Kasia's Closes After Serving Pierogis On Bedford Ave For 31 Years

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Kasia’s — a restaurant that has been Williamsburg’s go-to spot for authentic Polish pierogis for 31 years — will close its doors for good on Friday, owners announced this week.

“Our last day will be December 22," Catherine Wnek, 32, wrote in her Instagram announcement on Sunday. “We love you 11211! Thank you for 31 years!”

The Wnek family opened Kasia’s — the Polish diner at 146 Bedford Ave. — in August 1986 when the area was predominantly Polish and not quite so hipster chic, Wnek said.

"Though the neighborhood has greatly changed since our doors first opened," she wrote, "we take great pride knowing that we stayed true to our humble beginnings which was family owned and operated."

Wnek, the daughter of Dorothy and Henry Wnek, who opened the diner after immigrating from Poland, explained the family wasn't leaving Williamsburg because of rising rents in an interview with the Daily News.

“It’s lost that neighborhood feeling," Wnek said. "It’s completely different than it was.”

But the loss of "that neighborhood feeling" didn't stop the Wnek from asking loyal customers to stop by on Friday, Kasia’s last day, to say goodbye.

"We would love to hear your memories or maybe even share a new one," Wnek wrote on Instagram. "A big thank you to all our customers who we now truly regard as family."

Header photo courtesy of GoogleMaps/Sept. 2017