Cafe Polonia

The atmosphere at Cafe Polonia complemented the snowy Boston evening. With only a few tables, the restaurant exuded a European ski lodge with wooden chairs and pillows and rugs on the booths. The service was extremely friendly. (Call ahead for a reservation, was lucky.) The bread came with a type of spread that am still curious to learn what it was. Did a little research to discover it was probably a lard spread called smalec. Sampled some traditional Polish dishes including pierogi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and cabbage stew. Was surprised to discover the kielbasa and cabbage stew (Polish hunter's stew) was not more of a soup but tasty nonetheless compared to a German sauerkraut. The stuffed cabbage came with a sauce resembling a creamy tomato soup. The pierogi dough was delicate with a mix of potato and meat filling. The star was the kielbasa, with a meaty grilled char that immediately caused the desire to go out and buy some kielbasa for the next day's dinner.