Roman Russian Market

By Enid Spitz

10918 SE Division St., 408-7525. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Mother Russia's bosom embrace comes to life in this all-purpose deli. Cold cases stock a half-dozen types of pierogies, prepared stews, more sausages than your arteries can handle, and "herring under a fur coat" by the pound. There's pickled fish, smoked fish, stewed fish and fish deep-fried with their heads and tails still on for 75 cents each. As many women in long, floral dresses bustle around the labyrinthine rows of jams, pickles and baffling Russian ointments. Ask them what's best and take home an armada of deli containers from the smorgasbord of meats and beets.

Roman Candle, breakfast and brunch, Cheap Eats 2016,

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