November 18, 2023
One short week later, more pierogi! We noticed Eat Pierogi Make Love setting up shop on Lygon St as we were walking the neighbourhood and walked back for dinner very soon after. It's run by the Pierogi Pierogi team: I remember them best for their lockdown deliveries of frozen dumplings, but twitter also shows evidence that we've been following them around town for a decade.
Where Borsch, Vodka & Tears is dimly lit and cosy, EPML is bright and breezy with open windows onto the street and a courtyard out back. The food is colourful and veg-friendly (and the menu is well-marked for dietary requirements). Among the potato options, we chose and delighted in the gzik ($16, top right of photo): smashed potatoes fried to a crisp, topped generously with twarożek cheese then garnished with dill and pickled onions. We carved up the rainbow kalafior ($14, bottom right of photo), a baked head of cauliflower flavoured with the vegan house sauce and a Polish salsa.
A plate of pierogi felt mandatory, so we ordered the kapusta pierogi ($22, centre left in the photo), which were stuffed with mushroom and sauerkraut, served on a thick beetroot-tinted sauce, and sprinkled with dill and teeny roasted carrot pieces. The ziemniak pierogi are likely to be a vegan favourite, stuffed with jalapeno, potato & vegan cheese, deep fried and garnished with vegan sour cream and dill. Meanwhile, I've got my eye on the cheesecake with red currant.
My one quibble is that in their commitment to vodka and beer, EPML neglected to list their non-alcoholic drinking options on the menu. This is particularly strange given that they make their own kompot from stewed and brewed Polish fruit.
As you can see in the photo below, Eat Pierogi Make Love has been enthusiastically attended in its opening weeks, and with food this fun and such a summer-friendly setting, I think we're all likely to return for more.
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Eat Pierogi Make Love
161 Lygon St, Brunswick East
0431 905 559
Accessibility: I think there is a flat entry with a shallow ramp (but will check next time I walk by!). Furniture inside is densely packed, a mixture of fixed booths and a high bar with backless stools; we didn't visit the outdoor courtyard or the toilets. We ordered and paid at the bar and received food to our table.
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