Staropolska Restaurant

Fantastic, rich food with great depth of flavor. Highlights for me were the smoked Polish sausage, beets w/ honey, mashed potatoes with horseradish, Devolay (stuffed/breaded chicken), and dill pickle soup. The cocktails were fun and delicious. We could not comprehend how the "My Polish Drink" which was just sprite, apple juice, vodka, and some other liqueur I can't remember, was so incredibly tasty.The overall value for dinner for our group was spectacular, I just wish we had saved room for dessert.

Food was so yummy and has a very warm home cooked aspect to it. The people serving were so sweet!The whole environment was very rustic and cozy especially being in the city

I ordered a Togo order of peirogis and sausage. When I stepped inside there wasn't an obvious place to pick up my order so I grabbed a seat at the bar. The lady brought me out my order without me even having to tell her what I was there for! The pierogis were buttery and delicious. The sausage was good too. We didn't get utensils which was unfortunate because we had to eat with our hands. A little messy but delicious all the same. They had a side party room where a little girl was having a birthday party. It seemed like a nice space!

We came in on a Saturday and were able to get a table immediately. The menu has a lot of options, but since it was our first time we opted for the polish plate for 2 and a salad. The salad was on their daily specials list, and it was okay but nothing life changing. The polish plate came out and it was massive! It has perogies, potato pancakes, stuffed cabbage, polish sausage, breaded chicken, bacon wrapped plums, and veggies. We definitely had a lot of food and left full, and the bang for the buck is definitely there. Would definitely recommend!

This place is a Chicago institution, but I didn't expect to be blown away like I was. At $38, the Special for Two platter is probably the best value dinner in terms of quantity and quality that I've had in Chicago. It includes all of the greatest hits: potato pancakes, polish sausage, breaded chicken, steamed veggies, bacon wrapped plum, pierogis, and stuffed cabbage. Everything was delicious but we particularly enjoyed the stuffed cabbage which tasted like a warm hug, the bacon wrapped plum because obviously, and the potato pancakes.I also tried the Pickle Soup which was a special because I was feeling adventurous and it was low key Super friendly service and cozy environs were the cherries on top.

Between high Yelp ratings & being greeted by old world charm, we were excited to eat at Staropolska. We'd both recently had good pierogis at other restaurants & were hoping for much of the same; however, the food here did not live up to our expectations. He had the lamb which didn't seem to garner any praise. I ordered potato pancakes with both sour cream & applesauce & enjoyed that the pancakes were thin & had crispy fried edges. My combo of vegetarian pierogis (half potato & cheese, half sauerkraut & mushroom) were boiled; I'm partial to pan-fried pierogis but boiled would've been acceptable provided they were flavorful & fresh which unfortunately these weren't. I also wasn't a fan of their onion & bacon "jam" which is usually my favorite topping. We ended dinner with kolaczki, Polish cookies with jam dolloped in the middle; they were bland & not sufficiently sweetened. Quite a disappointing dinner, all around.

If you're looking for some authentic & delicious Polish food, look no further! Came here with a group for NYE dinner and ordered a bunch of things to share and everything was great! You can't go to a Polish restaurant and not get pierogi. We got both the potato and cheese pierogi as well as the meat pierogi. Both were so so good, but my favorite was the traditional potato and cheese. They were tender, creamy delightful dumplings. Comes with sour cream to dip!Potato pancakes were light and crispy, also comes with a side of sour cream and apple sauce to dip. Polish sausages were smokey, tender and came with some grilled onions and sauce.Golabki (stuffed cabbage with meat) was very good as well! This comes in a curry type sauce.Veal meatballs were juicy and the sauce it came in was creamy and divine. Pork schnitzel was one of my favorites of the night! Perfectly crisp and the sunny side egg and cucumber salad paired really well with it!Service was quick and our server was very friendly. Definitely check this place out! I will be back for more.

LOVE this Polish gem! I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place yet, because we always dine here when I'm visiting Chicago! There are so many great things here:- creamy mushroom soup- all the pierogi! I love each of their offerings - fun to get a mix of them and do your own taste off. Don't skip out on the dessert pierogi :)- beef stroganoff is outstanding! The dumplings are so good in there too- seriously, get more pierogi ;)Gosh, I know I'm missing other specific items we've ordered, but seriously, everything we've tried has been great. The above are my go-tos each time though. ;)

Came back to Staropolska for take out to try the beef stroganoff. It was AMAZING. Rich in flavor, perfectly spiced, tender beef and hearty. It came with 2 side salads.We also got the mushroom soup again because it was so good. Also tried the chicken soup with lithuanian dumplings - a nice light option which was refreshing from all the creamy stuff.Definitely recommend.

Amazing. Better than my grandma makes. Truly unique bases for each dish. And the service. It was quick, I never had to ask for anything, and it flowed smoother than any other restaurant I've been to. Even the interior is unique while still being warm. Generous portions!My main regret is not taking photos. Get the sauerkraut and mushroom pierogis