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  • @sandyg.8318
    @sandyg.8318 5 лет назад +3583

    The fact that the kitchen is so small, the menu is so extensive, and the food looks divine still really shows how talented that chef is. Dude could be in a Michelin Star spot easily if he wanted.

    • @АннаУшакова-м3ю
      @АннаУшакова-м3ю 5 лет назад +50

      Sandy g. You just have no idea how good this taste 🙆‍♀️❤️ Also, I believe, people pay for nostalgia.

    • @CakeIsLiive
      @CakeIsLiive 5 лет назад +53

      bobdol69 there are street food vendors in Singapore and Thailand that have earned a Michelin star. So all that 10+ years business is irrelevant.

    • @sparnglbarngl7244
      @sparnglbarngl7244 4 года назад +25

      I'm Russian, and my mom makes this stuff. Looking at the menu, I can tell this is heaven on Earth

    • @The_RoboDoc
      @The_RoboDoc 4 года назад +4

      @@sparnglbarngl7244 Ikr. People treat that food like something special ;D. I make blin for breakfast and eat borsh for dinner xD

    • @kaseadams2384
      @kaseadams2384 4 года назад +6

      Loo no, no way near Michelin star

  • @Movie_Games
    @Movie_Games 5 лет назад +1928

    They showed that shot of the guy getting his ass spanked like 4 times.

  • @chkpnt-fq5rv
    @chkpnt-fq5rv 5 лет назад +5290

    In Russia you don’t beat around the bush, the bush beats you.

    • @YourLocalSoftwareEng
      @YourLocalSoftwareEng 5 лет назад +25

      Quality Comment HERE

    • @itsalan3773
      @itsalan3773 4 года назад +2

      Imagine

    • @theclevelandjr4777
      @theclevelandjr4777 4 года назад +4

      Joe Christianson ???

    • @exys2086
      @exys2086 4 года назад +1

      @@theclevelandjr4777, worst thing is that he may actually be right

    • @exys2086
      @exys2086 4 года назад +2

      oh nvm just checked out his channel, i meant worst thing is that you can't be sure if he's serious or not lol

  • @ninasoto2274
    @ninasoto2274 4 года назад +906

    This should be a show, the chef is the main character.

    • @plasticman2k
      @plasticman2k 4 года назад +12

      He’d be called mikhael scott

    • @Leo-pt9ei
      @Leo-pt9ei 4 года назад +9

      @@plasticman2k Mikhael Scottovsky

    • @elliebisheh
      @elliebisheh 4 года назад +4

      OMG YES PLEASE NETFLIX NEEDS TO FUND THIS!!!

    • @Sauczi
      @Sauczi 3 года назад +2

      He's like a smart borat

    • @skateking8
      @skateking8 3 года назад +2

      Trust me, the oak leave massage guy downstairs would be the main character. Wait till you meet that guy it will be hard to refuse a treatment.

  • @crypghost5
    @crypghost5 5 лет назад +1545

    Asks Chef: Hey do you use the bathhouse you work in?
    Chef: No...I don't like it.
    Lol Russians are awesome.

    • @lo7892
      @lo7892 5 лет назад +89

      Yea he know some shit, we don't lol. I'm with him

    • @callisto537
      @callisto537 4 года назад +69

      He is gay if you didn’t notice, and they go to a special bath house

    • @callisto537
      @callisto537 4 года назад +3

      MYnameIsLION Hana funny guy

    • @iknowyoustolemypotato
      @iknowyoustolemypotato 4 года назад +3

      @@callisto537 fr? Lol

    • @mikhaelmacherkevich6201
      @mikhaelmacherkevich6201 4 года назад +10

      @@callisto537 Special bath house?) From my experience I heard no anti-gay rules or even stories in bath houses ever.

  • @ccxlolz
    @ccxlolz 5 лет назад +2929

    That kid with the cap is the most new york person I've ever seen.

    • @ZOKA__
      @ZOKA__ 5 лет назад +32

      Because he is actually American washed

    • @RedesCat
      @RedesCat 5 лет назад +38

      How true is it? 👐Not too sure

    • @seanfernandez6133
      @seanfernandez6133 5 лет назад +35

      9:46

    • @skinnybuddha8988
      @skinnybuddha8988 5 лет назад +5

      I was gonna like this but it's at 666 likes

    • @mattmac3242
      @mattmac3242 4 года назад

      yeah you’re bugging

  • @3than350
    @3than350 5 лет назад +3645

    You have cancer, come here, it’s no more

    • @vavo4902
      @vavo4902 5 лет назад +503

      We will send your cancer to the gulag

    • @Ben546
      @Ben546 5 лет назад +276

      In Russia, cancer has you.

    • @iwatchkittenvids45
      @iwatchkittenvids45 5 лет назад +159

      Lol he has the research to prove it just have to go downstairs to the basement, he show you

    • @mathiuseden9605
      @mathiuseden9605 5 лет назад +37

      Got better odds with dog dewormer

    • @ericcssonv5329
      @ericcssonv5329 5 лет назад +37

      In a way it could help with cancer, chemotherapy puts chemicals in your bloodstream that target rapidly multiplying cells, such as cancer cells, this kind of treatment can directly increase the speed of blood circulation to the point where it can overwhelm rapidly multiplying cells, I'm not some sort of hippie and I mostly only support treatment in hospitals but this can strangely work in some way.

