Russian-Georgian Restaurant Pomegranate
2312 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, California 92104
619-298-4007
The Unbearable Lightness of Being... vegetarian: dishes flagged with a green "V".
For a Fistful of Rubles
Zakuski (Appetizers and Salads)
V Salad Sampler Platter: Allow our waitstaff to orient you to the possibilities.
V Olivier: Perhaps the most typical of Russian salads. One of Napoleon's few lasting conquests. $9.00
V Salat Vesna: Fresh cabbage, berries, herbs, and serious love. $9.00
V Lobio: Beans! We love it; and with walnuts, ah... It is eaten to awaken the appetite. $8.50
V Kavkaz Beet Salad: Glorious beets, unexpected spices and herbs. $8.25
V Carrot Salad: Overwhelms the defenses of all your senses. $8.00
V Ikra Badrijannaya: ("Poor man's caviar") Eggplant with a delicate infusion of herbs, onions, olive oil, and garlic.
A vegetarian's dream of heaven when in hell. $9.00
V Georgian Eggplant Salad: Try this dish once and your wife will never see you again... grumbling. $9.00
V Georgian Green Salad with Cheese: A zesty introduction to your main course. $10.00
V Ajap Sandali: Traditional Georgian vegetable ragout. Expect eggplant, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, a
bunch of herbs, and khmeli-suneli seasoning. Our Georgian improvement to Western Civilization. $10.75
Dumplings and pies
V Khachapuri: Georgian cheese pie. "Life without khachapuri is not worth living." Evokes passionate praise
from the lips of any Georgian. $7.50
Chebureki: Recipe passed down to my babushka from the personal chef of Genghiz Khan. $10.50
Pelmeni: Siberian meat dumplings, garnished with yogurt-dill-garlic sauce. $10.00
V Vareniki: Potato-cheese dumplings with caramelized onions. The acme of comfort food. $9.50
V Khinkali: Peasant-style meat or vegetarian dumplings. It is considered a crime in some circles not to order a
glass of red or white with this mountain delight. An extraordinary dish, especially if you're from Tbilisi. $10.00
Soups
Russian Borscht: A meal in itself if ordered with Khachapuri. Beet roots, potatoes, cabbage leaves, and other
vegetables and meats, simmered for hours to produce culinary magic. Served with a dollop of sour cream, at
your pleasure. $9.50
V Vegan Version: "All borscht to the people!" $9.00
Georgian Kharcho: The most popular and hearty beef, rice, tomato, lemon, onion, and cilantro soup from
Kakhetia. We guarantee this will warm your soul. $9.50
Lobio Soup: A dish of stewed beans, tomatoes, onion and garlic, topped with cheese. It is traditional. $9.00
For a Few Rubles More
Golubtsi: Village-style cabbage rolls filled with a ground meat mixture. $16.50
Chakhokhbili (Georgian Eagle): This casserole will make your mouth water. Large pieces of chicken simmered
with onions, tomatoes, lemons, basil -- plus, of course, the chef's secret spices. Even Stalin melted at the
prospect of this aromatic dish. Try a glass of young red wine with it and you'll fly like an eagle. $16.50
Sliced Leg of Lamb: Pre-fried then baked with quince, honey, lemon, mint and herbs to achieve a sweet
succulence. No headman's feast could begin, no bride be blessed, no babe baptized without this memorable
dish from Georgia - a quintessence of lamb, a feast for lovers. $21.50
Chicken Tabaka: Pressed, fried Cornish Hen traditionally fried under a flat river rock. $17.50
Chanakhi: Lamb stew seasoned with the most aromatic Georgian spices. Whenever good friends gather for
conversation, well-aged red wine, and true fellowship, this festive food is served. In Georgia, it's "Wine, women,
song ... and chanakhi!" $18.00
Beef Stroganoff: Try this indulgent, yet restrained, marvel. Russia's claim to fame. $18.00
V Vegetarian Version $15.50
Chakapuli: A celebration of spring in your heart! Lamb, onions, tarragon, wine, plum sauce. Should any be left
over, it is best on the second day; or on the seventh day -- when God created Georgia! $18.00
Satsivi: Georgian festive chicken dish with walnuts, onions, garlic, and unique spices. A wife's subtle trick is to
cook this well-known Georgian dish before she hands you your honey-do list! $17.50
Shashlik: This hunter's joy on a skewer is grilled Thursdays through Sundays; please allow 25 minutes. It is said
that this dish saved the Yalta Accords between Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt in 1944. Your choice of meats:
Pork Loin $18.00 Chicken $17.00 Lamb (ask for availability) $21.50
Smoked Fish: Rainbow trout or salmon, smoked over a slow hardwood fire in the Georgian mountain style. Taste
this Georgian mountain treat and die happy. Market price varies unless the chef goes fishing himself. $19.00
La Dolce Vita, or Eyes Wide Shut
Desserts
Babushka's Surprise: Baked apple filled with sweet fruits, walnuts and honey. $7.00
Medovik Torte: Russian traditional honey cake. Escape with this sinful retreat. $8.50
Toad Sweat Ice Cream: Not for the faint of heart! $6.00
To Quench Your Thirst
Russian Samovar Tea: Russian way of tea drinking - sugar cube behind your cheek! $4.00
Turkish Coffee: Black as night, hot as Love, sweet as sin, and powerful as damnation. $6.00
Beer and Wine: Finest Eastern European beers (17 oz. bottle) $7.00
Georgian wines (bottle) $29.00 House wine (glass) $8.00
Soft Drinks: Scary; extra strength; and drop dead ginger ales, cheerwine, and lemonade. $5.00
To the Health of Wives and Lovers - May They Never Meet!
