Piast Bakery

My partner is Polish and no place in the city makes him happier than Piast. We go for the pączki and the kielbasa and always leave happy!

I have been here a few times to get some bread for guests when having parties. Decent prices, very mom and pop and a warm feel.

Great place. Lovely people working here and great baked goods/​pierogies

The baked goods are tasty and authentic, and the prices on them are great. Love their fresh cheese-​filled «donuts.»

Excellent bread and great selection of pierogis. I love going in there even if it seems a bi unorganized I always find the best of the best polish stuff.
Fresh donuts and cakes are just heaven!
And a great selection of sausage and ham.
You can tell the owner out a lot of heart in what she does :)

Perhaps… I actually do like sour foods?
I have always had a hard time eating pickled things (unless they were of the sweeter variety) but while browsing Piast’s pierogis the ‘Mushroom Sauerkraut’ sounded delicious for some reason and much different than the potato cheddar varieties I had become accustomed to. I’m really glad I gave them a chance because they are absolutely delicious! Just the perfect amount of sauerkraut tartness combined with the mushrooms and the pierogi shells had a nice bite to them and also were a good thickness. I also tried the potato cheddar (mostly to see how they compare to the grocery varieties) and of course they were much tastier than cheemos, but I actually much prefer the mushroom ones! I will be back for those soon.
Other than the taste of two of their pierogi products, I’ve enjoyed a few of their baked goods on previous visits. Their sausage rolls and baked pierogis are really good. They have a blueberry filled pastry that makes for a nice (very filling) breakfast/​lunch option. And their cakes always look AMAZING but I haven’t ventured that way just yet… I definitely don’t know much about Polish goods but so far all of their handmade/​homemade things have been really delicious!
I’m glad they’re in my neighbourhood though cause for such a small space they sure have A LOT to offer.

It was my first time going to a European bakery, and I am absolutely in love with this one. The poppy seed pastry I had was perfect, I need to go back and try more of their poppy seed features, and the cakes and donuts!

*11/​30*
My boyfriend is Polish and is very picky about his Polish groceries. Example: for some reason, mustard does not taste good to him unless he has the comfort of knowing that it says musztarda on the bottle, even though the contents are almost. Anyway, luckily Piast is stocked full from wall to wall with any and all of the things he wants — condiments, candies, soft drinks, soups, and sundries — all imported from the Old Country.
There’s also a bakery in-​house that produces fresh bread and treats (I suppose the name makes that pretty obvious). I love the poppyseed loaf, the donuts (pączki), and the handmade pierogies. They also have a large variety of cured meats. I’m not sure where those get prepared but they definitely taste home made.
The bakery is staffed with very friendly and nice people and I always look forward to going back.

How can you not love a place that offers Poppy Seed cake, Poppy Seed strudel AND Poppy Seed Torte?!
They have covered the sweets and the savouries having delectable items like sausage rolls as well.
The shelves are stocked with imported european dry and canned goods.
Like perogies? They have them too. Frozen with all different types of fillings – including fruit fillings!
*swoon*

Note: This 4* rating is for the perogies in the freezer of Piast Bakery (the owner mentions that they recently moved from Fraser)… I can’t really speak to the why such lovely smells emanate from the other 700 square feet of this little shop.
I’m unsure if I bought a «pierogi» or a «perogi», but I do know that they were delicious. To be clear, I am not a connoisseur of this delightful unleavened dough pocket; however, the lovely women of Piast Bakery are, and they were very helpful with instructions on how to boil, fry and accompany each type of perogy to hit the right note. But really, what can’t taste good with sour cream, fried onions, and tabasco?
Look for the freezer — it contains the following (and more):
* Cheddar perogies (above average)
* Sauerkraut and mushroom perogies (excellent! evidently, just in time for Christmas — but sure nuf’ I’d eat them year around)
* Pork perogies (would give ‘em a miss)
* Blueberry perogies (v nice)
These deep pockets of flavor were embedded in a thin dough, rather than the industrial strength shells that I’ve found in other delis.
I’ll definitely be back to reload the freezer soon.