For this trip to Detroit I decided to eat at Krakus, a Polish restaurant just north of Hamtramck.
As I entered, "It's the Most wonderful Time of the Year" played on the loudspeakers. A flyer read, "Live polish music Saturday at 9pm." The unlit, closed right side of the restaurant was a bar with a dance floor, and the illuminated left side was a more traditional restaurant. I sat at a two-person table on the left side. Faux wood beadboard lined the bottom of the walls, with gold wallpaper higher up. Fancy wood beams adorned the ceiling. Krakow, Poland novelties decorated the walls. There were windows on the front wall, but the blinds were closed, letting in very little natural light. As I looked around, a lot of the people were well dressed and looked like attorneys. A friendly waitress greeted me and took my order.
The menu was divided into inexpensive typical lunch items and slightly more expensive Polish dinner items. I ordered a tuna fish sandwich from the lunch menu, which was only about $3. I also ordered pea soup, fried mushrooms, and an iced tea. The soup arrived, but it was too hot to eat. Then the tuna salad sandwich came, so I began eating. The tuna lacked flavor, and the bread was only toasted on one side. I started eating the soup, and it was delicious. However, I only ate a little of it because it had ham in it. Then the fried mushrooms arrived, which I promptly cut in half to cool them down. Once cooled, they were very tasty.
The lawyers next to me got potato pancakes, which I should have tried. Toward the end of my visit, a lady entered and her boss was already at Krakus with a group of co-workers. He said, "It's 20 mins to 1pm, how do you have time to eat and go to back to work by 1pm?" Her response? "I don't need this s***." Everyone laughed. She ordered her soup to go, and her boss paid for it.
Overall the service was good, and the food was better than ok. However, there was no bar for me to sit at for lunch, and the lack of natural light made it a less appealing place to eat. I give Krakus a 7 out of 10 overall.
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| Street view of Krakus, plus parking lot gate on left |
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| Super-hot cup of pea soup |
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| Fried mushrooms -- delicious |
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| Tuna salad sandwich |
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| Innovative way to designate a hole in the road |
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| View of the inside, lots of tables |
