Full disclaimer: I'm not vegan.
However, I think good food is good food and I am willing to try anything once. I've heard a lot of great things about Apteka and see it recommended on many Pittsburgh "late-night eats" and "best perogies" lists. I just so happened to be craving perogies at 10pm on a Thursday night and decided to give it a try. I dragged my (also not a vegan) brother with me. The interior was warm and inviting on a cold November night. They definitely embraced the earthy elements with lots of floral and plants as decor.
You order at the counter when you walk-in, we were working with the late night menu, which is a little more limited, so we both ordered the highly recommended perogies. My brother had a beer from a local brewery and I ordered a vodka cocktail. It was made with sunflower oil and some sort of flower (possibly a dandelion) floating in it. It was honestly one of the best vodka cocktails I've had in my life (my brother tasted and agreed). To be completely honest, I didn't eat the floating flower.
Unpopular opinion... I just didn't get the hype. The perogies, had lots of flavor like people previously mentioned, I just can't say that I enjoyed the flavor. There appeared to be two different types of perogies one that was better (in my opinion) than the other. Menu says... Sauerkraut + mushroom . Celeriac + apple + potato + horseradish. The Mushroom perogies were definitely the ones I didn't like, they just had this overpowering shroom flavor that left an unpleasant almost "dirt" aftertaste.
Apparently if you're a vegan this food is amazing, I'm clearly not cut out for that life. Neither of us even finished our meals and it was about $40 for the two drinks and the perogies. I'd come back for another vodka cocktail, but I don't foresee any food orders in my future.