Swiacki Meats

Very good kielbasa and other Polish provisions! We’ve been coming here for years—on holidays and for everyday occasions—and the quality has always remained outstanding. We especially love their spicy kabanosy; we enjoy it on the drive home every time!

We’ve been getting our kielbasa here since we were little kids. My mother and grandparents and aunts all grew up in the area and for any family function, holiday and New Year’s Eve we would always go here to get the smoked kielbasa to make kielbasa and sauerkraut. And I raised my kids on the same dishes. Especially making and getting their kielbasa from Swiacki Meats. Haven’t hat much time in between Christmas and now because I’ve been laid up going through cancer treatments between not feeling well and treatments and Dr appointments on Monday, sleeping all day yesterday, I will be making it to the shop today to get my kielbasa and sauerkraut, so I can make my Kielbasa, Sauerkraut, Pork and Potatoes. I can’t wait to eat that stuff tomorrow. Yumm Yumm Yummy. I will add some pictures as the cooking process progresses. ❤️❤️❤️

Swiacki Meats...Located in the Port Richmond Neighborhood of Philadelphia is just 1 of only 2 Businesses/Locations/Butchers in the entire city of Philadelphia where they make and you can buy some truly Top-Notch **Authentic** 'Polish Smoked Kielbasa'._[Other Location: Czerw's Polish Kielbasa] So, this past Monday afternoon_[Nov.10th,2025] my family and I made a Quick Stop ‐@‐ 'Swiacki Meats'. So we could do some serious loading up on some of the 'Finest-Made' Polish Kielbasa for the upcoming 2025 Holiday Season. Walked out the door of...'Swiacki Meats'...After purchasing 5+ lbs. Of Smoked Kielbasa and grabbed about 3 lbs. Of Fresh Kielbasa.

Been going here since I was a child. 63 and still hit this spot every holiday. Hands down one of the best kielbasa I have ever had. Polish foods are unratablely delicious

Swiacki's offers a great selection of traditional Polish food along with standard deli items in their long standing store. The staff can sometimes seem a little less than approachable, but they are super helpful and knowledgeable if you ask questions or need to make a special request. Definitely a place to stock up for parties, holidays, and special occasions!

Totally solid place. I really like both their smoked and fresh kielbasa. If you're like me as tend to have an upset tummy after kielbasa, Swiackis is THE PLACE for you. I've enjoyed their Kielbasa two days in a row without any of the typical adverse effects one experiences from the good stuff... yippee! It's also a deli with all the dietz and Watson lunch meats and cheeses you'd expect, but also some house special meats and polish ham! What a treat. Non-meats include local jarred pickles, sauces, etc. I've also had excellent kapustas (with and without bacon), enormous galumpkis, and outstanding babka. I've actually never had a babka I've liked as much as the raspberry cheese, but I can't wait to try the other flavors. Expect a line when you get here, it's a good idea to call ahead to see how it's going. You'll wait at least an hour before any major holidays but it's worth it.

If I could describe this place in one word it would be PHENOMENAL !!!!! The meats here have been cured and carefully and meticulously flavored ! You can eat the smoked sausage as is ! All I can say is come Try it and see make your own judgement call!

Outstanding!! Swiackis is a national treasure! The fresh kielbasa is perfection. It’s my favorite! Prices are great. Food is Fresh and delicious! The staff is friendly and courteous. Guarantee Everything you need !

Loved this place! Excellent service. Years ago I ordered 15 lbs of Kielbasa and drove it to TN for my family. Can I tell you, it took forever to get that smell out of my cooler and van! LOL But it was worth it! Wished Swiacki's shipped to TN. I would order their loved Kielbasa for my Niece. It would be a great present. I'm Italian and grew up eating Swiacki's meats, especially their Kielbasa.

Awesome family owned and operated. Great tasting Kielbasa, both fresh and smoked. Never disappointed. They also have a variety of other delicious delicacies to choice from including pierogi and stuffed cabbage. Service is always great! Tried the rest, swiacki's is the BEST!

