Nearby Veselka seems to get the crowds; at lunchtime, there were only about a dozen customers in this simply decorated restaurant. My entrée was a simple one, too: stuffed peppers ($7.50) filled with the usual mix of rice and ground meat (probably beef and pork) and covered in tomato sauce. Mashed potatoes, too.
Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
140 Second Ave. (8th-9th Sts.)
(at the Ukrainian National Home)
212-614-3283
