Anelya

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   Mark

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Couldn’t have asked for a more elegant, lovely and tasty New Year’s Eve experience. My wife and I loved the tasting menu and the wine pairings. And of course our party hats .
   

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   Joanna

   VIP

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best restaurant we've been to in Chicago in a long, long time! Creative take on traditional Ukrainian cuisine. Food, service and atmosphere were all excellent. We'll be back!!!
   

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   Corrie

   Houston

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best restaurant I’ve been to in Chicago. Amazing ambience, food, and drinks.
   

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   lidiya

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Here’s a possible review: I had a wonderful dining experience at this cozy Anelya restaurant. The atmosphere was calm and inviting, perfect for a quiet meal. The food was absolutely delicious, with authentic flavors that truly impressed me. The highlight of the evening was the medovyk dessert—it was not only huge but also incredibly rich and tasty. A perfect ending to a delightful meal. Highly recommend for anyone looking for great Ukrainian cuisine.
   

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   Alexandra

   Chicago

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food, beautifully prepared and presented. The cocktails and drinks offerings adventurous and interesting. Loved the Beet Kvass and the horseradish martini. Ambiance is fun and funky, loved the Ukrainian fabric touches. Great for smaller dinner parties or couples.
   

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   Emily

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was amazing super friendly and they show you the food so you know what you’re getting. Personally I felt like the portions were small for the price, but overall great experience!
   

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   Nata

   Milwaukee

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on 22 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Anelya never disappoints. Always something new on the menu in addition to the classics. Love Anelya.
   

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   Michelle

   Chicago

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Unique and charming in the best way. Lovely atmosphere, great cocktails and wonderful food!
   

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   Brad

   VIP

   Tahoe

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were truly blown away by Anelya! The food was amazing. The service was great. The space was nice and trendy. You have to try the infusions! If you’re on the fence about this place, don’t be! Go!
   

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    Eric

    VIP

    Chicago

    50 reviews

    5.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on 20 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    A wonderful evening with unique tastes and flavors, exciting choices. The menu is small but choices are plentiful. It was very hard choose from the selections. Everything had potential. We had four appetizers from the rolling cart brought to the table. The trout roe tart with creme freche was light, not too salty, and a great starter. The fried olives with lamb sausage made me, not an olive fan, very happy. The olive tastes came through nicely while the lamb stuffing balanced olive nicely. The marinated herring was perfect, very fresh and light. The eggplant rolls were also perfectly made and paired brilliantly with farmer cheese and dill. A selection of breads and crackers were a good addition, also from the cart. The second course was dumplings. Although our first choice-moksha, a layered pasta with farmers cheese and porcini mushrooms, was out, we were quite pleased with the halushki, filled with braised chicken and topped with a tasty chanterelle mushroom sauce. Next, the borsch- with plenty of duck and smoked pears, and potatoes. Great beet flavor and amazing duck! Then our meat course, the pork belly shashlik, not your traditional Ukrainian dish, but wonderfully flavored and perfectly roasted. As a side, we couldn’t say no to Banosh, grits with goat’s milk cheese and mushrooms. We couldn’t believe how light and airy the grits were how the cheese and mushrooms worked to add great flavor complementing the pork. We packed half of this dish to take home. We even shared a dessert— drunken sour cherry chocolate torte, which was delicate and delicious- reminding us a little of tiramisu with chocolate and cherries. We ordered more than necessary, but everything was exceptional and worth having. There was much more on the menu that we would want to try next time. Service was good. The background music was pleasant it seemed like a little techno Muzak, but it was not obtrusive at all. The portions were wellsized with everything shareable for two.
    

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