We arrived at 8:30 and they close at 9 and they were so nice. We ordered 4 dishes and they each came out quickly, were hot thru and thru so I think they finished them all just for us. The potato pancakes were nice sized, six to the plate and split even to the three of us. The kielbasa over sauerkraut was delicious. The kraut was almost sweet tasting. The chicken cutlets were crispy on the outside and soft and hot in the middle, and plenty big. The big hit was the cheese stuffed fried chicken [Chicken Devolay] . Breaded and crispy fried chicken cutlet wrapped around cheese. When you cut it open the cheese just poured out and made a fantastic dipping sauce. So much so we each used it as a dipping sauce for the chicken cutlet after the Devolay was all gone. More people need to go to this place. It is awesome for some feels like home cooking. read more

OMG. A long time I am trying to have a good beef goulash and Kraku gave me it. Food was amazing. Diana was lovely . My husband had pork cutlets it was fenomenal. I highly recommend recommending this place. read more

Went on a lark for lunch. Was beyond my expectations. Great mushroom soup and the mixed platter was a bit of everything you could want at a polish restaurant. read more

Krakus Restaurant - Polish platter. Potato pancakes, kielbasa, stuffed cabbage and pirogi! - Polish Near Me - Wallington, New Jersey

Unbelievably good authentic Polish Food! Everything is delicious and the service is personal and top notch.

The food was very good. We had a variety platter with saurkraut, kielbasa, potato pancakes, and pierogies. We had potato pancakes and goulash. The rye bread on the table was delish. The decor was cute. Very simple. The tables were nicely spaced apart. The waitress was nice, even though she had alot of tables she took it in stride. read more

Krakus Restaurant - Potato pancakes over goulash. - Polish Near Me - Wallington, New Jersey

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I've been to Krakus twice so far, both times the orders were to go. The to go staff was polite and the food was delicious. The first visit, we ordered way too much food, as we weren't familiar with how generous the portions were. The Polish Platter comes with Kielbasa, Stuffed Cabbage, potato pancakes, pierogis, and warm sauerkraut that also has chicken and kielbasa included. That alone is usually enough for two people. The beef goulash was tasty, came with mashed potatoes, but was a bit salty. For the subsequent order, we just got a single Polish Platter to split between the two of us and an order of cheese blintzes. Everything was easily an 8/10, save for the goulash. Krakus will definitely be part of our regular takeout rotation moving forward, and I'd definitely recommend them. read more

The pierogi's were delicious and the crepes too. Very friendly and nice staff. Conveniently located close to my office. Been in Garfield for a long time. Give this place a try. You will not be sorry. read more

Service and food were top notch. The platter was plentiful and delicious. Our waitress Dianna was great. Will be back many times.

I've been coming here for years and the food is always good and plentiful. Love the polish platter because you can get a taste of everything! Service is always great. Diana has been our server pretty much every time we come in. You should probably call before heading g over to make sure they do t have any private parties... we always liked to go in May for my uncle's birthday but sometimes they had communion banquets. read more

The food is delicious!!! I had the potato pancakes and they were delicious! The service was excellent! Very relaxing atmosphere. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

