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I
was
not
sure
how
I
can
describe
this
place.
It's
OK
and
that's
what
the
three
stars
represent.
It
is
open
for
about
a
year
now,
I
believe,
and
I
passed
by
the
menu-box
displayed
outside
many
times,
until
I
decided
to
give
it
a
try.
It
is
a
tiny
place,
with
just
few
tables,
and
it
is
tastefully
decorated
with
symbols
of
the
different
ethnicities
and
cultures
this
place
as
TYGIEL
(melting
pot)
strive
to
represent.
So
far
so
good,
although
I
have
a
little
bell
going
off
in
my
head
every
time
I
see
yet
another
"symbol"
of
Jewish
heritage
displayed
for
commercial
purposes,
especially
in
Bialystok.
But
this
place
is
fine,
it
was
done
quite
tastefully
and
discretely.
Not
many
of
you
know
that
Bialystok
has
a
HUGE
tradition
of
being
such
a
melting
pot
of
cultures,
religions,
traditions
and,above
all,
food.
So
I
had
quite
high
expectations,
too
high
I
guess.
What
I
was
served,
we
were
served
actually,
was
not
bad,
but
it
was
overthought
altogether.
It
had
absolutely
nothing
to
do
with
local,
home-made
dishes.
Just
the
names
are
familiar...
Everything
was
"twisted",
changed,
"fancified",
upgraded
etc.
Garnish,
techniques,
additions
and
sauces
which
have
no
relation
to
the
ORIGINAL
dish
have
been
added.
Convoluted
concoctions
of
"decor",
which
killed
the
taste
of
the
ACTUAL
dish,
spread
throughout
the
giant
plates
those
dishes
are
served
on...
Served
with
white
gloved
hands
of
the
waitress
mind
you...
LOL!
WHY?
Why
all
this
pomp
and
circumstances???
This
is
the
very
center
of
Bialystok,
beautiful,
historic
border
Town,
with
maybe
simple
but
delicious
kitchen.
It
is
not
Waldorf
Astoria
or
Saint
Tropez.
All
this
twisting
and
twitching,
all
those
humongous
plates
which
are
long
out
of
fashion,
all
the
white
gloves
are
completely
uncalled
for.
"Back
to
the
roots",
simplicity
is
needed
here.
So
again:
the
food
is
fine
but
don't
expect
to
find
there
a
REAL
local
stuff.
Important
to
all
game
lovers:
they
have
a
variety
of
game
dishes
on
the
menu,
and
this
area
has
ancient
hunting
tradition.
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