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| - I made my first ever visit to Sokolowski's last week for a late lunch. The view and the ambiance are the reasons for 4 stars. The food was probably in the 2.5-3 star range. Having just recently eaten at Olesia's Place in North Royalton, I was sorely disappointed by the pierogies and potato pancakes here. The pierogies are served with some kind of vegetable (cabbage? onion? both?), but they were completely mush and had lost all flavor so I couldn't even tell what they were. If you love butter, you'll like the pierogies here, because you can taste nothing else when eating them. Also, I'd skip the salad bar; I sampled just about everything on it and couldn't find one thing worth paying an extra $1 for, let alone $3.
My best recommendation is to go on a weekday for a late lunch. There were very few other people there, so we felt comfortable walking around and checking out all the photos and memorabilia on the walls. It also helped not to feel rushed in the line when choosing my foods. Obviously this is difficult for people to do, which is why it's taken me more than a decade of living in the Cleveland area to actually get here. For the parents out there: there is a changing table in the women's restroom, but not the men's. We opted not to use it though because there didn't seem to be any heat in the women's room.
While we loved the smell and crackling of the fireplace, and the staff were exceptionally helpful and welcoming, I can't see myself coming back here anytime soon (due both to the hours and the lackluster food). Maybe just to have a beer and enjoy the atmosphere, but I imagine the bar feels pretty claustrophobic when people are lined up for food. I would highly recommend that everyone check it out once though.
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