Marvel Food & Deli

We go to this place quite often, they have a really nice deli and all of the hot food we have tried has been awesome, the deserts that we have tried are all melt in your mouth and the selection of packaged food is also tasty and fresh including their fresh breads that they make daily! We highly recommend
This place!

Awesome prices!
Amazing Customer Service!
I love coming here to shop for my produce, groceries & also pick up dinner or lunch on the way out.
Love their Christian music!

Good store to have in the neighborhood. Prepared food is very good especially piroshki. Cakes are so so, very generic. The reason I drive to this store is to buy the lemon hand cream by Nevskaya Cosmetica. I use it on both my hands and face and never get acne for as long as I use this cream once a day.

This was my first time of going to this place so I checked there website for hours. I drove all the way down to this store on Sunday from Seattle and they were closed this place not even have there website changed for there hours. They lost my business for sure

One word! Amazing… I have the privilege of working at the tacoma MFD (yes there is another branch in auburn) and in all honesty this is an awesome place, from the people to the food you can’t walk in and walk out being upset. Come in and say hi:)

It is a wonderful place for ethnic foods, bakery is wonderful, people are so nice. Its a place you need to see

The farmers white bread is freaking amazing. I stop buy and snag it when I can. Their borsch is outstanding use the sour cream! They do get super busy to expect to wait a while in line if going during peak hours.

This place makes really good food. The cabbage rolls to the piroshki are all really good. Great deli inside. Some people might think the food is kind of different or odd but it is more of a cultural diversity issue. The food is quite tasty and very european. It is reasonably priced and during the winter its a great place to have lunch.

GREAT PLACE FOR LUNCH I was working in Tacoma area with a colleague from Switzerland. It was past lunch time and we needed a quick bite, I Unilocaled the area and found Marvel Food and Deli, which is an ethnic grocery store and has a deli counter and bakery in the store. The sign on the deli counter said «Lunch special Borscht» my Swiss friend said that sounds good, so i order two bowls and I decided to try «Pirosky» [whatever that is?] I pay for these 2 lunches and the total was $ 7 + change. I expected some mini bowls of soup and some sort of small one bite addition in whatever Piroshky is and I was surprised to receive big bowls of fresh Borscht, a few slices of bread and big fresh warm stuffed bread item which is Piroshky, WOW I asked, «is that a mistake, are you sure it is $ 7 ?» the nice lady looked at me funny as if she may have overcharged and said «yes you ordered two Borscht and a Piroshky that comes to $ 7 «showed me the receipt and asked «is that OK?» I said sure i am not complaining its just a very low price, she then smiled realizing that I was pleased and me and my associate enjoyed a VERY good Russian lunch, perfect for a misty and crisp day. I HIGHLY recommend this place to others. very friendly, very cozy, very good food and the value is unbelievable

The best Russian store I’ve ever visited. Prices are cheaper than other stores, tasty cakes and there deli food. I even purchased our dinner there while we lived in hotel for few weeks. I love this store and will miss it when I go back to NC. The workers are so so sweet and awesome. Loved to get free coffee and ice cream after each visit. There’s like $ 30 minimum purchase to get it free. The owner gave my parents discount when they ordered a lot of drinks from him for my sisters wedding. Thank you guys for letting me feel like I’m home, and for the awesome store and food. God Bless your business!

They have a variety of hot food here from potatoes to meatballs to soup and salads. Really authentic Russian food. Favorite place to stop by and grab some grub.

Good place with great products. Currently the best russian store in the Seattle area.

I have been to several Russian stores in the US, this Auburn location is the best. The variety and freshness speak for themselves, and the prices are cheaper than anywhere else. Some of the fruits and vegetables are several times cheaper than at a grocery store. There are items you will not find anywhere else. Breads, meats, cheeses, fish, ice creams, candy, hundreds of delicatesses.
I am spoiled by my wife’s home cooking but I often like to enjoy their bakery and pastry from their deli. They even have a pharmacy with many homeopathic medicines that won’t break your wallet. From my experience, I can guarantee you, if you visit this store once, you will be back many, many times. Highly recommended!

European and Russian style food and deli. The personal is very nice, the prices are lower compare to any other store around seattle. You can find there 1 kg red salmon caviar around $ 30 – 48, black caviar relatively cheap. Huge selection for any type of food, I go there specially to buy sunflower seeds, huge selection of everything cheeses, salami, hot and cold smoked salmon, other fresh and frozen fishes, pod-​sticks, pirogi, pelmeni, vareniki, piroshki, cakes, its half price compare to Kirkland Redmond area. I wish they had franchise in east side caz its quite a bit driving, but it worth it. If you spend $ 50 they give you ice cream, or coffee, or some bakery or sweets. I never try their deli, but I saw that people like it. Highly recommend it.

