Polish Neighborhoods in Chicago

Polish people settled in five different areas in Chicago. Centering on the Polish Triangle at the intersection of Milwaukee and Ashland avenues with Division street it later became known as Polish Downtown.” same wiki article We were in this area when we visited the Polish Museum of America and a Polish restaurant. -------------- A short walk from the Polish Museum of America was the Polish restaurant Podhalanka. Everything was delicious. Four of the ten soups they make were available: barszcz czerwony, zurek, krupnik, and pomidorowa (beet root, sour borsch, barley, and tomato.) We tried the barley--which was familiar but was very tasty and buttery flavored and also the zurek which was new to me. The sour flavor was very tasty. We ordered lots of food and went home with lots of leftovers! Everything was excellent! ***** Podhalanka (1549 W Division Chicago IL) https://www.podhalankachicago.com/