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  • 4/5 Purvik P. 5 years ago on Google • 367 reviews
    Very good polish food. The ambiance is very polish and up beat. I ordered chicken soup, perogis w/cheese and potato and mushrooms and sour crout. The bread rolls we're complimentary and fresh out of the oven. I will definitely visit again
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  • 4/5 Tim S. 4 years ago on Google • 334 reviews
    Great authentic Polish food. I don't care much for the kielbasa, but everything else we tried was great and reminded me of family recipes. We loved the soups, pierogi, city chicken, chicken schnitzel, potato pancakes and desserts (lemon bars and mini paczki!). The restaurant is attractive, clean and comfortable, and the prices are great. Our server Martyna was friendly and attentive. We'll definitely return, and would like to catch the Polish retail shop next door.
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  • 5/5 Shawna B. 5 years ago on Google • 212 reviews
    Seriously delicious! I would highly recommend the pretzel. It's warm and soft but crunchy on the outside. It tastes very freshly made and has 3 different dipping sauces. The cinnamon butter was my personal favorite. Good selection for pierogi fillings, and they were cooked nicely, the right amount of crisp. I also enjoyed the potato pancakes because they had a good crunch. The place is quite large so it would be good for groups. Staff was nice and dressed to theme. Service was quick and enjoyable!
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  • 5/5 John W. 5 years ago on Google • 39 reviews
    I've not eaten at an authentic Polish restaurant before... restaurants serving some Polish fare, yes... but Polka Restaurant is the real deal. Food was excellent and if you are not sure what to choose from the menu, I enthusiastically recommend the Combo. Service was good and ambiance relaxing and happy and very reasonably priced. My wife and I will definitely return. Also, there is a unique Polish grocery store right next door, just past some beautiful fountains and benches. Much temptation and even many homemade delicacies as well as packaged grocery items... fun to just wander and look around even if you don't buy anything.
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  • 4/5 Debra M. 4 years ago on Google • 199 reviews
    Beautiful interior and loved the Polish music being played. Very good selection of beer and drinks. For the food we had, here are the votes... Kielbasa and Kraut - very good with large portion. Pierogi - small, not fresh, disappointed. Potato pancakes - just ok. I so wanted to love the food and maybe I’m a bit more critical from growing up with a Polish Mom and Dad that cooked Polish food. But I think there are better Polish food restaurant options out there, especially for pierogi and potato pancakes. I may go back back and try some other items. If so I will update.

  • 5/5 Paul C. 5 years ago on Google • 181 reviews
    A wonderful place. I was born in Poland and it nice to have some of the food I remember from the old country. The food was spectacular, service was great. Everything was perfect the soups were just like the kind I make at home. If you have not tried Polish food before what are you waiting for?! Stop reading reviews and go! Trust me you will enjoy it. There is even a bar for those who fancy adult libations. Enjoy. Smacznego.

  • 3/5 Nicholas T. 5 years ago on Google • 40 reviews
    I have now eaten at the Polka restaurant twice, and it has been quite pleasant. The service is friendly and polite, and the cuisine is authentic and enjoyable - the soups are particularly good. Some of the other reviewers complained that the prices were high, but I would have to disagree. They seemed quite in line with other contemporary restaurants, and, in Troy (where rents are higher), reasonable. Most customers are probably used to patronizing Polish restaurants in burned-out areas in "the hood" where restaurants, as well as they, are cheap. Too bad The Polka is a long way from where I live, otherwise I would come often. UPDATE: I am updating this review because of my last visit, removing two stars due to substandard service. First of all, I point out that the food was good, but we had to wait a lot between various points. For example, to place our order, we waited about 15 minutes before we even talked to our server - and the place wasn't even that busy; waited a long time for any food (bread bowl), and a long wait for the check, which we had to flag her down. Also, we were entertaining an elderly gentleman, and he assumed that he ordered a lunch version (it was 1:30 p.m.) , but what he got was the dinner version, much bigger and more expensive (of course). He was too embarrassed to say something, and we figured that we would, again, have to wait a long time until it would've been rectified (getting her attention, explaining, etc.). If our server was unsure what version of a meal was ordered, she should ask: "is this the lunch or dinner version?" And if anything was to be assumed, it should have been thought of as lunch, again, it was 1:30. The prices have gone up since our last visit, and I no longer can defend it, as in my original review. At these prices, service should be near perfect. We won't be back.

  • 4/5 Rick K. 5 years ago on Google • 35 reviews
    We had a party of 8. Food was good, chicken schnitzel was a little dry but we asked for gravy which made it nice. Polish combo is quite filling v


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  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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