In only its second month in the carefully chosen, prime Old Town Pasadena location, upscale Roxalana is buzzing with diners interested in more than an ordinary meal. Named for the legendary Ukrainian woman who fired European imaginations since her meteoric 16th century rise from harem slave to Ottoman Sultan Suleiman’s influential wife and trusted advisor, Roxalana Restaurant and Wine Bar will both delight and surprise first time patrons, then beckon them back for more, more, more
Vareniki
truly Ukrainian dish, dumplings stuffed with your choice of potato & mushrooms, cabbage, meat and fried onions or cherries. Served with sour cream
Golubtsy
minced meat and rice, stewed in tomato sauce, stuffed in cabbage
4/8/2011
Loved the borscht tasted just like what I make at home. Everyone gobbled it up. Also the cabbage rolls were yummy as well as the boiled dumplings vareniki with... more
3/31/2011
Vareniki, this is the first time I ever had a vareniki dish, and I am totally hooked. I am going to go back again this weekend. These are dumplings filled with cabbage, cheese and minced meat, along with... more
