Coffee Slasticarna Drina

The Burek tastes like home made «pastys» and the cevapi comes with a fabulous bread that resembles a mixture of pita and an English muffin. Oh yeah baby! So good and I liked the Turkish coffee. I wish they had hot sauce at this restaurant, but it’s ok. Next time you’re in the area make sure to hit this place up or isla pilipina two doors down.

Best Bosnian food in Chicago, great service and food. The only thing missing is tulumba.

Absolutely loved the treats we got from here! Amazing staff, opened the doors for us an hour after they closed so we could grab some goodies! Awesome spot, definitely coming back.

Very good, delicious and value for money.
Friendly and fast staff. Food was excellent.
Definitely put on your list of sites to visit while in the area.

Visited Chicago from Philadelphia (a city with no Bosnian population or restaurants aside from my mother’s kitchen) and of course I had to make sure I visited a Bosnian restaurant. Found this place on Unilocal and decided to give it a try with my friend. Small gem tucked away that I would visit over and over if I was a little closer. We ordered large portions of cevape and followed up with baklava and krempita (dessert). The place was clean, decorated with pictures from the homeland, subtle music in the background, locals enjoying a rainy Sunday afternoon, and we were warmly welcomed by the owner. Prices were very reasonable and I would definitely recommend this place to anybody for authentic Bosnian food!

This place is a hidden gem. The coffee and the sweets are to die for. I came by just to have a small meeting but ended up having an amazing experience.
The server was extremely nice and gentle. The place, although small, felt very cozy and warm.

For the last several years I’ve been an avid user of Unilocal,but this is my first time actually writing a review. The main reason I’m writing this is because I could not find a menu anywhere online, and I feel like a lot of people may not even give this place a chance without seeing a menu first. So today while picking up food, I took a picture of the menu so I could upload it to Unilocal,so hopefully this hidden gem can be discovered by more people.
There are three main criteria I look for in a good take-​out restaurant: Good quality food, reasonable prices, and good portion sizes. Not only do I give this place five stars overall, but I would give it five stars in each one of these individual categories.
This restaurant is easy to overlook since it’s small and located in a nondescript strip mall. It has seating, but I’ve never eaten there. Almost every time I’m there, there’s a table or two with actual Bosnian people, which I believe says a lot about the authenticity of the food.
I haven’t had everything on the menu, but everything I have had has been excellent. That being said, my very top recommendations would have to be the meat pita and cheese pita (which are called «burek»). They also have fantastic desserts (specifically pastries), but unfortunately they’re not on the menu I posted.

Drina has been one of my favorite Bosnian places since the very first day it opened! My family owned a business next door and we knew the previous and current owners for many years, So you can say i know so much about this place and the people working there. The staff, owners, and cooks are all very good and friendly people! That’s another reason i just love this place, they are always so welcoming!
Drina kitchen is fully used, what i mean by this is they make everything from scratch! Unlike many restaurants drina doesn’t use filo dough you can find in grocery store, i personally always see them making it from scratch every time i walk in the back to say hi to the cooks/​owners. Most bosnian places i have eaten at seem to be using less cheese or meat for their «sirnice/​burek». i like more meat in my burek and more cheese in my sirnica and Drina just makes it PERFECT! P. S Drina also makes their own bread (for cevape/​cevapi) and they make their pastries so everything is fresh, every day!
I Strongly recommend this place to everyone who wants to try or loves Bosnian food!
TIP: Its Cash only, There are few banks/ATM’s near by and Liquor store next door has a ATM. :)

Hey, this was reaaaaally tasty. I had the burek, yogurt drink, and sausage filled bread.
MAN! So good. really hit the spot.
And the server guy was really cool too, especially considering we were eating past closing hours hah. (Good music as well).

Since I’m from the Balkans, I’m very picky about these places, but I’ve been going to Drina for a long time, and the service was always exceptional. The food, always fresh, my favorite is the spinach pie or the cevapcici, beef sausages with home made pita bread. I have to say Drina definitely has the best cevapcici in Chicago.
Try their desserts too, you’ll love it.

fresh hot «pita» (we had 1 each of cheese and spinach) is made to order so it took a while but it was worth it. flaky outside with a custardy filling. deceptively heavy but delectable. share it with a friend.
turkish coffee + cake was also top-​notch!

Great Bosnian food restaurant… everything on menu is fresh and very tasty… Good Bosnian coffee sweets

The food is amazing and the service even better! And if you eat pita, wash it down with their delicious, homemade yogurt!

There are a few other places in the city and surrounding burbs that serve my native food, but none nearly as great as this place. Everything is always fresh and delicious. The service is great and they are really nice people. I love coming here!

Out of all the European places in Chicago that serve Cevapi, this is by far the best Cevapi in town. The service, atmosphere, and food are all top notch! Not to mention the variety of dessert that they have. The only problem is parking. The lot is always packed so make sure to plan ahead! …ALSO THIS PLACE IS CASHH ONLYYY!!! But they also have ATMs near by. I recommend this place to everyone that is interested in tasting the culture and it’s Cevapi!

I love this place and the ability to feel transported to a small Balkan village just by walking through the door. One of if not the best cevapi in the area, burek is tremendous and authentic. The owners and staff are very nice and friendly. Quiet and relaxing for coffee or lunch.

Ok I’ve got to write this review. The people here are too nice!
We came in on a Saturday early afternoon. We actually had lunch from a nearby restaurant before coming here. I was craving for coffee and desserts and this café came up when I searched Unilocal.I’m not at all familiar with Eastern European food but decided to try it anyway since I was curious. We only had the coffee and torta and both were good. I think I’d come back for the coffee; not so much for the desserts. I would say this, however… I will come back for the service!!! When it was time to pay, we found out it’s cash only :-(You know what the guy said? He said «don’t worry, it’s on the house.» I couldn’t believe it. Too nice, I tell ya! Don’t worry, we paid him of course. I made hubby drive around to find an ATM so we could pay the establishment :-)

If you wish to escape the US and leave Chicago entirely, welcome to Slasticarna Drina! Our server was a very pleasant young man who spoke English well but with a distinctive accent – no doubt Bosnian, who answered all our questions very well. The surrounding tables were inhabited by aging Bosnians engaged in relaxed conversation much as I imagine it would be if we were in a similarly small café in a small town in Bosnia.
The Turkish coffee came out first, very delicious! We had to wait quite some time for our Cevapi, very rustic sausages of lamb and beef on equally rustic bread, seemingly baked in a clay or stone oven. The bread was both pleasantly chewy and soft and the sausages were delicious. We finished with an excellent baklava, full of walnuts and dripping with honey.
Simple food expertly and lovingly prepared. Very pleasant service NOT typical of the often disinterested service so often experienced in Eastern Europe, and many times in expat establishments here in the US.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Their cevapi and desserts are amazing! The owners and employees are very nice and welcoming.
I will definitely refer all my friends here when it comes to trying something different or getting a taste of Bosnia.

Their sirnica (cheese burek) is mind blowing. No oil dripping — loads of cheese. Now you have to understand, elsewhere its usually loaded w oil and also lacking cheese — all for obvious reasons. And that keeps me far from this delicious Balkan bit of love — usually.
But not here — it’s amazing.