Great service quality meets and prepared meals. The perogies are big I never expected to get half pound perogies when I bought the box but I will be back for another one soon. read more

An absolute great place for a workday lunch. Menu changes daily. With favorites in rotation often. Always busy so get in early. I've even stoped in later at 1 and got something. Selection is not as broad then but still well worth the money. read more

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This quaint grocery store has amazing service!! The only place that I can get Kishka year round!! This diamond in the rough has great veggies too:) This is the place you feel like home. read more

Great place to fine high quality meats and delicious lunch dinner specials! Soups and desserts are amazing!

Small corner grocery and specialty polish meat market. I stop whenever I'm in town for garlic sausage and smoked deli meat sticks. Great on the grill. read more

First time customer , Went there for the pierogis and they were very friendly and she gave my grandson a chocolate sucker and helped me out with my purchase. Wish I knew of this place before read more

Two places in Erie, PA make the best Polish sausage and that is not kielbasa, that is Polish sausage. Trawka's Market is the one we shopped at when we lived in Erie and it's the one we make relatives and friends stop at before they come to visit us in Florida. I'm not quite sure how 10 lbs. of Polish sausage looks going through baggage, but it has made it to us every time! If they are driving down, they freeze it and pack in ice and ice packs. Go to Trawka's Market, buy some and try it out! You will become a repeat customer! They also have plenty of other selections. Their ox roast is fantastic. It is sold frozen. It does not cost as much as a provision place in town and you can ask for extra juice! read more

honestly just the worse lunch selections! The workers always have an attitude and complain about being there! when you called to ask they say they're sold out just because they don't wanna deal with customers read more

Perfect a little bit of attitude but food is delicious The lamb chops, sausage, And ox roast are my favorite

Trawka's (pronounced troffka's) is a Polish market that makes outstanding kielbasa and several other Polish specialties. They're pretty much a hidden gem in Erie. The parking is limited, but it's not usually a problem. The neighborhood itself is a little rough, but you'll be visiting in the daytime so I wouldn't call it unsafe. The homemade czarnina (duck soup made with duck blood for the base) is great. Yes, for those unfamiliar it's a challenge as it looks weird and brown, and sounds gross and intimidating to a lot of people. I assure you, if you like in sweet and sour soup and give it a chance, it will win you over. It's crazy good soup with kluski noodles (Mrs. Weiss is the best brand). I'm grateful Trawka's makes it, and it's a great value too. We like ours with fewer carrots, a little more vinegar and black pepper, but the soup base is perfect otherwise. Just a tip for the czarnina at home. If you want more meat in your soup, just boil some chicken thighs and add the meat. It's a good trick, since there's never enough duck meat in the soup. It works and doesn't alter the basic flavor. My favorite sausage item is their smoked kielbasa. It's fully cooked, wonderfully smoked (not too much not too little), pretty lean, and has great flavor. lt's great with eggs, subs, soups, and stews, or just eaten by itself. Anywhere where a quality smoked sausage is called for. I use it in red beans and rice, and it's better than some authentic andouille I've had. They also make fresh Italian Sausage (hot and mild) and chorizo. Though, I think the extra garlic Polish is the best of the fresh sausage. One thing to keep in mind. Most of the food is just fine, but be prepared to immediately consume what you buy. This is fresh food that is very perishable, especially the sausage. It goes bad quickly. Either use it that day or freeze it right away. The prices are fair for what you are buying, high quality, locally made products. I haven't had any issues with the staff as far as their attitudes, as some have mentioned. Some employees have been abrupt when ordering sausage, but I've never felt they've been unfriendly. They're just to the point, and that's fine with me. read more

My family has been buying Polish sausage here for decades and it is simply the best. I now live in Pittsburgh but still try to get to Erie once in a while to get my fix. Great product! read more

Even though I grew up in Erie, I have never been to this little market until last week when I was home for Thanksgiving. Trawka's is a (tiny) neighborhood meat market on the East side of town. They carry fresh meats & Polish sausage, as well as frozen Ox Roast. They also make their own Pigs in a Blanket which you can buy fresh or frozen, Kapusta (sweet & sour cabbage & bacon), homemade beef stew (delicious), and my favourite - homemade Stuffed Pepper Soup! Everything is made fresh at the market - and reasonably priced. (A tall container of soup is $6. Heat some for dinner, and freeze the rest for a cold winter day!) This is definitely THE place to go for homemade dishes that taste just like mom used to make! I plan to shop here every time I visit Erie.. Next time, I'm bringing a bigger cooler for the drive back to Boston! :P http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090902/NEWS02/309029972 read more

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Great meats. The staff however are very unpleasant. They are very snippy, never friendly no matter how polite you are to them. Smiles are non existent to the point that you start to feel uncomfortable as if you are being looked down upon. I was in there after lunch time and a streets worker came in and asked what the special was and if they recommended anything because he was starving after working so hard. They told him they were sold out of the special and for a recommendation they told him whatever he could find. He stared asking about the premodern frozen foods and the woman ignored him. The attitude of the staff alone makes people not want to go inside the store. Also there are rarely prices of items listed so when you go to cash out you are shocked at the ridiculous price of everyt read more

I had family coming into town for one of the major Jewish holidays and wanted to make a beef brisket the way everyone in my family has done for 4 generations. Being new to Erie, I wasn't sure where to call to get one. I called one place and they had sold out, so I asked where else they would recommend I call and Trawka's was on the list. So I found the number and called. I spoke with a very nice woman who told me they had just sold their last brisket (which is what I'd heard from the previous place I called). However, she then offered to special order one for me to have in stock in 2 days. She took my name and phone number and told me she would let me know if there was a problem getting it. She did call later that day, only to make sure they were getting me exactly what I wanted. I picked it up 2 days later and it was perfect, and very reasonably priced. The woman I'd spoken to on the phone rang me out and was very nice, calling me by name and telling me she hoped it was what I wanted. When I cooked it, the meat turned out beautifully, and very tasty. Overall I was very happy with my experience and will return the next time I need a butcher. read more

I grew up in Erie and have been going to Trawkas for as long as I can remember. Last week while on a trip back to Erie I hit my usual places and my last stop was to Trawkas where I purchased my 20lbs of kielbasa which they always double wrap for the freezer at no extra charge. If you love kielbasa then Trawkas is the place for you. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Hats off to this place for always selling the best!!!! read more

I called to inquire about the availability of sausage and was given a short, very snappy response of YES! I said I just wanted to check to see if they ran out before I drove across town and she responded very rudely "We never run out!" read more

Homemade food already made up and in the cooler- daily specials, smells that remind you of home- and in a (still) good blue collar neighborhood. When I don't feel like cooking but still want something that tastes homemade, Trawka's is on my list. True, sometimes the folks there don't seem to be friendly or particularly helpful (Maybe they're closeted Cajuns!) but overall, this is how life used to be before Mal-Wart drove everybody who knew their stuff about retail deli out of business. read more