Cute cash only place with great comfort food, perfect for a hangover. Very cozy mom and pop vibe- I normally get takeout but the staff are sweet. Prices are very affordable and the portions are huge! Very happy to have stumbled upon this gem! read more

Damn this place is good. And it's cheap. And it's good. It's also a little intimidating but regardless... so delicious, fresh and just drool worthy. Definitely get the platter, ask for a side of sour cream and applesauce and DEFINITELY get the pickles because they are just the bomb. There's plenty of food for practically nothing! You cannot beat the price, the food and seriously there is no wait time! We ordered so much food, came out in about 10 minutes. read more

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When I think of Greenpoint, I think of Pyza. They're almost inseparable in my mind. Pyza offers authetic, Polish cuisine at unbeatable prices. It's a Polish-style dinner with a cafeteria-like feel to it. Modest in decor - if not deprived of it - it's sole purpose is to feed the masses of hard-working Poles, and anyone else that comes along, who need to keep their cholesterol level high. Last time when I visited I got the chicken cutlet with a salad on the side (radish & carrots) for $7.50. It was the size of a deflated lung (the only comparison I could think of). Towards the end, I actually lost my breath. My meat craving was satisfied... for now. read more

I shouldn't be telling you this... but I will for the sake of preserving this beautiful local establishment. If you're looking for some hearty Eastern European comfort food, this is the place. It's cheap, tasty and quick. What else do you need anyway? If you're new to Polish cuisine, order the "Polish platter." You'll get an assortment of traditional mainstays such as rolled cabbage, kielbasas, pieroggi, pickles, etc. read more

Don't miss this special dining experience before it disappears from a changing New York. I'd have to say our lunch feast yesterday at Pyza was spectacular (and a true bargain). It may have been foolhardy taking my sister-in-law visiting from Chicago to a Polish restaurant in NYC - but she was also impressed. We put in orders for red borscht with a mushroom sauerkraut blintz, cheese and potato pierogis, sweet cheese blintzes, beet salad, and mashed potatoes with stuffed cabbage for the meat-eaters. I thought the pierogis and blintzes were especially stellar, while they were also enraptured by the stuffed cabbage. I kind of love the great woman project managing the whole thing from the front counter. A jewel of a real-deal restaurant. read more

I have lunch here at least once a week. Places like this haven't existed in Poland for a couple of decades anymore, so this is like going back in time to the early 80s. Don't expect smiles or complements; treat it like n experience. The food is excellent and not overpriced. read more

Food used to be so much tastier. The young woman that serves the dinners needs some customer care 101; she is rude and snappy. I ordered placek po wegiersku witch is potatoes pancakes and beef and beef was hard and uneatable. Barszcz was without any flavor. I will not return there again. read more

Pros: good food, low price. Cons: slow service, announcements in Polish. Had a variety plate with a bit of everything in it, though had to wait about 20 minutes for it. Must of the food was as good as it gets (sausage, stuffed cabbage) although dinner items weren't great (meat perogies too salty, stewed cabbage too sour). On service: they have no drink menu and the cashier lady didn't help much. She said theres only standard cold sodas, but later I saw someone drinking hot tea from a cup. And if you don't understand announcement in Polish it would be difficult to understand when the food is ready. read more

I love everything here. I order extra for next day dinners. Original polish food is here

Are you hungry? Are you tired of the New North Brooklyn bs and you just want to sit down in a warm place, be treated nicely and not overpay for a satisfying meal? Then get over to Pyza, a Polish cafeteria style place on Nassau between Manhattan and McGuiness. This place is the real deal. Sure the decor isn't gonna impress your Bumble date but this is not why you come here. You come for the meat, potato/dumpling and two sides homemade Polish food; the Ukrainian borscht rich with veggies, the delicious breaded, crisp chicken cutlet served with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes with onions and two salads (carrot, beet w horseradish,cucumber), the stuffed cabbage or plentiful vegetarian options including the soups, delicious cheese, potato, sauerkraut/mushroom pierogis, kasha with mushroom gravy and noodles, potato pancakes, cheese and fruit blintzes. These full meals run from $8.50 to $14.50! You'd spend more than that on 1 drink over on Wythe or Franklin. Remember, you are not really living in Greenpoint if you don't frequent these rapidly disappearing authentic Polish places. Get it right. Go to Pyza. read more

