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| - What started as a simple homework assignment to visit a local independently owned restaurant, turned into a life changing experience. I went to the All Pierogi Euro Kitchen & Market with my sister and nephew for dinner.
All Pierogi Euro Kitchen opened in 2010 while the Euro Market did not open until 2012. They are located on Alma School and Baseline in Mesa, Arizona. They are open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am - 2:30 pm and 4:30 - 9pm. It is a quaint restaurant, a hole-in-the-wall type establishment with a casual environment and very homey décor. All are welcome to eat here and as for a bar, it did not look to be so but they did sell kvas. Kvas are fermented rye bread drinks. They serve European cuisine with a menu that has many options to choose from. The menu was printed papers put inside of protective covers to avoid liquid and food stains.
We chose this restaurant because we were raised making hundreds of pierogi every year for the holidays and have never had them anywhere else. Left believing Babci (great-grandmother) and Jaja's (great-grandfather) pierogi were number 1, and don't get me wrong they will always be number 1 in my heart but, the food in this establishment is beyond words.
We started off with simple iced tea, they came in great glassware, very pretty and it tasted good. We also ordered a cherry bottled Euro Sparkling Juice, It was Bandi brand, basically a Euro style Jones' Soda. IT WAS AMAZING! I know they didn't have to make it or anything but it was worth mentioning because it really rounded out the meal! They also come in Apple and Pear.
After this delectable discovery, we were presented with a complimentary homemade bread plate and a side of salt and peppered olive oil to dip in. WOW. That's really all you can say, it was homemade bread. Just, wow. We loved it. Then my sister got her soup, the reddest borscht I have ever seen! Smells amazing and tastes even better. I think they put potatoes in it, and I've never done that but I will now! We also got the house salad, it comes with the combo meals. An easy and lite cabbage salad with a nice vinaigrette topped with fresh feta cheese. Those were great too.
While my sister was busily demolishing her soup, our waitress brought out our giant plates. My eyes lit up! The plating was just plain art. It was a beautiful thing to behold. All the colors were bright and popped on the white plates. My sister ordered the Beef Plate, it included a ground beef cabbage roll topped with homemade tomato sauce, 6 pierogi, she chose potato and cheese but you have choice of several types of fillings. They even served the pierogi with sour cream, perfectly caramelized onions and bacon. I ordered the Smoked Sausage plate that had a huge smoked polish sausage, 6 pierogi, also potato and cheese, and a cute sauerkraut medallion.
There are not words to describe exactly how good this food was. It was definitely authentic. The food was prepared exactly how my family has made it for generations. The pierogi are perfectly cooked lite and thick and rich all at the same time. They melt in your mouth and make you crave every bite! The sauerkraut wasn't bitter or dry but moist and smooth. The cabbage roll itself was absolutely to die for. Definitely one of the best I've had my entire life. And that is before you add on the tomato sauce. I've had homemade tomato sauce before and it always has either an odd flavor or it is just too tomatoey but this one, was just perfection. My sister cleared the bowl and used the bread, her pierogi and the sausage to make sure every bit was gone. She claims she couldn't just leave it there. When we thought we couldn't eat another bite our hands started moving on their own. It became an addiction. We thought we were going to explode eating that much food because we ordered enough food to feed at least 4 people. We just could not stop!
However, you can't properly review a restaurant without trying the dessert so, we got the Honey Cake. It's an odd thing to see, and an interesting thing to eat. It is super dense and heavy but the taste is almost lemony and of course you get the honey in there too. You mix it with the chocolate syrup they decorate your plate with and boy is it scrumptious. It probably lasted 5 minutes before that plate was cleared.
By this time though, we could not possibly eat another bite. It was fantastic, a true experience that we will not forget. We will definitely be back here again and again. THANK YOU!
-Rebecca & Erica
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