite 190
Roswell

Verdi Restaurant - Italian, Russian
Tel. (678) 646-4600
Tel. (678) 760-2111
Lunch: Mon-Fri: 11a-2pm
Dinner: Mon-Thu: 5p-10p, Fri: 5p-11p, Sun: 5p-10p 6275 Spalding Dr
Norcross, GA 30092

Nikolai’s Roof (not Russian and very $$$$)
Tel. (404) 221-6362
Fax (404) 222-2967
255 Courtland St (Intersection with Harris St)
Atlanta, GA 30303-1265

“Welcome to The St Petersburger. A place where you will find a vast collection of Russian gifts such as matryoshkas, watches with the Soviet and Russian symbols, porcelain, linen, fascinating stone decor, Faberge eggs, Khokhloma, Gzhel - and the best of Russian souvenirs and handicrafts.” - This is an excerpt from the home page of The St Petersburger - Russian memorabilia, food, and souvenirs store. Although this is not a specialized groceries online store there is still a wide selection of various Russian delicacies. What I found to be the most interesting detail about The St Petersburger is that among food and souvenirs they offer Faberge eggs.

http://www.stpetersburger.com/html/russian_food.html

The website description says “Russian Food Online, Affordable Prices, Huge Selection”. It reflects the content pretty well, I must say. I like the design of this store - everything has a Russian spirit in it: the fonts, the images, even the layout. This store would be more convenient for people on the East coast, because shipping to the West coast states is extra $10.

The address is http://skazkarussianfood.com

This internet store of Russian foods features a great selection of authentic Russian dishes and drinks. This website is very well organized into sections and categories that allows for easy browsing and finding what the consumer is looking for. My personal favorite is the Cosmetics section. It features the Dead Sea line of cosmetics that makes me nostalgic and brings back memories of my hometown stores.

The website address is http://www.russiantable.com .

Here is another online Russian food shop. It is specialized in canned and other long-term storage food items such as dills, candy, canned fish, etc. They even have borsch soup for sale. This store has a flat rate for shipping to anywhere in the world. The website adress looks a bit suspicious I thought, but I double checked - it is http://www.eroticuniverse.co.uk/

Why limit my site to physical stores and restaurants? There is a great deal of Russian food portals online, which are not worse, and even better sometimes that the walk-in-able ones. Here is a great example: http://www.russianfoods.com/ . It has all the necessities like groceries, pharmacy, Georgian wine, flowers and souvenirs, books, videos, and other very useful Russian things. The only inconvenience about this type of store is you’d have to pay for shipping and wait for your food for a couple of days.