Need To Eat

Tiny place, but everything is soooo delicious. Tastes like home, like your mom prepared it herself. We're from Ukraine, so we know the real deal. This is it!!! Dumplings with sour cherries are so easy and yet so complexed.Slava Ukraine.

My new absolute favorite breakfast place in town. The Shakshuka was so full of diverse flavors such as egg and tomato. Spicy with a hint of herbs... other than that, I can only describe it as deliciousness, amazingness, or flavorful heaven on earth. It had a truly unique flavor.I must also add that the mushroom crepes were fascinating. Creamy mushroom sauce, chicken cooked to perfection, everything rolled together in the soft yet slightly crispy on the edge crepe. Both of my young daughters hate mushrooms, and yet at the end of the meal I had barely had more than a few bites.I can't wait till next time. So many new foods to experience... I can't wait to try them all. And that's without mentioning the window full of delicious, perfectly presented deserts (cause it's a bakery...)

Such a cute Ukrainian cafe that took over Fish Delights. Located in the Oak Knoll plaza directly across from Starbucks. The inside is duck themed.They open at 8am. We arrived at 8:10 and waited for 5 mins, no one was there so we left to another coffee shop. The second time, we came at 8:30 and the guy just barely started to put table and chairs outside and still setting up. Makes me think they operate on European time! Everything after this was just chill time. Very European. So don't expect to be in a rush if you're short on time.All the desserts looked so good and unique like the waffle cake, honey cake, the thickest macarons I've ever seen, and much more.We wanted to get something that was Ukrainian and got the potatoes and mushroom dumplings. Beautiful presentation. Potato filling with a cream of mushroom like sauce on top. To me, it tasted like gnocchi. Very good and filling.We also got the beef and burata salad. Had pine nuts, pesto, tomato, and the beef was sliced thin, almost like beef jerky.For drinks I wanted coffee but there wasn't anything specific to the culture so I got the Ukrainian cold drink called Compote. The flavor was strawberry basil. They say they make it in-house. It was refreshing and wasn't syrupy.There's still more to try here such as their lunch special for $15.50. You get a choice of protein and side. Worth a second visit.

Cute new restaurant in Poway. I hope they make it because the food is really good. You order at the counter and your order is delivered to your table when they come out. It's a new establishment and since they make your food to order, it takes awhile to come out. My friend's order came out much dinner than mine. She was halfway done with hers before her drink order and mine came out. It's a small place so there's only 3 small tables instead with a couch and two bistro tables outside.I was checking out the other food orders coming and being delivered to other customers. Everything looks really nicely plated. The tuna Asian salad was a beautiful dish and my friend really enjoyed it. I ordered the mushroom and potatoes dumplings and that was absolutely delicious. Will definitely come back to try their other dishes!

Absolutely fantastic! Need To Eat cafe delivers an authentic Ukrainian culinary experience. The syrniky were perfectly fluffy and flavorful, the mashed potatoes were creamy and comforting, and the beef stroganoff was rich and delicious. A true gem for anyone craving traditional Ukrainian dishes. Highly recommend!

I really loved Need to Eat! The dumpling was absolutely delicious! The atmosphere is very cute with all Duck themed decor. I'd definitely recommend and come back! The waitress was very nice and even gave me complimentary desserts to go.

Don't overlook this hidden gem! Wow we stopped for a late breakfast and almost left as the breakfast menu is a bit small. Sooo glad we didn't. I had the best chicken mushroom crepes I've ever had. So rich. The chicken is ground with a cream mushroom sauce. My husband had the omelet and we ended up taking pastries to go. Wow. I'll be back.

This place is so cool so cute!! I'm so happy to find out this new opening place which just opened last week. They have desserts, drinks and breakfast, I had a cheesecake macaron, it is probably the best macaron I've ever had in US! My husband had a drip coffee which is very delicious as well. We will come back to try their breakfast sometime soon!

Do not come here if you're in a hurry. Come to kick back and enjoy food that is all made in-house and to-order. This is a true family-owned and -run business. There is cute seating inside (4 small tables), as well as two tables outside. Love the goose theme. My husband and I experienced our first Ukrainian food, and it was delicious!! I had borscht, which was so flavorful...the beef was tender, the veggies all melded so well together. The accompanying in-house smoked pork belly had a delicate richness to it. My husband's beef dumplings were SO good! We didn't have room for dessert, but noticed so many people coming in for the meringue roll, so we had to get a slice to go. We also got a chocolate pineapple mousse cake. I spoke with some other customers, all who had been there before. They raved about the desserts (which change regularly!) and the potato mushroom dumplings. The service was top notch. I look forward to going back!

Nice find! On a whim had some time so decided to try Need to Eat. Ambience was nice. Small modern boutique feel. Maybe more small cafe. Service was friendly, efficient and helpful. Menu had some interesting items. You could sense it had an European flare to it. The place is owned by a couple from the Ukraine. Which reflects the menu dishes. It was morning so I'd thought I'd try the pancake looking dish. They call it Syrniky. It's a cottage cheese pancake. Sort of a blintz. It was delicious. The fruit helped balance the richness of the syrniky. They had a display of pastries and baked goods. Looked good but I didn't try anything this visit. Definitely going to come back. Gotta try the dumplings.