Ravenswood Residents' Pierogi Business Has Opening Date in Sight

A new business—inspired by two Ravenswood residents—is takin' it to the streets. 

Damian Warzecha and Jessica Whitney are about two weeks away from opening Pierogi Wagon, a food tuck serving the stuffed dumplings. 

The two successfully raised more than $15,000 through a Kickstarter campaign and have built the truck while keeping their day jobs at a marketing company.

Originally predicted to open in May, Warzecha said the delay comes from doing everything in-house.

"Right now, we're on the last phase of building our four-compartment sink and then well be applying for licenses," he said. 

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Besides the typical downtown locations and college campuses, Pierogi Wagon will be hitting the night scene around Wrigley field. Food trucks can be anywhere between 12 and 2 a.m., and Warzecha hopes to catch that late-night bar and baseball crowd.

But don't worry, Ravenswood residents won't missing out on the jalapeño aioli. 

"We are going to try to be slowly building clientele where we live," he said. 

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Pierogis were natural choice for the couple’s heritage—Polish and Ukrainian—and the two have several family recipes.

The menu will change, but initial portions come in snack and regular sizes with options of beef, mushroom and kraut and potato and cheddar.

"We want to modernize them a little bit and serve them with a sauce like jalapeño aioli or applewood smoked bacon ranch and maybe even eventually expand into pierogi flavors like bacon and egg or chorizo," Whitney said.

Keep up with Pierogi Wagon with their Twitter account.