{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Waz Wu","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog","title":"Veselka, East Village - Waz Wu","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gxDdZLHcI2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/12\/veselka-east-village\/\">Veselka, East Village<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/12\/veselka-east-village\/embed\/#?secret=gxDdZLHcI2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Veselka, East Village&#8221; &#8212; Waz Wu\" data-secret=\"gxDdZLHcI2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/photo-42.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"When Cassie was in town, we visited Veselka for a casual dinner. If I&#8217;m remembering correctly, this visit was prompted by a conversation with some Russian friends on Russian vs. Ukrainian food and which was better. They quickly declared Russian food was better, but mentioned that Veselka as a decent, but not that authentic Ukrainian spot in NYC. For a diner style restaurant, this place seems a bit pricy. The food was okay, and it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve visited a Ukrainian restaurant, but I think Veselka could do better. My deluxe vegetarian plate ($14.50) came with a side salad and vegetarian borscht. There are several types of pierogis to choose from: potato, cheese, meat, spinach &amp; cream cheese, sauerkraut &amp; mushroom, arugula &amp; goat cheese. John got a large plate of seven fried pierogis for $10.95. Comes with sauteed onions, sour cream, and apple sauce. The deluxe vegetarian plate allowed me to try a little bit of everything. A cheese pierogi, a potato pierogi, a sauerkraut &amp; mushroom pierogi, meatless stuffed cabbage, and kasha with mushroom gravy served with sour cream. Thank goodness for the side salad (that I didn&#8217;t get a photo of) because everything was so [&hellip;]"}