  • @TheStabbyCyclist
    @TheStabbyCyclist 5 лет назад +2030

    I wonder what John Wick eats there when he's done steaming.

  • @AGC479
    @AGC479 2 года назад +28

    I remember the first time a friend of mine told me about this place i was very skeptical but after going once i would return many times for not only the saunas and ice bath but for the smoothies and the food, specifically the polish sausage which is given with mustard that'll clear your sinuses like nothing else (very spice but very good). I left NY two years ago but any time i get a chance to visit i always come here, highly recommended.

  • @pocketssmith5933
    @pocketssmith5933 4 года назад +315

    "That's al Pacino." Shows picture of De Niro...

    • @Jay-sk1gx
      @Jay-sk1gx 3 года назад +3

      Yes! hahahaha

    • @b.elzebub9252
      @b.elzebub9252 3 года назад +10

      His body language says it all. I'm 60% sure he's just messing with the crew. 40% says he might just be a massive idiot and thinks that is actually Al Pacino.

    • @williamvo4973
      @williamvo4973 3 года назад +1

      @@b.elzebub9252 BAHAHAHA

  • @ashleymelo1924
    @ashleymelo1924 5 лет назад +1090

    “Right here you have Al Pacino”
    *shows AUTOGRAPHED pic of Rob De Niro*

    • @Doabit
      @Doabit 5 лет назад +27

      Thank you! I thought I was seeing crazy there for a minute!

    • @azice6034
      @azice6034 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @virg0_lem0nade
      @virg0_lem0nade 5 лет назад

      HAHAHAHAHA IM HOLLERING

    • @MrLAMAJD
      @MrLAMAJD 5 лет назад +6

      think he's pointing to the newspaper 😇

    • @arennugra8508
      @arennugra8508 5 лет назад

      Lol

  • @ReeferCheifer13
    @ReeferCheifer13 5 лет назад +1594

    Chef is so authentic he had to translate “clay pot”

    • @JohnSmith-vk4jq
      @JohnSmith-vk4jq 5 лет назад +3

      🤣

    • @RussianSpy4146
      @RussianSpy4146 5 лет назад +15

      No it number one bullshit

    • @Giorgio825
      @Giorgio825 5 лет назад +115

      These pots have a special name in Russian that doesn't exist in English so he was struggling to translate it

    • @ЖанКлопЛагман
      @ЖанКлопЛагман 5 лет назад +14

      Man don’t forget that our language is one the most difficult in the world
      Your American dialect as simple as we can understand)
      I mean for example(green)
      This is only one word to describe color
      And in Russian it is зелёный зеленить позеленый зазеленый
      I mean your language is very primitive)In USA I actually hear only Broooooo Yooooo Om my God you know and etc
      Learn our language and Do think you are the King of World)
      The only thing i respect in your country is opportunity)
      In Russia we don’t have chance

    • @ReeferCheifer13
      @ReeferCheifer13 5 лет назад +6

      Альберт Рыжий i’m sorry to hear that. I respect all ethnicities

  • @elektroe
    @elektroe 5 лет назад +4234

    The chef looks like the only sane person in the staff.

    • @zescobarbinwavin3464
      @zescobarbinwavin3464 5 лет назад +56

      Exactly he look normal

    • @zanethezaniest274
      @zanethezaniest274 5 лет назад +112

      He’s chef for a reason

    • @Cosmopolitm
      @Cosmopolitm 5 лет назад +7

      Hehhehd I don't think so

    • @juanvaldivia8001
      @juanvaldivia8001 5 лет назад +3

      LMAO RIGHT?

    • @albertomerino327
      @albertomerino327 5 лет назад +127

      Any relation to the true is mere coincidence. This guy came from Russia because he is gay and was oppressed by the state and now he is happy doing what he likes. Long live the U.S.A.

  • @PurpleBigMak
    @PurpleBigMak 4 года назад +1616

    So we ignoring the guy claiming getting slapped with leaves cures cancer?
    Yeah?
    Ok

    • @biancat7761
      @biancat7761 4 года назад +147

      No I didn't miss it... There's always one wacko that believes something will get rid of cancer

    • @yeeaahhzz
      @yeeaahhzz 4 года назад +78

      lol no disclaimer from vice/munchies either. Guy was legit convinced of his powers.

    • @lovelylovelylauren
      @lovelylovelylauren 4 года назад +26

      PurpleBigMak yeah I’ve been here several times and have inoperable cancer and I just watched this video and cringed so hard when he said that. I even know people with cancer that believe that mess. And I’m just that’s not how that works 🤦🏽‍♀️

    • @yeeaahhzz
      @yeeaahhzz 4 года назад +35

      @@lovelylovelylauren but, "the blood flow"

    • @DL-rz6tw
      @DL-rz6tw 4 года назад +58

      Nah he’s being serious. I was there. I was the cancer

  • @rhythmdroid
    @rhythmdroid 5 лет назад +119

    Gotta love the sign at 8:09 that says “STRAIGHT PLACE”. You def had to make that clear in NYC in the 70s!

