We cannot say enough good things about our experience. We had a large group of people for a lunch…read moreand had a family style meal that consisted of soup (chicken soup/rosół), 3 meats ( chicken de vollaie, pork tenderloin in sauce, and salmon), mashed potatoes and dumplings (kopytka), cucumber salad, Arcadia salad, and a dessert with apple pie. The kids had chicken and fries and ice cream. Everyone enjoyed the food and the atmosphere was wonderful. Kasia was very nice, attentive and friendly. We will definitely be back!

The silesian dumplings were so soft and pillowy! Everything was delicious, actually. Will…read moredefinitely be back.

We've eaten at Great Escape several times now, and it has quickly become one of our favorite…read moreplaces. The chicken pot pie is AMAZING -- hearty, comforting, and full of flavor every single time. The service has always been great, and the staff is friendly, welcoming, and accommodating. The whole place has a charming throwback supper club/dinner club vibe that is hard to find anymore. The food is consistently good, portions are generous, and the atmosphere just makes you want to sit back, relax, and enjoy your meal. So much to love about this place!

The only reason this restaurant is receiving 2 stars instead of 1 is the fantastic hostess who…read morestepped in as our server. We were there with a large group for a conference. The room is ready for us immediately, however, it took an entire hour for me to get my beverage. We were told that our server had a family emergency so the hostess stepped in. She was very attentive and pleasant. When I finally received my dinner, they served me the plate of shish kebabs with only the beef kebab telling me that they had to put the chicken kebab back on the grill because it was not ready. I think they may have removed the vegetables from the kebab with the undercooked chicken because they tasted funny. I only took a few bites and had the rest of it wrapped up. I got very sick that night. Pretty sure I had a tinge of food poisoning.

Finally after all of these years, in Mom's neighborhood, we took C's brother and his wife visiting…read morefrom Columbia to this Polish restaurant. How Mom and I never ate here is beyond me. Anyway, the food was delicious. Prepared just like it should be. Good portions. Reasonable prices except for the beer. Nine dollars a glass. A case of twelve glass bottles costs $16.99. I do not drink beer but my guests do. Service was very good. Imho this location has the cleanest restrooms in the neighborhood guaranteed. If you enjoy Polish cuisine made to order, versus the buffet model, I recommend this awesome restaurant. I

I don't like giving a place five stars after only one visit but this place is an exception…read more Being of Polish extraction, I always try to have Polish food when I visit Chicago. This time, my host recommended Smakosz and I was quite impressed! I wish I had a bigger appetite because there was so much that was appealing on the menu! I settled on gołąbki, which is a dish my wife and I have made at home. The cabbage leaves on Smakosz's gołąbki were incredibly tender, and the flavor was everything I'd come to expect. Our server was delightful and attentive, and the ambiance is warm and cozy. If you're in the area and love good Polish food, I think you'll be quite happy you visited.

Under no circumstance whatsoever would I ever use the term "comfort food." So normie, so NPC, so…read morerevolting. At least, I thought I would never apply this opprobrious term. But what other word exists for capably made Ukranian food? It is comfort food qua comfort food. The Platonic ideal of such. Savory in the extreme with more subtle notes of sweet and tart. On a previous trip to Chicago I lodged in a neighborhood bordering Ukraine Village. The proximity allowed me to sample a few establishments from the Ukraine. Things were fine; nothing extraordinary. On this more recent trip, I braved an excursion to the western suburbs, just for the Magic Jug. A food blogger named Hammond said it's the best. He did not lie. So it's in the occidental hinterlands of the city. And yet, my fellow diners were all from the Ukraine. So Ukranian, in fact, they all spoke the mother tongue. Besides that, the surroundings were not particularly Slavic. Minimalist pinewood interior makes you think moreso of Japan and less so of the Eastern Bloc. But anyhow. The chief feature that makes it so good is that everything is seasoned and flavored perfectly. The cooks - all from the Ukraine and all women - each possess palates with sniper rifle precision. The pelmeni (stuffed dumplings of similar appearance to tortellini). So beefy. So oniony. And finished with an herbaceous garlicky seasoning. The golubtsi (stuffed cabbage) at Magic Jug is without it's usually tomato sauce, giving you breathing room to really basque in the chicken broth in which the rice and veg were cooked. The effect: think a reconstructed chicken noodle soup - only with a fat dollop of smetana (sour cream). And the stewed liver. Really like a liver Diane. Don't be a wuss, eat the liver. Get it with mashed potatoes. I had mine with buckwheat so you don't have to. They also have several selections of house made bread. I ordered the one that's like a pull-apart brioche. Too full to appreciate it from on a visceral level, I was still able to note the craft involved. Within it, there contained the balancing act of well developed gluten and pliant interior.

This place is absolutely a must try. We've been wanting to stop by for years and finally went in…read moreand literally everything that came out of the kitchen was so flavorful and amazing. We weren't sure what to order or how to narrow down what to get and the server made some great suggestions. For salads we had the cabbage salad and the beet salad, both were really good on their own and also if you mix them together too. The large meat pie - I forgot the name of it - was incredible too, and I had to get it with a side of the mushroom gravy which went well on everything. The dumplings were really good too and the mushroom soup was probably the best soup I've had in years. We will definitely be back.

