Fantastic authentic Polish food! The interior is very cute and the owners are nice. Would highly…read morerecommend :)

Heading home from a weekend in the Berkshires, we were think about lunch when I remembered this…read morespot which I had read about & made a point to keep it in mind for when I found myself in the area. My husband, who's grandmother immigrated from Poland, grew on this fare & he rarely gets to eat it now. So, he was thrilled! We easily found parking very close and, as it was a bit early in the lunch hour, found the place mostly empty. It was a cute, clean little cafe with several small tables to eat in. While we were there, the Monday lunch crowd quickly followed with dining & take-out orders. We ordered at the counter ( oddly, still protected by a huge plexiglass barrier ). The young lady was very helpful & knowledgeable with our menu questions. We ordered, paid and found ourselves a seat. When presented with the credit card payment, I noticed the gratuity pre-sets were at full-service levels & tipped as such. However, when we later realized that we picked up our own food & bussed our our table, we decided that we should have tipped for counter service. The food was spot on! Since i eat mostly vegetarian, I always find this type of cuisine challenging. But, a large list of house-made pierogis gave many options. I settled on a plate of six potato & cheddar with onion & sour cream. Since the kapusta here had no meat, I tried a side of that as well. The pierogis were perfect! Tender dough, flavorful filling - fantastic. The kapusta, a house made cabbage based kraut, was delicious as well & very filling! Half came home with me for another delicious meal. My husband, on the other hand, went all out with the PP - Polish Plate. He was thrilled to be able to mix & match the four pierogi, ordering three savory & one blueberry ( something his grandmother made which he's raved about for ever ). Like me, he found the pierogi perfect. He also enjoyed the kielbasa - very flavorful. The golabek ( what he calls golumpki ) had more rice than he prefers, but he wrote that off as personal choice and said it was very tasty & juicy. All in all, this was a good lunch stop & we'd return when in the area. Next time we'll be coming home with some of those delicious pierogi!

It's closed like out of business. Otherwise they were great for shopping for Italian groceries.read more

Happened to pop in with my girlfriend for a grinder after doing some running around. She liked the…read morepositive reviews and wanted to come so we did. She had a toasted vegetarian grinder and some mac & cheese, I ordered rice and broccoli as I had eaten lunch earlier and just wanted something to take with me to work. I didn't get an opportunity to try it as it went missing soon after I went to bed lol but my girlfriend enjoyed everything! Loved the old Italian feel. You can tell everything is done right the moment you walk through the door.

Very historic building in Granville MA, noted for their cheddar cheese. Has definitely evolved over…read morethe years. You can get a breakfast sandwich at any time as well as a cheeseburger for lunch. Not really a general store, but a nice place to visit, and they still sell their cheddar cheese. As an added bonus, first place I've ever been in where they sell jars of chow chow!

This is a quaint country store located in a quiet, yet beautiful town…read more The inside has lots of pickled goods and sauces, as well as general goods (some groceries, drinks, snacks, hygiene). It has a really cool, rustic vibe. The big take home here is their cheese. They have a specific cheese that they sell (Granville cheddar) and it is A1. I got the cold cut sub, and it was actually very good. I'm a harsh critic when it comes to sandwiches, but this was well done. The meats were all good, the oil/vinegar combo was spot on, and the toppings were done just right. It felt clean, flavorful, and was filling. I would say the biggest detractor was the space and the wait. The staff works very hard, but they appear short handed to handle a lunch rush (if you call 2pm a lunch rush). The waiting space is also tight and the layout makes it hard to navigate the store without bumping into people and things. However, the staff does remain friendly and helpful given the circumstances! I would recommend this place for their cheese and sandwiches!

I want to love this place and go in weekly. Springfield South End deserves a historic Italian spot…read moreand this could be the gem. The people are great, food is authentic Italian, but please someone send in Gordon Ramsay and the health inspectors. Way too much old paper on the walls, stuff laying around, dust and food at uncontrolled temperatures. It's not your Nona's house- please give yourselves a deep cleaning.

So we paid Mom & Rico's a visit to give them a try last Friday.  Let's talk about…read more..   I must say the place is really nice looking.  Very old school Italian market, with some good finds in there.  They seemed friendly enough, so we decided to give them a try.  Now, once we came to look at the food on the buffet they had displaying, the lady immediately tried to sell us on it.  We weren't sure yet, as what we really wanted was to try one of their grinders.  The woman that helped us was being very insistent that we try the food at the buffet, but this was our first time there (as we mentioned) and wanted to take our time looking at the menu for grinders.  No one else was there so we figured it would be ok to take our time.  However the woman began to become super insistent that we try the food that she even got out a container and got her tongues out and pushed and PUSHED the buffet food on us.  At this point we were getting a little bothered by this, but we figured since we never been here we would give some of those items a try (such as the pasta salad that she claims no one ever made it the way they did).  We explained that we would only wanted samples so that we could try it as we really only wanted grinders.  She said that would be fine, but before I could even choose what items to pick from she immediately starts serving me one of the dishes in heaping portions.  I kept telling her that it was enough, and not too much, but she did not listen to me. Once again, she pushed and she pushed other items after I told her a couple of times that she was serving me already too much.  She finally stopped and packed the food up with the grinders that we ordered.  When we checked out the total bill came up to $54 for two grinders and that box of food we really didn't want to get.    Now let's talk about the food.  The cold cut grinder I ordered was good.  The Sausage and Pepper grinder (a hot grinder) was not even warm but COLD and the cheese wasn't even melted!  The items that we were, lets say, "forced" to get were the broccolini, meatballs, and pasta salad.  But to our surprise we found two large slices of garlic bread in the box that we never asked for, nor even seen her put in it.  Maybe to weigh down the food?  I don't know.  But the broccolini, was overcooked.  Meatballs were cold, and the pasta salad was ok.  It is so disappointing to see that the food that was supposed to be hot was in fact cold.    I honestly feel that we were hustled at this establishment.  Friendly staff but very pushy.  And all of the hot items of food were cold, and hardly think that the price we paid was worth it.

