Piroshky Piroshky is a

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bakery based in

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, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Description

The menu includes savory and sweet

piroshki Pirozhki ( rus, пирожки́, r=pirožkí, p=pʲɪrɐʂˈkʲi, plural form of ; uk, пиріжки, ''pyrizhky'') are Russian and Ukrainian baked or fried yeast-leavened boat-shaped buns with a variety of fillings. Pirozhki are a popular stre ...

(beef and cheese, chicken pot pie), cinnamon cardamom braids, frozen pierogis,

pelmeni Pelmeni (russian: пельмени—plural, ; pelmen, russian: пельмень, link=no—singular, ) are dumplings of Russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. It is debated whether they originated in Ural ...

borscht Borscht () is a sour soup common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In English, the word "borscht" is most often associated with the soup's variant of Ukraine, Ukrainian origin, made with red beetroots as one of the main ingredients, wh ...

, and other

pastries Pastry is baked food made with a dough of flour, water and shortening (solid fats, including butter or lard) that may be savoury or sweetened. Sweetened pastries are often described as '' bakers' confectionery''. The word "pastries" suggests ma ...

History

The bakery was established in

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in 1992, by Vladimir and Zina Kotelnikov. A few years later, son Oliver took over with Olga Sagan. Sagan became sole owner in 2018. Between 2014 and 2017, Sagan and Oliver Kotelnikov opened three locations (Northgate, Southcenter and Columbia Center.) There are four locations in Seattle, as of 2022. The Pike Place Market location appeared on

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's '' No Reservations'' in 2007 and

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's ''The Zimmern List'' in 2017. By 2018, Piroshky Piroshky had opened its fifth location in Seattle and planned to launch a food truck. The bakery began offering four new

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options in 2019. The Century Square location closed for over a year during the

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, but reopened in September 2021. Owner Olga Sagan announced in February 2022 that the location would be closed temporarily closed, citing an increase in violent crime near the store on 3rd Avenue.

Reception

Marina Koren included Piroshky Piroshky in '' Smithsonian'' magazine's 2013 list of "The 20 Most Iconic Food Destinations Across America".

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