Liked the chicken stew and ordered a chicken empanada I…read morelove all chicken , beef and goat stews from different restaurants. The chicken stew was very good and had a good portion of rice and chicken . The empanada was ok I also tried the ropa vieja jibarrito and it was pretty good . Very tasty I will definitely return.

I'm a big fan of the original Jibaritos y Más on Fullerton, so I was genuinely excited to be in the…read moreBelmont neighborhood and finally give this location a try. Unfortunately, I left really disappointed. I ordered an alcapurria, pescado frito, a pastel, and a jibarito with rice. The alcapurria came out first and was so hard I could barely even cut into it. Since it was lunchtime, I wasn't expecting something that seemed like it had been sitting around, but beyond the texture, it was also really lacking in flavor. I figured maybe it was just an off item or an off morning, so I was still excited when the pescado frito and pastel came out. Unfortunately, those were disappointing too. Everything just lacked the flavor, sazon, and that feeling of food being cooked with love that I'm used to when eating Puerto Rican food. The jibarito was mediocre and didn't have much meat, and the rice was dry with large clumps that weren't even separated. I really wanted to love this location because I've had such good experiences at the Fullerton restaurant, but the quality and flavor just weren't comparable. Based on this visit, I wouldn't come back to the Belmont location. I'l stick with the original on Fullerton.

Cute little place, limited seating btw but when we went it was not busy. Super friendly service…read more The food had a lot of flavor. The bread was amazing! Highly recommend this spot. I loved everything about my meal. Can't wait to come back.

First time here. Bosna Grill offers a stylish but cozy atmosphere with fresh, clean decor. The meat…read moreplatter was so delicious, cevaps very tasty. I forgot to take pictures. Order came up very quick. Very friendly staff! I'll be back that's for sure.. Thank you

Coming from a Polish background, I was so excited to head to Sawa's . I read many reviews about it…read moreand I know it's legendary. Walking in, you feel like you were in an old school comfortable family type restaurant. The buffet is incredibly large filled with so many goodies. You have choices of many different salads, American style as well as Polish! The cucumber with dill salad was so refreshing . Loved the kielbasa and pierogis - so flavorful too. Beer served to a perfection - you can't go wrong with a Żywiec draft! If you are visiting Chicago - take the journey here - you will come out feeling like you just had dinner with one huge family. LOVED IT!

The food was really good. It hit the spot. Both types of sausage really resonated with me. The…read morestuffed cabbage rolls were really good. Mashed potatoes, gravy. I didn't really have much of the salad bar with coleslaw and whatnot. It looked decent. The bread is on the top of one of the sections. A couple of people I was with missed those pieces of bread, but I'm glad they said something because we were able to point them to it. The chicken, the sauerkraut, the pierogies were all good. We had the lunch menu, so it's a little bit different than the dinner menu, but everything was tasty and tasted fresh. The desserts were absolutely out of this world. I didn't know what everything was. I asked my waitress or server, who was picking up our plates and whatnot, and she told me. I have to say it was a revelation to know that they actually make all of their desserts as well. Absolutely fantastic. Good flavor. Our server was really excellent. I'm sorry I didn't get her name. She gave us some good information about meat pierogies being available or other types of pierogies if they're not on the lunch bar, which was really cool. For a lot of people, the place may be a little difficult to get into with a walk and whatnot. I wasn't really aware of all the entrances, but one thing to note is it is on the more dimly lit side. Not so much so as to be annoying, it actually sets a nice vibe. I absolutely love that the staff has a sign up there to discourage unattended children from running rampant by the food bar, which I think is very fair and nicely stated. That made me feel good, too, that we had quality control in effect versus other cafes that I've been to where I know the places try, but they don't do a really good job of monitoring the situation. No such issue with Sawa. They did a great job on that front. One issue I did have was with the bathroom. It seemed like a stall. The door opens up really wide into the area where we've been washing our hands, but everything was well maintained and well kept. That made me feel good. Overall, I will say I enjoyed the experience, and I'm looking forward to going back. I specifically want to check out the dinner options because I really enjoyed the lunch, but I want to try out a few other things that they have for the dinner menu. My pictures did not turn out with the lighting, so I'm not going to post them, but needless to say, the food was very good, and I'm definitely looking forward to going back, as I mentioned. The service was excellent, and I think the price was pretty fair for all the food I just ate, so I was definitely pleased.

Excellent service and the food is delicious highly recommend I do take out here often and they are…read moreset up for quick and friendly service.

I paid $32 for a full slab of ribs, and about one-fourth was completely burnt and inedible. I had…read moreto pick through the burnt pieces just to find a small amount of edible meat. This is unacceptable, especially for $32! How can you justify serving customers food this badly burnt? Very disappointing. I'll be taking my business back to Hub's.