Polonia

Polonia 

So I stumbled upon this Polish restaurant as I was looking for something to do this afternoon.  Its pretty much one of the only restaurants in town that offers traditional Polish cuisine.  Since the only Polish food I've ever had was at a festival, I decided to try it out.

Bread w/Garlic Butter & Pork Jelly, Complementary Tomato soup.  Between 11am-3pm, Polonia offers complementary soup, it varies by day.  The tomato soup was pretty good, the bread was fresh, the pork jelly was interesting.

For the entree, I asked the waiter what they would recommend.  He told me the cabbage rolls were popular, as were the perogies.  I took his advice and ordered some of both.  You can either order a full plate of pierogies(9 count), or just individually.  Pierogies basically remind me of boiled dumplings.  There were three different kinds they gave me since I had no idea what to order.  One was cheese & potato, one had beef, and the other had sauerkraut & mushroom.  I think my favorite was the cheese & potato.  The cabbage rolls were ok, kind of bland compared to the pierogies though.

I decided to try their fruit pierogies for dessert.  I think its an acquired taste.  The boiled cooking process didn't seem to really enhance the flavor of the fruit stuffed dumplings.  Rather, it kind of made it bland to me.  If it weren't for the whip cream that accompanied the dish, I don't think I could have finished eating it.

Overall the dining experience was good.  The waitstaff was very nice and helped me order since I had no idea what to get.  The savory pierogies were all very tasty and flavorful, kind of kind a boiled version of empanadas.  The "sweet" ones, not so much.  Next time I'll just get the cheesecake.

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