HONOR OF THAT DATE COMING UP. WE WANTED TO TAKE YOU TO DINE IN THE D AT A LOCAL SPOT WITH LOTS
OF POLISH HISTORY. WE’RE HEADED
TO HAMTRAMCK WHERE MICHELLE
OLIVER IS TAKING US TO DIE AT
POLONIA. WITH PEROT G’S STUFFED
CABBAGES AND PLENTY OF KIELBASA
. YOU’RE SURE TO HAVE A FILLING
MEAL AT POLONIA IN HAMTRAMCK.
MANY OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT COME
IN HERE SAY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
MAKE US FEEL SO MUCH AT HOME. WE
CAN ENJOY ENOUGH AFFORDABLE MEAL
. SUCH GREAT QUALITY. I AM PROUD
TO SAY THAT 99% OF OUR FOOD IS
MADE IN HOUSE, ACCORDING TO
OWNER JOHN JULY, MAKING SURE
PEOPLE ARE WELL FED IS SOMETHING
THIS PLACE HAS BEEN DOING FOR A
LONG TIME. IT WAS CONSIDERED TO
DETROIT WORKING MAN’S COOP. THE
GREAT DEPRESSION HIT AND AT THE
TIME PEOPLE PULL THEIR RESOURCES
TOGETHER, THEY CERTAIN PEOPLE
BROUGHT IN FOOD. THE OTHER WAS
RUNNING FOOD. THEY MADE A VERY
REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE TO BE
ABLE TO EAT AND SOCIALIZE WITH
ONE ANOTHER. IT WAS LATER TURNED
INTO THE POLISH RESTAURANT. IT
IS TODAY, POLONIA STANLEY GRAD
AND HIS MOTHER WAS THE ORIGINAL
OWNERS OF POLONIA. THESE POLISH
PLATES RIGHT HERE ARE ABOUT 45
YEARS OLD. THE MURAL HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR OVER 70 YEARS SINCE
THE EXISTENCE OF POLONIA DIDN’T
TAKE AWAY FROM THE CHARM, BUT I
HAD TO I DID A RENOVATION OF
THIS PLACE BECAUSE I WANTED TO
PRESERVE IT FOR THE NEXT 40 50
MORE YEARS, AND WHILE HE DID
UPDATE A FEW THINGS, HE KEPT THE
MENU LARGELY THE SAME MENU HAS
BEEN INTACT ITS ORIGINAL RECIPE
. WE HAVEN’T CHANGED ANYTHING. A
MATTER OF FACT, WE ADDED TO THE
MENU. WELL, THIS SPREAD LOOKS
FANTASTIC. SO LET’S GET INTO THE
MENU AND WE’RE GOING TO START
OFF WITH ONE OF THEIR MOST
POPULAR ENTREES. COMBINATION
PLATE. NOW, THIS HAS A LITTLE
BIT OF EVERYTHING ON THERE.
YOU’VE GOT TO PARODIES OF YOUR
CHOICE. YOU HAVE A MONKEY, WHICH
IS A STUFFED CABBAGE WITH PORK
AND RICE, ALSO HOMEMADE
SAUERKRAUT, AND THEY’RE FRESH
KIELBASA, MASHED POTATOES AND
GRAVY. ONE OF THEIR MORE NEWER
ENTREES ARE THESE SMOKED SALMON
POTATO PANCAKES, SO YOU HAVE
THEIR HOMEMADE POTATO PANCAKES.
A LAYER OF CREAM TREES, THEN THE
SMOKED SALMON, AND IT’S FINISHED
OFF WITH THE CAPERS. NEXT WE
HAVE THEIR HUNGARIAN PANCAKES.
YOU HAVE A BIG POTATO PANCAKE,
AND THIS ONE IS STUFFED WITH
HUNGARIAN GOULASH, WHICH IS KIND
OF LIKE A BEEF STEW. IT’S
FINISHED OFF WITH TOMATO SAUCE
AND A DRIZZLE OF SOUR CREAM.
ANOTHER GREAT OPTION IS THEIR
CITY CHICKEN. AND THOUGH IT’S
CALLED CHICKEN IS ACTUALLY CUBED
PORK ON A STICK, REPLICATING THE
CHICKEN LEG. IT’S BREADED AND
THEN BAKED, AND IT’S SERVED WITH
BEETS, SAUERKRAUT, MASHED
POTATOES AND GRAVY. HERE WE HAVE
ANOTHER CLASSIC POLISH DISH IS
POTATO PANCAKES WITH PIEROGI.
NOW THEY HAND MAKE THEIR
PIEROGIES IN HOUSE EVERY DAY,
AND THEY HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT
VARIETIES. MEAT SAUERKRAUT,
SWEET CHEESE AND POTATO. PLUS
THEY SOMETIMES HAVE SOME FUN
ONES ON THE WEEKENDS. THIS ONE
SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM AND
GRILLED ONIONS. ANOTHER GREAT
OPTION. IS THERE SMOKED KIELBASA
. THEY MAKE THIS IN HOUSES
SERVED ON TOP OF SOUTH. WORK
CROWD. WITH SAUTEED ONIONS OVER
TOP, AND IT COMES WITH THEIR
POTATO NOODLES. THINK OF THEM
KIND OF LIKE GNOCCHI, AND THEY
COME WITH A GRAVY AS WELL. AND
ROUNDING OUT THE ENTRIES. WE
HAVE THEIR PORK CHOPS. NOW,
THESE ARE BREADED PORK LOIN
SERVED WITH THEIR SAUERKRAUT,
POTATO NOODLES AGAIN, AND GREEN
BEANS. AND FINALLY, FOR DESSERT
. WE HAVE THEIR POLISH CREEPS,
ALSO KNOWN AS NELLA SNEAKY.
