Babushka's - Temple Terrace

We love this location and frequent it at least twice a month. The dumplings are to die for!My other favorites are the goat and beet salad and their famous soup with olives, pickles and beef. The flavor is so rich and though untraditional, it hits the spot every time. My husband loves the beef stroganoff. The staff is always friendly and helpful to explain any menu items. Ambience is quaint. The dining area is small, only about 6-7 tables but it always has a nice quiet vibe. Located in a strip mall; there is always plenty of parking.

Wonderful evening! We found ourselves in a plaza that offers food from 4 different countries, and we entered into Babushka's- our friend's girls' night dinner pick. A lovely yet rustic ambience- features heavy wooden furniture and an adorably illustrated elderly, Russian couple are featured on all of the walls. We started with drinks- a Russian mimosa of champagne and house made kompot (so tasty, I got two!) and select international beer and wine- we were sad to see that a great Russian vodka couldn't be on the list! Sushki (rounds of cracker-like bread sticks) were on every table to share. We ordered a beets and goat salad, a trio of pirozhki (warm, stuffed bread rolls- chicken and mushroom was the best, chopped boiled egg, and potato), and the loaded dumplings plate (potato and sauerkraut and pelmeni or little meat dumplings covered in chopped sausage, dill, mozzarella, and fried onion) were our table's shared starters. Each dish was served beautifully with a rustic elegance using heavy pottery and wooden board- everything was lovely! We then decided on 2 entrees: golubtsy and beef stroganoff to share amongst the table- the stroganoff was the tastiest that I've ever had despite some chewiness to the beef, and the noodles were cooked perfectly; the cabbage rolls were delicious but the potatoes were dry. We were stuffed but we still ordered some cheese donut holes- hot, fresh, with a beautiful cherry sauce to dip! The two young servers were lovely and helpful with choosing dishes and explaining answers to any of our questions about dishes, but once the food came, they kept their distance and we had to call for them a couple of times. Price was great for the amount of food! Don't sleep on this one- there is a small parking lot, and the plaza is pretty unassuming- be sure to pull in and try it! Every plate that came out of the kitchen looked delicious and beautifully presented- we almost hoped they'd announce each dish as they came forward! We want to check out their brunch menu on our next visit!

Nothing to write home about. I'm not sure if I ordered the wrong things but it's unclear what the "hype" is about this place! The service was wonderful, and the decor brought me to a different world. Unfortunately, I did not really enjoy any of the food. I got the mushroom blinchiki, which had decent flavors but nothing earth-shattering. We also ordered two types of dumplings- one potato, and one with beef and pork. They were both more bland than I would expect. We didn't even finish the meat one because it just didn't taste very good! I would be willing to try this place again and order different items, but I was not impressed with those menu items.

Still very good. This gramma kitchen serve very good food for Eastern Europe. They have many cheese dishes and non cheese dish. For me is not heavy cheese eater, we got all the non cheese and got mostly meat dishes. We still love it. We start with samsa - puff beef patties. Love it. I Also like Siberian Pelmeni. This pork dumplings can be serve in soup, pan fried, or boil. This is a must have dish. You can get 12 or 18 pieces. We also got smoke salmon blinchiki. We have everything on the side. The salmon is really best smoke item. The main dish start with lamb plov. This lamb cook well, rice may need to cook a bit longer. The chicken Kyiv is spectacular with light coating and chicken meat cover and infill with minor cheese. The last dish is popular dish in the restaurant- khinkali. This is very similar to Chinese soup dumplings in giant size. Overall the service is well improved and the food waiting time also getting shorter in compared to my previous visit. This restaurant has develop to better improvement.

Easily one of my all-time favorite restaurants. I have been here dozens of times and every dish I've ordered has always been a major hit. This is a great restaurant if you want to try Eastern European food.The service is always good, and the space is small and intimate.

Nice spot here in Temple Terrace I have been multiple times to the one in Hyde park. The food was great as always. I was sad to find out that they don't have the vodka flight at this location.

Tasty Russian food and reasonably priced. Decor is very cute-rustic like a cabin in the woods from a storybook. Everything we ordered was good. I particularly liked the pickles plate (cucumber, cabbage, mushrooms), and homemade kvas (root beer) - not too sweet.

I have had Babushka's on my "to try" list for several years. Yesterday we finally had a chance to experience it. The interior is "one of a kind" with a Russian woods motif. The waitress was polite & our food arrived fast & hot. We went for Potato Vareniki & Siberian Pelmeni. These are both dumplings...one with potato filling, the other with beef & pork. They were hot, filling, tasty, & satisfying comfort food. We took them up on the option of having them pan-fried which made them extra enjoyable for us. Babushka's turned out to be a fun experience.

Food and service and ambiance were wonderful. We both had the creamy mushroom soup. I had the Chicken Kiev and my wife loved the Beef Stew

So enjoyed dinner here. Eastern European restaurants are hard to find at home, so this was a treat!Arrived at Babushka's and admired the ambient decor. Seated and noticed a small box encouragingly guests to place their phone in and enjoy your meal WITHOUT the phone! What a novel idea - impressive.Ordered Borscht, golubski, and loaded dumplings.All absolutely delish and homemade. Plenty of food and enough to have take home leftovers. Mashed potatoes were perfect. And those fresh rolls with garlic and spices were mouthwatering!Our waitress was a young woman who was very personable. We were familiar with the menu as we have spent time in Ukraine and are familiar with the cuisine. But our waitress was willing to explain each dish and their in a helpful manner. Something that is often lacking in other restaurants. Thank you young lady from England, we enjoyed your service!If you want home cooked, delish, authentic Eastern European CUISINE don't miss this restaurant.