    • @junandze
      @junandze 3 года назад +4

      💀

    • @aniaurbanczyk6012
      @aniaurbanczyk6012 3 года назад +1

      it's so sad

    • @BioTurk
      @BioTurk 3 года назад +3

      @@aniaurbanczyk6012 Why is it sad?

    • @b.elzebub9252
      @b.elzebub9252 3 года назад +17

      @@aniaurbanczyk6012 Why? It doesn't say 'no gays allowed'. It's just to make it clear up front what kind of bathhouse it is, to avoid any 'awkward' moments. Better than having fights break out because of some 'misunderstanding' and guys taking offence, right? Better for everyone to just be clear that this is an actual bathhouse.

    • @joem2130
      @joem2130 3 года назад +3

      @@aniaurbanczyk6012 Its not sad at all lol

  • @AI-xe5jr
    @AI-xe5jr 5 лет назад +654

    Reporter: Ever use the bath?
    Chef who has worked then for years: No I don’t like it!

    • @Asenpopov
      @Asenpopov 4 года назад +30

      it's probably cuz he's gay and seeing all those naked men around him makes him feel uncomfortable.

    • @lejenddairy
      @lejenddairy 4 года назад +8

      Asen idk man having a guy slap your ass repeatedly with oak leaves seems pretty gay to me 😂

    • @alecmcchesney
      @alecmcchesney 3 года назад +8

      @@Asenpopov quit projecting homie lol

    • @Asenpopov
      @Asenpopov 3 года назад +1

      @@alecmcchesney i know i am gay but what are you

    • @thetacoguyy
      @thetacoguyy 3 года назад

      @@Asenpopov I'm gay & i'd be comfortable as fuck around so many naked men

  • @atrolololop
    @atrolololop 5 лет назад +658

    this video is ......wild....

    • @harrysimmons3049
      @harrysimmons3049 5 лет назад +5

      Fred Sosyska that’s not true. У нас такие места дохуя даже лучше

    • @ericcssonv5329
      @ericcssonv5329 5 лет назад

      @@fredsosyskatry looking for some in Ukraine, you will not be disappointed

    • @admagnificat
      @admagnificat 5 лет назад +3

      On so many levels, EMLY. On so many levels. That's exactly what I thought!
      There's a whole lot going on in this video, on so many levels....

    • @ИванИванов-е9к6м
      @ИванИванов-е9к6м 5 лет назад +5

      @@fredsosyska seems you haven't been in Russia if you say such a thing. You need to visit us

    • @rileykouf7453
      @rileykouf7453 5 лет назад

      Fr tho

  • @user-sn9ob2uw9t
    @user-sn9ob2uw9t 5 лет назад +123

    It’s so authentic the man said “you come here.. no more (the cancer)”

    • @Grayson4795
      @Grayson4795 5 лет назад +1

      Ricardo lolol I died

    • @user-sn9ob2uw9t
      @user-sn9ob2uw9t 4 года назад +2

      4 P I mean yea of course it doesn’t, he’s probably mentioning the high nutritional value of it, it’s very hearty but he’s probably exaggerating it…just a tad

    • @Grayson4795
      @Grayson4795 4 года назад

      4 P no shit Sherlock....

  • @DC-gh1ds
    @DC-gh1ds 4 года назад +41

    quick note: you're not supposed to wet the cloth sauna hats, if they are wet they lose their insulative properties they should be relatively dry to keep your head cool in the banya

  • @imnotsurewhy
    @imnotsurewhy 5 лет назад +16

    You can tell the chef is a real professional. The man can cook.

  • @DavidFSloneEsq
    @DavidFSloneEsq 5 лет назад +1142

    “The medical advice given by interviewees on this show does not represent the opinions of Vice Food LLC or any subsidiary of Vice Media LLC. Please consult your Oncologist before replacing chemotherapy with platzas.”

    • @aeonjoey3d
      @aeonjoey3d 5 лет назад +65

      i actually looked and didn't see ANY disclaimer in the video, which is fucking shocking.

    • @mikeappleget482
      @mikeappleget482 5 лет назад +13

      aeonjoey I listened to a podcast yesterday where they criticized the shows like “celebrity rehab”, “Intervention” et al. and criticized the pseudoscience and harmful aspects of AA & NA. And every 5 minutes they kept stating that they aren’t health professionals that you shouldn’t take their opinion as advice on recovery and to contact a professional before deciding a plan or making any changes. And probably 1000X more people are going to watch this Vice video.

    • @Chris-bz4ve
      @Chris-bz4ve 5 лет назад +18

      This treatment give you circulation blood 😂

    • @b2kzangelalwayz
      @b2kzangelalwayz 5 лет назад +5

      I was definitely thrown off

    • @andydrew3320
      @andydrew3320 5 лет назад +27

      aeonjoey yeah well if you trust some dude in a robe who works at a Russian bath house to give you medical advice you’re a moron

  • @b2kzangelalwayz
    @b2kzangelalwayz 5 лет назад +1659

    wow hiring only deaf massage therapists for the gangsters. Equal opportunity before its time.

    • @lo7892
      @lo7892 5 лет назад +35

      Sounds ridiculous. I don't believe that. Real gangstas wouldn't even trust a deaf person

    • @freebriccs6134
      @freebriccs6134 4 года назад +34

      Luis O lol ur either rly old n corny or rly young n corny

    • @lo7892
      @lo7892 4 года назад +8

      @@freebriccs6134 Free Priccs let me guess... You're gay 🤔. Hey, to each his own bruh.