Great food and service. Can't go wrong with price and quality Had a little trouble finding it but was well worth it.

Awesome. Food. Nice selection. And they still use pencil and paper to ring you out.....

I am 71 and have been going there forever. My dad used to take me when I was just a toddler with him. Love their kielbasa, krakuska, and actually everything they sell. Also seems like I am forever finding something new . They have a really good variety of condiments. All excellent. The pickles are great. Oh well, I could go on and on, take my word for it and try them out for yourself. You'll keep going back

I have been coming here for 20+ years. There is no place better for fresh Kielbasa and pierogies

Great In/Out service... A+ The available parking lot was helpful. Loved the selection of all the Polish favorites

Love every item of food here! Easter is the best because of Swiacki! Kielbasa, pirogies, babka! One-stop shopping for Easter. Simply the best!

The Best kielbasa but I believe they have the best Italian sausage since I grew up in south Philly.

The food was delicious and they have a great selection of meats, pierogi, bread, polish food and babka. The staff is very friendly and aim to please their customers.

I have a polish name but am 0% polish...I was however raised in a heavily polish populated area in the Midwest so I know a thing or two about kielbasa. These guys get it. Perfect fat to meat ratio, perfect garlic, perfect flavor. During non-Covid you could sample the different products. But this year sucks so you can't. But you can still buy the best kielbasa my non-polish-having-polish-name-raised-amongst-polish-people have tasted!

Their touch was always top notch but last week got some fresh, smoked and hot kobanose and the kobanose didn't look or taste the same. After a couple days started to feel strange so just threw it out. Seems like maybe was frozen at one time and they thawed it out and sold it. Time for a change!!!

I have been going here for many (20) years and the last 2 years something was off. My family, whom I have been making this for the same way for 20 years, have said it just isn't the same. They said it just doesn't have that smoky flavor. I called and a man who claimed to be owner said recipe was the same. so I asked are you smoking it the same? He said yes. Come to find out, we are not the only family no longer satisfied. From what I learned new owner "inherited" business. So sad. His Dad and Uncle must be turning over in their grave. BTW he told me to go someplace else! Next stop Europran American ‍

Best pierogies you'll ever get .. & .. the selection is great. Their kielbasa is excellent; in fact ALL of their meats are delicious. This establishment has withstood the test of time.

I have been going here for years mostly at Easter season. Today there were new faces behind the counter.My bill came to way, way over what I estimated and when I asked for a breakdown, I was turned down.The man waiting on me took a phone call while he was ringing me up. It took a long time to give me a total for my food. He handed me my bags but kept the bag with 3 containers of chrusckis. I hadn't noticed, since it was a heavy rain day. I live in NJ and don't see it worth driving the 45 minutes to go back. I tried calling but it must have rang 30-40 times with no way to leave a message. Upon arriving home, we ate the galupkis and they were sooo dried out. I do not know what changed but I will say next time, I will not return and be spending my money at Czerw's. Sorry, Swiacki, you just lost a customer.

This was a great place to stop in my visit to Philadelphia. They had everything I was looking for and some things I didn't know the offered. Please give this place a try. It's really that good.

So Yelp says "you've checked in here "x" times before, what keeps you coming back?" to which I reply "the quality of the food, that's what." There are numerous places you can buy kielbasa, and each has it's own flavor profile, but for my family this has always been the best. A nice light smoke, some garlic, and even the grind of the meat are just perfect. But this weekend was even better because I had the free little sandwiches to munch on while you are waiting in line. I had something called their "cajun meatloaf" which is a great use for dead pig on a roll. The meat is a loaf, like a lunch meat, but made there of course. The meat tastes like a hot kabonasa, but also has some Cajun spices and cheese. They served it on grilled rye bread, like a pressed panini (polish style of course). The taste of the buttery toasted rye bread and the warm meats was amazing. Good thing they only had a few samples or I would still be there eating it all.

