Kalinka Russian Cuisine Menu (2025 Update)
Introducing the menu at Kalinka Russian Cuisine, a gem offering authentic Russian dishes in Glendale, CA. Beverages include traditional fruit drinks like Kompot and Kvas, as well as Armenian coffee. Cold appetizers feature Veal Tongue and Cured Pork Fat, while hot appetizers include Chicken Blintzes and Vareniki. Customer reviews rave about dishes like Borscht, Beef Stroganoff, and Chicken Kotleti. The restaurant's cozy setting and variety of Russian and Ukrainian options make it a must-visit for those craving Eastern European cuisine. Don't miss out on the delicious baked whole Seabass and flavorful Beef Stroganoff. Experience the rich flavors and hearty portions at Kalinka Russian Cuisine.
Beverages
Kompot
Traditional fruit drink
Kvas
Traditional Russian fermented drink
Soft Drink
Coca-Cola, diet coke or sprite
Mineral Water
Sparkling or still
Tea Pot
For 2.
Armenian Coffee
Kompot or Kvas in a Pitcher for four
Mors
Veal Tongue
Marinated garlic and dill.
Cured Pork Fat
Served with garlic and dark Russian bread.
Cheese Plate
Village style and Brinza with greens.
Herring with Boiled Potato
Cured Salmon with Boiled Potato
With capers and onions.
Pickled Veggies
Homemade pickled tomatoes, carrot and cucumbers.
Marinated Mushrooms
With onions, vinegar and oil.
Cold Appetizers
Hot Appetizers
Chicken blintzes
With mushroom cream sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Vareniki
With potatoes or cottage cheese
Pelmeni
A Russian style dumpling with veal and pork, beef or chicken
Temuri
grandma style pan fried potatoes with sausage or mushroom
Mushroom basket
Shiitake, oyster, portobello and batten mushrooms with onions, fresh herbs and white wine
Kalinka's kharcho
Lamb base, rice, carrot, onion and cilantro.
Borshcht Soup
Beef base, beets, cabbage and carrot.
Salyanka Soup
Made with three different kinds of pork and pickled cucumbers.
Svekolnik
Cold beet soup
Kharcho
Georgian style lamb soup with rice, little bit spicy
Soups
Salads
Kalinka Salad
Tomato, cucumber, onion and greens.(Olive oil or sour cream dressing)
Salad Olivie
Traditional Russian potato salad with carrots, egg, chicken, green and peas.
Vinaigrette Salad
Beets, carrots, potato and beans.
Shuba or herring salad
Herring, potato, beets, carrots, scallion and mayo.
House Salad
Lettuce, onion, greens, radish, parmesan cheese, croutons
Georgian salad
Eggplant Spread
Eggplant, garlic and mayo.
Bean spread
Spreads
Main Dishes
Beef Stroganoff
Cooked in a clay pot
Jarkoe Pork
Pan fried pork with potatoes, tomato, garlic, herbs
Pork Schnitzel Yeger style
Breaded, pounded pork tenderloin with creamy mushroom gravy
Tabaka (Cornish game hen)
Made by pan frying butterflied Cornish game hen until get a crispy skin
Chicken Kotleti
Russian babushka style chicken cutlet with mashed potatoes
Jarkoe chicken
Pan fried chicken with potatoes, tomato,garlic, herbs
Baked Whole Seabass
Baked stuffed with greens, tomatoes, garlic, capers and white wine or GRILLED
Jarkoe Beef
Pan fried beef with potatoes, tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs
Chicken Schintzer Yeger Style
Pan fried Thigh chicken meat with creamy mushroom gravy
Lamb Chops 1/2 Rack
Size 28 and up.
Beef Kebab
Tender lion with fried fingerling potatoes.
Pork Kebab
Chicken Kebab
Thigh meat.
Salmon Steak
With mushroom gravy and veggies of the day.
Shashlik Grill
Beef kebab tenderloin.
Grilled Whole Seabass
Whole Seabass grilled on fire
Tastep of Fire Grill
Side Dishes
Mashed Potatoes
Buckwheat
Rice
Fried Potatoes
Homemade Pickled Stuffed Red Bell and Banana Peppers
Served with marinated cabbage.
Russian Ice Cream
On the stick or with waffles
Blintzes Cake
Blintzes with Preserves
Russian style homemade crepes comes with Preserves and sour cream
Desserts
Lunch Combos $20,25
Pork or Chicken Schnitzel
Kebab combination for 5
Lamp chops, beef, pork,chicken kebabs and comes with grilled eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes and peppers
Fish combination for 4
Sturgeon, salmon, whole seabass comes with rice, grilled potatoes and tomatoes