    • @freebriccs6134
      @freebriccs6134 4 года назад +57

      Luis O to each his own, that’s why ur allowed to be that unintelligent brother

    • @crazypyrotev
      @crazypyrotev 3 года назад +2

      In Korea they only hire blind for massage

  • @serpentax
    @serpentax 5 лет назад +389

    8:29 "I realized she doesn't want the same drink."
    this man is a genius.

    • @Grayson4795
      @Grayson4795 5 лет назад +1

      Lololol I love that

    • @memo4211
      @memo4211 5 лет назад +18

      And now we are here 6 month pregnant..... 😂😂😂

    • @sangriasingh2354
      @sangriasingh2354 5 лет назад +6

      @Nick Ger He looks like he'd dip out by now, but there's a chance of marrying into owning a successful business.

    • @gloooopgloop
      @gloooopgloop 4 года назад +1

      @Nick Ger he has his own popular successful business...

  • @rebeccaflores6826
    @rebeccaflores6826 5 лет назад +594

    Okay but why the owners look like one of they’re parents really owns this spot and they just left them in charge 😂😂😂😂😂 they look so young

    • @kittymcmeowmeow1
      @kittymcmeowmeow1 5 лет назад +65

      If it's been a business since the 1800s, it's probably been passed down for generations ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @myshirtsaretrash8477
      @myshirtsaretrash8477 5 лет назад +4

      You tryna fuh?

    • @andrewgrandma2816
      @andrewgrandma2816 5 лет назад +12

      Theyre doing good with this documentary. Hope they stay in business.

    • @acewolfgang276
      @acewolfgang276 4 года назад +1

      How old are they exactly?

    • @andrewgrandma2816
      @andrewgrandma2816 4 года назад +41

      @@acewolfgang276 she said her parents are the owners. They manage the spot. And he met her at a coffee shop where he was a Barista.

  • @joehoffman672
    @joehoffman672 2 года назад +7

    Went here last month on my trip to New York and it was the best part of the trip. Would seriously come back again just for this. Awesome place and felt great afterward!

  • @admagnificat
    @admagnificat 5 лет назад +277

    This video was so funny and weird and strange on so many levels.
    There are a lot of things going on in the Russian and Turkish baths. 😄😄😄

    • @НикитаМорозов-ц9ы
      @НикитаМорозов-ц9ы 4 года назад +18

      I'm Russian and I had exactly the same feelings watching this. Weird shit happens in New York everyday...

  • @juanpablooliva5382
    @juanpablooliva5382 5 лет назад +533

    Lots of politicians come here...
    1min sfter: GANSTERS HAD MEETINGS HERE BECAUSE YOU COULDNT WEAR A WIRE

    • @pastelpurpledeathbed
      @pastelpurpledeathbed 5 лет назад +7

      Yeah, cause of the steam bro. 😂

    • @m.w.6526
      @m.w.6526 5 лет назад +4

      Parvati yeah it’s wet as fuck in the bathhouse so it makes sense

    • @zorileyj.796
      @zorileyj.796 5 лет назад +14

      @@m.w.6526 no it's because u have to be naked in a bathhouse.. no way u can wires on u 😅

    • @m.w.6526
      @m.w.6526 5 лет назад +5

      Zoriley J. That too!

    • @neelalohithmoudgalya8456
      @neelalohithmoudgalya8456 4 года назад +10

      Corporate want's you find the difference between these two pictures.
      They are the same..................

  • @adamrobinson6280
    @adamrobinson6280 5 лет назад +952

    "Get rid of the stress of your week"
    Flashback to 5 minutes ago when a man was getting hit with a bunch of leaves

    • @ProstoTelo
      @ProstoTelo 5 лет назад +49

      try it and you'll love it. take a shot of vodka after the procedure.

    • @Shorim1
      @Shorim1 5 лет назад +36

      Actually that's a less painful and not optimal way to do it, the best way to do it is in summertime when there are stinging nettles, and then you go and splash yourself with cold well water, feels like putting on a brand new skin I swear to god.

    • @hilfdsgfuiw
      @hilfdsgfuiw 5 лет назад +32

      Nothing like throwing some water over hot stones and whacking yourself and your mates with birch leaves.

    • @bizhanbazhirov2404
      @bizhanbazhirov2404 5 лет назад +6

      Eto ahuenno, blyat

    • @harleyjones8948
      @harleyjones8948 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂

  • @lm1257
    @lm1257 4 года назад +7

    More episodes featuring the chef please 😩
    A series on how to cook all those amazing dishes

  • @williamwendling944
    @williamwendling944 4 года назад +8

    Used to frequent this place in the late 80s, aww the East Village,, love it, just went to Moscow and went to the Sanduny near Red Square that’s been open since the 1808, very cool place too.

  • @ddsherds87
    @ddsherds87 5 лет назад +546

    Would love to see Action Bronson chill at this place

    • @jeromeduffy9270
      @jeromeduffy9270 5 лет назад

      Maybe. Didnt they do something similar. Massage

    • @ddsherds87
      @ddsherds87 5 лет назад +1

      Pretty much

    • @K1ddkanuck
      @K1ddkanuck 5 лет назад +16

      His joint would go out in the wet room...

