Pietrzyk Pierogi
Polish restaurant · Eastern Market
1429 Gratiot Ave # 109, Detroit, MI 48207
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Highlights
Polish dumplings & creative meal boxes, vegan options
Polish dumplings & creative meal boxes, vegan options
"Operating in Eastern Market’s Gratiot Central Market, owner Erica Pietrzyk routinely purchases 90 to 150 dozen eggs a week to make pierogi dough and estimates that for Paczki Day she goes through an additional 45 to 60 dozen eggs that she’ll use for the paczki dough and the creamy vanilla custard and lemon curd. In 2024 paczki cost $36 per dozen; this year she raised prices to $39: "Really, I should have raised it by $5 but I feel bad," Pietrzyk says, noting she doesn't make a huge profit on paczki and that they are offered largely "out of tradition." She focuses on small batches and reports preorders are down — from the usual 80 to 100 down to about 50 this year — which she attributes to customers tightening their belts and a lack of willingness to pay higher prices for Polish food. Pietrzyk underscores quality differences across makers: "Sometimes, when you go places and it does cost less, they’re either not making it traditionally, or they’re just taking a jelly doughnut and shoving it in a box and slapping the word paczki on it," she says." - Ashok Selvam
"The Pierogi Queen’s signature paczki — strawberry jalapeño — strikes a balance between sweet and spicy, offering a bold twist on tradition. Preorders are now open on their website for singles or mixed dozens, which also feature classic flavors like blueberry, raspberry, vanilla custard, and lemon curd." - Courtney Burk
"Pietrzyk Pierogi is accepting online pre-orders for paczki in options from single to four flavors for mixed dozens. Classic flavors of raspberry, blueberry, lemon curd, and vanilla custard are on the menu, in addition to the spot’s signature strawberry jalapeño." - Courtney Burk
"Pietrzyk Pierogi serves both traditional and creative Polish dumplings, snacks, and other food inside Gratiot Central Market. Visit the shop during lunch hours for carryout boats of classic pierogi and more unique pierogi with fillings such as cheeseburger or jalapeño cheese. Pietrzyk Pierogi also has a packaged retail section for customers who want to take some dumplings home." - Serena Maria Daniels
"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
