"When I first started going years ago, the place was a well-kept secret; most East Villagers went to Veselka, its Goliath competitor. Streecha couldn't mount a menu anywhere near the size of Veselka's, and there were only four dishes regularly available - beet borscht, stuffed cabbage, potato and cheese varenyky, and kielbasa with sauerkraut - plus blintzes, apple cake, and other miscellaneous pastries and desserts."
"Not much changed among the old dishes, the $8 stuffed cabbage now arrives coated with mushroom gravy, but I was surprised by the many new items that have been added, making Streecha more of a full-blown restaurant. The menu is now a colorful laminated document with pictures. The place has raised the prices, but the menu is still a spectacular deal."
"The $16 'special plate' (up from $10) offers a choice of pork ribs, fried fish, pork cutlets, and pork goulash. The goulash is particularly great, with hints of cumin. On a subsequent visit I tried the pork ribs, which had been simply roasted with a light glaze, eminently edible if a bit dry."
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