    • @connorstraathof6025
      @connorstraathof6025 5 лет назад +2

      he did theres a fuck thats delicious ep on it

    • @newthrash1221
      @newthrash1221 5 лет назад +1

      ddsherds50
      Pretty sure he has a munchies episode where he goes to the russian baths. Could be wrong, but i think so.

  • @dennisdac1015
    @dennisdac1015 5 лет назад +312

    This guy just said the cure for cancer is these grown ass men hitting you with wet leaves?.....Take my money 3:45

    • @lrvfb
      @lrvfb 5 лет назад +40

      It was probably a joke, but what they´re saying is it makes you less stressed. When you´re stressed out you have high cortisol. Cortisol is a corticosteroid. Corticosteroids supress the immune system. The immune system actively fights tumors in the very early stages and is mostly succesfull in doing so. When youre immune system is surpressed you have an increased risk for tumors.
      Stress causes cancer and this "treatment" prevents it.

    • @dennisdac1015
      @dennisdac1015 5 лет назад

      @@lrvfb Ik man Im just fucking around

    • @apotato6278
      @apotato6278 4 года назад +12

      @@lrvfb That's a pretty clever way to interpret it. The high stress life of New York must be awful for your health. Saunas, massages and other types of physical therapy probably mitigates the damages caused by constantly being on edge.

    • @2007Club
      @2007Club 4 года назад

      Dennis DAC that’s right it cured my cancer

    • @falgorandco
      @falgorandco 4 года назад

      I'm pretty sure the guy is serious about that actually xD living in russia for a bit i can tell you ppl can create lot sort of shit just to make you them pay ... but im 100 % sure they believe in it though

  • @mrrice1111
    @mrrice1111 5 лет назад +1663

    The owner and her husband look like their 18

    • @mikhail5002
      @mikhail5002 5 лет назад +132

      *They're

    • @merkdistrict
      @merkdistrict 5 лет назад

      eww eww 😂

    • @jameshighway2308
      @jameshighway2308 5 лет назад +29

      D Rice all kuz of the steam.

    • @BallardBaller
      @BallardBaller 5 лет назад +71

      They didn’t get into the fact, the ownership is split between two families. Each alternating weeks of ownership, weird shit, but that place was my go to in nyc

    • @pursueflow
      @pursueflow 5 лет назад +78

      Their actually both 55, the use the baths everyday, amazing right ;)

  • @dtigert233
    @dtigert233 5 лет назад +14

    We have hot bath, cold bath, dry bath, eucalyptuvitzki bath, and of course the borscht bath

  • @alidelatierra
    @alidelatierra 3 года назад +1

    How wonderful that y’all are keeping your traditional ways of health alive much love!!!

  • @rattmouth
    @rattmouth 5 лет назад +29

    This video deserves at least a half hour director's cut. So surprisingly enjoyable. Reminds me of Harmony Korine when we were both a lot younger. I want to know more about Leon too. Base the story around him and give us more.

  • @battoxia23
    @battoxia23 5 лет назад +622

    Is this where I go if I need someone wacked

    • @buttface9434
      @buttface9434 5 лет назад +89

      im sure there is a lot of whacking going on in there.

    • @smileyface4100
      @smileyface4100 5 лет назад +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ImranAli-qj4ir
      @ImranAli-qj4ir 5 лет назад +2

      Yes

    • @DemetriNocturnal
      @DemetriNocturnal 5 лет назад +9

      What a bunch of back slapping, circle jerking , ass jagging, butt trumpets in there.... lol

    • @kksan
      @kksan 5 лет назад +4

      They end up in the kitchen. Jk, I'm sure their food is pretty good.

  • @619awesomeo
    @619awesomeo 5 лет назад +33

    You know the chef is a pretty genuine guy.

  • @pressheart64
    @pressheart64 9 месяцев назад +2

    Keeping that sound bite about the "Treatment" curing cancer was a very bold move lol

  • @asamvav
    @asamvav 3 года назад +11

    The character and the vibe of this place looks amazing.

  • @mshark2205
    @mshark2205 5 лет назад +73

    The food looks legit, especially the borscht.

    • @dbaluev
      @dbaluev 5 лет назад +5

      mshark borscht, pelmeni, blini - everything looks 100% legit for me (I’m Russian)

    • @FaithandNova
      @FaithandNova 5 лет назад +3

      The food is the only thing that looks good there, rest of the place looks scary as hell

    • @DaGhostFaceHD
      @DaGhostFaceHD 5 лет назад

      @@FaithandNova exactly. Just what i'd expect from a russian bathhouse. Dum dum.

  • @ilove2929
    @ilove2929 5 лет назад +121

    Russia bath house: We have sauna.
    People: oh for relaxing
    Russian bath house: We put Eucalyptus in there

  • @vitvit13
    @vitvit13 5 лет назад +37

    Ofcourse the receptionist holding a beer, just made me want to come even more.

