"In the foreground is one of two pierogi that I ordered as a side dish to go with the wonderful length of kielbasa in back at the left and, of course, a heap of fine sauerkraut at the right. If you order pierogi as a meal, you get five of them."
Michael Stern
"The selection of beers and soft drinks is impressive, but I walked past these tubs and helped myself at the soda machine, which has Vernor's ginger ale on tap."
Michael Stern
"I first came across halushka -- a mix of dumplings and cabbage -- in a Hungarian restaurant in Akron. Whether it's Polish or Hungarian, or both, I don't know. But I do know it is delicious. The cabbage gives it a hint of sweetness and the dumplings, while substantial, are refined."
Michael Stern
"As is traditional in cafeterias, desserts are first in the line, and while the cakes and pies look swell, I could not resist a cup of egg custard pudding dotted with tender grains of rice."
Michael Stern
"This bastion of Old World cooking is in the good hands of a third generation of Sokolowskis. Note the Cleveland city skyline, just the other side of the Cuyahoga, reflected in its windows."
Michael Stern
"Before you step into the cafeteria line, you can browse a rack of polka CD's for sale on the left, just behind Santa's left shoulder."
Michael Stern