THESE ARE FILLED WITH A VARIETY
OF JAMS, INCLUDING STRAWBERRY,
BLUEBERRY APPLE, AND THAT’S
SWEET. CHEESE. ALL RIGHT NOW I
LOVE IT BACK HERE IN THE STUDIO
LIVE WITH MICHELLE OLIVER. OKAY
SO WE GOT ALL OF THIS STUFF ON
THE TABLE. WHAT DID YOU BRING
FOR US TODAY? AND YOU KNOW ME.
I’M READY TO START DIGGING IN.
I’LL WALK YOU THROUGH IT OVER
THERE IN THE CORNER. THIS IS
WHAT THEY’RE SUIT THEY’RE VERY
FAMOUS FOR IS THEIR DILL PICKLE
SOUP. IT’S KIND OF LIKE A POTATO
SOUP, BUT IT HAS A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THAT DILL TANGINESS TO
IT. I REALLY ENJOYED THAT
INHERIT SEVERAL TIMES FOR LUNCH
AFTER I VISITED THERE, THEN WE
HAVE ONE OF THEIR COMBINATION
PLATE. THIS HAS LADY LISTEN
TODAY. LISTEN I LIKE THAT MAKES
YOU FEEL LIKE NOT LIKE STUFFING
NAP, GETTING YOUR SHIRT BUT MORE
LIKE PUT THE NAPKIN OVER YOUR
LAP PROPERLY. YOU’RE GOING TO
DIG IN? YES THEN WE HAVE THE
COMBINATION PLATE WHICH I WENT
OVER IN THE PIECE. YOU HAVE
MONKEY KIELBASA. YOU HAVE
PIEROGIES ON THERE. THEN HE’S
JUMPING INTO THE SALAD RIGHT
THERE, AND THAT’S WHAT TURKEY ON
TOP AND THEY WERE SO KIND AND
THIS IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT’S
REGULARLY ON THE MENU, BUT THEY
JUST KIND OF ALTERED IT A LITTLE
BIT TO MAKE IT GLUTEN FREE. IT
IS THEIR ROAST BEEF, SO IT JUST
STANDS THE GRAVY AND YOU’RE
GETTING POTATOES INSTEAD OF THE
POTATO NOODLES THAT WOULD IT
WOULD TYPICALLY SO SWEET. I
APPRECIATE THIS. THANK YOU AND
LET YOU KNOW THAT EVERYONE GETS
SOMETHING TO EAT. EXACTLY YOU
CAN STILL FIGURE IT OUT, EVEN
THOUGH I WILL SAY THE CARBS ON
THOSE PARODIES ARE AMAZING. I
LIKE YOUR LIKE YOUR QUICK CATCH
. THANK YOU VERY OVER THEM. AND
THEN WHAT IS THIS OVER HERE?
OKAY, SO THIS IS JUST MORE OF
KIND OF THE SAME. THIS IS MORE
GRUMPY, WHICH IS THE STUFFED
CABBAGE. MORE KIELBASA. HERE.
YOU HAVE THE HOUSE MEAT,
SAUERKRAUT. I KNOW YOU LIKE
SOUND OF SAUERKRAUT. I LOVE
SAUERKRAUT. BEEN AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME. HOW HAS ANYONE FAMOUS
STOPPED BY HERE? YES. OF FAMOUS
PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED BY HERE. WE
HAD A FORMAL PRESIDENT KNOCK ON
THE DOOR BEFORE THAT WAS BUILT.
WOW. UM BUT PROBABLY THE ONE
THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE SUPER
IMPRESSED WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN
CAME INTO THEM ON THEIR RUST
BELT. UM THERE RUST BELT SERIES
OR NO RESERVATIONS, SO THEY WERE
ACTUALLY FEATURED IN THE SHOW.
AND THAT WAS NO, THAT’S JUST
REALLY COOL. THAT’S VERY COOL.
REALLY COOL. ANYTHING FUN COMING
UP? YES THEY HAVE POLISH NIGHT
WITH THE TIGERS, AND YOU CAN GET
A SPECIAL HAT, WHICH YOU SEE
HERE AS WELL AS TICKETS AND
POLISH BEER BEFORE THE GAME.
COUPLE ANYA TO GET YOUR TICKETS
. THEY DON’T HAVE MANY OF THOSE
HATS. SO SIGN UP. QUICK QUICK,
QUICK, QUICK. WE HAVE JUST A FEW
SECONDS, WHICH IS WHERE ARE THEY
LOCATED NEAR THE CORNER OF
YEMEN’S AND JOSEPH CAMP OUT IN
HAMTRAMCK, MICHELLE. THANK YOU.
IT’S GOOD, VERY TASTY. YOU’RE
WELCOME, GUYS, IF YOU ALL LOVE,
FOOD AND ALL THINGS FOOD RELATED
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