Kurowski’s Sausage Shop

We stop here whenever we are in Chicago, the sausages are always the best. Today they had warmed kiska and onions, we bought a small ring and some bread and ate in the car for lunch. I tasted great. The bread is always fresh and tastes great, we have never had a bad experience there. It’s great that my wife speaks polish.

Yes this is a polish store. It has a lot of the food in polish. Ask one of the younger people to help you find something because the older people do not know a lick of English. This is not a convenient place to shop. Also you better have your pennies because they will make you break a 20 dollar bill for 2 cents. I have gotten some good food here but when you factor in how hard it is to find select ingredients say for a recipe forget it. Very ancient traditional polish place designed specifically for polish people not for regular joes that is why I give it a one star review.

Having never been to a Polish sausage shop, I didn’t know what to expect. I came in looking for Paczki (pronounced ponch-​kee), which is a polish jelly filled doughnut as a friend suggested I come here. I came in and the air was filled with the wonderful smell of fresh polish sausage. Immediately after walking in we are greeted by a young cashier and almost walk into a rack of freshly made Paczki. They have about 5 – 6 different flavors with normal or chocolate glaze. I’ve just had one so far, but they are pretty incredible. I’m genuinely not sure how I managed to miss so much Polish food for my entire life. The prices for the sausage and other meat goods like ground beef looked really good so I’ll definitely be back. For people with cars a big plus is that they also have a pretty decently sized parking lot. All around this was a winner

Hands down the best Polish market in the Midwest. Largest selection of sausage and European meats you will ever see in one store. The side shelves are loaded with with a wide variety of Polish confections and products. They also have Fresh Polish baked goods to offer as well as fresh vegetables and fruit. Very little English is spoken in the store, so brush up on your finger pointing and gesturing if you do not speak Polish. Open from 6am to 9pm during the week. This is a must stop destination whenever you are in Chicago.

I absolutely LOVE this place! I travel from Waukegan just to go here… I will not have a BBQ without a trip!/

The best smoked sausage in Chicago hands down. Can’t recommend this place enough. The variety can be overwhelming, especially if there is an angry mob waiting in line behind you, but I do encourage you to take your time and sample a few things before committing. I personally am yet to try something I don’t like. The smoked bacon is my all time favorite (european style, no cooking needed; simply decadent!). Free parking to the side of the building, need to drive in through the back alley.

I’m super in love this this place I drive two hours to go here for their amazing, super fresh produce!!! Obsessed!

I have never seen so many Polish foodstuffs in one place or sausages so cheap. I think some of the staff could speak English if necessary but I was with my Polish friend who was shopping for her mother. In addition to an immense deli selection, there were also fresh side dishes, sheet cakes, and donuts and a wide variety of packaged goods.

Visited this deli which to me seems like a small grocery store with a butcher shop to purchase some cheese and kelbasi to put in my luggage and take home. Upon arriving the selection in the butcher shop area was found to be fantastic and there was a great selection of bakery items. Having limited room in my luggage and being unable to take anything that would spoil on a two hour fight I had to control myself. The staff behind the counter spoke only Polish and although they knew a few words they were unable to communicate in English but an extremely nice customer waiting to be served help translate my entire order and several questions. I did have a list of words I anticipated needing that I translated prior to arrival which helped but the assistance of the other customer was priceless. After a few minutes the young cashier that could translate assisted another customer, it seems the young employees can assist those that don’t speak Polish.
The selection of homemade sausage was so massive I was unfamiliar with most but the staff was so helpful providing samples of many without having to request. They also provided several samplings of cheese. I purchased some Kielbasa Swojska Weselna (my favorite Kielbasa), Kielbasa Swojska, Tylzycki cheese, apple crumb strudel, two pound fresh rye bread and a few fresh Danish and donuts. During my discussion with the lady behind the counter with the assistance of the other customer I informed her I would be traveling with the sausage and cheese and she offered to vacuum package these items free of charge, what an excellent service to offer. The prices at this store I found to be very reasonable if not down right cheap. I wish they would duplicate this store where I live, I would shop there weekly. If you want authentic Polish items including many freshly made products you must visit this shop.

This shop is like stepping into the sausage shops in Poland and the smells and ambiance immediately transport you to the cobblestone streets of Europe. I speak very little Polish so I had to enlist the help of another customer to order. The food is GREAT! The Kielbasa is the best I have had since childhood. The rye bread is the best I have found in Chicago. I love the selection of European grocery products and fantastic prices. The deli food is excellent – and reminiscent of Sunday dinners growing up – the meatballs with mushroom gravy and mashed potatoes can transport you back in time.

