Pomegranate Russian-Georgian Restaurant

One of the best restaurants in SD, fast and good service, polite staff and cozy atmosphere. Good is wonderful, everything was cooked fast and tasty. Highly recommend this place to visit. Kids are welcome!

DELICIOUS Highlights were the eggplant salsa, the cheesy bread and the beef stroganoff. The chicken stew was tasty, but not quite what I expected. It was more a stewed chicken quarter: breast, wing, thigh all included. The portions are generous, so come hungry and probably expect to take home leftovers. bring a sharpie to sign the wall.

Absolutely delicious every time. Pomegranate is definitely a fave for my friends and I. Love coming and sharing a variety of dishes (they can be rich so sharing is perfect to get a taste) with them. I am not a beet person by any means but Pomegranate has me eating beets in all forms (salad, soup, shots) lolol Cheese bread is phenomenal (I get mine without the egg yolk). Soup dumplings are lovely as well. Beet salad is flavorful. Staff is also super friendly. Always a top suggestion for restaurants from me when anyone asks.

Overall 4.5 Food 5!!!! First time dining here. We called to see if we needed to make reservations as we heard this place is busy. We reserved the last spot of the evening. We were so glad they were able to accommodate us. Anyway, there were no parking places close by so we were dropped off in front of the restaurant. We checked in and they wouldn't seat us until all our group was present. So we stood outside for a several minutes and waited. I think they decided to seat us anyway because we were waiting quite a while for our family member trying to find parking and it was getting late and closer to the last call to order. lol At first we thought they forgot us again cause even though we were seated no one came by to acknowledge us. Minutes passed again...lol After a family member waved at a server game on and we were ready to try out the food!! lol Marina was our server and as soon as she said hello we had our order ready!!! She was really nice too. We ordered the following...SALAD SAMPLER PLATTER which included...*OLIVIER- Russian version of potato salad*LOBIO: Traditional Georgian dish of prepared beans and walnuts*KAVKAZ BEET SALAD- Glorious beets, spices and herbs.*CARROT SALAD-Carrots, garlic, walnuts*IKRA BADRIJANNAYA ("Poor man's caviar) - Eggplant with a delicate infusion of herbs, onions, olive oil, and garlic.ADJARULI KHACHAPURI: Georgian boat-shaped cheese and egg bread.PELMENI-Siberian meat dumplings, garnished with yogurt-dill-garlic sauce. RUSSIAN PIEROGIES- potato filled dumplings topped with caramelized onions.GOLUBTSI: Village-style cabbage rolls filled with a ground meat (beef and pork) and herbs mixture.BEEF STROGANOFF: Sauteed pieced of grass fed beef served in a sauce with smetana (sour cream). Served with rotini pasta or mashed potatoesSHASHLIK: (Served Friday through Sunday) Skewered meat roasted over charcoal. Served with pickled red onions and a side of rice. We chose porkMEDOVIK TORTE: Russian traditional honey cake.Beverages Pear Soda and Tea WOW! The food was all delicious! The salad sampler was perfect as we were able to sample all the different salads. My favorite three were the OLIVIER ( potato salad) KAVKAZ BEET SALAD and CARROT SALAD. I enjoyed the ADJARULI KHACHAPURI. The dough was nice a fluffy and I loved how they mixed the egg at the table. ( This would make a nice breakfast meal) The pelmeni snd pierogies were yummy too. ( I used to get them in Juneau Alaska. ) The table favorite was the GOLUBTSI and BEEF STROGANOFF although the pork was tasty. Last of all. The honey cake was scrumptious!! The pear soda and tea were even great!!! Would recommend this place and I will come back too. It was a great experience AFTER we were taken care of. Food was a 5 and when the staff finally acknowledged us and took our order we finally felt welcome. Maybe because it was late in the evening?

Came here for an early Saturday dinner. They only have street parking. This place is casual with lots of writings on the wall. We started with the vodka flight and horseradish shot was the best but very spicy. For appetizer, we ordered the adjaruli khachapuri which was the egg & cheese bread. It was like a cheesy pizza. Friends ordered beef stroganoff & pork shaslik and they both loved it. I had the lamb stew and it was the best. Very tasty and tender. To end the dinner we ordered the Toad Sweat ice cream. It has habanero but not too overwhelming. I thought I wasnt going to like this dessert but I was wrong. I loved it. Our server was very nice and attentive. Will definitely come here again to try another dish.

This is a wonderful restaurant to experience food you don't often see. This was my second time coming to this restaurant, and the food is yummy, the service is good, the restaurant is homey.On my recent visit, I tried the vegetarian stroganoff with mashed potatoes. You can also opt for noodles instead. It was so yummy with a creamy mushroom sauce. My table of girlfriends also ordered the adjurali kachapuri (if I spelled it correctly?) Which is a cheese bread board with a raw egg cracked on top. Tableside, they whip the egg into the warm cheese very well so it turns into a fondue. The cheese bread is sooo delicious, but rich so you definitely need to have a table who will agree to share with you. It's A LOT of cheese.I've also tried the beet salad, eggplant salad, pierogis, and vegetarian borscht. The salads are cold which was refreshing to try something new.

Beef stragonoff here was amazing. Simply the best. The egg cheese bread thing was also super good. I forgot the name of it. This place is definitely worth the wait and worth the troubles of finding parking because there was literally no parking available nearby. We had to circle the streets for 30 mins.

Simply put, this was one of the best meals my wife and I have ever had. This was our first time having true authentic Georgian/Russian cuisine, and it was truly a fantastic experience.Service was quick and attentive as we arrived right as the restaurant opened. Ambiance was both cozy and connected to the community as there are many notes and signatures from previous patrons written on the walls, which is a unique touch.The beef stroganoff was easily the best we've ever had, wouldn't have changed anything, simply perfect. The Georgian Chicken stew was incredible with flavors I haven't experienced before, so tender, and the rice was light and fluffy. Then for dessert the honey and nut layered cake with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, and a pomegranate reduction sauce was insanely delicious. This is a meal we won't ever forget. If you're even slightly interested in these cuisines or dishes, you should absolutely make a point of visiting Pomegranate.

I had to take a star away because the service wasn't great. Our waitress didn't seem particularly interested in checking on us or answering questions. Having said that, they still got 4 stars because the food is amazing! The Georgian chicken stew is absolutely dream worthy. It's something you might not think to order by the description, but if you do, your palette will be soooo happy. The fresh herbs blend well to make a savory and tantalizing dish that still feels light. Highly recommended.The lamb stew was also really good with a rich umami flavor. The bread boat was super yummy but the tableside presentation wasn't as exciting as I had hoped. And the honeycake was really good- it kinda felt like carrot cake, but without the carrots or carrot cake spices.

We first visited this restaurant 12 years ago. We enjoyed it very much so we had to come back as soon as moved back to SD. We ordered every non-veggie dishes and they were all so delicious. I especially loved Golubtsi (cabbage rolls) and beef stroganoff. We also ordered lamb chops that are only available on weekends. Deliciousness!!!! We shared one of their popular desserts - honey cake with ice cream. It was right amount of sweetness. I surely left restaurant with a full belly.