This past Friday morning, EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by Streecha Ukrainian Kitchen, the basement cafe that helps generate income for the St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church up the block on Seventh Street.
On this day, as with previous Fridays spanning nearly four decades, volunteers — parishioners from St. George's — gathered in the subterranean space at 33 E. Seventh St. between Second Avenue and Cooper Square to help prep the cafe's specialities, such as vareniki (Ukrainian dumplings).
[Volunteer Daria Rekucha]
[Rekucha and Anastazia Baran]
Dima Kovalenko, here in the orange shirt, is the chef and oversees the kitchen...
[Volunteer Anna Sinchuk]
[Volunteer Tetiona Grygorash]
Streecha, which is an old Ukrainian word for meeting, is a perfect place for doing so. The decor is, well — church basement, but the food is hearty and inexpensive...
Streecha reopened last Wednesday after the usual summer hiatus. The cafe is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a 9 a.m. start time on Saturday and Sunday. Visit Streecha's Instagram account for daily specials.
7 comments:
They serve some of the best food in the EV. I am on way there now. Well, as soon as I send this.
Agreed... they are not open again until tomorrow, though!
D'oh!!! You are right - it's still Tuesday!
I've been intrigued when I have passed by. Do they have anything which is suitable for a vegetarian (with eggs and dairy being okay)? I'd love their borsch, but it looks as if the first ingredient is beef . . .
The pierogi are potato filled, and topped with butter and sauteed onions. As far as I now they're boiled.
Don't know where "Anon" found anything about what their borshch is made with, altho meat-base is common. However, since a fully vegetarian version is so easy to make, i do hope "Streecha"'s chef will make the meatless version by preference! (you can always add some kobasa cubed into it for those who want that.) With best wishes for continuing success to this endeavour! Jake
Anon 11 Sept 9:02pm, the "beef" conclusion came from the picture of the menu in the article. It looks as if it says "beef, beets, cabbage, onions, carrots, potato" as the list of ingredients.
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