My first visit here was my initiation to Bosnian food, though it is very similar to Turkish and/or Armenian (but with a few twists).
I had the Cevapcici (Bosnian beef sausages)...wow those were good and served under this amazing fluffy bread. Â I also tried the meat burek which was very tasty but needed a bit more salt or spice...still delicious. Â I also tried two desserts: the krompita (yum) and the Tulumbe (very similar to Arabic Awamma)
The owners / staff were very welcoming and cute but there isn't much to the decor here (its a small place in a strip mall), and I imagine most of their business is takeout.
Anyhow, I recommend it and will be back.
Had a late lunch here with a friend since I was craving some good Bosnian food and another friend recommended this place.
The Bosnian beef sausages (cevapcici) were amazing. Â The lepina (the bread) was very fresh and soft - just like it needs to be. Â It came with a side of kajmak and onions. Â Finger lickin' good! ($8)
We also ordered one order of the pita (believe they were both either $6 or $7) - burek (the meat one) and sirnica (the cheese one) and they were ridiculously huge! I'm not used to such huge portions but they were both good! Â Burek one was definitely yummier to us than sirnica.
To push us into over complete food coma, we had a krompita which is a light and fluffy vanilla-pudding-ish dessert. Â It was a great finish. Â Got a burek to go so that the boyfriend had a treat as well later :) Â Cash only is the only draw-back but I'm willing to live that for such delicious food :)
In all fairness, i'm not Bosnian, or of any nationality from the former Yugoslav region... however, I do have a number of Balkan friends and am VERY familiar with their food. Â
This place is a gem. I live in Lincoln Square and there are a LOT of Bosnian/Balkan food/cafe spots all over the area- I've eaten at every one of them... and they're all great in one way or another. Â but this place has the stronghold on one specific item: the PITAS!! Â now for the newbies, i'm not talking about a Greek or middle-eastern pita that is a flat disc of hard bread to stuff with felafel or dredge through your favorite hummus... Bosnian pita is a light, phyllo-dough pastry that is usually filled with meat (burek), cheese (sirnica), or a spinach/cheesy mix (zeljanica)... they are LARGE, and at $6 a piece, a steal. Â go grab one to go... you will love me for telling you to try something new... you will wake up every Sunday morning after trying it and have to have one each week.
One last comment- I tend to dine IN, since they have great coffee and sweets & I live so close... I have never encountered ANYONE speaking English there, and although they all know by now i'm the "guy who's not Bosnian that dines in", they are kind as ever to me... you know how it can be in these types of establishments where ONLY native-speakers frequent and we go cuz we heard it's the best hummus/kimchee/blood soup/empanadas/pho... and they're MEAN! hahaha... not the case here, guys- go say hello and order a burek or sirnica... it will NOT be your last.
Now, I have some advantage here-I am Bosnian, and I know what to ask for and what it should taste like, but then you should trust me when I tell you, this is authentic Bosnian, good food! Here you will have the best pita by far!
so, most of you will ask what's this pita? it is a cheese/potato/spinach/meat-filled flaky pastry rolled into a spiral and sliced into sections for serving. it is somethng you have to try! all my non-Bosnian friends LOVED it!
At Drina, my favorite is potato pita-but then you will have to pre-order (give em at least an hour). Cheese and meat are awesome as well! If you are there on a day when they make spinach pita-you are in luck!
But if you want to try something else, do it! everything is just delicious at this place.
Their cakes are the best in the world! and I ma not exaggerating!
I love this place!
Small and unassuming, you might miss this strip-mall Bosnian eatery if you blink. There's only a few tables in this quaint restaurant, but I get the feeling most of their business is carry-out. And be sure to bring cash as they don't accept credit cards!
Now that first impressions are out of the way, let's concentrate on the food. Oh God, THE FOOD. I ordered an order of the cevapcici and the cheese pita to go. I've heard rumblings from Bosnian friends that Drina makes the best burek and pita, and based on the flaky, salted cheese perfection of their pita dish, I have to agree. For $6, you get a huge order that kept me sneaking back to the fridge for days. The cevaps are also very good as is the accompanying lepinja bread... even the kajmak is prepared in the more authentic, traditional manner. Taking cevaps home is never preferred as the steam from the dish will make the bread a bit soggy in the styrofoam container, but I actually prefer my bread to be softer.
The prices are inexpensive for what you get. Also, try the krempita, a rich creme cake that shouldn't be missed!
What a great little place! I was led to believe that they simply served dessert, but you can get an entire meal and then some. They have a glass display counter full of sweet treats and a grill menu was posted on the wall featuring all the Balkan go-to grill goodies.
I was on my way to a restaurant for a group dinner and spotted this shop out of the corner of my eye. If I hadn't been planning to have a giant dinner then I would have just stayed here and tried more off of the menu, but I was in a hurry and ran off with a slice of their layered cream cake and a piece of baklava for later. Both were amazing, moist and sweet but not sickening, just like majka would make.
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