Ummm....what just happened to us? Just...what? Were we just in a scene of the Polish Sopranos eating here? Highly probable. Krakus was recommended to us by somebody Polish, and in honor of both of our Polish grandmothers, we decided to go for an early dinner while running some errands in NJ. Oh, but first we went to the Krakus supermarket, which is only half a mile away, and stocked up on plenty of goodies there. Prices are fair and the products are fresh from the motherland! But back to the restaurant. To our fellow Yelpers complaining about the dated decor: that is precisely what makes this place so insanely amazing! It's like you've stepped into a banquet hall in the middle of Warsaw in the 1980s...with a couple folding tables tossed in. C'mon it's amazing! Here's the scene when we walk in: three guys at a big table surrounded by a bunch of beers with almost a finished bottle of vodka; an elderly couple; a bunch of younguns hanging out. Pretty soon it was just us though. Service is terrible, straight up. The guy who was working genuinely looked like he loathed us at first glance and barely spoke two words to us while taking our order, which he managed to mess up. No matter! It was oddly part of the charm of this whole experience, and honestly, once the food came out, we were in such heaven that nothing could have bothered us. We started two cold Polish beers along with the chicken soup, which is exactly like grandma would make with a deep golden color--simple with noodles, carrots, and parsley, but tasted like home. We heard heavy banging in the kitchen that practically shook the dining room, and sure enough our pork cutlets came out soon after. Pounded to order! We ordered a single, but he gave us a double, and they were unsurprisingly perfect since the meat was tender and the exterior was crispy. So good, as were the mashed potatoes that they were served with. The veggie plate had the greatest vegetable salad hits: beets, slaw, etc. We enjoyed it as a palate cleanser, but it was nothing to rave about...like the Polish platter, which had all you ever wanted on an Eastern European plate and more. Stuffed cabbage! Kielbasa! Potato Pancakes! Everything was just so homemade and so wonderful. It was a ton of food but we had plenty of leftovers to bring home. We skipped dessert because it was only apple cake and we needed a bit of a breather after all the heaviness. While this place is really more 4.5 stars because of the service (the bill itself is in Polish, but we saw that we were still charged for the wrong cutler order), we're rounding up to 5 stars because it was truly such a special experience. We'd almost be nervous going again because a second time around might not ever live up to the first. read more

KRAKUS RESTAURANT- Great food! Absolutely lovely meal- "Placek po wegiersku", a blend of rich flavors. That was delicious--thank you!!! Great place! Highly recommended! read more

Has great potential. Food was good, but took way too long to come out. All sides are extra which make the meal more expensive. Decor is very outdated. Could use a little upgrade. When asked for the check, that took ages as well. Again, place has potential with some minor tweaks. read more

Krakus Restaurant - Chicken Cutlet - Polish Near Me - Wallington, New Jersey

Been visiting Krakus several times a year over the last ten years. We've always enjoyed the food and service. This past weekend we enjoyed two old school Polish standards Stuffed Cabbage and Pot Roast, both meals were prepared to perfection!!! And served hot, perfect for the cooler days. In addition to our entrees we first enjoyed two bowls of soup of which all are homemade in the traditional Polish style. We ordered the Mushroom Lentil Soup and The European Delicacy "Tripe Soup!" The soup course was served in large bowls with plenty of fresh rye bread and real butter. To complement the meal we ordered the Salad Platter which is the best way to taste and enjoy four of the "must have table accouterments" included in the platter are Pickled Cucumber Salad, Red Cabbage Salad, Coleslaw and Polish Carrot Salad. All were delicious! The restaurant is located at the corner of a residential neighborhood street with the entrance just in from the corner. There is an adjacent lot and on street parking. read more

First time in a Polish restaurant. In a heavily Polish town, Krakus offers their homey filling meals. Parking is next door, street parking is difficult. Upon entering, it felt like going into someone's basement hall with a wet bar and DJ booth. Just added to the flavor. Thumping Euro Disco track was a bonus. We were all bopping along during the meal. Our waitress, Diana, was a pisser. Bit older, but cracked many jokes and busted my son's chops plenty. I love wait staff with personalities. Food wise, we got the Polish platter which had potato pancakes, piergies, sausage, saurkraut, stuffed cabbage; basically food enough for two adults, as well as Beef Goulash/mash potato and a mixed plate of piergies that Diana made up for us since we couldnt choose. Beet soup with dumplings was filling and interesting, sweeter than imagined. Even with 4 hungry people, we couldn't finish just 3 entres and had to doggie bag the rest. Got the Polish beer (dark and light), both tasty and reasonably priced. Will definately come back, and will order less. NJ has so many interesting places to go eat, Krakus didn't dissapoint. read more

Best Polish restaurant around! Highly recommend! Best taste of Poland. If you haven't been you don't know what your missing.

