Krystyna was very helpful and friendly. The dumplings and pierogi are delicious as are the poppyseed muffins. Love the food, love the ambience, this is great place to stop! read more

Dumplings are great. Liver dumpling soup was just like Babi's. It's a long drive to Stickney from the NW burbs. Maybe Tony's or Valli will someday carry your product. read more

Food and service outstanding. Every time I return "home" I hit Josies to take food back to Atlanta. LOVE

This place is amazing. My family has been coming here for many, many years to get our dumplings for Thanksgiving. They are amazing. Truly a labor of love. There are also many other items they have that I have tried over the years. All delicious. It's worth the trip if you aren't in the area. It's nice when the owner remembers you when you call to place your order. Just another thing that makes this place special. read more

A great place to get delicious frozen home cooked meals, amazing dumplings, potato pancakes, and more. You can tell the food is cooked with love. The people who work here are also super friendly. It's not a sit down type of place, but if you're in the area you MUST check them out. read more

Always come here and Christina is been a great help saying I don't understand Polish. She translates for me thank you.

Great food, great prices and better than a frozen store dinner. All homemade Breaded pork tenderloin soo

I came in to try the bread dumplings, which were delicious! I recommend. There weren't a lot of other options available so I'm unsure if this is the norm or just a low stock day. I saw some soups in the fridge. Fair price for the dumplings. read more

These WERE the best fruit dumplings, but no more! Just a smear of filling in a giant ball of dough! Sorry, used to love them.

Josie's has been around for decades, long before many of you were born. Mom would stop at Josie's after leaving my grandmother's house in Berwyn. The store has been sold several times over the years and since 1987 has had about 3 or 4 new owners. The original Josie is long gone. Quality of the food changes with each new owner. The dumplings made today are similar to those of years of yore, but they are smaller and denser. The taste varies from dense yeasty and plain, to fluffy and sweet. Just add lots of pork gravy I tell my family. The fruit dumplings also vary from batch to batch. They are really good, but it's hit or miss with the fillings. Most of the time the filling inside is skimpy, so we end up eating yeast bread dumpling and we add fruit spread to the top on those occasions. I don't recommend the Latke (potato pancakes). While the spice and fragrance is right, they are terribly greasy and after eating them, upset our stomachs. The gravies are excellent so if you need extra gravy, buy several to stock up in your freezer. If you go there in the afternoon, the display cabinets are often near empty because she sells her stock out early in the day. That's an easy bypass if you need a particular item, --all you do is call and place an order ahead of time. She's wonderfully accommodating and makes fresh food several times a week. I recommend Josie's, but ask them to please add more filling to the fruit dumplings. read more

Great product, nice ownership. Authentic products and better that this, just delicious

So delicious!!! We spent $30 and have more than 4 dinners for that price. We got the stuffed cabbage, breaded pork, finger dumplings and cheese perogies. Customer service was great also! read more

Czech Kitchens - a plate of food on a table - Czech Near Me - Stickney, Illinois

This little store is a gem. My husbands grandmother had been going here for years, and we are carrying on that tradition. They have an amazing, fresh variety of dumplings, pierogi, and even meals to take home. My absolute favorite thing from here are the kolache. They are fresh, soft, sweet and delicious. Chris (the owner) is always so warm and friendly. If you haven't had food like this before, it's time for you to give it a try. You won't regret it. You can taste the love that goes into all of it. read more

Most important to know here is that this is a retail store and not a restaurant. With that said, Josie has produced a fine selection of pierogi, bread dumplings, soups, dinners, and even a small selection of pastries. The quality of the pierogi and dumplings I purchased were pretty good. The meat pierogi could have used a bit more salt or seasoning but overall I was very pleased. The dough is thick enough to keep the filling in but not so think that it adds a lot of doughy taste. Josie takes care of the customers and I had a nice discussion with her. She said business continues to drop year after year because the strong European population continues moving from the area and they don't drive back to buy dumplings. I suggested she find a way to produce and market to the quickly growing Hispanic population but she stated that she has tried unsuccessfully to gain the Hispanic business and they just don't like her style of food. On a personal note I sure hope she stays in business for a while. read more

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LOVE the bread dumplings from here! You MUST try the dumplings and the beef gravy! Their website gives some stores their products are sold in, but it's nice to go here and buy everything straight from the business! They have a lot of options such as pierogis (even blueberries!), soups, different gravy flavors, and other frozen entree meals. Feels good to shop local and get high quality for a inexpensive price! read more

For some reason I thought I stumbled upon something new, but then I found out that this place has been here for a number of years. I also found out that everything is homemade on site. I bought some cheese pierogies these were very good, the cheese is not as sweet as the Polish ones, which my husband liked more. I also bought chicken soup and the mushroom potato, also tasty. I have yet to try the sweet bread with raisins, that will be left for morning. But their specialty is the many flavors of dumplings, I will be back to this friendly owner run business to buy some of those. I'm sure I'll be adding that fifth star after I sample some more of the offerings. Very easy street parking right out in front and no meter to feed, another plus. read more

I came upon some fare from Czech Kitchens at Naperville's Casey's Foods. Specifically - Josie's dumplings, both plain and peach. I had to buy them, having grown up a few blocks from the Czech Kitchens (although they had not come into being at that time). The dumplings were excellent, and I have since returned to Casey's to buy more. What's so great about frozen dumplings. First - these are more like the traditional ones found in Czech restaurants or homes - not the lifeless ones we're used to finding in the frozen section. Czech kitchens presents a quality dough and fruit in its natural form. It's up to you to add butter and brown sugar and Cinnamon - as I do with the fruit ones. You can defrost them first and then heat them on the stove or in the oven while adding whatever you wish to add. A quality frozen product, these dumplings hold together well and form an excellent base for a part of the meal that will leave everyone asking - where did you get these? The only thing that is complicated is how they make something so simple and so damn great! Keep up the good work. I need to venture back to Berwyn and Stickney some weekend. read more