Fantastic, homemade Polish food. Had some pierogi, some pyzy, chicken cutlets, and more, and everything was delicious and tasted like grandma or mom would make it. Loved it, and can't wait to come back--by the way, cash only. read more

This is still the best Polish restaurant in Greenpoint The food is fantastic, reasonable and the staff is very friendly..... the owners work the counter and they take pride in being customer friendly. I very much recommend this restaurant. PS - try the Pyza, best in Brooklyn... read more

Pyza is hands down some of the best Polish food I've had. With Greenpoint being the place to go for great Polish food, I'm not surprised at it's location. But the value here is what really stands out. The relationship of price to quality and quantity here is really impressive. Usually you have to give up one of those three things in some way. You can't have all three... but this isn't your usual. What you do give up is maybe the ambiance of a standard sit-down restaurant but there are plenty of other places to get that. It's not here. Cry about it at some other restaurant with a candle. If one goes to Karczma for the ambiance, you go to Pyza for the food. This place also changed my outlook on some traditional Polish dishes. I thoroughly enjoyed every single piece of beauty that came out of these three take-out boxes, every single thing was delicious. For me, the stuffed cabbage here outdoes the mighty Karczma. And with two sides with every entree, you get plenty of food. Cheese and potato pierogis with beet salad and cole slaw ($7.50) or the Hungarian pancakes sandwiching an amazing saucy meat filling with pickles and sauerkraut ($10) or the Polish plate with a sampling of all the traditional dishes including that stuffed cabbage and this amazing and generous meaty sauerkraut ($10) will all hit the spot and leave you with lunch for tomorrow. In short; you get a lot of food, that's insanely tasty, with no menu items over $10. read more

Always great food and price. Their portion is also generous. Don't forget to bring some cash!

I wish I'd known about Pyza before last night. Very good food for not a lot of money. It's as easy as that. My plate of bigos was really big. Lots of sauerkraut, well seasoned, potatoes that weren't clumpy. Delicious. And I knew that I liked the pierogies, but after reading that they are hand made, to order, made me pat myself on the back a little bit picking out how delicious they were. The skin isn't too thick, they are flavorful and served very warm, but not "scald your mouth" hot. And while the pickle soup could be a little bit pickle-ier, it was very good. Some people might scoff at a restaurant where you have to get your own silverware, but I had no qualms. I just wish that I could have gotten my own water too. I'll be back in the future. read more

I split a Polish Plate with my friend; we could have ordered another one because it was so good but one plate held us over for lunch. It's been a month and I am already craving it again. Definitely recommend the food although the joint has a diner vibe, if you're not into that sort thing. read more

The food here is always good, service is quick, and the prices are excellent. It's possible the chef changed; the Polish plate was not quite the same today as it had been in the past (bigos instead of stuffed cabbage as was the baked ham hock (no sauteed sauerkraut on the hock), but the food is still delicious! read more

Pyza - Polish plate - Polish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I've lived in Greenpoint for years and have always meant to come here, but somehow I put it off till now. I wish I hadn't. My favorite Polish place for sure! The bigos was incredible; the pierogies were the best I've had in an area full of high competition; the sides (cucumber salad, mashed potatoes, red cabbage) rounded it out into an absolutely excellent meal. This place makes me really grateful to live in Greenpoint! read more

This place is a MUST GO for extremely good homemade style comfort food. The portions are BIG and filling and yes they are cheap. They provide Polish food and polish food only, so its better to order something you feel comfortable eating such as pork cutlet, chicken cutlet before you buy something special, such as pork knuckles. All the soup there are great, i suggest the Mushroom soup which they have it about twice a week, but of course the pickle soup is also very yum if mushroom soup are not on the list. nalesniki is another good meal (polish pancake with cream filling) its almost desert like but still fills you up. if you want something light and sweet, try this one. You can pick different sides from beets, cucumber salad, regular salad and others. The cashier sometimes gets confused if you order in English, bring a polish friend or just place your order slowly to prevent getting something not what you wanted. read more

