Pierogi Heaven

Perfect, authentic, unadulterated pierogi.  The fact that they have 11 varieties is a unexpected bonus.  I'm not quite sure how Kirk L. could comment that he's "used to dumplings with much more flavor."  Oh, I see.  The pierogi in his comment is possessive and there's a word or two missing in there.  These guys know what they're doing.  I had the meat and the kraut with mushroom.  Both were fantastic.  Can't wait to try the meat and spinach and the stuffed cabbage.  If all you know about pierogi is Mrs. T's, you can get a proper education at Pierogi Heaven, and trust me, you won't be buying them from the freezer isle ever again.

Oh my God.  Yes.

Yelp sent me an email about pierogi in the city, and there was a place in the Loop.  Well, that made my lunch decision for me pretty easily.  I made the 40-minute round-trip trek from work in the South Loop just to justify getting pierogi.  Pierogi Heaven is very small, but it's not dingy, it's not dirty, and honest-to-God, the Subway smell sticks to you wayyyy worse than the Pierogi Heaven smell (which I honestly don't smell... it just smells like yummy food, and I just took a whiff of myself, and I don't stink).  The joint is a few small tables and a food counter.  I did a 3+3+3 mix, and I got the kraut and mushroom, meat and spinach, and potato and cheddar.  The kraut and mushroom was AMAZING.  Seriously.  Get it, even if you don't like sauerkraut from some ridiculous childhood experience.  The potato and cheddar was good, had a great smooth texture, and just tasted like home.  The meat and spinach was not my kind of flavor; it was good, but it was very heavy.

Anyway, go.  It's stupid delicious.

They are the best at what they do. If you want something new for lunch, go here for sure. Name says it all! Its nice that they include your onions and sour cream at no extra charge.