While in town, I've stopped into Cooper's for everything from a (fantastic) sandwich to liquor to…read moregroceries. There was one unsuccessful trip for nail polish remover but I won't hold it against them. It seems like a great local grocery store. Our last trip here we grabbed a few deli sandwiches and drinks and took to the tables outside for a grab and go quick lunch. Zero complaints! Sandwiches were delicious. My O'Hara hit the spot and the bag of chips that came with it made for a perfect pair. The space is clean, service was quick and friendly and sandwiches were filling. I do see some other reviews mention price, but I am from Jersey where everything is expensive so nothing shocks me anymore. For around $25 we had a lovely lunch.

I visit Cooper's corner at least once a week. It's on my way home from work so it is convenient…read more The deli selections are great, I recommend the cucumber salad for a great summer side dish. I read other reviews where ppl complained about pricing, it is a small grocery store so prices are a bit higher than chain stores, I think the prices are reasonable.

I continue to patronize Belvedere because their food is that good. Their pierogies, stuffed…read morecabbage, barbeque products are excellent. Numerous lunch specials (although Belvedere is not really that much of an "eat there" type of place). Recently bought 8 dozen pierogies (as well as other food) for my Polush BIL, Jozef, who lives in Manhattan. He really enjoys, as do I. I also recently had my first Cubano sandwich for lunch. Why did I wait so long? Thin slices of ham, pulled pork, Swiss, sliced pickles and mustard on an oversized hard roll. Absolutely perfect. Highly recommend. 4.5 overstuffed and oversized stars

How delightful to stumble into a food palace we didn't know existed! Belvedere is a Polish deli,…read moreBBQ and small grocery all in one relatively small shop. We sampled some food and took home a bunch more and enjoyed everything. Wish we'd tried the barbecue, which gets good reviews elsewhere, but we loved the pierogis and the kielbasa. Yummy, fresh, popped on the tongue. Sampled the excellent pastrami thanks to the kind and attentive folks behind the counter. There are a few tables for dining in, and wish we had time for that. And they have shelves with some appealing gifts including some knockout attractive mugs. Just wish we had discovered this establishment much sooner. We are eager to return. You should visit, too, but use your GPS because they aren't very visible from nearby roadways.

Hands down one of the best places to get a grinder in Westfield. Granted, they don't toast their…read moregrinders so if you want something hot this isn't the place. They always give generous portions and have a great bagged lunch special, you get an 8" grinder, a drink, chips and a cookie or brownie. The staff is very friendly and very helpful. I've never had a long wait there ever and there's always people enjoying their lunch. They have a handful of tables and booths inside. Also! Fantastic breakfast sandwiches!

Richard's Grinders and Catering has a very impressive menu of Italian dinners, pastas, salads,…read moresoups, and catering platters, trays and bagged lunches for your big groups. And if you're out and about early they have breakfast sandwiches too. And as their name implies, of course they have grinders. Lots of grinders. Thirty-three different grinders available in up to three sizes. Pretty much any grinder you can think of will be here, even things like a Kielbasa Reuben or a Philly Cheesesteak style grilled chicken breast. They have some very tempting dinner specials that I am positive we would have tried had we lived closer. They have a big dining area with lots of booths and tables, and the young lady who took our order was friendly and courteous. We picked up two grinders - a 12" Ham and Cheese ($7.59) for my wife and a 12" Super Deluxe Cold Cut ($8.59) for me. My Deluxe included Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Capicola, and I ordered it with lettuce, tomato, onion, oil and vinegar. Cheese choices were Provolone, American, Swiss (my choice), or Mozzarella. If I wanted Feta, that would be a buck surcharge. The sandwich looked great, the bread was fine, the veggies were fine, and the meats tasted fine. I only wish there was more of them on the sandwich. Truth be told, we were a tad disappointed in the quantity of the cold cuts on both sandwiches. Six miles away is the Pajer Superette in Agawam, and their grinders are considerably meatier for a buck or two more.

I had one of the very best falafels ever at Holyoke Hummus Company. Yes, that is how I'm starting…read moreoff my review. Believe the hype, even if the surrounding neighborhood doesn't seem the most inviting; the food is worth it. We walked in probably fifteen minutes before their closing time, and still we were treated exceptionally well by the owner, he really made us feel at home. My goal was to try as many items as possible so we got the fries, the Israeli salad, the original falafel sandwich, and the lentil soup which we all sampled off each other, and there really wasn't a single item that we didn't love. The star however was the falafel sandwich. It was incredibly flavorful, full of the Mediterranean spices you'd except from an authentic dish that hasn't been toned down to cater to the american palette, and I loved it; every single bite. I have to add that even though I didn't load a picture of it, I had also ordered the house made chai latte which the owner was kind enough to add almond milk instead of dairy, and that too was really good, I recommend that as well. For me, the cherry on top of this wonderful food experience was that they have games; yes like board/card games. My brother and I relived our youth playing connect four while we waited for our food, and I can't reiterate enough what a wonderful experience this was and I definitely plan to return.

Just had their falafel pita pocket at the One Roof festival at Look Park- and it's delicious…read more Closest I've found to the pockets I've had on the streets in Israel. Delicious and looking forward to the next time!