Definitely no Poles apart here. Immigrants from Poland have been a defining ethnic group in Chicago for generations, and even today the community is said to be the world’s largest outside Warsaw. To get a feel for it, head up to the Northwest Side and dig into the kielbasa, blintzes, and Old-World ambiance at Staropolska (3030 N. Milwaukee Ave.) in Logan Square; Smak-Tak (5961 N. Elston Ave.) in Jefferson Park; and Podhalanka (1549 W. Division St.), at an intersection dubbed the “Polish Triangle.” Oh, and let’s not forget University Village‘s Jim’s Original (1250 S. Union Ave.), Chi-town’s foremost purveyor of Polish sausages. Smacznego!

Read more in my post Chicago´s United Nations of Yum.

Staropolska Restaurant