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Old 03-13-2012, 03:43 AM
 
Location: The New England part of Ohio
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Been raving to my friend about the availability of good Polish food in NEPA. And it's true! Several different varieties of Pierogies in every supermarket - many of them locally made by smaller local cottage industries, halushki available at everywhere from street fairs to supermarket delis, many venues for Kielbasa and Plymouth even has a festival, but is there a restaurant anywhere?

Does NOT have to be fancy - a diner type place is fine, just a place where we can sit and enjoy authentic Polish food, and perhaps a good Polish Beer and a desert involving berries and sour cream. If the place is friendly and will let my friend chat in Polish, she will be even happier! As a mostly veggie, I remember around the lenten season eating cabbage stuffed with a grain, and chopped onion and a sweet n sour tomato sauce or a mushroom gravy. Boy that was good...

WILL DRIVE for a good POLISH DINNER! But not to Warsaw...someplace in NEPA.
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Old 03-13-2012, 09:56 AM
 
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Konefal's in Edwardsville. Restaurant & Catering - Edwardsville PA - Konefal's Restaurant & Catering
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Old 03-13-2012, 12:26 PM
 
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and you might want to check out Nanticoke. I lived there in 1978 or 79 and found newspapers in Polish, and greeting cards of all kinds in Polish-all kinds of things. Don't remember a restaurant specifically but I do remember the bakeries. Lots and lots of bakeries!


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Old 03-13-2012, 07:37 PM
 
Location: The New England part of Ohio
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Konefal's is not we've taken out from there. Half of what they offer isn't Polish - lots of American and even Italian.

Are there any restaurants in Nanticoke? Never say one. Only Pizza etc.
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:10 AM
 
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Unfortunately the only one I knew of was in Dickson City and it went out of business last year, I think you are stuck with different mom and pop groceries for Kielbasi, etc. Duryea and Dickson City have large polish populations...
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:21 AM
 
Location: Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA
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There are a number of Polish deli's in the Poconos but I can't think of any Polish restaurants. Seems like it would be a good business opportunity.
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:43 AM
 
Location: Poconos
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Shame about that place in Dickson City; we loved it! It's also been my experience that there are lots of delis but few restaurants. How similar is typical Polish-American food to what people currently in Poland are used to? I imagine things have been tweaked over the last few generations.
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Old 03-14-2012, 08:12 AM
 
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My wife is half polish, she finds the best and most diverse polish food offerings at carnivals and fairs.

I would be surprised that there would be a polish only restaurant. Pierogi and halushki are pretty common Eastern European dishes, and wouldn't really consider them to be Polish.
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Old 03-14-2012, 07:40 PM
 
Location: The New England part of Ohio
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There are many other foods besides those two. Been to Poland and Ukraine and they have restaurants.Excellent ones!

I was not dissing Konefal's, but they don't have much on the menu that is Eastern European of any sort.

I agree that fairs and festivals have the best stuff.

Someone could make some money with a Polish - or even an Eastern Euro restaurant.
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Old 03-15-2012, 07:37 AM
 
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Sheena, I'm thinking that your Polish friend might like to sample cuisines from other places. She can get Polish food at home, n'est-ce pas?
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