Visited Babushka Pierogi at Findlay Market today. Upon our arrival, the blonde woman working did not greet us kindly or really at all. When we asked her for a recommendation of her favorite pierogi - as it was our first visit - she told us her favorite is “Potato Sauerkraut”, accompanied with a sauerkraut attitude.
We ordered the 4 for $11 deal, thanked her, and went on our way. Unfortunately, our pierogis were incredibly doughy in the middle. Many pierogis come doughy. However, the looseness and overly watery dough in the centers made us nervous of it being underdone.
When we returned and kindly asked for a refund, we were told, “I don’t know what to tell you. You ordered them.” Yes… and we were dissatisfied.
While she did replace our order with frozen pierogis (at our suggestion, by the way), she was kind enough to shove them in our direction after stomping to the freezer and yanking the door open.
At the end of the day, it’s not about doughy pierogis. As she stated, she eats them every day. They’re always doughy (I guess center included). She would know better than us. The crux lies within the attitude. She’s representing the company when she behaves in this manner. If I were the owner or manager and witnessed her, I’d be embarrassed. The interaction could’ve ended with a ‘no’ on a refund or replacing our soggy items at all. We probably would’ve forgotten it all by tomorrow. But, now, we’ll remember.
Decent perogies. 2 for $6 on most varieties. Just wish the onions were truly caramelized. Great filling and dough. Efficient service even on a Saturday.
I absolutely love the Ukrainian pierogi here—my personal favorites are the ones with sauerkraut and the potato cheddar. Each pierogi is hearty and filling; even just two make for a satisfying snack or light meal. Great comfort food that tastes homemade and authentic. I’ll definitely be coming back for more!
We got the ready-to-eat pierogis, but they also have frozen option to take home. I tried the spinach and sauerkraut, and would highly recommend the spinach one. They are a bit pricey at 2 for $6, but they were also surprisingly filling.
I was in the business trip to Cincinnati Finally parked my car in the busy Saturday afternoon in downtown, was so excited to see this place, I found online, hungry like a dog and was Completely disappointed!!! It’s nothing about Ukrainian or Polish culture and food. They put a girl behind the counter to warm up precooked pierogis from Russian food store and you can see it the bags from the grocery store sitting in the refrigerator behind the glass door! It’s supposed to be home made with a bunch of flavors and cooking them in the place, not in the electric pot and they charge $3 a piece!!! 2 pounds of pierogis in the store cost $9.99. On the top of that she has no sour cream, no other sauce, no fried onions, nothing else, originally goes with this dishes. Unbelievable…went to taco place next door and enjoyed my lunch there. Don’t waste your time coming to “Babushka’s”
