Tasty Polish Food

Rosa J. has been curious about this place. Unfortunately, the current Unilocal page and reviews didn’t really help her understand what kind of place this is.
I didn’t see «Tasty» on the sign, but this modifier is absolutely accurate to describe the food hubby and I had this evening. By the way, the prices are quite reasonable: $ 14 and some change for two (2) orders of cheese/​mushroom zapiekanki and one (1) bowl of zurek (soup).
Please have green bills ready because your plastics won’t grant any access to the fast, delicious, and economical Polish food here.
What’s a «zapiekanka?» Baguette is the bread as the base. Depending on what ingredients you want on top, it can be loaded with veggies, mushroom, and cheese. It’s finished off with sprinkles of green onion and drizzle of ketchup-​like” sauce.
I LOVED the soup. The main components were leeks, boiled eggs, and sausages. It’s heartier than the cure-​all chicken noodle soup. I saw the photo of zurek on Unilocal and wanted to try it. Well, great move, Ms. Rosa J.
The studious Rosa jotted down the other two (2) menu items to try in the future: knysza (pocket bread) and gofry z owocami (waffle with fruit). There were a few patrons having the waffle topped with fruit. It appeared appetizing, so I will keep that in mind.
Where’s it located? It’s within the commercial plaza south of the Belmont Central free public parking lot. Their business hours are Mondays to Saturdays, 10am to 9pm (closed on Sundays).
I know I’ve written longer reviews than this one, yet my i-​pad mini has a strong resistance to the Polish language and kept on auto-​correcting the technical terms. I’ve got to go now to end this struggle!

My Husband is from Poland. He has been telling me about this place for 2 years before we actually went. Absolutely love coming here. It reminds me so much of the one shop in his town that serves zapiekanka. He gets the vegetarian zapiekanka and I get the chicken knysza. It’s a crusty delicious round bread filled with fresh chopped veggies, chicken and a wonderful garlic dressing.
Its a hole in the wall restaurant located in busy strip mall with maybe 12 menu items. The clientele is mostly Polish laborers. Must try.

awesome zapiekanka… the best!

Holy zapiekanki! This small Polish sandwich shop is as European as it gets! I’ve had veggie zapiekanki twice and I absolutely love them!
It’s a pretty busy business strip so expect to not find parking.
***cash only***

This is the ultimate authentic place for Polish street food in Illinois, or even in the whole U.S. It reminds me of a similar eatery in my hometown in Poland. I have tried every single item on the menu and everything was made to perfection. My favorite thing to order from here is the vegetable zapiekanka. This place just screams home to me! :)

I was in the neighborhood and had a taste for some Polish food. Thank goodness the menu was in English but had a small selection. They literally only had like 6 – 8 items they serve, which is fine with me as it probably would have overwhelmed me.
The entrees were all under $ 10 each. I opted for the order of 6 pierogi’s. They had 3 different options, I went with the meat. They smelled wonderful but were really small and were fried. My friend and I split the order, he absolutely loved them as where I thought they were just ok. I might return to try something else, but only if in the area

I have been here once and it was okay.
It almost reminds me of a local HOT DOG JOINT but instead it is a Polish Restaurant. This is also one of those hole in the wall type of restaurant.
Behind the counter one will find two very hard working ladies with little patience. It helps if you know what you want before stepping onto the order window. Trust.
There were nice enough.
The food was okay but it could be due to my lack of «knowledge» of Polish food. The only things I know about Polish foods are Stuffed Cabbage and Polish Sausage. :-))
Need to find more Polish friends. :-))
I would have no problem stopping by this restaurant but I do not think I will go out of my way.
Happy Eating …:-))

Knysze are yummy! Zapiekanka very tasty too. I’ve been going here for over 5 years. The name is odd and hard to find on Unilocal.Highly recommended for polish street food on the northwest side of the city.