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Ukrainian Restaurant
Categories: Event Planning & Services Caterers Restaurants Ukrainian Caterers, Ukrainian [Edit]
1148 Marion AveWindsor, ON N9A 2J4
(519) 253-3981
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
6 reviews for Ukrainian Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Krista H.
Toronto, ON
3/5/2012
Wow, what a fantastic place! This was recommended to me by a fellow Yelper & I couldn't be happier!
I went in with a friend and we had borscht, cabbage soup, cabbage rolls and perogies. All of it was delicious and I think they could be the best perogies I've ever eaten.
It's now on the top of my list to visit each and every time I'm in Windsor. I only wish it was closer to Toronto, so I could go more often. -
Review from Busia B.
Windsor, ON
2/14/2012
I have seen in a thread where Brian S had recommended this restaurant as one of the most romantic restaurants for a Valentine's Day date, and I have been to the Ukrainian Restaurant many times in the past, and I would have to agree. It is quiet, quaint and like no other place. It is nothing fancy, it is not fine dining, but no little restaurant has the food to match or the charm that this place has.
Nothing in Hamtramck compares to the Ukrainian at all.
I am really surprised that there are no fellow Windsorites reviewing the Ukrainian Restaurant ! This restaurant is a gem and one of my favorite places in all of Canada.
I have ate all over the Detroit area, Windsor, Toronto, Quebec City and Montreal and this is perhaps the best food there is. One word explains it, "Homemade" !! Food made with a passion. There is no restaurant more deserving of a 5 star review.
I have been to the "Ukrainian" many times as I used to live in the Walkerville neighborhood and it was always my father's favorite place to come to. This restaurant is also hidden in a residential neighborhood here on Marion Avenue. It also has been here over 80 years. Anna, is the owner, chef, server and does everything here. Eating here is like eating at Grandmother's house; however, even my own grandmother cannot cook as well as Anna. Anna is very simply a genius in the kitchen. If you are to dine here, I really suggest you call Anna ahead of time and make a reservation... this is highly recommended.
Inside, you will feel like you are stepping back in time to some quaint little house in Eastern Europe. The yellow lighting, the ancient quilts and fabrics tucked inside beautiful frames, and hung with quiet pride. It is breathtaking stepping inside. Although this restaurant is the same as it has been since the 1970's, there is not one speck of dirt on the floor, no grime on the ceiling, tables, or walls. The decor speaks volumes of the cultural history that inspires the delicious home-cooked meals that this place specializes in.
Now for the food itself, we came here with the intention of ordering a lot of food. To sample as much as we could. I brought two girlfriends here from London, ON who had never been here before and I will admit that my one friend is so hard to please and so damn picky that going out with her is usually a royal pain in the ass. She is the type of woman that will turn her nose up to "Roast" or "Insignia" in downtown Detroit.
We started off with the cabbage rolls or sarma which are so delicate and so wonderful. For our soup, we had both the chicken noodle with chunks of chicken and homemade noodles and the cabbage soup. The main courses that we tried were the Perogi, roasted chicken and the smoked pork ribs. The perogi are simple the best I have ever had and so refined. My friend (the picky one) really liked the roasted chicken with rice. She made the statement that the rice was incredible and so good. The smoked pork ribs seemed quite good, but I have had better ribs off the street in Detroit before at a church parking lot off on W Warren and I 96. Anna's ribs are quite good and probably should not be compared to that of Detroit's street side BBQs as her ribs are a little different, but they are good.
For dessert, we had Anna's apple strudel and also tried the Dessert perogis which Anna herself suggested and let us sample for free. After having the dessert perogis, we had to order more of them.... they are perhaps the best perogi I have ever had in my life. So tender and so precious.
This is one of my favorite restaurants. It had been a while since I have been here and coming here again just served as a reminder to come here more often. I have made it a commitment to come here at least one a month from now on.
Anna's prices are very low and one of the reasonable places to eat in Southwestern Ontario.
Highly recommended and perhaps one of the very few restaurants I will ever give 5 Stars to. -
Review from Sam L.
5/20/2012 3 photos
I had massive issues at the Canadian border en route to Ukrainian Restaurant - its hard to tell when Canadians aren't joking - but it was worth it!
If you go to Ukrainian Restaurant, you experience having Ukrainian grandmothers. The food is carefully prepared, based on authentic, traditional recipes. The golubtsi (cabbage rolls) were terrific. They carried kinda red pepper and strong onion spice. Also, as the grandmother notified me, other cabbage rolls have too much rice and not enough meat. These came through; high quality and filling.
The borchst was similar to other Ukrainian borchst except it also had a sweet buttery taste - very nice, no?
So, go to this place...and Canadians, please be patient with foreigners. Sometimes we don't understand when you are trying to be tough. Canadians are simply so adorable. -
Review from Bob D.
Lakeshore, ON
5/13/2012
Absolutely delicious. Very reasonably priced Love the food.
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Review from Brian S.
4/3/2011 2 photos
This could be Windsor and Detroit's best kept secret...
If I could give 6 stars for a restaurant, this would be it. There is no place in Windsor or the Detroit area like the Ukrainian Restaurant. It is like walking back in time and this is one restaurant that everyone should experience at least once. The restaurant has been here on Marion Street since 1931 and I believe there have been two owners. Anna who is the current owner has been here for about 44 years cooking everything from scratch - everything is homemade here.
I would definitely call ahead to tell her you are coming as her place is small and the amount of work she is putting into her food should be considered. Anna does everything here and she seems to be a young 70 year old.
I came to the Ukrainian Restaurant with a friend and we had pierogi, cabbage rolls and their beef stew. We first started off with soup and her cabbage soup was the best I have ever had. My friend had the cabbage rolls and said that they were the best she has ever had. The beef stew was incredibly good as were the pierogi. The Perogies were as good as I have ever had and rivaled anything that Hamtramck has to offer. Dessert was Anna's apple strudel and some very special dessert perogies with a plum jam inside. Her dessert perogies were simply incredible.
Everything is under $10 here and homemade - how can you beat that ? It's a quiet little place and buried within a residential area of Windsor. When driving down Marion Street, you would never think there would be a restaurant here, but there is. It's a gem of a place and having Anna cook for you is like being at grandmas.
I will definitely go back - always !Listed in: Places in and around Windsor !
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Review from Alex P.
7/27/2010 1 Check-in Here
This restaurant is supposedly the oldest restaurant in Windsor, pushing 80 years. Since the interior looks like it hasn't been touched since the 40s, I believe it. The entire operation seems to be run singlehandedly by one motherly Ukranian woman. MMmmm does she do a good job.
When we called to ask about our seven-person group, she asked on the phone if we were going to have pierogi. We were a bit confused until she explained that she needed to start making them now if we were! That's what I call fresh.
Everything we had here was wonderful: homemade sausage and sauerkraut, borscht, cabbage chicken soup, smoked ribs (SO TENDER), stuffed peppers, and of course several platters of homemade pierogi. The poor owner had to go back and wash more dishes so she could serve us, that's how tiny this place is.
The restaurant must predate city zoning laws, because it's really the ground floor of a house; the owner told us she lives in the back and has several tenants as well. She wasn't the original owner, by the way, she inherited it from the original founder when she moved to the US sometime in the 50s. Don't let the unorthodox façade fool you though, this place is legit and delicious!
