Podhalanka

Chicago

Eastern European Restaurant

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The overlooked middle child of a busy West Town stretch of Division St., this cozy, Polish mainstay offers authentic home-cooking and plenty of comfort food. Inside a decades-stewed aroma of cabbage, beef, and potatoes gives you a proper "hello." The defiantly traditional fare: borscht with kielbasa, garlic-and-beef stuffed cabbage, and crispy potato pancakes with liberal dollops of sour cream and applesauce.