It's a damned paradox, I tell you! How can you find an…read moreout-of-the-way place in the middle of a dense urban area? Yet here in the middle of a decidedly unattractive industrial park, Is a handsome restaurant. There has to be a story as to why this restaurant was built in this particular location, but I don't really want to know the details. This is Serbian cuisine. I'm not aware of a particularly dense Serbian population In the vicinity of this restaurant, But there are two more Serbian restaurants not far away on Ogden Avenue. I like Serbian cuisine. Charcoal broiled meats, seasoned well, Unique salads, and some really tasty cheese applications. It's hard to make a choice because everything on the menu looks really good. One of the fellows we were dining with had been to this place before and had some suggestions. The first was "Shopska" salad. Very close to a Greek "Horiatiki" or "Village" Salad. Not one leaf of lettuce, rather, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions; chopped small, with a light vinaigrette, and a healthy portion of crumbled feta cheese on top. It was a nice, bright prelude to the rich meats that were to follow. My usual rundown is to order the house specialty in a restaurant I've never been to, which in this case would be Cevaps-Grilled spiced ground beef. I happen to love Cevapcici, but I've had them before, And opted to go somewhere else on the menu. I swung with the "Leskovacki Djevrek". (Well, wouldn't you?) The menu says it's a ground beef ring stuffed with bacon and provolone cheese, grilled with onions and Urnebes. Okay, ground beef, bacon, provolone cheese, and onions, I'm in! But...Exactly what are Urnebes? The dish arrived, and it didn't look like anything I had ever had before. My first impression is that it had been cooked in a Jell-O mould pan, with a mound of pink something in the middle. (which I soon learned were the "Urnebes"). Not long after that, I realized I had become a keen fan of Urnebes, which turned out to be a very tasty mix of cheese, peppers, and spices. The Leskovacki Djevrek was a delicious ring of grilled ground beef, wonderfully seasoned, on a bed of grilled onions with chunks of good bacon interspersed. There were small dollops of provolone atop the ring. Some tasty Roast Veggies on the side. The dish was absolutely fabulous. Right up my alley. Two of the other fellows had "Karadjordjeva Snicia" (and why not?) This was a roll of Pork Tenderloin, stuffed with Cheese, lightly breaded and fried. This looked fabulous. The gents said it was. None of this stuff turned out to be exotic eats, but it was just different enough to be very, very interesting. I must mention the baskets of bread they brought out at the beginning. They were round, puffy loaves, with an airy crumb, A bit larger than a Jelly Bismarck. A bottle of olive oil was on the table, I dosed my bread with it. Yum! This is definitely stick to your ribs fare, although I didn't feel as if I swallowed a bowling ball as I was leaving. Service was attentive and cordial, The waitress was knowledgeable about the dishes, which helped. The room had a masculine vibe to it, in fact, besides the waitress, there were no other women there that night. Then again, the restaurant is smack dab in the middle of an industrial area. There were no boutiques or nail salons anywhere nearby, LOL! If you want to try something different but are a bit squeamish about possible unfamiliar foodstuffs, don't worry about this place. These are foods you know and love, just put together a little bit differently. You might vibrate a little on the way in because the surroundings definitely don't look like there should be a decent restaurant in the middle of it. Stay the course; it's worth it. A totally enjoyable feed and worthy of five...

Love this restaurant! Best meat restaurant ever if you like Serbian food, this is the place to go…read more After grilled mix plates is fantastic. Village salad great and their grilled red peppers are out of this world.

We have been enjoying going to Grand Dukes Restaurant for dinner for a few years now. They have a…read morewide variety of very delicious food, warm friendly attentive staff & a welcoming family atmosphere overall that makes this our favorite restaurant. Seldom do we leave without extra to-go orders to enjoy. Recently we decided to celebrate a milestone birthday in one of their banquet rooms. We met with Roberta who was very helpful with suggestions with menu and room set up. We were VERY glad we listened! Turned out her ideas were much better than ours. The birthday celebration itself went off flawlessly. The meal, as always, was well prepared and incredible. Daniela & Ligita are definitely part of the Grand Dukes experience with terrific personalities, constant smiles and making sure all guests needs were anticipated and met. Our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the party, saying the food was amazing and are looking forward to returning to Grand Dukes Restaurant. Thank you to the managers & all the staff for making this a restaurant where you go for amazing food and where it feels like their guests' dining experience is priority one!!!!! Carl and Lori

I have been a handful of times with nothing short of delicious good, good service, and a busy…read moreatmosphere. I'm sad to see so many negative reviews and wonder if it's time to head back to confirm them. I will say it's very very very packed and loud if they have entertainment booked. I would recommend reservations if a larger than 3 top probably. The parking lot is always full.

Such a fun evening! I ordered the pappardelle Alfredo and HH had a pasta dish with sausage. THE…read moreSERVICE WAS FABULOUS. We had enough food for 3 dinners! We enjoyed the calamari and sausage and peppers appetizer.

