Polish Paczki Cafe - Chicago

My polish friends turned me on to this place, excellent pastries. they're saying, the pastries here are even better than poland (their words, not mine). always a special treat!Food: 5/5

Once you get past the unassuming store front, small indoor space, and just very basic service, this place has definitely the best polish food i have ever tried. I was happy to find out that they are a full restaurant! Not just a pączki place, their homemade food is delicious and freshly made.We had placki, gałąbki and barszcz.I also loved the fact that you have plenty of available prking.I will definitely come back !

Made to order, served hot. Delicious, they only have one flavor, but thats all you need.BTW they also sell meals of all types, also very yummy ?

These guys know people drive from miles and miles to get their paczki so maybe they should update their voicemail from saying that they're going to be open 24 hours on days close to paczki day. I saw no less than 10 cars pull up and go to the front door.

I think I read about the Polish Paczki Café via an Eater feature, and I 'm glad I made a detour all the way to this western part of Chicago from the more central neighborhoods that I usually explore. Here, you 'll find not only the eponymous paczki but also heartly Polish entrees like cutlets, fried fish, burgers, potato pancakes, and pierogi. I ordered an assorted plate of pierogi sauerkraut and mushroom, meat, and potato and cheese and it all held up as a takeout order that I enjoyed at a nearby brewery. Very much savory and hearty, and also freshly prepared. Since the café has it in its name, I also ordered a couple of paczki, which were totally enjoyable. They 're similar to jam filled donuts and have a light, slightly crispy, yet highly chewable crust. Again, super fresh. Service was very sweet, helpful, and accommodating given that I was obviously the only customer of non Polish descent. And even though I stopped by in the late afternoon, there was a steady stream of walk in and dine in customers. An excellent, local, independent find! Pro tip: just as panini in Italian is the plural form of panino, paczki and pierogi are already plural forms of paczek and pierog, so there 's no need to add an s to them.