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| - There is so much goodness in this place I don't even know where to begin. I've been going here ever since i was a little girl, A few times a month my mom or grandma would stop in and get the smoked butt, perogi's, polish sausage, blood sausage, bratwurst, hot italian sausage, liverwurst, bacon, or whatever was recommended to us at the time by the ladies behind the counter.
I have to admit as a child I was pretty unnerved by the ladies behind the counter but after 25+ years of going here, they are very sweet and wonderful ladies. Many times I have asked for suggestions and the have always came through for me. On my last trip I told them I am having a BBQ this weekend and what smoked sausage would go best as a snack. Their question "are you serving beer?", and yes I was! The next question "you like spicy?" and yes i do. She went over to the side wall and pulled two giant red links off the rack and said with a smile "This...will be good." (when I got home I tried a little and It was good!)
I can see where people can say the ladies behind the counter are intimidating but they really are wonderful. I have stopped in for a sandwich a time or two in the afternoon and had great conversations with them when I was the only one in the store and it was slow. They have even offered me a tour once.
This is a place ran by hard working immigrants that have an amazing product. Every time I am in the area a make a point of stopping in and getting the smoked butt (the "butt" is actually the shoulder cut on a pig bot the actual butt). Its excellent sliced thin on a sandwich.
You don't find sausage shops like this anymore. My grandma grew up in Wisconsin and she said this place reminded her of the polish deli's she went to back in the 50's. Authentic and yummy.
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