It’s all about the dough. “It’s everything about the pierogi,” says Pierogi Village owner Margaret Grudzinski. “It needs to be soft and light. If it’s real doughy and chewy and heavy on the flour, they just don’t taste as good. That’s why we make them here every day.”
Deliciousness at Pierogi Village
Located at Lake Mead and Rampart, Pierogi Village is a rarity as a Polish restaurant in Las Vegas. Grudzinski and her family, who also operate the Polish Deli at Charleston and Jones, opened Pierogi Village in November 2019. Its namesake dumpling is, of course, the most popular dish on the menu, available with an array of savory fillings including the simple potato and cheese and traditional sauerkraut and mushroom (both $8), the chef’s special duck ($9) or the spinach and feta combo ($8).
The tender texture is essential to this comfort-food favorite, and it’s tough to find a better version in the Vegas Valley. Grudzinski says East Coast transplants are much more familiar with these and other Polish culinary delights, including stuffed cabbage ($6.50) and hot and cold varieties of borscht ($7).
“A lot of people from the East Coast know about pierogies, so they see our sign and they already know,” she says. “But people from the West Coast are always asking, what is a pierogi? As soon as they try them, they love it. We always tell them to think about it as a Polish ravioli.”
Add the specialty Polish sausage ($8.50), flown in from Chicago, and a bit of sauerkraut on the side next to potato and onion pierogies crowned with sour cream, caramelized onions and bacon bits, and you’ll feel like you’re at home, wherever you might be from.
PIEROGI VILLAGE 8540 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 725-735-2095. Monday, Wednesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
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