Suliko Restaurant — Restaurant in Vaughan

I love Georgian cuisine! I mean who wouldn't love unique dishes filled with walnut, exotic cheeses and pomegranates?

Suliko is a Georgian restaraunt with a commitment to quality and authenticity. It is the best know (and in my humble opiolnion) the best Georgian restaraunt in the GTA.

The decor is a little rustic with elements of traditional Georgian culture.

When it gets warm, you want to sit on the patio for the truly authentic experience. A large wood-fueled BBQ pit (at least I think it's wood) is situated right inside the patio, with the chef grilling up the orders of the day.

The smoky smell of grilled meat permeates the air, making you feel like a guest at a Georgian BBQ rather than a restaurant patron.

When I go to Suliko, I usually order lamb khinkali (large georgian dumplings) a khachapuri (a variation of cheese bread) and a grilled meat dish.

The khinkali are we'll seasoned with just a bit of broth inside to make them extra juicy. They are nothing like the various other types of dumplings you will find in Central Asia. In addition to the meat options, they offer khinkali stuffed with cottage cheese or potatoes so the vegetarian foodies have no excuse to avoid this wonderful dish.

The khachapuri is a dish Georgia is best known. At Suliko it comes in a number of variations. It's meant to be shared but I have been known to eat an entire khachapuri on my own. The menu has seven khachapuri variations. I tried two of them so far.

Khachapuri Suliko is shaped kind of like an inside out pizza. The dough is fresh, flaky and has a bit of a buttery after-taste. It is absolutely delicious.

The Abkhazian Khachapuri is shaped like a boat with egg and cheese in the middle. The consistency of the dough is less flaky and more similar to pizza dough. The idea is to tear off a piece of the bread boat, dip it in the gooey goodness in the middle and enjoy. I prefer Khachapuri Suliko but it's a matter of taste.

The various kebobs are usually really good as well, since they are made on an open flame.

Suliko has a ton of unique dishes i have yet to try and I will come back with some level...

Half Georgian here 💁🏻‍♀️

I’ve never been to Georgia, but my extended Georgian family has grown up with me here in Canada, we’re basically neighbours. So though I don’t speak Georgian or know their culture fully, let’s say I know the food culture in and out.

As I grew up eating it, it’s like comfort food to me. Georgian food is always warm like the sun, and yet I don’t eat it often enough for it to become mundane.

I was craving it, and there it was on google maps, a 10 minute walk away. I was alone, so I was quite nervous. Like yes I am Georgian but with identity crises that comes with being mixed there was a layer of unease. I knew the foods, but I didn’t feel enough to KNOW them.

The staff were really nice :) they said I can sit anywhere, so I chose the corner seat. OH! And man that entrance door is FANCY! Had me feeling like I was only allowed here for fancy dinners at first 😭

The chairs are comfy just like the food hehe. I ordered Lobio and Khinkali. My aunt always makes khachapuri so I thought I’d order things I only get to eat at bigger dinners. And man did they not disappoint.

I definitely underestimated the size of the Lobio. Obviously it’s a shareable appetizer, come on Emily! But I got to take some home so whatever 😋

It’s SO good though. There’s never a SET way to make Lobio, it’s just always with kidney beans, so I love to try how each place makes it. They all taste good anyways. All the same power and warmth of spices but just different ones.They brought bread and different sauces to eat with it.

Khinkali was just as warm. They’re Georgian soup dumplings. They’re GIANT so if you’re used to smaller Asian ones like xlb be prepared, 3 will make you full. It’s slightly spicy and has a nice kick, but not overpowering so you get tired of it.

Again, the staff was so warm and nice, bless yall.

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It's my first time experience in a Georgian restaurant and I'm not familiar with Georgian cuisine in general.

That being said, it was a nice overall experience! If you go into a place and it's pretty full, it's a good indicator of what you might expect. Lucky for us we got the last available table when we walked in.

Food: We got bread and a few dipping sauces with some kind of pickled cabbage on the house as a starter. I always enjoy when we get those small things. Leaves a good impression (5) We ordered "Kavkaz" salad, eggplants, and mushrooms and cheese as appetizers. Cheese and mushrooms wins, but the salad was close second (4.5) Mains: 2 dishes of lamb and chicken kabob plus 6 Georgian dumplings were enough to feed 4 people. Lamb kabob felt a bit dry and over cooked. I've had better for sure. Chicken on the other hand was really tasty! Dumplings were pretty big, but felt they could have been boiled just a bit longer. (4) We didn't get to deserts cause we were already pretty full

Ambience: Decent decoration, not too loud. Nothing too fancy though.

Service: Our waiter was polite enough. However, there was a bit of a language barrier. He was trying to explain things from the menu, but not sure he understood everything we asked since we were all new to this kind of food. Food was delivered fast enough, but sometimes we had to wait a bit until the waiter showed up(3.5)

Overal : considering we paid $105 for 4 people plus drinks, I'd say it's a great value for your money. I'd definitely go back if I...