  • @finck2208
    @finck2208 5 лет назад +334

    I’m just wondering how this passed a health inspection

    • @AlexS-oj8qf
      @AlexS-oj8qf 4 года назад +52

      Mafia

    • @redsonkr
      @redsonkr 4 года назад +138

      In russia health inspection pass you

    • @50nya
      @50nya 4 года назад +13

      Ikr it looks so gross 🤢

    • @alexeytrifonov9158
      @alexeytrifonov9158 4 года назад +83

      It's a bathhouse, just like any other one and it actually looks clean and tidy. Besides, high temperatures like this kill off all bacterias so it keeps itself clean there.

    • @50nya
      @50nya 4 года назад +2

      ChadChederson how is this clean bro....

  • @barcelonachair6487
    @barcelonachair6487 3 года назад +15

    When I was young and first moved out my first neighbours were Russian, the finest people, amazing people really. The elderly mother always wanted to make sure I had food in my belly. She was a fabulous cook. This made me nostalgic.

  • @thefinestgames
    @thefinestgames 5 лет назад +369

    I swear some New Yorkers just mumble instead of speaking. This guy's not even trying.

  • @evanvanwormer6805
    @evanvanwormer6805 5 лет назад +67

    "Hey Niko! It's Roman, let's go bowling"

  • @gbb5557
    @gbb5557 5 лет назад +380

    Russian mafia guy says “cure cancer” this treatment “kill everything negative inside you”
    Im scared 😟

    • @brittlespy9083
      @brittlespy9083 5 лет назад +11

      G Bb “we kill you, yes YOU. Man behind the screen, you think you’re safe?”

    • @esterlaska7615
      @esterlaska7615 4 года назад

      Im crying laughing omg

    • @AlexS-oj8qf
      @AlexS-oj8qf 4 года назад +8

      "Kill everything negative jnside you"
      Me: *Die alongaide my negativity*

    • @dannyhuang3472
      @dannyhuang3472 4 года назад +1

      He mean it

    • @Michaeleism
      @Michaeleism 4 года назад

      😅😅😅😂😄😆

  • @treywalker8019
    @treywalker8019 3 года назад +22

    I freakin love Russian culture. They drink, they have fun, and yet give all they have. True ambition

    • @SolidSL510
      @SolidSL510 2 года назад

      Still feel the same? Lol jk

    • @treywalker8019
      @treywalker8019 2 года назад

      It's not the people's fault Putin is a douche.

    • @itsnotlaila
      @itsnotlaila 2 года назад

      @@SolidSL510 get outta here

  • @AJ-pw4qw
    @AJ-pw4qw 5 лет назад +4

    Chris saved my life one day, love that kid man. Glad he’s doing great.

  • @ilove2929
    @ilove2929 5 лет назад +9

    That chef loves what he is doing, it is different when people cook with love...makes me want to go to the restaurants

  • @JohnSmith-vk4jq
    @JohnSmith-vk4jq 5 лет назад +33

    The chef's is the main character in this episode

  • @adm8995
    @adm8995 5 лет назад +65

    5:40
    “Right here we have al Pacino”
    At a picture of Robert deniro

    • @Th3Siam
      @Th3Siam 5 лет назад +4

      😂😂😂😂

  • @simonchan9684
    @simonchan9684 3 года назад +4

    The chef cooking is fantastic and the food is wonderfully well prepared
    Class of its own!! 😘

  • @ilyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    @ilyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Год назад +1

    the video has been out for 3 years, but i gotta say what im seeing in the video is EXTREMELY authentic, the experience and the food as well, people in Russia LOVE banya (bathhouse), its a tradition to drink cold beer in between walk-in sessions and you gotta plunge in VERY cold water (or snow, if the seasons and circumstances allow you to)
    also, what they said about the health benefits of banya -- most Russian people actually believe that. its a HUGE part of our culture and people really do believe in both physical and spiritual benefits of banya

  • @waNErBOY
    @waNErBOY 5 лет назад +875

    "one borscht is enough for one day"
    chill fella, the soviet union is gone lol

    • @asmodeojung
      @asmodeojung 5 лет назад +75

      That's not a joke. A good bowl of bortsch could sustain you for the entire day. It's very nutritious if cooked with meat.

    • @KingRo550
      @KingRo550 5 лет назад +16

      waNErBOY You’re actually so stupid. That makes no sense. That is not at all what he meant. Moron

    • @leds2321
      @leds2321 5 лет назад +8

      Rain on Your Parade why so angry big fella ?

    • @harleyjones8948
      @harleyjones8948 5 лет назад

      Jesus

    • @LSPD1909
      @LSPD1909 5 лет назад

      @@leds2321 b i i i i g fella

  • @collin8915
    @collin8915 5 лет назад +37

    It's cool the Nico Belic works there too!

  • @lorenzsabbaer7725
    @lorenzsabbaer7725 5 лет назад +27

    i would go there every week, srsly! russians now their stuff! i have quite a few russian friends (im from germany and in the early 90s after the breakdown of the soviet union alot immigrated) and I LOVE THEIR FOOD! its such a great culture and often misunderstood

  • @musk4mars116
    @musk4mars116 3 года назад +4

    I used to live one block away and regret never going inside. The food looks amazing. My family is from Russia.

