![]() ![]() While we chatted, several plates of pierogi began to fill up the table: a meat variety filled with minced pork shoulder, classic potato and cheese, tangy vegan sauerkraut and mushroom, a collaboration pierogi with Murray’s Cheese (one of the store’s best-sellers), and a seasonal collaboration with nearby Paulie Gee’s, all with six per order. Because of their commitment to staying authentic, it was important for Pierozek to be in New York’s most Polish neighborhood: Greenpoint. Alexandra tells me that on an average weekday, Pierozek is pumping out around 2,000 pierogi, and many, many more on the weekend. You can catch sight of them hand rolling pierogi in the window every single day. To this day, all of their ingredients are imported from Poland, and their kitchen staff are all Polish. They felt authenticity was crucial so, upon opening, they flew in pierogi makers from Poland. They felt Greenpoint was missing a place that strictly focused on pierogi and seized the opportunity, opening Pierozek in November 2019. She and her husband, Radek, both have Polish roots: in Rzeszow and Czestochowa, respectively. While I scanned the menu, the store’s owner, Alexandra Kurcharski, sat down to chat with me. Once I had warmed up with the earthy, comforting cup of borscht, it was time to move onto the main attraction for most diners at Pierozek: the pierogi. Like all of Pierozek’s dishware, the mug is handmade and imported Bolesławiec pottery from Poland. The result is a simple cup of fragrant, gluten-free, vegan beet broth. Instead, it’s made with 72-hour fermented beets along with classic seasonings. The borscht at Pierozek doesn’t have chunks of beets, veggies or beef. Since it was served in a mug, my intuition told me to ditch the spoon and sip. I said I was there to warm up and, almost instantly, a cup of deep purple-red borscht came out. I opted for a table inside the narrow eatery, which also has a heated outdoor garden. I needed borscht, so I dusted off my winter coat, and headed to Pierozek in Greenpoint’s Little Poland. How could it go from 70 degrees to 45 degrees in a 24-hour turnaround time? I needed something warm, something hydrating, something to make me feel alive again. The weather had finally taken a turn for the cold and miserable. ![]()
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