Looking for great, reasonably-priced Eastern European food

[stellastu]

I'm looking for homemade, stick-to-your-ribs Eastern European food, like the kind my grandmother makes. Polish, Ukrainian, Hungarian...you get the idea. I would like it to be reasonably priced--no entree priced over $20--and neighborhood doesn't really matter (but below 14th earns bonus points!).

I've tried Veselka and it's not my thing. Pierogi were a little soggy and bland, and the fried onions were swimming in a pool of their own greasy--make that a cold pool.

Thanks!

[eeee]

it's not precisely Eastern European, but Kafana on Ave C has terrific Serbian food! Mmm... Kafana

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Kafana
116 Ave C, New York, NY 10009

[JungMann]

Little Poland is much better than Veselka. The Ukrainian Restaurant next door is also good.

If you check the Outer Boroughs, the options are more plentiful with better quality.

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Veselka
144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

[InSearchOfTacos]

i love cafe katja on les- not a hole in the wall like the ev polish joints, and the food is excellent.

[gutsofsteel]

Katja is Austrian, it is not Polish or Ukrainian or Hungarian. The food is not the "grandmother" type stick to the ribs food.

[gutsofsteel]

Ukrainian Restaurant on 2nd Ave near 9th St.

Other than that....it's going to be Greenpoint or other parts of Brooklyn.

[City Kid]

Yes, Ukrainian East Village Restaurant, great cheap, and just like my grandma used to make.