343178 Wed Nov 15 21:29:47 -0800 2006 6 18 Manhattan 0 2024727 Someone, I think posting here, said there was a cheaper, better place, almost next door. It may've been a Polish place, but I seem to remember it having been touted as more authentic and less hipster. Wed Nov 15 21:29:47 -0800 2006 14308 sing me a bar 1 2024744 ukranian restaurant, right next door. Wed Nov 15 21:35:49 -0800 2006 2024727 22041 chundi 2 2025014 Ukranian is definitely better and much more authentic than Veselka (although it doesn't have anything like the bustling scene). You go through the entrance to the Ukranian hall on 2nd Ave. just south of Veselka and go down the hall to the back of the building, which is where the restaurant is. Wed Nov 15 22:45:42 -0800 2006 2024744 13481 Woodside Al 3 2025518 I think I'm the one the OP was referencing, and it is Ukrainian Restaurant. It's really old school (as in, community center banquet hall) but the food and friendly service - a sore point for me at Veselka - more than make up for it. Thu Nov 16 01:39:43 -0800 2006 2025014 10681 piccola 1 2024776 Maybe Little Poland? 200 2nd Ave, New York 10003 Btwn 12th & 13th St I like their pierogis and borscht (hot and cold) better than Veselka's. For more standard diner fare, however, I'd stick with Veselka. Wed Nov 15 21:43:15 -0800 2006 2024727 28969 D...DF 1 2024793 Ukrainian is my favorite, and hipster free. Teresa's is okay, but definitely not as good food. Wed Nov 15 21:48:26 -0800 2006 2024727 10475 Wilfrid 2 2025522 I'm not sure I agree. I think each place has a different strength, and the cuisine is somewhat different between the two. Thu Nov 16 01:41:22 -0800 2006 2024793 17058 Pan