This place is a true gem. I may not know much about Russian food, but i do know when i’m eating something delicious and when i’m getting a good price. Delicious and cheap.
The little café section has some really great food. Piroshky, various pickles and salads, and a bakery section full of little treats. I always get the beat salad. Has little prunes in it. It’s money.
The produce section is small, but everything is priced very fairly. The deli section is large. There are a ton of different kinds of sausages, pepperonis, porchettas, etc. Tubular meat basically. I got a thick slab of smoked bacon from a local farm last time of here. They also have a small section with fresh fish and a freezer case behind that with various roe. I didn’t see actual sturgeon caviar, but there was ikura (salmon roe), tobiko (flying fish roe), and massago (smelt roe).
I could eat here everyday. Hidden gem tucked away in Auburn. Check it out sometime.

As good or better then the best in little Odessa (Brighton Beach Brooklyn) with a excellent selection of baked goods, meats, veggies and best yet, sweets :-)
I recommend this place for the cakes alone. Well worth a little drive.

My husband and I wanted to try something different for lunch. A friend of mine mentioned a café inside a store that serves hot Russian food by the pound. Delicious. The Borsch soup was great. Certainly coming back to this place. We haven’t even gone to the grocery part yet… deli meat and cheese.

Courteous, and even SWEET staff! Fresh food, great prices and I love the variety. I think its awesome to be able to grab some Russian hot lunch! :) Clean, organized store. The best European store in Washington.

A friend suggested that I check out this shopping mart since I love Russian food and it’s a shorter drive then going to Seattle. In short, I really like the variety of Russian snacks in the grocery part and the food in the deli, so will definitely stop in if I’m in the area. Read on for more details…
Deli: First off, you must be meat, potato, pasta, and cheese friendly since a lot of Russian food is usually a combination of all three. They have a wonderful selection to choose from and it’s sold by the pound, so you can choose a mix of things to try. Just make sure to express how much you want of each because they have a tendency to pile it on (not necessarily a bad thing). The girls who work behind the counter are really sweet and helpful with giving advice on what to try. There is also a large selection of slaw type veggies to choose from but be pre-​warned that most are pickled or seasoned to be very salty. Still delicious just salty. The least salty one that I’ve tried is the chopped beets slaw (my personal favorite).
Bakery: I highly recommend sharing a desert because they’re on the large and sweet side. The Cappuccino cup is an 80% whipped cream dessert with a coffee flavor, almond paste center, and the bottom is dipped in a thin coat of chocolate (the bowl part). The cakes have a slightly sweet and buttery flavor (like cake from Asian bakeries). Most of the chocolate items are solid chocolate –think fudge. For example the large «Rum Ball» is a nutty flavored tennis ball size piece of fudge that’s dusted with ground nuts or cocoa. Of the items that I’ve sampled, the fruit tarts with whipped topping are my favorite and the eclairs are my least favorite. The éclair was dry and after taking a bite, I noticed that there was a small ball of filling (whipped cream) clinging to the inside corner of the hollow pastry… I ended up tossing that one.
Shopping: SO much Russian Candy to choose from! The candy is separated by bins and sold by the pound. The price of candy ranges from $ 3 – 6.99lb. If you look through the isles, they also sell candy from Italy and Germany but those are usually the boxes that cost around $ 10 – 30. They have an interesting mix of smoked fish, meat, and cheese. In the frozen/​chilled food isle you’ll find a variety of fresh farmer cheeses (including Jewish and Amish). Way in the back is the fresh produce, a small area, where they sell fresh herbs, fruit, and veggies.

Nom-​nom-​nom!
How do they manage to give you so much hearty food for such low price?
Only diet prevents me from running to this place for a take-​out every day, otherwise I would be size 24 and very happy.
I am ethnically Russian, and they do a very good job with authentic dishes. Pirozhki great (a little heavy on the dough, but my grandma had the same problemw ith hers). They always have great meaty items, their potatoes are fluffly (so many varieties!), and lots of fresh deli salads to chhoose from.
Sometimes I run out of time for cooking, and I buy dinner for my family there — and it is still very affordable.