I love me a local owned NYC restaurant that has been preparing home cooked meals for decades in a very consistent way. Polish perogies, white borscht and blintzes are a staple here. The white borscht was tasty and reminded me of a chowder minus the clams because of the thinkness and smokiness from the kielbasa. And a half sliced hard boiled egg in the bottle of the cup. The perogies were tasty with their generous cheese, potato and spinach fillings and the potato pancakes were on point. I could taste the shredded onion too. The star was the cheese blintz whose filling tasted like my hubby's. You can taste the orange zest in the light filling. On point! Definitely give this place a try!

I've been coming here solely for the pierogies for years, the food has been consistently good and I personally prefer their pierogies to the overpriced and smaller ones available at Veselka. HOWEVER the service is abysmal, if the food wasn't so good I wouldn't bother coming back due to how ignored I feel every time I come in. It shouldn't take 10+ minutes just for someone to take an order, they never check on you after the food is dropped, and even getting the check takes far too long. I've waited for over 10 minutes to get the check. Why? The restaurant wasn't busy the last time I went and yet they seemed to have forgotten I was even there, even after waving to one of the staff and being acknowledged that they saw me requesting their help. Like any diner, you pay at the front... and in spite of TWO waitresses standing right there, they looked at me and went back to their conversation as if they had better things to do. I had to wait several minutes just to pay. The general attitude of most of the staff is very standoffish and considering their competition down the street has a lot more business in spite of lower quality food, I suspect this is a big reason why. Little Poland, you are a staple of the LES for your food and I don't want to see you close, please retrain your staff to be more attentive because many other guests won't be as forgiving about your consistently terrible service.

Not too long of a line to wait on a Saturday night, unlike passing by neighboring Ukrainian restaurants. We got Hungarian style potato pancake, which is such crispy goodness over savory beef goulash. Comes with some boiled vegetables. Pretty good value it's a hefty thing. I can't remember but I am 90% sure that is what I got last time. We realized after the fact that you can get gravy and sautéed onion upon request. Next time. We also got 2 potato blintz and stuffed cabbage with mushroom gravy. There is so much dill in the potato blintz...herby and delicious!

Good comfort food. Staff that makes you feel like family. An old fashioned diner feel. You'll want to return again and again!

Cute little diner serving Polish food. Came on one of those cold NY winter nights and I HAD to get the soul. Got the red borscht and mushroom barley. Red vkrs hot definitely had more of a punch in terms of flavor but the mushroom barley was very comforting. Soup was a little on the lukewarm side, my preference would've been hotter but regardless they were good. Also got the combination platter which came with pierogis that you can choose fried or boiled and a single flavor or a combo of flavors. Combination platter allows you to taste a little of everything and the portions were huge. Server was nice did not feel rushed and people were even doing work with their laptops. I'm not an expert in what good polish food tastes like, but I know that this spot was one worth checking out especially on a cold day.

On our recent Thanksgiving trip to NY my husband came down with a bad cold. We were stuck in our hotel room craving some warm comfort food. This is going to sound weird but we were dying for some Cream of Wheat (a.k.a. Farina). I searched online and found Little Poland. OMG, it was so delicious! I don't know what they do to it to make it so good -- probably made on the stove the old fashioned way with whole milk. It was so creamy, rich and yummy. We ordered 3 servings because we weren't sure if they would be small or large. Each container turned out to be quite generous so we saved the 3rd one for the next day. We also shared an order of cheese blintzes. They were also super delicious. They came with applesauce and sour cream. If I lived in NY I would eat at this restaurant all the time. I wish we had more time on this trip to try some of the other menu items. They have a lot of interesting looking options. We will definitely be back multiple times on a future visit.

Little Poland is an absolute gem in the East Village. When you enter, it's like you're being welcomed in to somebody's home. It's frequently busy, so there might be a small wait to get a table, but believe me, it's worth it! Frequent business is just a testament to how good a restaurant is, in my opinion. The last two times I've been here, I've gotten the mushroom barley soup, which is the ultimate Eastern European comfort food. It's the perfect thing to eat on a cold day. Each soup is served with bread, and I'd absolutely recommend getting their challah on the side. Two thick-cut, soft, doughy slices of challah are the perfect compliment to their already amazing soup. Their pierogis are also absolutely to die for! With a little bit of sour cream on top- YUM! They have several different variations of pierogis too, so there's something for everyone. I've also had their kompot, which is like Polish fruit punch, sans all the artificial colors and flavors. It was the perfect mix of fruit flavors, and has actual chunks of fruit inside. I'd also highly recommend their homemade apple cake- they give you a huge portion, so I would recommend sharing it if you order it. As I mentioned before, since they do get busy, I'd recommend going at an off-hour. Last time I went, they were mildly short-staffed, but thankfully my party and I weren't in a rush. We managed to flag down the waitress, and it ended up being all good. Overall, this is an amazing place with authentic Polish food. The flavors of their food always hits the spot.

Awesome little joint in the east village. Swung by to catch up with a friend and enjoyed the meal greatly. She got apple pumpkin pancakes (a seasonal item) she thoroughly enjoyed, while I got a kielbasy sandwich with fries. Service was friendly and we weren't rushed at all, which was a welcome change from some other places nearby. Ambiance is casual and homey. Awesome low-key spot for a solid Polish (or diner) meal. Would return!

Such sweet staff for our group of five-- the meat platter looked quite solid, but I really do like a good beef stroganoff! Need to try one of those burgers Cheers!

Amazing food! Great service. My favorites are all the different borschts, and the blintzes. Highly recommend.