Overall Rating : 3.8 out of 5
Filling Options : 2.0
Accessories : 3.0
Taste : 5.0
(filling + accessories + (taste x 2))/4

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3455 California Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 766-8801
Thur – Fri : 10 a.m. – 4 p.m

Pierogi Sale

This is a classic example of cute old ladies making pierogies as a fund raiser for their church. St. George’s Church is located in the Brighton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh. As you enter into the church’s social hall in the rear of the building, you will see what the world was like 100 years ago when all of the Eastern European immigrants first came to our city. You are first greeted by two volunteers excited to see you. The will offer you two choices of pierogi and optional butter/onions. The pierogies are sold to-go by the dozen. Upon leaving, you will be wondering how you would look in a babushka.

Filling Options
St. George has two varieties, potato or half & half (potato and sauerkraut). Although they do a fantastic job with their two varieties, I wish they had more. These two do represent two of the five core Pittsburgh favorites, as measured by the five Pirates Racing Pierogies. Since this blog is new and I can’t assume my readers attend Pirates games as often as I do, the Pirates, our MLB baseball team, races pierogies during the inning break. The racers are Jalapeno Hana, Cheese Chester, Sauerkraut Saul, and the highly intelligent Oliver Onion. Potato Pete is in retirement and does make special appearances, autograph signings, etc.

Accessories
They only sell pierogies. Since that is the focus of these reviews, they will not lose points for not having other polish favorites. They did sell a small onion/butter to-go carton. One carton per two dozen pierogies was the perfect amount of butter/onion/pierogi ratio. I’ve always prefer a medium amount of butter. I really have a distaste when pierogies come soaking in butter. Since the butter issue is one of my biggest issues with other establishments, they get high marks for keeping it separate.

Taste
St. George’s makes up for variety in taste. Their dough has a chewy, tough quality which is really appealing to me. Each pierogi was of ample size and very fluffy filling. Overall, these were excellent pierogies. They receive bonus points for being fresh, which they make each Thursday morning.