Hella S.
Yelp
Babcias Pierogis are amazing. Lots of different flavours, all good, all delicious, all full of love, and wrapped up in a tasty dough.
I've had the pleasure of having lived in Poland & Germany, and while over there, I became addicted to Piergoi. They're so easy to find over there - little stands all over Krakow and Warsaw where for less than the equivalent of $5 you can get half a dozen tasty pierogi with all different types of fillings and tada, lunch/dinner is served!
So upon moving back to the US, I started craving for Pierogi. Frozen Mrs.T's Pierogis just weren't doing it for me, so I started hunting around. You can imagine my horror at going to a place like Ru's on Niagara Street and shelling out nearly $20 for the same thing that cost me $5 in Krakow. But I'm not in Poland, so I chalked it up to being on the wrong side of the ocean. I did sample a few other local brands that I found in a few of the local grocery stores, but I wasn't happy with what I found. All of them came pre-boiled, which warped their taste and texture.
In my quest for pierogi, I went down to the Broadway market - it's the center of polish culture here in Buffalo, so SURELY Pieorgi will be found! And alas I was right! Babcias Pierogis are amazing. Overflowing with stuffing (which can be a bit of a problem when you're trying to pan fry them) with a stable but delicate enough dough (it's not like you're chewing through a pizza crust). I felt like I was back in Poland. It was a great find. The staff/owners are really nice and actually seem to want to make sure you're happy with your purchase. Thanks Babcia :)
Also, on a side note, in Poland the frozen Pierogis that are made in some wonderful grandmother's kitchen and that are sold in quaint marketplaces in the city centre are NEVER precooked. You really don't want to buy pre-boiled frozen Pierogi (as I found out the hard way, that's the trend over here). It adds a lot of water weight, and it tends to ruin the texture in the final product when you go to reheat it. It'd be like pre-boiling spaghetti, freezing it, and then recooking it. Yech. I don't care what any vendor tells you, don't buy it pre-cooked.