EUROPEAN MARKET AND DELI - TUCSON, AZ

We pass this market all the time since its so close to our house and it was just a couple of days ago that i thought to find out if they have a place inside where you can eat. They do!! They have great food; ukrainian, russian and a smattering of greek - all with great prices.

The market is jam packed to the rafters with food items and teas and coffees and clothes and dvd's and books and beer and wine and a sausage display and dishes and jewelry and Russian vodka; just about everything for the European immigrant.

The restaurant part is set off from the market and the decorations on the wall (rugs and posters and beautiful handmade tablecloths) all give it a feeling of eating at a cafe. Its a super colorful and bright place.

We shared cabbage rolls and a gyros appetizer plate and our water was served in those tall Pilsen (from Czechoslovakia) beer glasses. The food was tremendous. There were 2 huge cabbage rolls in this slightly sweet tomato sauce with a side of Russian sour cream (very thick). When i eat this dish i usually pick out the insides because the cabbage is too tough or stringy but i ate the entire roll.

The appetizer plate included a yoghurt sauce, tomatoes, cucumbers, pita bread, onions, gyros meat, kalamata olives and lots of feta cheese.

We were both very very happily content. They were closing early for Christmas Eve so we ate lunch here but when we go back we'll eat dinner. They are open till 8pm.