Food and service excellent. Very authentic with large portions and reasonable prices. Been a…read morecustomer for years and never disappointed

Solid. Plus:…read more*Lovely, attentive service *Old school interior that's clean and well preserved *Solid, tasty Polish classics *Very reasonable pricing!! Cons: *Limited offerings compared to other Polish spots *I don't have 2 stomachs to eat as much as I'd like Know: *Polish tacos on Tuesday, whatever that is *If you miss your Polish Grammy or Grampy, the food here will give you a nice warm nostalgia hug.

Coming from a Polish background, I was so excited to head to Sawa's . I read many reviews about it…read moreand I know it's legendary. Walking in, you feel like you were in an old school comfortable family type restaurant. The buffet is incredibly large filled with so many goodies. You have choices of many different salads, American style as well as Polish! The cucumber with dill salad was so refreshing . Loved the kielbasa and pierogis - so flavorful too. Beer served to a perfection - you can't go wrong with a Żywiec draft! If you are visiting Chicago - take the journey here - you will come out feeling like you just had dinner with one huge family. LOVED IT!

I am grateful for Josie's. Bread dumplings are awesome, like my mom made every Sunday. The peach…read moreand blueberry dumplings have real fruit, they remind me of my childhood. A special treat. The potato pancakes also a must!! I strongly recommend Czech Kitchens for authentic Czech staples and great conversation.

This is a hidden gem in Stickney! Best pierogis and dumplings plus so many other items!read more

Love this place for a quiet dinner out in the hood. If you're not a Highlander, don't be intimated…read more- this place is totally worth a visit! The food is hearty, highlander fare. The place has a pretty decorative, wood cabin feel, and a homey, clean bar & restaurant, and polish beer on tap :) And the service is always friendly. This place also rents itself out as a banquet hall, and although I've never used it, or been to an event here, it seems like it'd be a pretty awesome space. Highlander, big-ups!

Brought my family here on a Sunday around 3pm. We were looking forward to dinner here for a while…read moreand we were set on the polish plate. Comes with the all the highlights you'd expect, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, sauerkraut and Polish sausage. The waitress informed us there are no stuffed cabbages today. We were very disappointed as that's one of the main items you look forward to as well as being the main source of meat to a plate of food. I had asked is there a substitute or is the price cheaper for the dinner, she replied no. The mental gymnastics I went through in that moment of a Polish restaurant not serving a staple food item, but to then double down and charge the same for less was nothing short of spectacular. We had already ordered appetizers otherwise we would have up and left. Our dinners arrived at different times so we were waiting to eat until everyone was served. The food overall was a bit bland, everything needed salt or some sort of seasoning. We'll stick with Sawas in Broadview. Overall bad experience and very disappointed in our visit here.

It was really good, but they ran out of the steak, which is what we came there for so that was a…read morelittle disappointing, and they didn't offer anything as a compensation. The chicken Shawarma was good, but I would've preferred the steak or the combo..

1/1/26 update: I…read morefinally got to try out the meat and they are awesome. One side says kabobs and the other side you can order more ethnic stuff, but you can just order from one side. I ordered the mixed shawarma wrap (chicken and steak) combo, sfeeha fatayer, and mamounia bel eshta (Syrian dessert). Service is always friendly, they'll explain the items if you don't know. My last review for this place was 24 days ago and there was barely anyone here. I'm glad to see that there are people coming in here, since there are not many Syrian restaurants around. -mixed shawarma combo 5 - this is one of the best shawarmas I've ever had. The chicken and steak are equally tender and juicy. I really like the special seasoning. You can also add additional sauces. Don't sleep on those French fries. They make them crispy, none of that soggy nonsense. -sfeeha fatayer 5 - this kind of looks like a quesadilla, the sfeeha is minced beef with seasoning. This is a very tasty meat and I highly recommend this. -mamounia bel eshta 5 - a Syrian dessert. The mamounia is a warm semolina pudding with pistachios and cinnamon. The eshta is a thick, clotted cream with pistachios that you eat along with the mamounia. I ate it separately. There is salty cheese and bread that you eat with them. There's no wrong way to eat it. You can use the bread to put some of the eshta or salted cheese in it. Alternate between sweet and salty.

The staff was the absolute sweetest! The food was incredible. I got the build your own bowl, with…read moretzatziki, chicken, Shawarma, veggies, and garlic sauce. Absolutely delicious!

Really kind service! The person working the counter let us try a small sample of all the different…read moremeats before making a decision on what to get, as well as was patient with us choosing. The food is decent. We got a few plates which came with pickles (wayyy too salty), fries, and a drink. The meat itself was ok, not dry and decent seasoning (some were a little saltier than others). Lentil soup is not v seasoned, really just a liquid pallet cleanser. Seating isn't anything special, but ample room for many groups to sit.