I live two minutes from here and today was my first time stopping in. I LOVE it! Totally old school which is so refreshing! I actually drove by it my first time driving down the block because it's tucked between houses. You know what to expect-quality meats. I'm sure I'll be back soon!

My dad used to drive me here as a kid to stand in line with him to wait for sometimes an hour around Easter just for kielbasa, pierogis, babka, pickles, you name it. I still come down there three to four times a year just to pick up some. 1 lb of smoked 1lb of fresh and whatever else you want. Could not recommend this place more and the guys at the counter really make you feel at home. Right off the 95 exit too, if you can't find it you don't deserve it.

Absolutely the best kielbasa by far. My Polish Grandmother always bought their meats, only their kielbasa. Fresh or Smoked all delicious and well worth the trip from Cherry Hill, NJ. The owners are family and make you feel so welcome that it is a pleasure shopping there. I don't go anywhere else for homemade kielbasa. They also have a freezer full of amazing, homemade pierogi. Used to make my own but theirs are just as good. They make excellent stuffed cabbage. If you're lucky enough to get there when it comes out buy it. Just a wonderful spot in Port Richmond.

They have the absolute best smoked kielbasa in the world! My review is straight and to the point as I tried posting what I said above and Yelp told me it was too short for a review and that it was more of a tip. Swiacki's rocks!

Awesome place and friendly staff! This has to be the best kielbasa and kabanosy around! My grandfather used to work for Bell Telephone in south philly and used to get us this all the time when I was growing up. I live in Glenside and I try to make this trip every couple months and stock up! Awesome stuff and they have a variety of different stuff like hot and cheesy links and kabanosy (thin kielbasa) smoked, hot, or hot and cheesy. Along with regular size as well. All varieties are amazing. I personally prefer this place over Cwerz's but that's just me. Cwerz's is good but this place takes it for me.

Best kielbasa in Philadelphia. And I come from a long line of former Kielbasi eaters!

Best kielbasa in Philly. Always smiling faces behind the counter. Friendly, personal, family owned. Better than any packaged stuff you buy at the market. Stop in and shop local you won't be disappointed!

I came here after finding out the Gaul & Co. bar uses Swiacki's kielbasa (you should try them out btw). It wasn't hard to find via Google Maps. The red sign and doors (see picture) are right on the street it says it is. We came on a Tuesday around 3pm. There was a parking spot open a few cars from the door. The room is long and narrow. The pierogi fridge is the first thing on the right (see picture), and the meat and register are in the back. I was hoping there would be would be more meat pierogi options or a regular cheese (there was a cheese and potato variety), but the selection was sufficient. We fried them in a pan with butter and olive oil (we usually only use butter). They got very brown and crunchy on the outside! Great! However, there was not much bacon in the Bacon and Potato pierogies. It was all potato with one or two tiny pieces of bacon. We got the smoked kielbasa, which wasn't in the refrigerated glass case. It was lying out on the counter (as was the sauerkraut with kielbasa in it, on the left in the back across from the counter). I also wanted to try the "hot and cheesy kielbasa," which I found to be lacking in cheese. It was good, though. We grilled everything, and it was really good! For more, go to phillyfoodandbrews.com

I stopped in today for my first time to pick up a preordered kielbasa loaf as a Christmas present. What an amazing place! There was a line but the service was so quick and friendly that I hardly noticed. I took some homemade pirogies for my boys and some cajun kielbasa. I can't wait to come back in for more already! Thanks again

Homemade pierogi and the rye bread is awesome! Get there early for your choice of pierogi flavors

Tiny place with a few freezers and the butcher counter. I have not gotten to try Czerw's (sold out by the time I got there) so I can't compare to that, but I have had a lot of kielbasa and I have to say Swiacki's is the best I have ever had. Sourkraut and pierogies (mushroom, potato, horseradish) were really good too, but that kielbasa......