Great sausages, pastries and polish spices and sundries at reasonable prices. Don’t be intimidated if you don’t speak polish, just put on your best Slavic impression and order with confidence :)

This place is great! They fresh bake buns in the store and put them hot on a rack… and they have anything you could think a deli could have. I used to religiously get the steak Tatar (only available on Saturdays) but have eaten too much in the past few months so am taking a break.
Some people have a hard time with the service because of language barrier, I would advise asking someone in line to help. I kinda feel bad for the women working behind the counter, you have to understand, not everyone can work behind a polish deli counter, and those that can rarely speak English, Its as if you were taking a trip to eastern Europe when you step through the doors of this place.

What a cool place. Even better if you speak Polish, which I don’t. I got some headcheese for Mom, which was a bit bland compared to the headcheese I get at Lincolnwood Produce, but it was good. I also got some rye bread and of course some Polish chocolate.
I’d love to try everything at the deli counter, but it might take the rest of my life, even if I got something every day, LOL. Anyhow, I will stop in again one of these days and just do a lot of pointing to get what I want, even if I don’t know what it is.

There is no better sausage shop in the city, period. The quality, selection and prices are just fantastic!!! You’ll NEVER get anything like this in a grocery store. Also, if you compare them to one of the yuppy sausage places, you’ll never go anywhere except to Kurowski.

I like their food. I don’t like service, especially cashiers.
Inexpensive fresh meats. Most of the food is made in the back. Authentic. But the service cost them one star. I prefer Endys deli next door.

Another Asian reviewing for Kurowski here, ha. I come to Kurowski with my boyfriend every other week. He’s pretty Polski. I’ve also acquired a taste for polish cuisine after he introduced me to some tasty edibles.
The meat is really affordable here. They have a large selection of kielbasa. I don’t exactly what they are/​were but the ones I’ve eaten were always delicious. I’m actually a fan of the blood sausage. I am Filipino and my culture has its own version of a blood dish known as dinuguan (sp.), so I am open to different types of food. The raw meat has always been much more affordable than what you find at the chain groceries in Chicago. I always get their ground beef. How can you beat $ 1.99/lb? They also have a great selection of pre-​prepared and pre-​cooked foods. They have also been really good.
The amazing gem to Kurowski, in my opinion, is it’s giant soup selection and their cakes and pastries. I am a huge Tripe Stew fan. It’s absolutely delicious and great during the arctic winter we had recently. They are pretty affordable too. The cakes are soooo delicious. I normally have my boyfriend pick them out since he is more aware of the best ones. I love their apple cakes, tiramisu-​like cakes, and the poppy seed/​cheesecake ones. I’ve come to realize that Polish cakes tend to be heavy. They aren’t exactly angel cakes that kind of rise high and are light. You definitely get your money’s worth here.
As a warning, if you don’t speak Polish you might feel intimidated when you try to order something from the deli counter. There are people that work there, especially the younger ones, that do speak English. Fortunately for me, my kochanie orders :)

Old world polish sausage shop. Pulling up in front of the place and you can smell the sausage. Bought like 7 kinds of smoked sausage plus breads and pastries. Polish radio playing. Very friendly folks. Lots of polish being spoken but the young man that waited on us spoke English also and was a big help.

I’m going to be lazy and second Dusty K.‘s and Mike O.‘s reviews, hey pals I hope you don’t mind. You both put it so well, from the items in the shop to being able to speak Polish being handy. I will add prices are so reasonable and there is free parking in lot just west of the shop.
So glad I still have some use of my Polish, I understand more than I can speak, however if I shop here I’m sure I can pick more of it up in no time. Not only does the staff speak to you in Polish, the customer’s are a friendly bunch and we were conversing while waiting or our turn at the counter.
You want authentic, this is it!
Bardzo Smaczne!

This Asian-​american Chicagoan get strangely meek in this place where it seems I’m the only person that doesn’t speak Polish. I’ve only ordered from the meat counter once and as I feared I had to resort to hand signals. The fresh meat was quite good but I come back for the pre-​packaged sausages. There are many types and I’ve been very happy with the great taste and great prices. I wish I could read the labels.
I occasionally try something new when I’m there; Euro-​style butter was good as where the cookies and rolls.

I love this place. I bought some sausage and some ham and some Herring for New Years Eve.
The bread is just wonderful, I thought to buy a second loaf this week! It is also 99 cents a loaf.
They also toss a candy bar in teh bag, and if you are incklined, they will give you free bones for soup.