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Boston hound seeking pierogi near convention center.
Exactly. A lot of the old neighborhood places are gone or have moved to the suburbs. If you are near O'Hare/Rosemont I have heard good things about Old Warsaw in Harwood Heights although I have not been there personally. I knew the southwest side/southwest suburban Polish places. Mabenka's is the only one still there. Sawa's Old Warsaw (not to be confused with Old Warsaw) used to be in Berwyn and is now way out in Broadview. Tatra's is no more. There's still a really good southern Polish place (proud of the fact that they don't serve that stuff flatlander Poles from the north eat) on Archer avenue just west of Cicero, but I can't remember the name. It's a little north of Midway airport.
Unique Chicago Ethnic Foods?
I would go to Berwyn. There used to be a lot of good places on Cermak Ave, but I don't know which ones are still there.
Unique Chicago Ethnic Foods?
Lithuanian. Healthy Foods on Halsted about 33rd street. A reasonable cab ride from the near north side, or take the orange line to Halsted and it's a several block walk south. I often imagine a Californian being transplanted to Chicago, looking in the phone book, and stumbling upon a place called "Healthy Foods." Imagine the shock as the dumplings topped with bacon and sour cream appear at the table.
Chicago also has a growing Bulgarian community. But I don't think my favorite BG places are in business anymore, so if anyone has a suggestion for Bulgarian food in Chicago (other than the Old Well, which is great, but is way out in Des Plaines) please post it here.
Boston hound seeking pierogi near convention center.
Nowhere near McCormick Place. But especially if you are coming into Midway Airport try Mabenka's on Cicero Avenue around 79tj street. I think the suburb is Bridgeview or Burbank. Just 2 miles south of Midway.