  • @tree661
    @tree661 5 лет назад +6

    9:48 lookin like they having some fun

  • @TheRavetetsei15
    @TheRavetetsei15 5 лет назад +195

    Dude: and now we’re here
    Her: ...6 months Pregnant...
    Me: ah. I see

    • @mikkakisaragi8837
      @mikkakisaragi8837 4 года назад +7

      Yeah...
      So tragic...

    • @simi104
      @simi104 3 года назад +3

      I dont get it, please explain ?

    • @CleverChina
      @CleverChina 3 года назад +2

      @@simi104 They’re joking that she was essentially forced to stay with him by the situation of getting pregnant

    • @simi104
      @simi104 3 года назад

      @@CleverChina oh, that's grim.

    • @Dayvit78
      @Dayvit78 3 года назад +1

      @@CleverChina More like he has to stay with her (since it's her family's place), but he seems cool with it. She's thinkin...I coulda done so much better.

  • @NS-xt5wv
    @NS-xt5wv 5 лет назад +5

    I was born in the USSR and this place is like a time travel to my childhood, it’s insane that it’s in Manhattan too, because it has such a strong Brighton Beach vibe lol

  • @itsthatonekid6188
    @itsthatonekid6188 5 лет назад +107

    In Russia we clap cheeks in steam room

    • @SankofaNYC
      @SankofaNYC 5 лет назад +2

      Pardon.... 🤔😓😳

    • @loualbino5536
      @loualbino5536 5 лет назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @bigrich0926
      @bigrich0926 5 лет назад

      I know you loved that slomo cheek action huh? lol

  • @UzumakiX5series
    @UzumakiX5series 3 года назад +6

    Holy cow, those dishes look amazing. Reasonable prices as well

  • @aidanschestakov8036
    @aidanschestakov8036 4 года назад +3

    i lowkey love the cook how he dont like the massage and how he had to use a translator was cute I like him he is funny.

  • @AquascapingAndStuff
    @AquascapingAndStuff 5 лет назад +45

    Those 2 owner ladies probably the only women that were in those baths

  • @kksan
    @kksan 5 лет назад +25

    I get the feeling that this place fits in a John Wick movie - especially for one of those fighting scenes.

  • @ColinFowler
    @ColinFowler 5 лет назад +46

    Ja Rule: "You Russian?"
    Steven Segal (No Accent) "Yeah, I'm Russian"

  • @SmallAlexMoney
    @SmallAlexMoney 4 года назад +1

    Chef Leon is such a lad I’m a big fan

  • @tibib0ss
    @tibib0ss 4 года назад +3

    Words to live by : "What we need in our life ? Health and Happiness"

  • @Blahblahyah
    @Blahblahyah 5 лет назад +4

    Let’s all acknowledge how genius the marriage of a bathhouse and restaurant truly is.

  • @Richrr119
    @Richrr119 5 лет назад +4

    As a russian born, this made me happy. Would visit this place next time I'm in NYC

  • @AustinBruner
    @AustinBruner 5 лет назад +156

    I’ve never heard anyone more woke than that old Russian lady. She said you come here and get happy and healthy and what more do we need in life then health and happiness

  • @Alaskan-Armadillo
    @Alaskan-Armadillo 4 года назад +8

    Now this is right up my alley! I love Russian food and I love Russian people! Also the banya is the best! When I get the chance I definitely have got to go there!

  • @RM-qn3ro
    @RM-qn3ro 4 года назад +4

    Love the cook, he's such an amazing character

  • @itstwinklerkate
    @itstwinklerkate 5 лет назад +64

    I'd go there for the food.
    For the spa, not so much. A little too wet for me.

  • @Mooseydog
    @Mooseydog 5 лет назад +6

    You can make an entire day at this place. The food, the massage, I personally am salivating just watching the video. Gonna have to trek up there from Baltimore!!

  • @NikitaLemeshev-e8r
    @NikitaLemeshev-e8r 5 лет назад +38

    when that cook is talking it looks like episode from “what we do in the shadows” 👻 I like him 😄

    • @remylebeau5212
      @remylebeau5212 5 лет назад +3

      I genuinely laughed out loud reading this😂🤣🤣😂

    • @SHINDIGLORDS
      @SHINDIGLORDS 4 года назад

      Lmao i can never unhear it now

  • @Showza83
    @Showza83 3 года назад +76

    The food looks amazing. The bath house looks like it'll give you a staph infection.

  • @yodieindrawan5193
    @yodieindrawan5193 5 лет назад +1

    That chef work is simply stunning

  • @brookadam777
    @brookadam777 5 лет назад +257

    Vice: “Do you ever use the baths?”
    Chef who works there: “no, I don’t like it”
    Later after they fire him 🤦🏽

    • @mikehunt6803
      @mikehunt6803 5 лет назад +13

      He didn't want a man on top lol

    • @mikehunt6803
      @mikehunt6803 5 лет назад

      @@Saperwill what the doctor is gay😳😳🕵️

    • @popeyeschicken7865
      @popeyeschicken7865 5 лет назад +11

      I think he's gay.

    • @jeromeduffy9270
      @jeromeduffy9270 5 лет назад +5

      Whats the diff. Then is it a very Hetro environment, so he wont go there?

