When we first walked in the owner of the bar was drunk and was hit by another friend in the private area as a joke. Â They didn't care about the people in the bar. Â Unless you know the people already here DON'T GO! Â The food was overpriced and NOT good. Â Don't waste your night going to such a hole. Â Drunk teenagers aren't a good sell either. Â Maybe if they cared about properly checking IDs then they would have better cliental. Â AVOID AVOID AVOID!
Review Source:I've passed this place so many times. Lived in the area almost my entire life, my husband and I had finally had a chance to try this place out. It is a polish bar/restaurant?, and for a Saturday night they had a decent size crowd.
The place is clean and nice decor. Kasia at the bar was amazing, such a good disposition! We had a few beers and drinks, and decided to order some appetizers. Typical bar food, frozen and then reheated. No frills there.
The overall atmosphere seemed kinda slow for a Sat. night, I was looking forward to the disco that some of the reviewers mentioned, but no sight of it that night.
We'll probably come back since our bar options are limited in the area.
tl;dr? - Drinking and dancing on a Saturday night!
Friendly staff, friendly atmosphere.
I was there for a friend's birthday party on a Saturday night. There was a different birthday party going on at the same time. The staff kept the drinks coming, and were very helpful in arranging a table and seating for our group.
I would love to try their menu for lunch or dinner some day.
While I was there, we ordered some appetizers to share. You can't really mess up fries/cheese sticks/chicken. It was all pretty standard.
The drinks were good and stiff.
There was a DJ playing standard modern dancing music and a lot of people were up and having a good time - including myself. It was a very friendly, light hearted atmosphere, easy to have fun in!
When someone says, "Polish Disco on Saturday nights," they ain't kidding!
The GF and I ended up here based on a Yelp Location Search on my iPhone. The review was good enough to make the decision to give it a go, particularly since it was right behind the CVS we were already at.
Very friendly staff, good cocktails and beer (Carlsberg on tap, anyone?). We sat outside as it was a nice, balmy evening.
The food: Well now, here's the deal: once we were able to communicate what we wanted (I do not speak Polish), one of our orders came out not as ordered. GF ordered stuffed chicken breast  (think chicken cordon bleu), but it was sans stuffing on arrival. I ordered pork cutlet, after my first choice had been 86'd. Both dishes were tasty, but really it seemed that they were pre-breaded and thrown into the oven. Both dishes came with a delicious heap of mashed potatoes, and minced pickled carrot and slaw on the side.
Most of the enjoyment came from watching the locals sit around smoking and drinking and chatting away in Polish.
A nice place for drinks, but the meals were nothing special. Prices were quite fair.
And yes, when they say "Polish Disco Saturday Nights," they ain't bullshitting... though I personally have never heard Rush played at a disco before.
Milan's or Milano is a little traditional European bar/cafe right on School Street (behind the CVS at Milwaukee and Pulaski). Many evenings our Polish neighbors will be here sitting outside or in the modern (almost sheek) interior drinking coffee and eating sweets during the day or having a cold beer at night so we had to check it out. I love being able to get an espresso, a cold beer, or a good meal at the same place!
We went in on an early evening for a cold beer and stayed for dinner. The menu is similar to that you might see in a modern bar in Vienna, Budapest, or Poland. They had three beers on tap (Carlsberg, Okocim, Zywiec) and a full bar.
We ordered the Chicken kebab, Hungarian Goulash, and Polish sausage sandwich. The sandwich was awesome and served with fries. The real treat was the Goulash which was prepared with a sweet paprika and red pepper (sweet) sauce. It was not the typical spicy Hungarian Goulash, but the sauce was so good we wiped the plate clean. The chicken kebab came as two large skewers served with potato wedges and a mix of Central European cold salads. The chicken was lightly seasoned and tasted great.
The staff were friendly and the little blond woman who runs the place was very helpful. She said they have been open just a little while and that they are not cooking everything they have on the menu. I suggest you ask for the "specials" and see what the cook has going on. We left very satisfied. Now it is a "bar" as well so there might be music or baseball on the TV.
This cafe reminded me of the bars or cafes I went to in Europe more than others here in Chicago.
I went back in on a Saturday night and it doubles as a disco for young Polish immigrants.. The place was jam packed with Polish men and women dancing and drinking. It was a bit busy for me, but everyone was nice. This "weekend" face was wild. I love all the different "Chicagos" there are to see and experience.