Solomons Grocery & European Deli

Awesome pelmeni!

Nice quaint grocery store that carries authentic European foods. I came solely for the deli selection. I bought headcheese, chicken liver pâté, blood sausage, hunter’s bacon, smoked gouda, pickles, and pickled tomatoes. I am floored by their selection. Definitely a place to visit!

While this grocery store is a little hard to spot from the street (a GPS is probably helpful if you don’t know the area), it’s definitely worth a visit. It’s small, but comprehensive.
The goal of my visit was to obtain some pierogi, and boy, howdy, did I ever get some. Three bags of frozen potato pierogi, and three bags of farmer’s cheese pierogi. After I was done nabbing my little goodness-​filled dumplings, I browsed the shelves and was amazed at the selection. You can pretty much buy any kind of pickled vegetable under the sun. And if you’d rather make your own pierogi, they sell farmer’s cheese!
I was curious about all of the different candies and chocolates, but I’ll save those for a return visit. Oh, and the pierogi I bought were great. Once they were boiled and then fried with some butter and onions, I found my happy place.

This is the most awesome Eastern European Deli I have been to in a long time, and certainly in Colorado. You must ask for Ada if she’s available, and she’ll guide you through all the shelves and display cases, answering your questions. Many cans and packages are almost void of any English descriptions, but that is precisely the fun of visiting here. If you think you know of a great European market and deli somewhere else in Denver, you probably haven’t been here. The meats, fish, cheeses, and assorted imported items are simply devine. I will be coming back here very soon!

The folks at Solomon’s Grocery and European Deli want you to come up and see them sometime.
No, really! And you don’t have to peel grapes for them either.
The Bukharian (no, not Bulgarian — you’re thinking of East Europe Market off of Colorado Boulevard) owners of this spacious shop (in a Havana strip mall prominently anchored by a bingo hall) are here to confound and astound you with their merchandise.
Dark rye breads, rich with flavor! Stunning Russian sodas (I like the medicinal-​tasting cola called Baikal and the tarragon-​flavored Tarkhun, although the clerk I spoke to told me she’s not a big fan of that last one). Elegant salads (maybe a potatoey Olivie or beety Vinegret is calling out to you?)
You will find savories and sweets from the whole swath of Eastern Europe, and further afield, beckoning you. And then, just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, you can pop a few doors down and treat yourself to an Ethiopian nosh at Nile (see my previous review)!
Really, how can you say «no»?