spectraphysics t1_j618zax wrote on January 27, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Reply to comment by thereandfatagain in Two Pittsburgh Restaurants Make James Beard Semi-Finalists List (I love Apteka but I've never even heard of Fet Fisk? I need to get out more...) by 412PhotoJ

Apteka started with a crowd funding campaign too.

Update to say that before they opened Apteka, Tomasz and Kate started this all with these awesome all you can eat pierogi vs (some other cuisine) nights (starting back around 2008 maybe?) that eventually settled at the community centre on Main St. They were so popular there were always lines out the door. IIRC they bought the building that is now Apteka but they did the crowdfunding for the renovations since it was not configured as a restaurant before. Stop the downvotes and hate here guys. They were really scraping together and had built a lot of support with a loyal community for years before Apteka.

quakergoats_ t1_j62cj83 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 5:18 AM

Well that's pretty gross. Tomasz has $$$

spectraphysics t1_j6336vg wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Don't dis him. Please read my updated post for some background I added.

quakergoats_ t1_j633ulb wrote on January 27, 2023 at 11:03 AM

The background you added doesn't change the fact that Tomasz could've paid for those renovations out of pocket without breaking a sweat, and instead chose to crowdfund.

Anyhow, pointing out that he has money isn't much of a 'dis'. If you really want to hear folks dis him, you should talk to some of his former employees & partners (business and otherwise)!