American Cuisine - Huntsville

What an amazing restaurant experience! The atmosphere and owner/employees are welcoming, and the food is absolutely fabulous! I got a turkey and pork cheburek, river city salmon, and lamb shawarma which were all so delicious. I especially enjoyed the turkey cheburek and shawarma each (along with everything) is made with fresh ingredients. The sweet tea is traditional and very refreshing as well. I HIGHLY recommend this restaurant and will definitely return.

Worth maybe a one-time visit but nothing more.Menu picture didn’t match description and description mostly matched the food with the exception of no mention of slaw. The onions in the picture were cooked perfectly, but on the food we got, not so much. Kielbasa was very dry. Required eating the mustard to be able to consume. Mustard was great, though. Pierogi was quite mushy. Gave it an unappetizing texture. Small portions for a whopping $26 meal for one person.Others have said there’s a charge for water? I’m not sure, the server didn’t show me the bill, he just took my card and then stood over my shoulder during the tip. But the water tasted awful like dirt.I expected to be blown away considering the exorbitant price and small portion size. I understand there is decent labor in preparing these dishes but honestly a box of frozen pierogi from the grocery store that’s cooked nice and crispy with well cooked onions tastes better to me. And a fourth the cost.

Very authentic Slavic food.I honestly can say the best perogies I’ve ever had! The kielbasa was OFF the charts! They’ve actually won awards for them.Not a place really for alcoholic drinks, but who needs that when their food is out of this world!!I actually want to make a trip back to Huntsville JUST to go to this place! So good!

This is one of my favorite restaurants in the area, and it is long overdue for me to write this review. A Russian/Eastern European Restaurant in Huntsville? Who would have thought? By now I've tried almost everything on their menu, I've loved almost everything I've tried. In fact, I beg your indulgence with the pictures because I usually forget to take a picture until I've already eaten half the food, it is so good!There is nothing like a nice cold glass of house made Compote (a drink made with various fruit preserves), and a hearty Pierogi (potato dumplings) topped with pulled pork. Their River City Smoked Salmon appetizer is also light and refreshing (and almost too pretty to eat!)The restaurant has a nice atmosphere, and everything is made fresh just for you (so there can be a bit of wait, but it's totally worth it.)I highly recommend it. Be adventurous and try something new! Today I tried their summer soup, Okroshka. A creamy vegitable soup served cold, it was perfect for a hit summer day like today. And a wonderful place to try Borscht for the first time (a traditional beet soup).

I have been wanting to visit Neon Lilly since they opened their brick and mortar. Had their food once when they were operating out of their truck a couple years ago and enjoyed it, and so I was looking forward to trying more options in a more consistently accessible location. We visited for lunch Thursday of last week and had a pleasant time. The restaurant was very quiet when we walked in, but Terry greeted us promptly and got us seated. It's a fairly large space with lots of interesting decorations from all over Eastern Europe. Their menu is diverse, with everything from schnitzel to shawarma. My mom and I weren't super hungry, so we decided to split an entree of pierogi vareniki and then blintzi for dessert. They asked we give them 20 minutes for food, which we obliged; it was made fresh and hot within that time frame. We both ordered sweet tea to drink. I liked it, but my mom really did not; I will say it's not especially sweet (at least not as sweet as most other sweet teas in Alabama, lol and has a very floral flavor, almost rose ish. I enjoyed the change of pace, but something to be noted if you're a purist. The vareniki were tasty! They came in an order of 8 (iirc with slaw and sour cream. Soft, slightly chewy, pleasant onion y flavor. I liked the cheese on the top, and dipped in sour cream, they were very yummy. Wish they'd been served a little hotter, but they weren't cold or anything. The slaw had nice texture and was a decent serving size, but we both felt lacked a little moisture for our preferences. It would be plenty for one person but I would order more if I chose to split it again and I was very hungry. Luckily, this time, I wasn't. The blintzi was my favorite part of the meal! A crepe like dish stuffed with delicious cinnamon apples and three small scoops of vanilla ice cream. The apples were warm and the vanilla ice cream was super natural vanilla tasting, and not too sweet. I do feel the price is fairly high one entree, one dessert, and two sweet teas at lunch time ran us a shade over $40 before tip. Some sort of lunch special or something would be nice. That being said, I do feel it's ultimately worth the price for the uniqueness of the experience, the tasty food, and the friendly service. I'd happily go back to try new dishes or just for another order of blintzi! :