Food is excellent!! Service is great! Love the tomato soup, liver & onions, kielbasa and potato pancakes. We had no trouble getting parking on the street. Great place! Highly recommended read more

Food was good, but service was incredibly slow. Also, it was a bit expensive for what we got. The decor leaves a lot to be desired

Really authentic and fresh Polish food. This is the closest to home cooked meal you can g read more

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The food was absolutely delicious. Everything was freshly made. You can tell it wasn't frozen or heated up. It was all made from scratch. The service was good too. The servers were kind, respectful, and knowledgeable of the menu. The restaurant was clean and the tables were spread far apart so you weren't sitting on top of the next people. read more

Krakus Restaurant - Polish platter (Polski talerz) Potato pancakes, pierogi, stuffed cabbage, kapusta, and polish sausage - Polish Near Me - Wallington, New Jersey

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Food was very good but took a long time to come out. Polish "plater" (should be "platter") was plentiful and delicious. Unfortunately, waitress didn't smile, didn't check on us at all once our food was delivered to the table, didn't refill our water glasses, couldn't be found when we wanted to pay and leave. Decor was dated. Printed menu is terrible: just a long list of two-word titles: "pot roast" "Polish plater" etc. No descriptions. This necessitated lots of questions to the waitress, which she was loath to answer. Fortunately, once the food came out, it was plentiful and well presented but it would have been nice to know what was included with each dish when we were trying to decide what to order, instead of leaving us wondering what mystery food would be delivered to the table. read more

Authentic delicious fresh food. Excellent attentive friendly waitress. We really enjoyed our food. I recommend calling ahead for a reservation as they sometimes have private bookings. If you are interested in delicious Polish food, this is the place to go. read more

Well where do i start!!! I think the name KRAKUS reminds me of the movie KRUMPUS and then funeral repast on the outside kinda did it. So i choose to have dinner. Cabbage soup was not bad, loved the potatoe cheese pierogi, the polish was good. And potatoe pancakes taste like flat extra fried tator totts. My dinner was cut very short, i lost my appetite. The young lady/server held a very long conversation with a guest 5 feet from me, and they were talking about medical procedures. I was very disgusted and could no longer eat. I paid 26.00 for food i could no longer enjoy. Be careful when ordering because i assumed that when they ask what kind soup it came with my dinner order...i was wrong i paid for this mistake. And i asked to taste sourkraute, which was explained to me comes with order, but is extra fee. Anyway! Im dissapointed and my tummy still bothered from being grossed out in middle of my meal. read more

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What a tasty treat! We went for a birthday dinner and couldn't believe how delicious everything was. We started off with stuffed cabbage and the cheese and potato pierogis...sooooo good, just an entire home made feel. The mushroom soup, oh my. Contained soft lentils and such a creamy mushroom taste. Then we shared the cheese stuffed fried chicken and Hungarian pancakes- two dishes I will be back soon to get again. Everything was amazing! read more

Krakus Restaurant - Fried chicken with cheese - Polish Near Me - Wallington, New Jersey

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Service was awful. Got there early at 4:30; There was one table of about 8 having a birthday party, and a few other tables. The food took over an hour to come. Waiter never came to check on how things were. Waited for another long time for our check and finally went to the front desk to pay. Will never go back. Food was ok, nothing great. read more

Excellent food. Authentic polish food , all my favorites from childhood. Husband loves polish beers

If you want tasty and delicious home cooked Polish meals, this is the place to order from! I highly recommend the potato pancakes, they are the best I've ever had. If you're looking for a fancy restaurant, this isn't it because the decor is more old fashioned, but please don't let it turn you away, because the food really is the best! read more

I think the food here is great. Big portions with really reasonable prices. It's where I like to go to get my authentic Polish food craving. Waitress was friendly and did her job well. read more