At first, I thought this was some hipster's alternative spelling of pizza. You can't blame me, given the proximity to Williamsburg. Yelp informed me that it was in fact a Polish restaurant. I'd never had Polish food, but judging from the signs in the neighborhood, Greenpoint seemed like the perfect place to dive in. Though I have nothing to compare it to, it sees legit. This is a no-frills restaurant. It's like a cross between a cafeteria and a small-town diner. They focus on food as opposed to presentation. I ordered the potato dumpling with meet. Whatever I expected was quite different from what I got. The dumpling sort of looked like a dinosaur egg in shape, texture, and a shiny/slimy coating. I initially regretted my choice, but that regret dissipated once I started eating. The meat filling was really good, particularly with the chopped onions on top. The dumpling was served with a choice of salad. I chose the cucumber salad. I didn't like it very much. The dressing was like watered down milk, and didn't have any discernible flavor. I added salt and pepper, which made it a little better, but I felt no need to finish. The prices are great, and it's a good place to have authentic (I assume, but what do I know?) Polish food. read more

Pyza is the usual ethnic cafeteria: you order at the counter with the nice Polish woman, pick up your food after a short wait (under ten minutes), and when you're finished eating, put your dishes in the dirty plates bin. Service is minimal, which is just as well, because the food is cheap for the hearty portions you receive. You get a free small dish of salad with your order and, best of all, a cup of Kool-Aid. Yes, when you eat here, you're literally drinking the Kool-Aid. The food is simple, but good fare. The grated carrots on the Greek Fish were mouth-meltingly good. Pirogies were doughy, but probably handmade. Mashed potatoes were, unsurprisingly, seasoned well and smooth. Not a bad place to stop by while waiting for B's Bikes around the corner to finish up with your bike. 5 stars for the Kool-Aid! 4 stars for the food, good and cheap. 3 stars for the sparse decor and Polish music videos. Pyza even looks like a cafeteria, complete with linoleum floors and plastic trays. read more

As a proud member of the Polish nation, I can attest to the awesomeness of this place. The food is very typical to what your Mama or Babcia would have been making before all those vegan and gluten-free cretins came into existence. Anyway, these types of cafeteria-style feeding holes sprouted out in Greenpoint in the 80s and 90s to feed all those hungry and hardy Polish men who came to work in the US. They needed something quick, cheap, filling, and a reminder of home. Quality varied by location, but Pyza is as good as it gets. While many closed in the new Greenpoint, Pyza is still chugging along. Heck this place seems to be frozen in time, same ol' bad (but efficient) customer service, outdated decor (if any), and kitchen ladies behind a tiny window. Come in with an open mind, and don't expect the latest food craze or fancy dining. I mean you have to grab your own utensils, get to work! Grab a big piece of meat, a soup (zurek, borscht, etc), potatoes, side of shredded cabbage/beets/carrots, and a glass of kompot. You'll never go hungry again, all for less than $10! read more

Dirt-cheap homestyle Polish comfort food. For example: white borscht, $2. For two bucks you get a big bowl of mysteriously delicious white creamy soup and a heaping plate of mashed potatoes and some caramelized onions. I dream about the white borscht. It's so good I have to have some every time I go to Greenpoint. Or pierogi, three varieties, five bucks apiece. There's a long menu, and they're always out of half the things on it, and some of them are poorly translated (e.g. "buckwheat" -- that's it, just "buckwheat"), but haven't you always wanted to hang out with hard-working Polish men after work? The best part is if something is bad (and there are occasional misses, or things that aren't quite what you expect), it was only four bucks or so, and you can try again. (Hint: white borscht.) Plus, you get to watch old cartoons dubbed into Polish. What could be better? read more

This cafeteria style restaurant is one of the best perks in the neighborhood. As the other reviews indicate, the food and value are excellent. My favorite part about the restaurant is the communal feeling you get when you are nearby. First, I should say that it's always packed. If it's open, there are people of all ages out front, in line or sitting down enjoying their food. Everyone is happy and people converse with each other more than usual. You stand in line, order and watch 4 Polish ladies in the back cooking serve you up a plate full of awesome food, why wouldn't you be happy? Random facts: everyone gets a little cup of fruit punch with your meal if you sit down and eat it there. There is no to-go menu, but you can order your food to-go. There are vegetarian options. read more

