Hammer And Sickle - Minneapolis

Disclaimer: this is a retroactive post, so be considerate of the unreliability of memory. A cool restaurant with a dark and red design concept. The restaurant was pretty spacious; there were mostly high top and bar seating and the atmosphere was very chill and modern. I went here for restaurant week with a couple of friends, the wait staff was very friendly! The only drawback of the location is that there is no lot parking so you will have to scavenge for street parking. February 2020: Since I went during restaurant week, I got a discount on my food. It was $25 for an appetizer, entree, and dessert from a curated menu. For my appetizer, I chose the The Comrade pierogi, which is filled with potato and cheese, and topped with bacon and caramelized onions with sour cream on the side. I have never tried pierogis prior to this and was always very curious about the taste. I thoroughly enjoyed it! The sour cream pairs really well with the pierogis as it balanced the saltiness and grease to make it less heavy. I would recommend getting this to share, for I was already pretty full after my first one. For the entree, I chose the beef stroganoff over spaetzle. The beef was sliced steak, which I preferred over ground beef. It was a little overcooked on the sides, but overall pretty tender! I liked the stroganoff as it was very rich and creamy (albeit a little on the salty side), but the spaetzle threw me off. I 've had stroganoff before, but wanted to try the spaetzle. I found that it was not really for me. I prefer longer and chewier/bouncier pastas, the spaetzle was more loose and broke apart easily. I would probably get the stroganoff over mashed potatoes if I went again. For dessert, I don 't remember what it is called, but you can take a look at the picture (it 's no longer on their current menu). It was a fried doughstick with berries and cream. Very yummy!

Great food and cocktails, friendly servers. We got a few different drinks, all of which were really tasty. Also ordered lamb shashlik, pierogis, and borscht. Not the best borscht I've had, but everything else was really good.

This is a fun place! We had late night apps and drinks here. Both were tasty (we tried several kinds of pierogies and mules). Plus our server was great and had fun with our group, which made the experience that much better!

What a fun place! Small but well built menu, the pierogi are a bit heavy but that isn’t a complaint because wow they were delicious! Highly recommend getting their meat sampler platter too as it’s visually amazing and tastes incredible for a great price.My fiancé got the classic Comrade pierogi which were great, meanwhile I risked the Sputnik. Both were delicious but BE WARNED the Sputnik is NOT a joke ?. I was breathing like I’d run a marathon and we were both laughing so hard we couldn’t breathe because of how red I turned from the pure HEAT of them! I ate all five and powered through, and they were genuinely very flavorful, but my god my stomach was not the same for the rest of the night.We also got two different mules though I can’t remember which. Honestly you can’t go wrong with any of them or anything at this restaurant. This will be a regular staple for us!

We made reservations for restaurant week and enjoyed our chicken kiev and beef stroganoff with pierogi appetizerThe chicken was very juicy and the breading was flavorful.The stroganoff used a sweet cream which can be a bit much but was balanced out with the mushrooms.The blintz for dessert was the perfect ending to dinner.The downfall for this location is the glade plug in near the restroom near where we were seated. It's very overwhelming and takes away from the luscious smell of the open kitchen.Over all, I'd recommend you go for the pierogi aline and split a main and you'll walk away a happy camper