"This unfussy, welcoming East Village spot is only open for breakfast and lunch, offering up really cheap, heavy Polish classics cooked by Ukrainian grandmothers that belong to the church across the street, served on paper plates and cafeteria trays in a community center-esque basement space. The pierogies here are boiled, offered with traditional fillings like pepper-flecked potato, and topped with finely minced, deeply browned fried onions and sour cream. Also consider the thickly cut kielbasa served over fried cabbage with a side of mustard, or the rotating daily specials, which might include dense nubs of homemade pasta with pork loin. It’s closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on the other weekdays, it’s only open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On weekends, Streecha opens its doors two hours earlier." - Alexandra Ilyashov