Simply the best, go and you'll come back, they are helpful and have a great selection.

My regular Polish deli was closed because of Covid-19 so I was excited to find that this place was open two days before Easter. And because their website says they were voted the best kielbasa in Port Richmond made me even more happy. Well, this must be the only place in Port Richmond that sells kielbasa because that's the only reason why I can think they were voted the best. I purchased a smoked and a fresh. The smoked is only a step up from the Hillshire Farm you can purchase at your local grocery store. On the other hand, the fresh is ok. I would buy it again, if this was the only place I could find it. There is only street parking. There is a fenced in lot across the street that threatens to tow your car if you are parked there illegally but there is no sign that says it's parking for their establishment.

The food is absolutely delicious. Loved the polish ham. Best kielbasa hands down. Best club rolls and rye around. Not to mention the rye is freshly sliced. Love their food!

Great place for kielbasa and lunch meats friendly guys, get there early for the holidays

Great place for true Polish meats and babka. This is my go to for Easter weekend kielbasa and babka. Even though the lines can get long it is well worth the wait. The smoked and fresh kielbasa are the best around.

This place has great fresh polish kielbasa. The casing is thin and very tasty. I'm not a fan of smoked kielbasa but I do like theirs. Last time I was in I bought 15 lbs of fresh and 3 lbs smoked.

5 star joint. Better than their competitors. I'm a Italian boy from south philly who is now half polish. I currently drive from Cherry Hill to grab this tasty meat. Went in for some regular kielbasa, but after that i was fed by one of the employees and ended up spending 70 bucks. To emphasize fed, I was full when I left the place. The smoked jalapeno cheddar sausage is easy one of the best things I've ever tasted. Small link and large. I cooked it two different ways and each were awesome. Table top griddle will work if you dont have a grille. Explosion of flavor in every bite. This will be a monthly pickup.

I am a total Kielbasa snob. I'm from the city & I have been selling Real estate in the City and travel all over looking for the best. I am also half Polish. There are a few places around but in my opinion do not compare. Swiaki is Polish and has great products. PS On Sat they have sandwich samples. It is located it he middle of the block and small so don't miss it. My Sister Sue and I go there all the time and she is from Bridesburg and I from Glenside.I would travel across the globe for their smoked Kielbasi. Kathleen McGee-Birkelbach

Sausage aficionados! Yup. Do it. That's my advice. Wake up early. Make it a mission, make it a point. Every time we're up in Port Richmond many Polish sausage stops are made when stocking up on the good stuff. Sometimes we don't have time to shop all our favorite area emporiums of smoky, meaty goodness, but without fail we make absolutely sure to hit up Stan Swiacki's. This stop is integral. I have outta town family who demand we bring Swiacki's sausage with us when we come a-visiting. In case you're wondering, it hasn't escaped me that we're mere pawns in all this, byproducts of kielbasa addicts' hankerin' transactions. Luckily I love stopping my this lil Salmon Street shop. Here you will find all the excellent, excellent, excellent smoked pork kielbasa, along with an amazing array of top quality pickles, horseradish, pierogi, breads, babkas, stuffed cabbage, and every kinda piece of homemade deliciousness that you could possibly ever need to have a wonderful Polish meal for yourself. Go, I say! The kielbasy is king.

The BEST EVER homemade smoked Kielbasa! Getting a batch to take for my Family Reunion. It TASTES FANTASTIC... I LOVE IT grilled!

No frills meat shop. I can't believe that I never tried this place throughout the three years I lived in the neighborhood. My bad. I'll just have to drive here regularly. I'm just going to make it easy for you. If you like kielbasa, you'll love this joint. The smoked kielbasa was amazing. And pirogies? Yep, they've got lots of them (I recommend the spinach as well as the herb garlic). I've been a casual kielbasa person up until a recent trip to Poland. Now I get it. It's serious and the flavors are amazing. We are privileged to live in a city where Swiacki Meats are providing us with such authentic tastes of Poland. Do yourself a favor. Stop buying those prepackaged sausages from the grocery store. Take a trip over here, say "hi" to Stan and load up. Your grill will smell nicer and your taste buds will thank you for it!

