Great food. Relatively inexpensive. Good service . Missed this place during lock down , glad to be back . I recommend the pirogis and borscht. If you like Eastern European food this is the place .
Alexander Steciuch
The best varenyky around.Dietary restrictions: Many vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pierogi Smorgasbord
Mary O'D
Great team-oriented staff took care of us. The mushroom barley soup wasn’t as hot as I ordinarily like but was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ola's Famous Veal Goulash
Lucy M.
This place is a NYC institution and I finally got to try it last night with my friend. I really like the diner laid back vibe of the place and all the wait staff were very friendly. I had the chicken schnitzel with a side of sweet potato fries and steamed veggies. The chicken was really tasty but the rest were just ok. I enjoyed the meal, but not sure if I'd go out of my way to have it since I'm not a huge fan of pierogis which is what they are known for.
Custom A.
My friends from Germany and I recently went to this restaurant. Unfortunately, we were treated very bad and inappropriately as soon as the waiter heard Russian speech. What can I say - NOT EVERY PERSON who speaks Russian IS RUSSIAN. Even if they are, that is not a reason to be treated like sh*t. This world needs LOVE, not hate! I hope the waiter will book some Therapy soon The food is great there, by the way. I had been there a long time ago. If you go there, just speak English so the waiter will improve their English while taking your order.
Carlos G.
This place is unbelievably good. I still have dreams about the chicken paprikash and the latkes are some of the best I've ever had. Highly recommend.
frank klein
Great value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ola's Famous Veal Goulash
Mike K.
Food was good. Staff was attentive, helpful and nice. Never had Ukrainian food before, it's worth going to.
Alex Pechenizkiy
Amazing food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
David Orr
We (three people) ordered so much food that we had to stack food on top of other food. Service excellent as always. Get the raspberry pancakes, it's worth the extra $. Latke are the best I've ever had.
It was the best breakfast I've had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Roman Sannikov
Great food. Fast and friendly service. Great atmosphere. This place is an institution. I hope it sticks around for another 70 years.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Paul Waldon, Jr.
1 of the BEST restaurants in NYC!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blintzes with Fresh Fruit Salad, Salad, Ola's Famous Veal Goulash, Potato Pancake Combo Plate, Beef Stroganoff, Breakfast, Pierogi Smorgasbord, Veselka's Special Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Taylor K.
Very average. Maybe it's because I grew up with all of these foods, but there was nothing special about the food here. The food honestly looked sad and was seriously lacking flavor. Really the only good thing I had was the glass of wine and the short rib pierogi. The filling of the pierogi was good but I find it strange that they offer them deep fried? We were thinking they'd be pan fried. I wouldn't come back especially for the price and long wait.
radha raghuraman
Food is average and overrated. Service is mostly non existent and is pathetic if it does exist at times. The waiter shoved the bill in our faces when we were only half way done eating without even asking if we need anything else. Not to mention we were offered the worst two-seater table that was inclined when there were many perfectly levelled tables available. I've had better pierogi for sure in other eastern European restaurants. The pierogi was thick and there was very little stuffing inside. I think their quality is declining.
Great food. Relatively inexpensive. Good service . Missed this place during lock down , glad to be back . I recommend the pirogis and borscht. If you like Eastern European food this is the place .
The best varenyky around.Dietary restrictions: Many vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pierogi Smorgasbord
Great team-oriented staff took care of us. The mushroom barley soup wasn’t as hot as I ordinarily like but was very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ola's Famous Veal Goulash
This place is a NYC institution and I finally got to try it last night with my friend. I really like the diner laid back vibe of the place and all the wait staff were very friendly. I had the chicken schnitzel with a side of sweet potato fries and steamed veggies. The chicken was really tasty but the rest were just ok. I enjoyed the meal, but not sure if I'd go out of my way to have it since I'm not a huge fan of pierogis which is what they are known for.
My friends from Germany and I recently went to this restaurant. Unfortunately, we were treated very bad and inappropriately as soon as the waiter heard Russian speech. What can I say - NOT EVERY PERSON who speaks Russian IS RUSSIAN. Even if they are, that is not a reason to be treated like sh*t. This world needs LOVE, not hate! I hope the waiter will book some Therapy soon The food is great there, by the way. I had been there a long time ago. If you go there, just speak English so the waiter will improve their English while taking your order.
This place is unbelievably good. I still have dreams about the chicken paprikash and the latkes are some of the best I've ever had. Highly recommend.
Great value.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ola's Famous Veal Goulash
Food was good. Staff was attentive, helpful and nice. Never had Ukrainian food before, it's worth going to.
Amazing food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
We (three people) ordered so much food that we had to stack food on top of other food. Service excellent as always. Get the raspberry pancakes, it's worth the extra $. Latke are the best I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
It was the best breakfast I've had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Fast and friendly service. Great atmosphere. This place is an institution. I hope it sticks around for another 70 years.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
1 of the BEST restaurants in NYC!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Blintzes with Fresh Fruit Salad, Salad, Ola's Famous Veal Goulash, Potato Pancake Combo Plate, Beef Stroganoff, Breakfast, Pierogi Smorgasbord, Veselka's Special Fried Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Very average. Maybe it's because I grew up with all of these foods, but there was nothing special about the food here. The food honestly looked sad and was seriously lacking flavor. Really the only good thing I had was the glass of wine and the short rib pierogi. The filling of the pierogi was good but I find it strange that they offer them deep fried? We were thinking they'd be pan fried. I wouldn't come back especially for the price and long wait.
Food is average and overrated. Service is mostly non existent and is pathetic if it does exist at times. The waiter shoved the bill in our faces when we were only half way done eating without even asking if we need anything else. Not to mention we were offered the worst two-seater table that was inclined when there were many perfectly levelled tables available. I've had better pierogi for sure in other eastern European restaurants. The pierogi was thick and there was very little stuffing inside. I think their quality is declining.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2