Saskatoon has a one-of-a-kind drive-thru in Canada — and possibly the world..Baba’s Homestyle Perogies in Saskatoon is the only drive-thru perogies restaurant in Canada..Each year Baba’s sells more than two million perogies and noted the top sellers are the potato and cheddar variety..They have other varieties, including cottage cheese, sauerkraut, and Saskatoon berry..Naomi Hansen, a Saskatchewan writer, has her debut book coming out called Only in Saskatchewan (TouchWood Editions, 2022), where she interviews the owner Rob Engel..“Engel claims he’s never heard of anything like it anywhere,” wrote Hansen in her book..But Baba’s is not the only perogies drive-thru ever in Saskatoon as Hansen describes in her book..“Saskatoon’s history of perogy drive-thrus dates back to the O & O Drive-In, which operated at 20th Street West and Avenue L South from 1962 to 1992,” wrote Hansen..How many perogies did Engel see eaten at the same time by one person?.“(It’s not unusual to see) 30 or more in one sitting,” said Engel..“(Perogies are) a very, very, very classic Saskatchewan food item,” said Hansen..Chris Oldcorn is a Western Standard Reporter based in Regina.,coldcorn@westernstandard.news,Twitter: @chrisoldcorn,.Parler: @chrisoldcorn
