After reading some highly praised reviews, I was convinced to stop by this little shop to grab some baked goods. While I was there, their hot food also sparked my curiosity and ended up getting a bit of everything. Oops.
The baked goods were quite disappointing as they were pretty dry. The baklava was extra dry and the apple strudel was cold and requires more juicy filling. The $1 Bogalyky was pretty good and the Napoleon was alright. Though the desserts were quite disappointing, the hot food was quite impressive! I ordered the hungry tato's lunch combo, which has a bit of everything. You get the Borsch, Holubtsi (Cabbage rolls), 2pc of Varenyky (Pierogi) and 1 pc of Nalysnyky (Rolled Crepe). My favourite was the Nalysnyky with the pork and mushroom filling! The outer layer was crispy and the inside has a soft and juicy filling. It's very comforting. The cabbage rolls was also very good. I'm not entirely sure what that was but it reminded me of a skinless meat dumpling with a ketchup sauce on top.
Growing up, I've always had/made perogies for special occasions, so it's not something new to me. I ordered their best seller potato dill filling perogies from my first visit, but I think they could've added a lot more dill (and possibly cheese) in it. On my second visit, I tried the sour cherry and pork and onion perogies. The sour cherry filling was mildly fruity, and has the perfect sweetness in it (it wasn't actually sour). The pork and onion is probably my favourite of the three. I also liked the perogie dough as it was nicely pinched (you can tell it's made in house) and it was springy and had a good chewy texture.
Overall, their hot food is comforting and the taste is homey and makes you wonder what's their culture and traditions are like. I also wonder if there's any stories behind any of this.
📍 Location: New Westminster || Vancouver
Menu: Here
💵 Price: $15 - $20 pp (for a meal)
🤤Taste: 4.8 / 5
📈 Price Performance ratio: 4.7 / 5
Retention Rate: 100%
🕯Atmosphere: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🪑Seating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
SUMMARY:
Pros:
- Excellent hot food.
- It's comforting, it's homey and it's delicious
- My favourite was the savoury crepe with the pork and mushroom filling
- I liked the sour cherry Perogies, but my favourite has to be the pork and onion
- Perogie dough has a great texture - chewy and slightly springy
- Perogie skin was nicely pinched - you can tell it's made in house
- The Napoleon was pretty good.
- The Bogalyky was pretty good
Cons:
- The babka was extra dry
- The poppyseed roll was dry
- The Apple strudel was cold and needs more filling
- Potato dill perogie lacks flavor. It needs more dill or possibly more cheese?
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