What makes Moscow Deli the most worthwhile is its fresh foodstuffs. For the obvious entrée, order the pirozhki, which are baked to a golden brown and stuffed with chicken. Unlike the Polish-style pierogi, the pirozhki benefit here from the addition of yeast in the dough, which lightens the football-shaped puffs to dinner-roll-like levels. For possibly [...]

Moscow Deli takes you on a trip

PHOTO by RICK POON
Moscow Deli’s two tables overlook nothing but cracked asphalt. Stare carefully and you might get a more peripheral glance at the cars speeding down Harbor Boulevard, but it’s a steady black straight ahead. So when you turn back inside, eyes on the Cyrillic in front of [...]