Rus Uz

Plov, shashlik, manti and borscht: Russian and Uzbek dining with a full bar

Rus Uz in Washington brings together two great tables: Russian and Uzbek. A family restaurant with a warm dining room where guests celebrate anniversaries, business lunches and nights out with friends, with plov, shashlik, manti, chebureki and borscht on offer. By the owners account, it is the first Uzbek restaurant in the nations capital.

The Rus Uz menu reads like a journey through two kitchens. Start with the appetizers:
- Red and black caviar tartlets
- A smoked fish tray
- Olivier salad, vinaigrette and herring under a fur coat
- Blini, meat and potato savory pastries
- Chebureki and samsa

Then move on to the hot dishes, from home-style soups to the grill:
- Borscht, lagman, shurpa and mastava
- Chicken Kyiv, beef stroganoff and roasted salmon
- Stuffed cabbage rolls, dolma and veal chop
- Lamb shank and plov
- Lamb and chicken shashlik, kazan kabob and lula kabob
- Manti, dumplings and vareniki

The table comes with ayran, kvass and mors, and the bar pours wine and beer. For larger groups the restaurant arranges private dining and catering, and a gift card makes a ready present. On weekends and holidays it is best to reserve a table ahead.