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I had the mezze sampler and chose vegetarian dishes. All good and very fresh despite the food coming quickly. Service was also friendly and quick and …
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Sayat Nova
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This place is great if you have to satisfy different tastes. If you like Italian beef, hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, pastas or salads this place is awes…
Prayanshu Gill
Sayat Nova
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Central location, reasonable prices. Easy to get a table, comfortable ambiance. I recommend this place, the food is really tasty, especially the appet…
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Sayat Nova is open for Casual Dining. Sayat Nova serves Middle Eastern and Armenian dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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10 Reviews on “Sayat Nova”
A smattering pricey for the portion sizes from the wine pours to entres – but we would certainly try them again, especially since theyre in our neighborhood (but only after they fix the air conditioning.)We started off with cocktails, including the Armeni-tini ($11) a light and refreshing pomegranate and vodka martini, and the Chili-Dilly ($10), a tart and mildly spicy chile vodka concoction, served up with a huge sprig of dill. Certainly craft drinks worthy of the price.We started with the Mezza Sampler, which was delivered mere seconds after ordering. The long, three-sectioned plate featured labneh a farmers cheese dip- which tasted like plain cream cheese with a fruity olive oil drizzle and a light dusting of paprika. There were two ice-cold, but flavorful, yalanchi sarma – grape leaves stuffed with raisins, almonds and chopped herbs. The trio was rounded out with a decent portion of baba ghannouj, the famously roasted eggplant dip, all served with a basket of rocket-hot pita bread. For $10.95, the offering was a decent way for two people to sample some of their traditional fare.The dining space itself is long and very (very) dark, with several small, semicircular cubby-holes that easily seat two, maybe three, with a third chair. On a recent Saturday night, the back of the room had been set up for a table of 20 when we arrive, but during our 90 minute meal, there were only about a dozen people in the restaurant. There were a few dining tables outside, and the bar can easily seat six to eight people. The bathrooms are down a steep flight of stairs, and were absolutely spotless. One thing we noticed half way through our dining was the temperature in the restaurant was rising rather quickly despite being directly under an airduct, we could feel no air flowing. Some of the guests around us pointed out the rooms temperature to their waiters, and it sounded like the restaurant was having some problems with their air conditioning. Feeling the heat, we opted for a glass of the Armenian wine ($9), a fresh and fruity pomegranate-based red, and a glass of one of their summer special white wines, a Pierre et Papa ($9) sadly, the pours in the small goblets were rather miserly for the money.Much like the appetizers, our entrees arrived very quickly after ordering the shish kabobs ($20.95) featured perfectly seared cubes of herbaceous lamb, cooked to exactly medium rare and sporting a nice, evenly charred crust. The flavors were spot-on, but the bed of white rice underneath was utterly flavorless. Our second entree, the Armenian Combo was billed as a generous serving of sarma, boereg, kufta and eggplant, but was woefully lacking in generosity at $17.95. The three piece sarma (stuffed grape leaves) were stuffed with minced meat and spices, unfortunately they were covered in a rather tasteless, cheese-like sauce we couldnt identify. The kufta, a lone, golf ball-sized meatball, was nicely flavored with spices and came swimming in a lemony cream sauce. The boereg was the only real stand out a perfectly crispy filo-wrapped portion of spinach and cheese. The roasted eggplant was nothing more than a non-pureed version of their baba ghannouj.By now, it was rather stifling inside the restaurant due to the lack of airflow, so instead of ordering desserts and coffee, we opted for our check just over $104.00, before tip.
Great food excellent service. I tried this place after spending many hours on the road presenting as a waitress’ nightmare–single female looking bedraggled. I have been told by many wait staff that women dining alone are horrible tippers. fThe hostess was more interested in her phone than her job. But once past that. The waitresses were all smile and very fast. I chose the pick 3 appetizer of sarma, Armenian spinach and cheese dip. It came out within 10 minutes of ordering it. Waitress refilled my water. The good was great and the waitress treated me great. It was a very pleasurable experience and the ambiance is nice.
Average. The appetizer and sides were good but the lamb and beef shishkabob was average, tasting very strongly of beef with almost no hint of lamb.
Pfm. Good food, good service, did not feel riped off in Chicago.
Good and interesting. Pleasant place with decent service. The biggest surprise was the delicious red lentil soup which came with our meals. I enjoyed every item on the specialty Armenian plate, as well as the margaritas. Why margaritas? Because they were $5. Seems a long way from the theme of the food offerings, but worked for me.
Verygood food. Generous portions. Nice atmosphere.
The food was OK. The service was slow and inattentive. Price much too high.