El-depo - Kutaisi

I love how this cosy place is open 24/7. It has typical Georgian food at less than typical prices. The potato khinkali was delicious with tomato sauce.

Open 24/7, very cheap food and the food is also decent, but do not expect too much for the price.

I love how this cozy place is open around the clock. It has typical Georgian foods at less than typical prices. Potatokhinkali was delicious with tomato sauce.

To start, the waitress brought me Khinkali with meat instead of the mushrooms I had ordered. I realized this after the first bite. My Lobio, which took around 30 minutes to arrive, was oversalted and overall not very good. I have had Lobio many times before, so I have something to compare it to. When I reminded the waitress, my beer finally arrived, by which time I had almost finished my Lobio. The Khinkali, which arrived last, had a good taste and I enjoyed the spiciness, but they were also quite small and oversalted. Another disappointment was that they only sell shots of chacha with a minimum of 250ml, when I only wanted a single drink to accompany my meal. In addition, when I asked to pay, the waitress did not bring the bill, but just told me the total amount I owed. Although the sum seemed correct, the whole experience was quite strange.

We ordered one khinkali with mushrooms and one with potatoes. I would highly recommend the mushroom khinkali, but the ones with potatoes were very basic (just plain mashed potato inside). Our waitress did not speak English, but we were able to discuss ingredients using Google Translate.