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The quest for pierogies …

Purveyor of pirogies at Columbus' North Market
Purveyor of pierogies at Columbus’ North Market

I had to run up to Columbus to retrieve a large piece of butcher block we’re using in the kitchen of the house we just purchased in Athens, and while I was there I took advantage of an opportunity to check out North Market. Well worth it. I went straight to Hubert’s Polish Kitchen, where I loaded up with pierogies, a stuffed cabbage and cucumber fennel salad.

It was awesome. And filling. Doesn’t happen often, but I couldn’t finish it. I’ve also been thrilled to see the Not Guilty Food Cart here in Athens now features pirogies, too. And they’re pretty good. Maybe the days are over when I had to run to Pierogies Plus in Pittsburgh for a fix …

The pirogies, stuffed cabbage and cucumbers in dill at Hubert's Polish Kitchen in Columbus' North Market.
The pirogies, stuffed cabbage and cucumbers in dill at Hubert’s Polish Kitchen in Columbus’ North Market.
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Pierogies at Domku

Pierogies at Domku by Suffering the Benz
Pierogies at Domku, a photo by Suffering the Benz on Flickr.

Lara and I have been wanting to check out Domku in the Petworth neighborhood of D.C. for a while. Last night, we gave it a shot.

In short, we enjoyed. It’s a great, comfortable space and the cuisine is a quirky mix of Slavic and Scandinavian. I ordered the pierogies. They were good, but I’m used to eating them smothered in butter and onion. Here they’re served with sour cream. Lara went for the Swedish meatballs. Also good. The Brussels sprouts were awesome and we also enjoyed the tomatoes and feta appetizer.

The best discovery, though was the aquavits — vodka infused with various cool herbs. The red chile aquavits rocked.

Despite Prince of Petworth blog commenters’ criticisms about service, we thought the service was great. Definitely not fast food, but that’s not what we were after.