JimInLoganSquare wrote:Given the rapid changes going on in this area (e.g., the new apartment high-rise being built on Division and Ashland and changes all up and down Milwaukee), I hope Podhalanka doesn't get gentrified out of existence like Busy Bee did, but I plan to take advantage of it more than I have in the past while I still can.
mdpilam wrote:I've never really eaten Polish food before (other than a random Pierogie)... Is this a good place to start? I've also heard good things about a place called Smak-Tak...
Also, my gf is not really a "meat and potatoes" eater (she definitely eats meat and such, but likes her veggies), and she dislikes sour cream. Should I go here alone?
Cathy2 wrote:I get the impression the guy who made my last visit so unpleasant has been less intrusive than I described earlier? When he suggested the seasoning for your soup, he wasn't adding it without asking, right? He simply suggested and you did the deed?
Jazzfood wrote:After some friends of mine were mistreated here a couple yrs ago, I hadn't been back in solidarity w/their experience. A chef buddy of mine dropped by my house for a meeting today, it's a short walk and he was hoping for Polish… Sorry to say our boy/I suspect nephew was as pushy/intrusive as ever. Offering us a lunch w/some asst greatest hits, I asked him the price. $50. You've got to be fucking kidding me. Also watched him pour Maggi into a lone woman's soup unasked. As she was freaking out, he just continued saying "trust me, it's better this way". Apperently she didn't think so as she left soon after, leaving most of it uneaten.
Food was as good as always but he's a shame. Maybe bigos again next winter, but only w/Helena in charge.
riddlemay wrote:Possible?
riddlemay wrote:I'm not arguing--believe me, I'm not. I experienced the guy once, and even though he wasn't a problem for me, I don't say he can't be for others. But I wonder if there's a benign interpretation to be made of his shtick. That is, rather than it being all about upselling, I wonder if he sees his role as that of helpful guide to urbanites. To put words in his mouth (words which he doesn't utter but may be thinking): "I can see that you are people who don't come here all the time. You are from outside the Polish community. Let me make sure you get to taste a wonderful sampling of everything we have to offer, because I bet that's what you really want but may not be conversant enough with our cuisine to ask for. Relax, put yourself in my hands, I will take good care of you, and even if you can't finish everything, you will leave happy."
Possible?