At 8th & Brown/Franklin, we have noticed the signs for the Pierogies in the church's cafeteria and a Treasury of Faith Museum. There is a Ukrainian club on Franklin Street, north of their church complex, and we noticed numerous Eastern Christian churches in the area; Romainian, Russian, Slovakian etc.

Has anyone any experiences to share regarding the church's architecture or interior design and art? Are the pierogies better than Mrs. T's or their granmother's?

My Ukrainian grandmother used drove to 8th&Brown (from the burbs) for Pierogies until she was 87 or so. She is Ukrainian and swears that they were almost as good as her own. I just noticed that sign myself and didn't realize they were still sold there. Can somebody corroborate this fact?

If so, do they have a variety of fillings? I prefer ground beef to potato.

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Still sold there. Is this a joke asking if homemade ones are better than Mrs. T's? Um, yeah. I've never bought them directly there though have been inside to see them still for sale...have purchased through my Greensgrow co-op share.

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This is my first time posting, but you can check http://www.ukrcathedral.com/ for information, the media section is great with photos.

There's also:

The Pierogie Kitchen
648 Roxborough Ave
Phila. PA 19128

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also for the Ukrainian club you can check this site, http://www.ukieclub.com/index.html

Is there a name for this pierogie heaven? I haven't had a good pierogie since my grandma died 11 years ago.

For those interested, Let me answer my own question, having spent Sunday doing research.

Pierogies are for sale at the Church's cafeteria, 800 Franklin, when open on Tu-Fr & Sunday mornings. $5-$5.50/dozen depending on the filling, potato, cheese, sauerkraut.

Their Treasury of Faith Museum, next door is open Tu &Th 9-12 & 1-3:30, $5, Clerics/Students are free. (215-627-3389). They have a religious goods store in the basement, with artistic wooden and metal icons, crosses etc.
http://www.ukrarcheparchy.us/index.php?categoryid=23
www.georgiabulletin.org/world/2007/06/05/US-4/

My girlfriend and I regularly have the potato pierogies from the Ukranian church near 8th and Franklin. They're fantastic. Tonight we ate them with sour creme, sauerkraut, and a a jam made from our plum tree in front of the house. Along with Swedish meatballs and Belgian beer it was an international affair. And these pierogies require no less apt accompaniment. Mrs T's pierogies, on the other hand, would probably do just fine with coors lite and grape jelly... not even in the same league.

Well, considering my grandmother WAS one of those little old ladies that made pierogies and attended those churches, I would absolutely say they're as good as my ukranian grandmother.
Oh and my favorite place for kielbasa is at the smoke house on Germantown right above Girard. That's where we go for the holidays to get our stuff.