Excellent Polish food, super cheap, and there's always room w/out a reservation - even for a big group. Try the delicious -Pickle soup (filled with kielbasa and dill and hard-boiled eggs in a light creamy white broth) -Potato pancakes w/ apple sauce -Kielbasa -Beef goulash -Bigos (cabbage and pork) -Stuffed cabbage -Pierogis (potato and cheese/meat) with sour cream Stay away from the mashed potatoes, they're pretty bland. Everything else has been stellar. Just be patient with the waitress, sometimes they seem young and inexperienced and perhaps with a slight language barrier, but they are always very nice. read more

i'm very surprised that this place has a 4 star rating. I work in this polish town and there is definitely better polish food served in this town. The food was just ok. We tried the pierogies, beet soup, stuffed cabbaged, and chicken cutlet sandwich. Nothing was spectacular. Also, it was $3 for a soda which was flat and gross. There was a bug on the napkin, and the service wasnt that great. The waitress seemed annoyed that we wanted to put two amounts on a credit card. It's a shame that we didnt have a good experience b/c its so close to our job, and we would have came more often. The decor was also outdated. Overall, we did not enjoy it, and would not come back again. read more

Przyjechalismy tutaj w nadziei, że zjemy miłą niedzielny obiad, ale skończyło się na głodowaniu i bardzo nie mila obsloga. Czekajac półtorej godziny na jedzenie. widziałem, że przed nami obsługiwano innych ludzi. Poprosiłem o anulowanie mojego zamówienia, a ich odpowiedź brzmiała: "jesteś w restauracji i musisz czekać na jedzenie", bez przeprosin, i musielismy zapłacić za zupę. Ci ludzie są nieprofesjonalni. read more

Waiting an hour and a half for the food. Other customers were being served before us so I canceled my order. Their response was "you are at a restaurant and have to wait because the food is not done" after waiting an hour and a half. I could probably cook faster that. Terrible service, rude and unprofessional. Never will I go there. Beware read more

The food was very traditional Easter European. No complaints on the food. The service needs attention. Ordered applesauce and waitress was getting angry and stated that applesauce was only served with pancakes. WTH I just wanted to try it. Went to order another polish beer and was thrown more attitude, so I canceled to beer and asked for a check and Togo box! read more

Despite a mishap with breaking a glass and spilling iced tea everywhere, our server was nothing less than professional the entire time. She quickly sat us at a different table as if nothing happened. She never left our table without saying 'thank you' or 'you're welcome' depending on what was said. My chicken devolay was excellent, the cheese inside actually went great with the macaroni on the side. The pierogis were also wonderful. I would certainly come here again. read more

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We always have our family services here and it's always nice to have good Polish food to feed the soul. Their Rosuł is delicious and so are their pierogi and Bigos. We highly recommend having parties up to 50-60 people easy. Staff is always friendly and it's clean. read more

If you want home cooked Polish food in a nice little restaurant, this is the place. Their menu has many home-made polish soups such as Barley Mushroom, Kapusta (Sauerkraut) soup and my all time favorite, Beet Borscht. They have many authentic polish main meals but my favorite is the Polish Platter which consists of Stuufed Cabbage (Golumpki), Potatio Pancakes, Polish Hunters Stew ( Kielbasi, mushrooms and kraut) and some peirogi's. The meal also comes with polish rye bread. I personally love their food. Their pricing is very fair and you will leave full. Comfort food at it's best. They also have affairs there such as birthdays, etc where you can rent the restaurant... read more

Best Polish Food in Wallington. Really authentic great food and they rent the place out for parties.

Krakus is my first Polish cuisine experience, and I think it could've been better. I like Polish cuisine in general, but this can't be the best one around Bergen County. My boyfriend's dad is Polish, and he said this one is the most authentic one around. When we came, it was all empty and we were the only customers. The waitress (look like a young high school girl) was wearing sweater and jeans, but quickly changed into her uniforms after she seated us. I ordered the Polish platter which has stuffed cabbage, kielbasa, saurkraut, pierogies, and potato pancakes. The platter is enough to feed two, really. Since we were theonly ones, the waitress awkwardly checked on us literally every minute if everything is ok. read more

Best part of going recently was watching my 3-year old prove you could drink/eat an entire (big) bowl of chicken noodle soup through a straw. Besides that - the place was clean and busy which is a good sign. The food? I got the 'Polish Platter' and some of it was good and some not-as-good. My mother-in-law (straight from Gdansk) does it better (and I earned some major brownie points when I told her so). But you can't go wrong with a mountain of food for under $15. read more

Best stuffed cabbage I've ever had. Pierogies too. Our family loves it there. Great beer as well. 5 stars.