Smak-tak! Polish - Chicago

It was closed! Went for dinner at 6pm. On May 5 and it was closed, looked like not open for weeks? A neighbor of place was near by, so I asked about it. He said it's been closed for months! And their website says nothing about closure. We called too and had to leave VM. No return call... Very odd.

My family of 8 (6adults/2children) went there for lunch today for the first time. The gentleman behind the counter started clearing a large table off for us. He did it haphazardly, and never finished. My husband completed it. There were dirty dishes on other tables as well. We waited for 20 minutes while he hung around the counter, looking at his phone and drinking something. When my daughter went up to ask him if we could order, he mumbled yes, but never gave her the menus. He just kept staring at her. She smelled alcohol on his breath. We all noticed that he was slurring his words and she saw that he was drinking a White Claw. He was unsteady and inebriated. We left immediately. So disappointed, as we had read great reviews and were eager to try the food. We won’t be going back.

Biggest pet peeve when a restaurant says they are open and then are not open when they say they are. Drove super out of my way to this place just to find they are not open at lunch on a Thursday despite what their hours say and with no explanation. Luckily, them being closed led us to find Smakosz on Lawrence, so I have no need to frequent Smak Tak now.

A perfect place to sit down for some tasty, homemade Polish food. You will not go away hungry!

Came in today and had an amazing experience. Service was fast and friendly, food was amazing. I live in Texas but will definitely be returning just for this gem of a restaurant.