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Valentines on the Lake

3.7 (20 reviews)
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Dogs allowed
Good for kids
Outdoor seating

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Goulompki soup and Polish beer!. I am not a fan of tomato base soups and I am also half polish both both the soup and beer were fantastic.
Zack R.

Goulompki soup and Polish beer worth the price of admission. I am not a fan of tomato base soups and I am also half polish both both the soup and beer were fantastic.

Golumbki soup
Debi P.

This is a nice family friendly hole in the wall restaurant. If you want some down home good cooking, this is where to get it. From authentic and delish polish food, to other dinners made with love, and now some great new sandwich options. They always have good soups I want to grab to go too. I'm part Polish and was raised on food Polish food. Their pierogis are spot on and delicious...even some unique ones like buffalo chicken or chicken florentine. Last week I stopped with my son and had the more traditional farmers cheese pierogis. They were some of the best I ever had. Even better than what I grew up on. The lazy pierogis and sausage were equally delicious. It's solid, quality homemade food with love, and has a cozy feel.

Handmade pierogis and "deconstructed" pierogis.

I will never eat pierogis again! There's no point...they wouldn't be this amazing! Completely made by hand, the pierogis are hot, crispy, melty goodness. John was so personable and funny, and the food was absolutely wonderful. According to John, "The entertainment usually starts in about 15 minutes."

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Elise M.

Great place to stop and eat while enjoying Olcott Beach/ Carousel Park. Staff was very nice and friendly. The food was good. Great selection of unique pierogi flavors. They had polish beers stocked along with the typical American staples. They close between 2pm-4pm to get ready for dinner service.

Short ribs with mashed potatoes - most delicious!!

Hubby and I had dinner here a few weeks ago and the food was fabulous. Service was terrific too. It is owned by the chef and her mate. He takes care of the service and is really kind and attentive. The chef brought out her homemade banana cream pie to show the patrons and everyone wanted a slice! Presentation of the food is wonderful and we wished we could have eaten more. Doggie bags were a must. We can't wait to go back when the weather is nice enough to walk along the lake there. Great place to eat!

Polish taco with farmers cheese , polish sausage with sauerkraut

What can I say Excellent food !! Delicious polish dinners home made pierogi and many other special dishes . They offer all you can eat spaghetti on Monday nights . They serve a huge portion of a turkey dinner . All home made .last but not least the delicious desserts . I just had a vanilla raspberry cake it was to die for !! They serve beer and wine also . Trust me you won't be disappointed. I took a picture of the polish taco and raspberry cake . I can't forget the staff is great . You won't be disappointed !!

Clams Casino Bake with stuffed cheese bread stick. LITERALLY F*cking AMAZING. Mouth watering.

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Excellent home cooked meals! Very generous portions. Owners are on site and beautiful people.

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We loved their food and the owners went out of their way to make our experience special.

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“John and his wife are both jovial and welcoming people but the pierogis are amazing - just as good as grandma made!”

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Sto Lat Bar - Bar

Sto Lat Bar

3.9(178 reviews)
25.5 mi
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4/5 for brunch at Sto Lat!…read more Service was amazing. Our waitress was very attentive and she helped us with menu options and checked on a few accommodations that we requested which was really great. They had a DJ playing music which was enjoyable but it did make it a bit loud for trying to talk with our party, but overall it was still fun. Food was great! They have a few polish options and some other dishes that are more traditional breakfast options like the breakfast pizza or steak and eggs. The patio is really cute and it was too cold to sit out there today but I would come back and try to done outside. 4/5 overall!

Imagine waiting 45 minutes for food, and during that time you notice that almost every time the…read morewaitress delivered food to other tables, that she was being sent back to the kitchen. In several instances, food was being brought out for only some people at a time for a few tables. Then by the time mine comes (and I'm starving btw), it's almost completely different than what was described on the menu, and even worse, the waitress didn't realize?! I ordered the Sto lat omelette because I'm Polish and love the flavor combinations of farmers cheese, sour cream and dill. Here's how the menu described it: "smoked kielbasa, bacon, farmers cheese, tomato, caramelized onion, mushroom sauce, sour cream, dill" What I actually got was an omelette with cheddar instead of farmers cheese, and no sour cream or dill. The added home fries and ketchup were a nice surprise though. When I made the waitress aware that this seems to be a different omelette than described on the menu, she said "there's only one omelette on the menu". I pointed out the swapped cheese and missing ingredients, and she asked if I wanted the kitchen to remake it, or just bring me the missing items. I said I'd be fine with being brought the missing items. So they brought me out a dill sauce (?), and sour cream (no farmers cheese). Then charged us full price, no apology. While I enjoyed the different omelette they brought, I was disappointed to miss out on the Polish flavors I was looking forward to. While the atmosphere is cool and maybe a drink at the bar would be fine, I absolutely will never come back for food.

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Café Polonez - Cabbage Rolls

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4.4(326 reviews)
42.5 mi•Roncesvalles, High Park
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I've dined here on many occasions. Usually coming as soon as they open, but today I went at around…read more3:00 on a Saturday. I thought it wasn't going to be very busy since this seems like more of an off time, but to my surprise it was packed. I put my name down, and only had to wait around 15 minutes to be seated. Usually when coming here, I'd get the platter for 1 or 2, but this time I just came for a light bite and got the 10 pierogies (5 cottage cheese, 5 meat ones) and a chicken noodle soup to share. The dishes as always, tasted super fresh. The pierogies were very large, soft, and flavourful, no complaints whatsoever and the soup tasted something like my mother & grandmother would make. Service was also pretty quick! Definitely will be back to explore more of the menu :)

I stayed near a Polish community and there are so many delicious looking restaurants on this strip…read more My friends Ukrainian mother recommended this place. I got the mushroom cabbage roll. I loved the mushroom cream sauce that came with it. Plenty of mushrooms inside the roll as well. Also got two types of pierogies: cheddar and potato, and meat. Unfortunately they forgot to pack the sour cream so I couldn't experience the full experience. I dipped it into the cabbage roll mushroom sauce and it was still ok. The cheddar and potato was good but the meat one was dry.

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