Sami Swoi

I used to really like this restaurant but you should know that they had a fire months ago and it has been closed and boarded up ever since.

We're big fans of Polish food and have gone to just about every major place in the area.  That being said, we are used to being somewhat ignored and that weird feeling when you first walk in and are not met by a hostess, but stared at from afar because you are supposed to just walk in and act like you own the place and sit down.

We had driven by this place a bunch of times and finally decided to go in.  It was slightly before 6 on a Saturday and there were only two other people inside.  We decided to eat a bunch of things - got some Polish beer, appetizer of pierogi and two entrees.  Husband had the breaded pork cutlet with fried potatoes and I got the stuffed cabbage with mashed potatoes.  The pierogi were pretty standard - nice size for two to split.  My stuffed cabbage was really good - liked the sauce and that they serve it on a cabbage leaf so the potatoes stay free of sauce.  Those were chock full of dill - yum!  Husband was happy with the pork but thought the pierogi were too oniony (his complaint about everything).  All of this food cost under $40 - and he had two large beers - they were only $4 each!!!  Seriously, every time we eat out for dinner it is an easy $60 for just drinks and entree - so this was amazing.

Our waitress was really nice and helped the husband pronounce the beer without giving him attitude!  She also, when asked by him, totally guessed he was Irish - he was so disappointed he could not pass for Polish and she laughed at his ridiculousness!

I tried this place out some time ago with a friend. It was actually my first time at a Polish restaurant. The restaurant was kind of dead, and the service was ok. I ordered a pork dish that wasn't too good but it sufficed. I kind of felt awkward eating there and not being Polish LOL. I mean, should you ever feel like that at a restaurant? (Do you ever go into a sushi bar and feel like, wow, I'm being stared at or being talked about in a foreign tongue). All in all, my friend seems to like the place, but I don't know if I'd come back.