If there were 6 stars, I'd give it 6. Christine was more than accommodating in helping me get my dumplings to Ft. Myers, Fl so that I may make a celebration of my father's life with pork roast, dumplings and sauerkraut. It is a family tradition of 60 years. Love you Christine. Thank you again. read more

Love it! 2 packages of Pierogis (each a dozen) and 1 package of knoctwurse sausage (4 count) = $13. Hello! What an amazing price!! The dumplings and Pierogis are made in house - the machines are beautiful. You can watch the ladies in action if you want to. The one wall is walk in freezers/fridges. Plenty to choose from... Meat or potato filled pierogies; fruit filled... I was so excited to buy some and bring my husband treats from my trip. Dumpling loafs, sausages, jarred sauerkraut - all for sale. We mentioned that we were visiting and my parents used to live in town... The lady was so nice and gave us day old kolaky for free. Even the day old pastries are better than the grocery store items. There are chucks of fruit in them ... Not just jelly filling. The dough was flaky but not dry. This is a great little shop if you need your cravings subsided. They lasted on my plane trip home and we gobbled everything down. read more

Great tasting and wide selection of dumplings, there is a see through window where you can see them made fresh! Only for thawing and cooking at your own home. read more

discovered this little neighborhood bohemian gem when my dad told me about their delicious kolacky (flaky cookies of tender dough with a center of fruit, cheese or poppy seeds). sooooo good! but that's not all we'll be back for: handmade dumplings (bread, potato, liver), pierogi (tender dumplings filled with potatoes, kraut, fruit, cheese or veggies), potato pancakes (a.k.a. "latke") and other central european treats. be sure to try the sausages!! especially the prasky - a mild, fully-cooked summer sausage that can be difficult to find outside of chicago's ethnic neighborhoods. very tasty! if you're from the northside, Josie's soups & entrees are quite comparable, in price & quality, to the Niles Polish Deli. lucky for me, i live just a few blocks from Josie's!!! read more

I heard about this place one night and ran over the next day! Pierogies fresh made then frozen to take home at my convenience! Homemade Dill and Paprika gravy!!! I only picked up a few things...but I will be back! The woman who was behind the counter not only rang me up but gave me tips on how to prepare everything. PS I hear the liver dumplings are outstanding! read more

I travel to this store each year at the holidays. These bread dumplings are so far superior to the ONLY brand available in some stores. The pierogi are wonderful, and the soups and gravies are fantastic. This food is a part of my childhood that I hope everybody keeps supporting. Fair prices, wonderful service. Do yourself a favor and stop in. read more

Best pierogi that grandma didn't make. Arguably best pierogi in Chicago market. Totally ordered a mega batch for grandma's 90th b day and her siblings and her were fighting over them. read more

this place is an oldie but goodie! thort fruit filled dumplings are marvelous . The cheese as well . Always nice to stop in see familiar faces . Hats off to you guys best dumpling house around . read more

Great dumpling! I've tried making my own. Not even close! Also great Liver dumplings and othe delicious foods!

Just left...actually walked out! RUDE. I opened the frosted-over freezer to look at the slim selections for all of 30-45 seconds at best. Was going to purchase the split pea soup up until a lady walked from the back and said to close the refrigerator door. I explained that I had just opened it to select the soup. She told me I had it opened for several minutes. Not true. She had just emerged from the back. I will not support nor refer to any business who does not respect it's paying customers. read more

Honestly, I have NEVER tasted bread dumplings as good as Josie's. My family has been buying from this store for years...even before it was passed on to Chris. Same recipe, same fresh goodness. I'm Polish...my husband is Czech...and even though I love to cook & bake, I can NEVER match these dumplings...so why bother! Luckily, Casey's Foods in Naperville also carries them, so I don't have to always make a drive to the store. Josie's even ships them to my kids in CA. Seriously, give them a try! You won't be disappointed. (Buy them pre-sliced for easier prep). (& big YES too for their potato dumplings, filled dumplings & pierogis!!) 5 STAR YUMMY!!! read more

Love, Love their dumplings and everything else. Chris behind the counter is so friendly!!! When family, cousins & Aunts, Uncle's and friends come in town they take them back to their homes across the US. #Josie's Dumplings. read more

It;s been almost twenty years since we had bohemian dumplings and Josies were the greatest. Sent all the way up to northern Wisconsin, Shipping was quick, well packed, fresh. Simple instructions for preparation. What more could you ask for everyone in our household really enjoyed the different flavor from good old mashed potatos. So folks you've got a great business and we thank you for your time and effort to make an outstanding meal for new patrons, Thank you the Dolatowskis read more

well I have been buying josie's dumplings for about 35 years now. I lived in Berwyn for 13 yrs so it was very easy to buy them. Now I live in Harwood Heights and noone around here has them so every year for the past 10 years I made the trip to stickney to purchase them for christmas dinner. I always call ahead and order extra so the kids can take leftovers home. Well for some reason this year (2011) they decieded to close early. I made all the arragments and told my daughter to get there before 2pm 12/17/2011. Then she would drive them up to me tomorrow (sun) Well she got there at 12:15 and they were closed. I called and left several messages. So Josie....whats up ???? now unless I can get off work during the week and travel from jefferson park to stickney I will have to change my whole menu. I can't believe this happen to me. I even called on thursday to make sure they had my order and the hours they are open on sat,. read more