The 38 Essential Restaurants in Detroit

"Owner Erica Pietrzyk is known for her nontraditional takes on Polish dumplings, like the Holiday Special, a pierogi packed with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, and green beans. It’s those kinds of fun flavors that turned Pietrzyk Pierogi into a hit pop-up restaurant and now a food stall inside Gratiot Central Market in Eastern Market. Pietrzyk offers in-store shopping, curbside service, and shipping with an online shop, where customers can order packages of frozen pierogi, join the Pierogi of the Month Club that delivers a dozen frozen pierogi each month to one’s home, and even pay-it-forward meals to help people experiencing food insecurity. Pietrzyk is also available at 20 local retail locations." - Serena Maria Daniels