Heritage Bakery & Deli

Setting the expectations — Heritage Deli is the place where you can get a bunch of excellent, fresh food from Poland, and where you can also bring a couple of friends to enjoy the same food, professionally prepared, right there on the spot!
However, this is not a restaurant — rather a useful combination of lunch spot and food store.
My review is written more from a lunch place perspective, and as such you will run out of menu options after just a few visits… yet I do enjoy coming back, even for the same plates.
Was there many times, never a trouble — absolutely recommended.

The product is good, the service is okay, the. prices are ridiculously high. I know that perogies are a lot of work (I have made them numerous times) but I don’t understand why they are charging $ 8.00+ for a dozen perogies. I have bought them from Ukrainians ladies and from team fundraisers (yes, all homemade) for $ 3/​dozen.

The three stars is for how nicely my Mom was treated when we came in here on a whim. The baked and deli goods are fresh, and the service is on point. We were also informed that you can call in and order ahead, so that you don’t have to worry about making the drive there and your favorite item not being available.
But the jarred stuff I bought, namely, the black currant jam and hot horseradish spread, was old and disgusting when I opened it up. And since it would cost more in gas to drive here and return them, I just threw them out. So minus two stars for food waste. Rotate your stock once in a while, Heritage!

Not the «greatest» for Easter European foods, but there is a vast selection. They sell out of a lot of stuff around the holidays — as I found out the hard way.
Pretty good poppy seed loaf, perogies, cabbage rolls, borscht, latkas.
I have driven this food to Vancouver and no one as ever been disappointed by the quality of the food. And it just smells damn good in there — even for a vegetarian/​vegan.

Do you want to know a secret? Heritage Bakery is the magical source of hand pinched perogies and a certain well known food truck. I saw it on their website, and asked in person today when I went to pick up some perogies and cabbage rolls. Unfortunately, the duck and carrot cake perogies on a certain truck’s menu aren’t found in Heritage’s deep freeze. Sorry! You’ll still have to line up for those.
Heritage Bakery is just off 17^th Ave on 37^th St SW. Street parking only. But a great stop for lunch, whether you want to dine-​in or eat out. I got my food to go today. Two dozen perogies and five cabbage rolls. The perogies needed boiling, but those cabbage rolls came cooked. All they needed was a little reheating in the microwave. All of this ran me about $ 21. They only serve potato and cheddar perogies in-​house (or at least that’s the only kind they were serving today. I’m not sure if they change it up), but flavours to take home include: sauerkraut, meat, sauerkraut and mushrooms, potato and cheddar, potato and cottage cheese, potato and onion, cottage cheese and onion, sauerkraut and meat and some fruit filled ones too!
The store also boasts a small selection of goodies and other imported treats.
If you’re buying Cheemo from the grocery store, stop. Stop right now! There’s better home-​made stuff to be putting in your system.
Oh, and they only take cash or debit.

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Kathy and her staff members at a due called the ‘Taste of Calgary’ this last summer. She really knows how to sell some great Polish food, just like my [Polish] huband’s mum would make.
I mean, they have a lot of great stuff on the menu… stuff imported right from Eastern Europe and there are only a very few other places in Calgary that you’d find these items.
If you’ve heard a rumor they make the best Perogies on this side of Canada… it’s completely true ;)

Specializing in Polish fare, this shop carries everything from lunches and dinners to go, to European cheeses, homemade sausages, schnitzels, cabbage rolls and cheesecakes. Don’t even GET me started on their perogies… boasting 9 different flavours (9!!!), Heritage Bakery & Deli is truly a one of a kind shop in our city.
Be sure to take full advantage of their AMAZING Christmas baked goods starting mid-​November. See you in line? Yeah, thought so.