You Wanted To Know: Southwest Side Polish Food

Yesterday, we received an inquiry from a new resident of Bridgeport who’s heard a lot about Polish buffets on the Southwest side and is ready to hop the Orange Line towards that end. Sadly, our favorite SW side Polish spot, Tatra Inn, closed late last year (don’t let the cheerful and out-of-date website fool you). But don’t dispair! There are still tons of Polish places around - especially on this stretch of Archer Avenue. In fact, we think a day can be made out of Polish-restaurant-hopping; this will help work off the kielbasa, anyway. Take the Orange Line to Pulaski and walk over to Szalas, where you can try some herring in sour cream (would you want it any other way?) A few feet west-southwest on Archer is Bobak, a restaurant and deli, where one would be remiss to skip the cold cuts. Finally, two miles down the road is Orion, where you may end up spending the rest of the day and night (it’s open until 2am). Plates of pierogis and vials of vodka ad infinitum ought to do it. Too bad LOT doesn’t fly out of Midway…

You Wanted To Know: Southwest Side Polish Food