Polish Village Cafe
(313) 874-5726
2990 Yemans St
Hamtramck,
MI
48212
42.3981
-83.0574
Neighborhood: Hamtramck
Reviews & Ratings for Polish Village Cafe
55 reviews
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Lard City--Fat City
by Armondo77
February 09, 2009
Everything here is fried in animal lard. From the golbaki, to the stuffed peirogis. Hence, why it tastes sooooo good. It's even put into the soups.
- Pros: The beer selection.
- Cons: Too Fat, and bad for you.
Coockrooach in my menu
by gas323
January 17, 2009
This is not a lie people. We were seated back near the kitchen area, just past the bar. We were sat probably by that rude waitress from the review below, since she had no knowledge of the "list" thing. We sat down, and given wet menus. Upon opening my friend found a crushed, dead coockrooach behind the plastic....that is all I have to say. He did not eat...and I stuck with the Zivietz beer.
Rude Service
by Faroh
July 15, 2008
After waiting in line for over an hour, one of the waitresses made a mistake with the list of names for seating. Instead of seating our party of five, she broke up a group of seats and made them into a few smaller tables, then called out 2 names for groups who had been waiting less than 15 minutes. Apparently she grabbed the wrong list of names. When called out on her mistake, she did nothing to rectify the error, not even an apology. Two groups behind us who had been waiting for a long time walked out. When I asked her where we were on the list, she snapped, "I don't know anything about the list. Whatever." Needless to say, we took our party of five elsewhere and don't plan on ever going back.
- Pros: Good food.
- Cons: Rude, poor service.
Great Polish Beer and Food.....and VERY reasonable
by topher76
July 13, 2008
My buddy and I went to the Polish Village Cafe last night around 7:45p and it was packed! We decided to walk around a little bit to see if there was something else, but came back to the Polish Village as we figured the food must be really good if there was a line at close to 8pm. Well, we were right, the food was great. I have only had Polish food once before, and don't remember it well, but I order the Hungarian Pankcake. The potato pancake had somewhat of a spicy goulash on top with pork. The pork was very tender and could almost melt in your mouth. I had a couple of the 16oz Polish beers and they really went well with the meal.
The beers were $4 a piece which I thought was really reasonable considering they were 16oz imported beers. The dinners were about $7 a piece and got a pretty good-sized portion. I really can't wait to go back there and am debating about heading down there tonight! Definitely recommend!
- Pros: Vlaue for the money, great food, cheap Polish beers
- Cons: wait staff can be a little surly
Polish Village cafe by Shane F. at InsiderPages
Contributor
June 05, 2008
Authentic polish cuisine served in what feels like Babka's basement. Food is delicious. Specialties include the polish plate, city chicken, and cheese pierogies. Entree's are served with soup or salad. Seating is limited- expect a wait during prime dining hours. Wait staff makes you feel rushed. Full bar available. Cash only. Prices are inexpensive. Recommended for the food.
Worth the trip....great food, great price, great place!
by jms123
March 16, 2008
This place it the best!!!!! My husband is half Polish and I am Irish (don't worry all fellow Irish, my time is St Patty's day). A group of our family, (husbands side) drive 4 hours to Hamtramck just before Easter to get our groceries for our Polish Easter dinner. We go downtown to the meat market for our kielbasa, to make the famous borsch soup, onto the bakery for our rye bread, babka and cookies. Then its lunch time and we head to the Polish Village Cafe. Walking down the stairs into the basement you feel like you are stepping into the old world. The smells of Polish food along with the atmosphere are so relaxing. First off you have to order a Polish beer. You know the old saying when you are in another place, "when in Poland do as the Polish do'. The server can help you on this one. She recommended a beer starting with the letter Z, I think pronouned Jivitz. However you say it, it was good. It was light in color, not a dark beer. You have to go for the sampler plate with mushroom soup and a side of City Chicken. You will get to taste all the classics in one meal. The cabbage roll is soooooo good, the flavor is savory, compliments everything else, the kraut is the best I have ever had, a little on the sweeter side, the perogie is perfect, the kielbasa is juicey and full of polish flavor. The City Chicken is not chicken, its pork on a stick, something you will not find anywhere else. When you are done you will be soooo satisfied you will want an order to go. The server was friendly, interactive and spoke Polish which made you feel you were somewhere else other than Michigan. As for the price, you get a great home cooked Polish meal for a great price, anyone can afford to go here. That's why its so packed, great food, great price, great place. For an experience in Polish food this is the place to go. Enjoy!!!!
Love this place
by jen3177
February 14, 2008
I love Polish Village Cafe. My family and I go here every year on Good Friday, I wish I could go every friday. In the past, yes we have encountered cranky wait staff, but the key to that is being nice to them and smiling and joking around. They're not so cranky after that. I am polish, my grandmother used to make Polish food all the time when I was growning up. Eating here is like eating my Grandmother's cooking all over again. We've never not have an excellent meal here, it doesn't matter what we order. The atmoshpere is wonderful. The memories we've made here are one's I'll cherish forever and it's wonderful because it's part of my heritage and I'm passing that on to my daughter. If I didn't live an hour away, I'd eat there more than once a year. You just have to put up with a few cranky Polish women... That's not much to ask for a wonderful authentic polish meal. And the wait is worth the experience and the food.
- Pros: Food, atmosphere, experience
- Cons: waitstaff can be cranky, but they are busy. Wait can be long but it's well worth it.
Simply the best
by steenie0317
January 31, 2008
I have been here numerous times and the food is sensational! I just wish I could get the recipe for the sausage soup!
- Pros: everything
- Cons: nothing
Disgusting
by salpal29
November 26, 2007
Disappointing. One word--nasty. The food was gross...waitress was rude and stupid. Don't go. Waste of money even though it's cheap. Better off at McDonald's.
- Pros: Parking
- Cons: Everything
It's well worth the Wait!
by kissfan88
November 19, 2007
I would wait 2 hours to eat this food. As you can see, so do many. It's a very busy and crowded restaurant, not to mention smaller, so of course there will be a wait. Crowded restaurants = Good restaurants. Also, why would you leave a tip if you did not eat? Can't wait til they open the new building for expanded seating, should seat at least 100.
- Pros: Great, real polish food
- Cons: Small
