Jim B.
Yelp
At note to the good folks at Polski's:
Twojie jedzenie nie za dobre. Translation: Your food ain't that good.
It's not bad, just not good either. First let me say I'm 100% Polish, born in Germany and raised in Hamtramck on great Polish cooking, both at home and in the best Polish restaurants this side of Chicago.
First visit was a bit disappointing so we thought we'd give it a second try. Here's a summary of the highlights.
Potato pancakes; horrible. Probably the worst I've ever had.
Pierogi; not very good, Dudek's?
Dill pickle soup; good but the pickles should be shredded, not chunks and it's more potato soup with some pickles thrown in than a real dill pickle soup. Not enough pickle flavor for me. Some dill wouldn't hurt either.
No bread and butter! A cardinal sin in a Polish household, let alone a good restaurant.
Boiled potatoes; that's how you cook them, not how they should be served. Pulling a potato out of the water, cutting it in half and then covering it with a thin gravy results in a water logged potato. Try this, boil the potatoes, cut them up, throw them back into the pot with no water and simmer on very low heat for a few minutes until they are a bit dry but not burnt. Toss with a pad of butter, sprinkle with fresh dill and you'll have to beat the customers away with a stick.
City chicken; dry, dry, dry. If it wasn't for the thin gravy, I would have needed more iced tea to wash them down. In addition, I had one that was over-cooked, slightly burnt. Not a deal breaker for me because they tasted good but you guys can do much, much better than that, especially for what you charge for them.
Canned corn with the city chicken? Yuck. How about some bigos or polish sauerkraut (kapusta)? You have a Polish restaurant, not a truck stop diner.
Sorry, two strikes and I'm out. Was hoping for better but, eh. Heading to the Red Apple in Chicago for some real Polish food. You should try it out and learn something about Polish food. Maybe the owner is Polish but not the chef.