Greenpoint's Best on the Porkchop Express
Polish Platter: pierogis, stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, hunter’s stew, kielbasa One of our favorite local food blogs, the Porkchop Express, is on the hunt for the best Polish food in Greenpoint. Their first stop was at Christina’s Restaurant (853 Manhattan Avenue) where you can get an entree and two sides for $5 to $7. They…
Polish Platter: pierogis, stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, hunter’s stew, kielbasa
One of our favorite local food blogs, the Porkchop Express, is on the hunt for the best Polish food in Greenpoint. Their first stop was at Christina’s Restaurant (853 Manhattan Avenue) where you can get an entree and two sides for $5 to $7. They loved the atmosphere, and the price was right, but they weren’t as jazzed about the food:
The Polish Platter ($6.70) offers a pretty good lay of the land, so we started there. The fried pierogis were tasty, served chewy and piping hot (mushroom/sauerkraut was best). Yet the bigos slow-cooked hunter’s stew of cabbage and multiple meats was unusually light. This was like drinking a glass of skim milk when I was expecting half & half. The kraut flavor was entirely too clean, dominated more by overbearing herbs than pork, kielbasa and mushrooms. I prefer this dish on the slow-cooked hearty side, and these flavors just didn’t come together. Maybe this stew is for hunters on a diet.
Can anybody suggest where the Porkchop Express should dine next?
Christina’s Restaurant [Porkchop Express]
Ditto on Lomzynianka. Awesome potato pancakes, best I’ve ever had outside homemade. Also a wonderful borscht with vegetables.
Lomzynianka Restaurant at 646 Manhattan, right where Bedford ends. Oy, that place is good. I always thought it was the neighborhood victor in all categories, and if you can eat ten dollars’ worth of food there, you’re a competitive eater waiting to happen.
Chicago, IL or Hamtramck, MI. I haven’t yet found great Polish food in Greenpoint. Someone please tell me where to go!