    • @artemperesada3454
      @artemperesada3454 5 лет назад +12

      Sorry fam but Russians are honest and tell that to your face, trust me he's not getting fired

  • @toddreynolds1928
    @toddreynolds1928 5 лет назад +26

    That grilled salmon looked 🔥

  • @sbakernyc5761
    @sbakernyc5761 4 года назад +87

    Leon defintely left Russian because they didnt agree with his "lifestyle".... we love Gays in NYC tho Leon welcome broski

    • @BumBanditt
      @BumBanditt 4 года назад +1

      Why do you think Leon left?

    • @Pathrissia
      @Pathrissia 4 года назад +15

      Maybe that's why he's doesn't like the bath house

    • @kdvr766
      @kdvr766 4 года назад +1

      @@alexandrep4913 you mean to say south russians are gay? 🤔

    • @ruddernice8597
      @ruddernice8597 3 года назад

      Thx

    • @emmanuelfrancois3717
      @emmanuelfrancois3717 3 года назад

      @@alexandrep4913 South Russia and St Petersburg is heaven there is no reason to leave it and come to dystopian like NY

  • @nolanjohnson2009
    @nolanjohnson2009 3 года назад

    I used to go to a Banya in the financial district pre-pandemic. Might go to one again

  • @matthewfox3760
    @matthewfox3760 4 года назад +1

    As a little bit of a Clean freak this place freaks me the hell out but also intrigued me with a desire to go and experience real life

  • @MG-kr3ht
    @MG-kr3ht 5 лет назад +42

    I went to high school with Chris, we hated each other due to some stupid street (gangs) we tried to fight each other almost every day but I’m so glad to see him doing good it’s been years, i also had a kid congrats on yours brother 🙏
    Edit: May he Rest In Peace. Please pray for his kids and family.

    • @odin3066
      @odin3066 5 лет назад +14

      should i jack off

    • @Kugelschrei
      @Kugelschrei 5 лет назад +3

      @@odin3066 when in doubt - maybe

    • @rottgunn
      @rottgunn 5 лет назад

      how old is chris now?

    • @odin3066
      @odin3066 5 лет назад

      should i?

    • @AlexS-oj8qf
      @AlexS-oj8qf 4 года назад

      @@odin3066 I'll do it for you, God!

  • @betrousaltaweel
    @betrousaltaweel 5 лет назад +94

    A season 4 episode of The Sopranos was filmed and set at the Russian baths where Tony and Ralph meet up with a corrupt politician and a corrupt charity director.

    • @ku0xy
      @ku0xy 5 лет назад +5

      holy shit that was there!? that's awesome, amazing show.

    • @alifelongsong
      @alifelongsong 5 лет назад +1

      BB1349 I don’t think it was here though

  • @topspinaurelius
    @topspinaurelius 4 года назад +21

    So it is labeled “1892”, but later said her grandfather and partner started the business in 1970s, bit disconnected

    • @topspinaurelius
      @topspinaurelius 4 года назад

      @No Kkcap ,, ok, that would make a lot more sense, I thought she said somewhere in the video her grandparents made it into a bathhouse but maybe I misheard

  • @2006glg
    @2006glg 4 года назад

    That borscht..
    Omg..looks amaaazing.

  • @Korea-Lens
    @Korea-Lens 3 года назад

    7:28 LOL wife intervenes just enough to help people make sense of dude's words. seems like amazing place

  • @mistereearly1141
    @mistereearly1141 5 лет назад +4

    “And here we are, 6 months pregnant...”
    Hahaha LOVE IT. What an awesome family. I’m coming. Hopefully they have co-Ed days

  • @TheCubert120
    @TheCubert120 3 года назад +4

    This brings me back. The Banya, the food, all looks great and down to earth.

  • @jarednil69
    @jarednil69 5 лет назад +92

    It looks too dark and spooky in the baths for me.

    • @bayridge3569
      @bayridge3569 5 лет назад +29

      Jarednil69
      Don't worry we'll go easy on you, sour cream and borscht you're gonna love it

    • @ceasedesist703
      @ceasedesist703 5 лет назад +1

      jarednil69 Lol! Let the games begin👩🏽‍💻

    • @Sunglowgrowth
      @Sunglowgrowth 5 лет назад +1

      I was thinking the same thing. If it wasn't for the dark dungeon like darkness this place would be awesome to go too.

    • @NS-pr8is
      @NS-pr8is 5 лет назад

      Fred Sosyska what is a real “russian” banya then?

  • @MrAllstar
    @MrAllstar 5 лет назад +1

    What a cute/sweet lady. Lol and she's running the Russian baths, seems like a cool place though, very down to earth and friendly people

  • @cladair77
    @cladair77 4 года назад +1

    the chef is a wonderful dude! love the energy.

  • @bnizzle8500
    @bnizzle8500 5 лет назад +29

    "We are family members here, ten dollars"

  • @ryansim7818
    @ryansim7818 5 лет назад +73

    Anyone else drool after seeing that russian breakfast?

  • @golu_badbola
    @golu_badbola 4 года назад +24

    The food presentation is really good.
    Bet he can cook for Michelin star restaurants.

  • @akinoz
    @akinoz 5 лет назад +1

    I once tried that Russian oak leaves and my body were burning, I immediately dive in the cold bath. The sensation of cold batch was huge relief for my burning body.

  • @robert1227
    @robert1227 3 года назад

    Leon's living at the top of the world there. Lucky guy.