My wife and I tried a random little joint with an Eastern European menu, earlier this week. Cabbage rolls, lula kababs and beet vinaigrette were all tasty (photo below).
No photos, but I had the best beet dish of my life, this evening. The restaurant has a neat concept. Their menu is based on cuisine from four countries. The chef is Armenian and his country is always represented. The other three countries change every 4-6 weeks. Today's offerings were from Spain, France, Morocco and Armenia. Each country is represented by one item on the appetizer menu. Ditto for the dessert menu. For dinner, each country has three dishes to choose from. One each from land, sea or garden (meat, fish or veggie). I went with the garden offerings from Morocco: spiced carrot salad (date vinaigrette, pine nuts, goat cheese) and beet tagine (carrots, butternut squash, chickpeas). The rest of my group went with meat dishes and raved about them, but I would order the beet tagine, if I went back tomorrow. It was that good. I need to study up on Moroccan seasonings, because there were some new-to-me flavors going on. The restaurant just opened in August, but it already feels like it may be special.
I opted for Armenian coffee instead of dessert. The waiter even read my coffee grounds. He very specifically predicted that I will be somewhere like a gas station and have need to pay for something in cash, instead of swiping a card. I'll think I don't have cash on me, but will find $25 in the pocket of my jeans that made it through the washer and dryer, lol.