[Clemenza]

live in NJ and I'm an Italian-American and I don't know a signle wop who frequents the Olive Garden. My friends who aren't Italian love to go there, but the food is so bland and mediocre it isn't funny.

The Polish side of my family enjoys the place, 'nuff said. Then again, I miss those Sunday afternoon suppers with my grandmother when she would make Golapki and Kielbasy, followed by Krysticki for dessert.

[Marie Antoinette]

Mmmm, I really miss my grandma's cooking. I love kluski with my sausage. And Polish horseradish :-)

Is krysticki the bow ties? I tried my hand at them last Christmas and they really went over well! My family would have Plum Pierogi for dessert for holidays. Mmmmmmm... You can't buy a good pierog, they HAVE to be made by Buscia :-)

Even though the food wasn't remarkable, I miss the old Warsaw Inn in the Chicago suburbs. Not many Polish restaurants out there!

My extended family lives/lived in the Blue Island/Cal City area. Blue Island was a typical (ha!) Polish/Italian neighborhood. ALL Catholics, one Polish parish, and one Italian parish. The St. Donatus carnival every August was a summer highlight, especially the dago sausages! Yummmm!

[jjm2111]

Polish food is GOOD. So is Czech food. Mmmmmmm. You're making me hungry.