Serbian Village Restaurant

The food was OK tasting, but all they offered was meat! Flat meat, tubes of meat, slices of meat and meat on a stick! The veal schnitzel was good, but when we asked for a sauce to go with it, the waitress brought us a bottle of ketchup! Why no tasty brown sauce? Made no sense.
When you order a platter of meat wouldn’t you expect some kind of side vegetable (s)? No potatoes or any other options! The side was a small plate of shredded cabbage — white and red, some diced red onions doused in a LOT of tart, sharp vinegar! Not attractive to me!
Finally — the straw that broke my camel’s back… have you EVER been to a restaurant and got a basket of bread and when you asked for butter, were told «We don’t have any butter!» How the hell does a restaurant operate with out butter! Julia could NEVER eat here! (me either again!)
Price was ok for what you got.

Food was tremendous. I ordered the combination plate, which includes Serbian-​style sausages, and another meat. The waitress was really nice, and so was the man at the front who greeted me (possibly the owner).
This place has a very unique look and feel to it. What was good too, was they had live jazz musicians, that took me back to the 40s and 50s. The service was extraordinary. CASH only, but they do have an ATM if I recall correctly. Good crowd for a Thursday night.
Part of the restaurant has white-​cloth covered tables, and nice chairs. The décor is very traditional European; ironically, I did feel like this place might have regulars that are not all Serbian. So if you’re not Serbian, it will definitely be a good fit for you, if you want and American atmosphere with some European flavor.
I didn’t know it was CASH only, and I didn’t have my debit card with me, so the owner let me go home to get cash and return.
I came here, because my father is from Serbia. Whenever I eat Serbian food, it brings me that nostalgia of a culture and people that I haven’t gotten to get to know too closely. It’s definitely a blessing to know that there are many Serbians in and around Chicago. Places like these give you a sense of that nostalgia.
The appearance of this restaurant is not as upscale as a few other Serbian restaurants are; however, it did give me more of a family-​owned, down-​to-​earth, good music-​good food-​good drinks/​prices –type of places. I wouldn’t choose this place for a «first date,», but coming here with friends and family for a great time (especially Monday nights) is worth it.
Parking might not be the greatest, as it seems to be limited to street parking, but at least it’s not Lincoln Park or Downtown.

A very friendly owner and staff. Cheap drinks. will go back for the food and Jax on Mondays and Thursdays.

Walked by this place forever and finally tried it tonight. My god the food was good. VERY good. And plenty of it. Irving Park is proving to have some nice little hidden gems on it and this is one of them. We will be back on a regular basis.

Great jazz jam Mondays, and currently with jazz on Thursdays as well. Warm convivial atmosphere.

The food is great! If you are interested in trying some ethnic European food, I recommend trying the food here. The meat is very well seasoned and delicious.

Weird experience here. Went with a friend who was doing a school project on the music scene at the restaurant and I ended up listening to a guy on his synthesizer for an hour and a half. It was strangely amazing. The server was really nice and the food I had (crepes with walnuts and chocolate) was good. If you like Balkan music and synthesizers and crepes, this is your place.

This place is good when you want a drink and nothing more.

If you like meat you will like this. Serbians eat a lot of meat and my hubby is no exception. The owner is very sweet and will make sure you are happy.