October is National Polish Heritage Month

Don’t feel as if you are “under pressure” to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday month with Bowie-inspired pierogi, but if you did, you wouldn’t be disappointed.

Making pierogi is something Erica Pietrzyk has done since she was a kid. Making pierogi was a family activity. Everyone would come over to the house, and the day would be filled with lots of potato peeling, and pierogi stuffing. Frequently this was done around a major holiday, like Christmas or Easter, but sometimes it would be done just because.

Making pierogi is something Erica Pietrzyk has done since she was a kid. Now her family recipe is in over 100 stores, and this Tuesday she is adding paczki to the menu!

However, there is a local pierogi shop that is putting a new twist on this food, stuffing with them creative fillings or transforming into something brand new like a taco! The place is responsible for these fun creations is Pietrzyk Pierogi in Detroit. Pietrzyk Pierogi has been at its location in Gratiot Central Market for about a year. At their store, Pietrzyk sells a range of pierogi along with soups and different polish street eats. They also have fun pierogi inventions like their taco pierogi and Yaki rogi, their take on a Japanese pancake.

The newcomer, called Pietrzyk Pierogi, is located at 1429 Gratiot Ave., Suite 109. Pietrzyk Pierogi serves pierogis, soups, salads and meats. Pietrzyk Pierogi has proven popular thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp. Yelper Lionel B. added, "My favorite [pierogi] was The Becky [with] jalapeo peppers, sour cream and cheddar cheese. " Swing on by to take a peek for yourself at Pietrzyk Pierogi.