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| - Polish Goodies is something sort of strange. When I came here, I had no problem believing that a large part of their business involved "exporting" their food to other venues ... the "restaurant" looks like a necessary afterthought. And I put "restaurant" in quotes for good reason: this literal hole in the wall, located around the corner in a non-descript, derelict shopping center looks like it used to be a former Chinese laundry: the place is as large as my living room and has one of those tall front counters you used to drop your dry cleaning off at long ago. The fact they don't take credit cards doesn't exactly help to cheer you up either.
But then you run into the owner. Frankly, a very cheerful and helpful person. The day we were there, she was running it all herself and I frankly felt sorry for her (though there are literally only a few tables in the place, so she probably can manage it on her own). It also helps (her), that the selection is pretty limited. But what they DO have is decently priced and lip-smackingly delicious. What a difference from, say, pretentious "A Touch of Europe" cafe in Glendale, which fools naive Americans into believing that they should pay lots of money for mediocred-sized portions of food, that people in Poland eat everyday and is only special in Arizona, because most Poles who come here don't open restaurants (try getting away with those prices and attitude in Chicago or New York, where there's real competition!).
Polish Goodies, I wish you had a bigger place, with a larger selection and maybe not serve my meal on paper plates --- a larger selection of beverages would be nice, too. But for what you are and what you offer -- and for what you charge -- it's pretty hard to complain (even though I ALWAYS find something to complain about).
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