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    An Armenian and Caucasian grill tucked into an Aurora strip mall, where the khachapuri arrives topped with egg and cheese and the beef dumplings, called khinkali, are large enough to require a small plan of attack. The menu runs from hearty stews and hand-pulled noodles to eggplant rolls stuffed with garlic-walnut spread. Georgian wine, from a region that considers itself the cradle of viticulture, is the right call alongside any of it.

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    • Khachapuri

      “Armenian flatbreads like egg-and-cheese-topped khachapuri and zhingyalov hats layered with chopped greens are as filling as they are fabulous”

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    • Khinkali

      “so are the jumbo beef dumplings called khinkali and the chicken-and-potato stew known as jarko”

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    • Jarko

      “the chicken-and-potato stew known as jarko”

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    • Lagman

      “specialties such as eggplant rolls stuffed with a garlic-and-walnut cheese spread and lagman, or hand-pulled noodles with veggies”

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