Tradycja Polish Fusion Cuisine — Restaurant in Orland Township

The food that I had was good (Filet mignon because they ran out of my favorite dish)...However the service alone and how easily they don't want business boggles my mind for such a new place that just opened. They would send away customers stating that "the place is all booked up with reservations" but that was just a lie and I can't figure out why. I was lucky enough to get a table with a friend because we just sat ourselves down since no one cared to greet us at the door or come towards us when they clearly saw that we weren't sure if this was a sit down as you please or wait to be seated establishment. Once the waitress brought us menus, she just left if there without a nice greeting, offering any water, letting us know what they ran out of, etc. Maybe the waitress had a rough day and wasn't in the mood but still just a little enthusiasm to get people to come back. I did have high hopes for this place but it did disappoint me in a way. That day this place had turned down about a good 10 to 12 people because of "reservations" but when we were there for 2 hours....half the place was empty the whole time. Hope they can figure out what's going on and stop lying to the customers. People are really curious and want to experience what they have to offer, why...

This small restaurant is beautifully decorated inside. We were seated immediately at our reservation time. Our waitress was very friendly and answered several questions about the menu, although the service was rather slow. We were in no hurry though, so that was not really an issue for us. The food was delicious, with traditional polish food fancied-up a bit. For instance, we shared a plate of pierogi (5 meat and 5 kraut) that were served with sour cream (traditional) and sun-dried tomatoes (I guess that's the "fusion" bit). The tomatoes were actually quite a good addition. Similarly the golabki (cabbage rolls) I ordered were tasty and traditional except for the micro greens (or maybe edible flowers?) On top.

Prices are good, with entrees in the $15-20 range, and one of the few places around that you'll find zywiec beer on tap. The one thing I don't quite get is the name - I don't speak much polish, but I would think that Tradycja means "traditional"or something similar. If that's true, then shouldn't the food be traditional instead of fusion? Doesn't matter I guess. I'd recommend it and will be back. Nice to have some unusual yet accessible options in the...

First of, server was great, fun, and knew the menu every well.

Now to the goodies :( ? ): Looks like the restaurant has taken a toss to wrong direction! pork chop was good, but potato’s were not made the way polish potatoes should be. Salads were moody - no flavor, no taste at all, still ate them ( was hungry ) 😂 Jamison drinks were great! Dewolaj, whoever prep them and made them should taste them next time. I’m sure you wouldn’t eat them or enjoy them. MC at its best! The biggest kicker is, we came at around 5pm, we asked why is it so dark! We couldn’t read the menus with the small black prints, I didn’t know if the owner didn’t pay for comes Ed or what was the issue! This wasn’t romantic in any way, I’m blind and felt like Steve Winder trying to read anything. After speaking with waitress, we asked to turn on the lights… well after few minutes Come Ed came to live! We got the lights on few seconds later, portion of the restaurant started to 👏 and cheered! Great success!

Well after we finished our dinner, while walking out, the other side of restaurant was dark, Polish Romantico! Make sure you come in daylight next time to see...