Best kielbasa I've tasted! My family has been coming to Swiacki for as long as I can remember, and probably even before that. I have relatives who come down from Phoenixville at Easter and Christmas just to get the kielbasa and pierogies, which are always delicious--potato, cheese, sauerkraut, you name it. My grandfather, who has had two knee replacements and is definitely getting on in years, will take his bi-annual trip before Christmas and Easter to pick up the traditional mountain of kielbasa and kabanosy (as well as his favorite babka) to divide it up for the family. He waits in line in the cold and says it's worth every minute. My mother used to get a friend to pick up her order, and this year had my grandfather "introduce" my brother to the tradition. He picked up fresh kielbasa instead of smoked. My mother called to explain what happened and see if we could swap, without so much as a question she was told to just have him bring back the package and pick up the smoked instead. Can't say enough great things about this business! Will definitely be keeping this tradition of lining up early and freezing our butts off alive for years to come.

Great Hidden gem in Philadelphia . you can get Polish sausage ( Kielbasa). You will never buy the supermarket crap after you get some from here and other fresh-made sausages. Great old fashioned butchers behind the counter . they;ll even call you when they make a batch of your favorite. They take credit cards as well.

Swiacki's has the best kielbasa that I've ever tasted. Today was the second time that I've been there and I got a couple of the hot & cheesy links. Easily one of the best things my body has ever consumed! Service is excellent and the employees are very helpful. The prices are very reasonable (2 links for $7.50!). The first time I went I ended up driving right past it because it kind of blends in with the house on Salmon St. but it's just south of Castor and Salmon. Never a disappointment!

The only kielbasa I'll eat I'll admit, I have never actually been here. My father lived in the area where they are located. Growing up, he would always get kielbasa here. After I moved out, he would always have kielbasa for me to take home when I visted. Now he goes to Swiacki's and then brings it to me and my siblings (even though I live at least 75 mins away). I won't eat anything else. I've tried buying it in the store, I've tried kielbasa from other meat markets. Forget it. Nothing compares. Helpful hint: in summer, put it on the grill. If not grilling, fry some slices in oil, then crack a couple of eggs over it. Now admit it...you are salivating just thinking about it, aren't you??? After reading all the reviews, I have GOT to visit them myself.

For me to travel almost an hour for any type of food is saying something. The kielbasa here is the absolute BEST!!! You won't eat any other after you've tried Swiackis. They also have cajun and slim jims. The slim jims are a great little snack you can take to the beach and munch on while just sitting back and reading a good book! A definite place you MUST VISIT!!

Best kielbasa I've ever had!! Have been going here for years and the people who work there have always been so helpful and considerate. Great food and great people. 10/10 will always recommend

Big shop right on Salmon St with plenty of parking. Kielbasa was very good and so were the perogies! I also got Krakowska and rye bread which were both delicious.

The best kielbasa in the greater Philadelphia area. Worth the wait that extends around the block in the days before Easter Sunday. Call before you go, as this family run business doesn't stick to their advertised hours, but it's worth planning your trip. Always friendly, and despite the city street parking, I've never parked farther than a few car lengths from the door. Enjoy!!

As a good Irish lad, what do I know from good Polish meat purveyors. Thank God I married into the Polacks as they have led this poor lad from the wilderness to the promised land of Keilbasa. Fresh smoked Keilbasa so good that that I have to fumigate my car for three days after. Between that the Babka, pierogi, chruschiki and the rest I may never leave.

A few weeks ago I drove an hour and a half to get a taste of my childhood. Entering the red door brought back fond memories of kielbasa pick-ups with my grandfather. Fresh pierogies, kielbasa and a some polish "slim-jim" made my trip complete. Nothing has changed, and thankfully so.