View full sizeMichelle Gabel/The Post-Standard, 2007Eva’s
On Milton Avenue, on Syracuse’s West Side, there is a portal to my great-grandmother’s kitchen (circa 1974).
Maybe it’s the cool air or perhaps it’s just autumnal nostalgia for all things “home.” Whatever the reason, the aroma at Eva’s European Sweets took me right back to that place in time. (The same influences seem to have drawn my colleague, Denise Owen Harrigan, to the Ukrainian-inspired Welcome Inn last week).
Owner Eva Zaczynski opened her namesake restaurant in 1997, and the buzz about her homespun Polish fare and decadent desserts spread quickly. Our group of seven remembered this little gem of a place and thought it high time to return.
We dove right in with a mild and refreshing Leek Salad ($4.25) that was large enough for the table to share, a plate of assorted Pierogies with fillings like potato, meat and sauerkraut (ranging from $1.15 to $1.36 each), and garnishes …