The best ones are probably Sawa & Henry's... but each & ever one has their pros+cons.
If you are ever in Bayonne, there is a Polish store right next to Judicke Bakery, on Broadway. The store on Hutton reminds me of that place. It has more variety since it has been established for a long time.
good grief, pay your taxes and try to hold goverment accountable and shut up already.
** would you rather live in ny, nj or california versus arkansas, missippi or missouri.
Place is weak, they had no goodies to heat at home like stuffed cabbage, pierogi or soups etc.
I asked and got dumb looks.
They totally had containers a pierogi of every type in the cold case.
I visited, but was sad there was no steam table or even platters to microwave at home. I'd totally buy a platter of kielbasa, pierogi and stuffed cabbage for lunch. The different kinds of kielbasa looked amazing!
I hope not -- That's why I want to spread word of mouth and let people know. Need to support our local businesses.
Glad to learn about Jola; I visited yesterday, and got the first kielbasa I've enjoyed in a few years, since Stanley's closed.
They also have roasted buckwheat groats, another rare treat.
Yes, it's 110 Hutton (less than a quarter block off of Central) and right now food sold to be warmed at home. Soups look very good - will try next time. Who knows, if they get enough business they may look to serve items hot.
I also tried the poppy seed roll - nice sized, fresh, tasty, plenty of poppy seeds and not too sweet - I bought that, a jar of red current jam, and a packet of sweet paprika (size similar to packet of Knor sauce mixes) -- all for under $5. Pastry alone in a lot of other places would be close to that price.
Hours: Closed ? Opens 9 a.m. Wed.
It is like 2 doors down from Ozu Foods (one of my other favorite places).
As of now all of the soups/pierogis/stews etc are sold to be heated up at home. For very reasonable prices you can have just about a full meal within a few minutes of turning on the stove (my kind of "cooking"). They also do have some breads/pastries - I had a poppy seed roll similar to what my Slovak grandmother used to make.
Will they boil up some fresh pierogies for you? What is the address and phone number - anybody know? Sounds great. Hot soups? Brooklyn Rye Bead?
I just returned from the place, I love the beets and soups, very good.
This place is great! I have had several variations of their pierogis/soups/stews and all were good meals to take home/heat up. They have tons of Polish snacks and kielbasas as well.
I usually don't walk down Hutton, but by chance did and found an authentic Polish shop opened recently. It's a small shop off Central Avenue (between Central and Summit). Has little of everything -- dry goods (noodles, spices, real honey, etc.), meats (ham, sausage, etc..). Some very nice homemade soup and other goodies.
Bought some items which were delicious .