I had my inaugural visit today at around 11:30. Today's soup was vegetable. I had a bowl along with a wedge of sourdough rye. A great lunch for only four bucks.

m'th'su wrote:On my last visit I sampled the two tkemali variants, which differ according to when the plums are harvested. There is a strong, sour version, which I like quite a lot, and one Arkady referred to as "girl tkemali" (not his nomenclature, it's what Georgians really call it apparently). It has has mellower, sweeter profile, but is still rather sour. Some like to mix them together.

I spent some time that afternoon driving around looking for tkemali, but with no luck.

I was at Bread 'n' Bowl this evening to pick up some dumplings. Arkady now has both types of tkemali plus other Georgian condiiments available for purchase.

Regards,

I also made my first visit there on Friday. Had the red borscht and bread. Added a little sour cream to thicken it up and was very happy. Nice to have another reasonable dining option in the area.

I recently popped into Bread 'n' Bowl for a bowl of mushroom barley which was warm, tasty, and filling with real mushroom flavor and large meaty specimens of the fungus:



I learned they are now offering marbled bread (barely pictured in the background)

Hi,

Bread and Bowl closed earlier this week.

Regards,

Booooo! I just read through this whole thread
and it sounded so good! I need to start jumping
to the last entry from now on (and doing even more
to support great little places like this).

Arkady here and I wanted your input on this matter.
1829 Simpson, Evanston (property needs re-zoning). I am thinking QSR with truly short lead time that offers enlarged size pelmeni, vareniki (known here as pierogi), chebureki, khachapuri, shashlik, kharcho, napoleon cake, potato pastry... and couple secret savory items. I realize it is a "dicey" area at this point of time, but still believe it will work out with great food/sweet prices, internet ordering and virtually no competition in this segment. No Georgian bread in the plans... but how does Dumplings&... sound ?

BTW, the previous place in Niles was setup for carryout and wholesale only and we had no customer bathrooms - I am reading (8 years later) some were unhappy with the service. Its because we couldn't offer in that little dump.

Thoughts? Wishes? Comments? Email breadnbowl@gmail.com.

Any khinkali? Not a great area at night, but far enough away from the university (at least according to police reports we get) that it doesn't attract the student mugging over near Ridge does.