Pączki?

Submitted by anne_hollydaye t3_111hok9 in baltimore

Where do folks go for good locally-made pączki? I know I could buy the 4 pack from Giant but I'd prefer to support a local. East side of the city preferred.

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jejunebug t1_j8eta7c wrote

If you are free between 4p-10p on Thursday (2/16) head over to the Polish National Alliance on Eastern. It’s their Fat Thursday sale. You’ll be able to pick up paczki, pierogi, golabki, kielbase, chrusciki, and beer.

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anne_hollydaye OP t1_j8etuin wrote

THANK YOU. I'll be traveling past there that afternoon, so that's perfect.

How's the parking situation? I've never been.

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ThatguyfromBaltimore t1_j8ewd06 wrote

It's Fells Point, so it'll be the usual Fells Point parking situation. Though you should be ok getting parking around there.

And man, this only makes me miss Ostrowski's even more.

Also, check Polish Treasures on Chester street, right across from Holy Rosary. They have them as well!

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Midean t1_j8eykn7 wrote

Polish Treasures (at least last year) sold paczki every weekend, if you're not able to make it to the other places. Granted, I don't know if they're still doing so, but I fucking love paczki so I went there several times after easter for a fix

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anne_hollydaye OP t1_j8ewtcg wrote

Fffffff Ostrowski's. Even my distant self knows of that place, and despite not ever going, I dislike the fact that they're gone.

See this is what happens when I'm separated from the culture. My parents are both Polish but I wasn't raised with any sort of pride in that culture, so I had no idea these places existed.

Thanks a ton.

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jejunebug t1_j8exvu9 wrote

The Polish Table on Eastern down by Home Depot should also have them and I imagine Sophie’s in Broadway Market will have them as well and her golabki is #chefskiss

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ThatguyfromBaltimore t1_j8exz5a wrote

I was born and raised in the shadow of Ostrowski's. Seeing that it's two row homes now every time I visit my dad hits me in the feels.

Still miss their kielbasa, always was damn good.

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jdl12358 t1_j8fj9sx wrote

Am I going crazy or is it still there on bank st? Was it a bigger restaurant at some point?

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ThatguyfromBaltimore t1_j8flnjv wrote

Two different stores. The one on Washington was the original that was owned for multiple generations. The brothers had a falling out and Victor moved to Bank to open his own store.

John ran the one on Washington and made a number of festivals, but never sold products in stores. That is the one on Bank St. in stores.

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anne_hollydaye OP t1_j8eydf0 wrote

I feel that. My grands lived on Bethel next to H&S. Their house was torn down several years back so I can't even drive past and get the memory flood.

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[deleted] t1_j8euspd wrote

The PNA sale, like the commenter above suggested, or Sophie’s Place at the Broadway Market would probably be your best bet, but I’d try calling Sophie’s Place before going to see if they carry them. I don’t think Krakus’ or At The Polish Table has them :(

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anne_hollydaye OP t1_j8ewm9a wrote

Thanks for the additional suggestions! I'll get on the horn tomorrow and see what's what.

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polskadan t1_j8hs8yo wrote

Krakus Deli should also have them as they have in the past.

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anne_hollydaye OP t1_j8w5fnu wrote

I ended up going to the PNA. Found out that's where my father's family would go like 3x a week when he was a kid. This whole search for pączki has sent me down a rabbithole of family associations and history, and it's rather delightful.

Anyway. Y'all. Those folks know what they're doing. Bought golabki for dinner as well. Darned tasty meal - they do a better job with the rolling technique than we do at home. Thanks for the recs!

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