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    Russian General Store

    4.1 (62 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Good for kids

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    Beatris H.

    Everything was amazing. Felt like I was back home. Employees were very helpful and food was great.

    Tim C.

    Our son took us here to scope out all the goodies. We bought and shared a tasty Russian ice cream sammich....the sandwich part was like a thin waffle cone layer with a really thick ice cream layer....chocolate, they had other flavors too and different kinds of frozen treats. They have a meat counter with different cuts and sausages. We picked up a few kinds of cookies, I even found some sugar free coffee candies. Everything we've tried was really good. Lots of different kinds of bread. We'll be back for more goodies.

    The store is open from 10 am to 8 pm every day. huge selection of sausages, cheeses, canned food, fish, cakes. Polite service.

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    Patricia Z.

    Ran into this store completely by accident while in the area. I've been meaning to go for a good while. I found the Armenian apricot preserves I'd been searching for and my mother picked up some cornelian cherry preserves. For a small store there were lots of interesting foods for sale that I hadn't seen since I was in New York. I'm going to have to return because I completely missed the taramosalata. Hope to head back next Sunday to take a closer look for that, the cheese and the fridge with the plemini. If you're looked for Georgian and Romanian wine, you might find what you need. They have some on the shelves in the front and in the back of the store as well. As far as Armenian wine they had one bottle of pomegranate dessert wine. I didn't check out the Russian media area in the back of the store because frankly my Russian language skills aren't up to speed. As far as toys and trinkets, there were many cute matryoshka dolls and they even had some shaped like Santa from Christmas time.

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    So glad I found this store. It's a quaint little shop with almost exclusively Russian goodies. From produce, wine, chocolates, sweets, books, to general care, it was easy to feel like you're in Russia for just a few minutes. Prices were good, and quality was great. I will be back next time I'm in town. (Heads up that the word "Russian" is off of the signs. "General Store" is this place ;-))

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    Rachel L.

    This is one of my favorite spots in town. Great food and the best chocolate!! Highly recommend them. Everyone is friendly and they're being careful with covid and limiting capacity since it's a small store. Will definitely be returning. I don't even mind the hour drive from my house!

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    Great selection, we found everything we wanted. Clean and organized. Would recommend to anyone

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    A very peaceful place with a variety of goods from Eastern Europe. I love the sweets that are offered in the store.

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