Their soups are excellent and filling for only around 2.50$ each. The white borscht is excellent along with the vegetable and cream of mushroom. (The vegetable soup is loaded with veggies) The place is entirely Polish with most of the employees understanding very little English, however the staff seems very friendly. If you're coming here for decor, just go home. If you're here for good food that is really inexpensive, then this place is great. read more

This is another great Greenpoint Polish eatery, although I prefer the cooking at Relax. This place, however, is very popular with Polish folks. I enjoyed the cutlet here as well as the pierogies. The stuffed cabbage is good, too. I thought the portions were a little smaller than at Relax, and the flavors a little different. Maybe it's a matter of a different version of the foods - like the chefs may be from different parts of the country. Reasonable prices. read more

This place is great. Had meat perogies, potato perogies, red cabbage salad, stuffed cabbage, homemade pickles. A huge feast for 2 for 20 bucks! Yum! Food was superb. Located in a predominantly polish neighborhood. Nice polish delis and shops. A nice Sunday trip. read more

Simple & Delicious polish food love the pierogis . It's just comforting and refreshing to see a bit of old greenpoint left in Pyza .. please keep supporting the longtime greenpoint restaurants especially the mom & pop shops . read more

Tiny mom and pop shop that takes cash only. Ordered the polish plate and white borscht, both were amazing!

Didn't eat all day. Glad I stopped by here. It's been a while. 8.50$ for the chicken cutlet entree. Massive cutlet (refer to picture) that comes with a nice portion of smashed potatoes and your choice of side and a small glass of kompot. I pick 'mix' which isn't on the menu I believe, but it's a mix of three sides, beet, cucumber, and lettuce salad. Delicious and homey. Just likes moms. read more

Pyza - Chicken cutlet. Massive! - Polish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This is food exactly like babcia made... which isn't a good thing because she couldn't cook and lived in a mindset of near starvation. Polish food can be very very good and this is more like the school dinner version. read more

I really wanted to love this place, and some items seemed to be good at first, but with every bite more and more disgusting-ness came through. Everything was swimming in greasy lard, from the potato pancakes, to the pierogies, to the potato dumplings. The cucumber salad was watery and lacking flavor. The chicken-cutlet was probably the best item ordered by my party. That being said, it was nothing more than a pounded out, breaded and fried piece of chicken. Even a squirt of lemon juice would've helped that thing out. This is not authentic Polish food - it's simply cheap Polish food. If you're looking for something really delicious, I highly recommend Krolewskie Jadlo!!! (My friends who accompanied me to this restaurant have read this review and agree with everything I've mentioned here) read more

LOVE THIS PLACE! Hole in the wall authentic no frills polish food. Everyone in the place looks like they just stepped out of the mine and on lunch break. Loved the hunter's stew and complimentary cup of kool-aid :) read more

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Though the inside is not appealing, if you want a cheap, home cooked polish cuisine- this is the place. The food is delicious, reminds me of the home cooked meals I grew up with. Best golonka and kartacze. read more

Place looks ok but food is great!!! Place has been here very long time.. The prices are so cheap. Food is just great read more

Pyza - Huge portions - Polish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Delicious, dense, & inexpensive food - everything here is great ; personally, I dig the potato pancakes & borscht - yummmmm!!!

Love their Ukrainian.. and their potato and cheese pierogies! no mess no fuss.. as i like it. read more

That is probably the best place where you can get original, tasty polish food with extremely low prices in New York City. read more

Pyza - Polish Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Pyza is the poor-man's eatery... but that only pertains to the price of food --- the food itself is WYMIENITE [delicious]. Their breaded pork cutlets (kotlety schabowe) are as big as the plates themselves. Their choice of original-Polish soups is enormous!!! All fresh and well-seasoned!!! A $10 bill can really leave you full of yummy food (and probably inability to move - but that's when you're welcome to watch some Polish soap operas on satellite TV live from Poland). read more

I love Pyza! This is the quintessential Polish dining experience. You order at the counter and the nice Polisg lady calls out your order, by Polish name, when ready. The food is excellent- they make my favorite pierogi in the area! My husband raved about the chicken schnitzel-it was a huge portion, nice and juicy, and perfectly cooked. A gem of Brooklyn. read more