Karolinka Club — Restaurant in Lake Township

So this is our third time there , & every time bartender was drinking behind bar & bar was dirty personally, I didn’t want to go in there again since hardly any people there, but my son who has mild autism doesn’t like crowded places so he wanted to go there last night. Trying to teach him to socialize and get a feeling of how it’s gonna be to be on his own, so he sat next to the bar singer who was sitting @ bar & bought her a drink. I gave the bartender a 20 to pay for her drink, and I walked away to sit further away from them so my son can socialize but come to find out the next morning he was not told how much drink was and never got his change back so it’s more like he paid $20 for one friking drink and thing is there was only one customer in bar besides us & the bar singer yet the bartender failed to give him his change from the 20. For a bar that doesn’t Hardly have any customers from what we seen those three times we’ve been there the inside bar was dirty cut up lemon peels all lying around didn’t bother to clean the top of bar before we sat down & Didn’t tell us, the price of the drinks and singer would sing on & off intoxicated and sounded like she was playing the same song over and over. would’ve been better if it was a DJ or just radio music 😂😂. Not the kind of place I would want to go back to, but My Son wanted to try it out. So this is the Last time we walk in there!! Place is stuck in 70’s no food was offered & no snacks !!! Would’ve been nice if a few peanuts were offered to customers (Even if there’s a charge for them) so cuts the liquor fron hitting so quickly & can consume more liquor , guess they not aware of tricks of the trade. Also they not aware that does not look good that they drink behind bar while attending customers. They desperately need BAR RESCUE😁😁. Do Widzenia !!...

I asked my food guru where to go for a bite and a beer near Midway and he directed me to this gem. It's a neighborhood joint with plenty of character and charm. Nancy was tending bar and she was attentive and friendly. The restaurant serves Polish and American food. I'm not very familiar with Polish food so my companion and I asked for her recommendation. She told us to get the combo platter and potato pancakes. The platter had about six different things including sausage, sauerkraut, pork butt, pierogi, a stew, and a giant meatball kind of thing whose name eludes me. It was all fantastic. My only complaint is that I wish it was a bit hotter. It was a plate of food that fed two people for less than $15. Draft beer choices are Okocim or Zywiec (the Blue Moon was apparently empty). Next time I go to Midway, I'm definitely...

3/1/2023 - Oh my how things have changed.

3/1/2021 - This place is an absolute GEM. Best food in Cicero (not including Mexi food) and authentic Polish eats, with real Polish beer on tap. Super friendly staff. I stop here for grub every time I fly out of Midway. Prior to 2022, the staff was almost entirely made up of Polish immigrants, which interestingly changed after the 2021 elections forcing many of the workers to move back to Poland, which is very unfortunate.

Bonus, they're one of the only places in the area that accept...