Known for making every pierogi by hand, Pierogies of Cleveland brings a grandma-style approach to a Cleveland-area food business. Its Richfield flagship pairs a cafe with frozen take-home packs, while the company also serves restaurants through wholesale sales and events through its pierogi bus.
Mrs. T's PierogiesBorn in 1952 in the Twardzik family kitchen in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Mrs. T’s Pierogies makes frozen stuffed pasta pockets based on Mary “Mrs. T” Twardzik’s handmade potato-and-cheese recipe. Ted Twardzik started the company with five women making pierogies for local stores, and more than 65 years later his son Tom runs the family business. The company now describes itself as the country’s largest provider of pierogies, including its original classic and newer snack-sized varieties.311412SHENANDOAH, PA
Pierogies PlusPierogies Plus is a McKees Rocks food business founded by Helen Mannarino, which opened in 1991 to share the Eastern European comfort foods she grew up with in Poland. Its staff prepares foods in the Eastern European tradition, and the company has expanded from a 350-square-foot operation to a facility with more than 3,000 square feet of production, retail and storage space.MCKEES ROCKS, PA
Czerw's KielbasySince 1938, family-operated Czerw’s Kielbasy has made old-fashioned Polish foods in Philadelphia, with kielbasa still smoked in the brick-oven smokehouses built by founder Jan Czerw. The business continues his recipes and uses natural fruit woods, making its kielbasa fresh daily without artificial fillers or preservatives. Its handmade pierogies and other Polish specialties are also prepared on the premises.PHILADELPHIA, PA