Teremok

This is the McDonald's of Russia. It started in 1998 and today there are more than 300 locations in Russia. It's called Terramok and it just planted its flag in the states. I went to one of the New York City locations to see if it can live up to the hype. The inside of Terramok looks pretty chill. It looks Price-wise, Terramok was a little bit more expensive than McDonald's, but most of the plates ranged from $7 to $10. I ordered a ton of food off of the menu, including the Butcher's Block. The Butcher's Block is stuffed with mashed potatoes, fried onions, bacon, and pickles. It'surrounded by this very sweet crepe pancake wrap thing. It's pretty spongy. The sweetness of the pancakes surrounding actually meshes really well with the savory flavors that are inside. It's a really interesting combination of textures that I wasn't expecting, but it's really good. So one of the more traditional meals that they have is called the Red Stars. It actually has a bunch of caviar eggs in it. The wrap in general has a very fishy taste to it. I'm not a fan of seafood, so this wouldn't really be my go-to choice, but it's really not that bad. They also have the Sey Cheese, which is just a wrap filled with cheese, and as you can guess, it's pretty delicious. As far as side dishes go, you can order these d They'really oily, but it's filled with some kind of meat, and it's pretty tasty. So the most traditional dish that they have at Terramok is what's called kasha. It has a buckwheat base to it, and you can fill it up with your choice of either Frankfort hot dogs, chicken, ground beef. They have a few options available. This is probably my least favorite dish. It's just grain and hot dog on top of it, and for the price, I'd rather just get a hot dog on any street corner. Overall, I really It's being called the McDonald's of Russia, but honestly, it's higher quality food than that. They only have two locations in the states, but I would not be surprised to see these restaurants start to pop up in cities all over the country.