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(216) 771-9236
1201 University Rd
Cleveland,
OH
44113
41.4848
-81.6899
Neighborhood: Tremont
Price:
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Last updated 8.17.11
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What People Are Saying About Sokolowski's University Inn
Featured Review
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The Scene – Mike Sokolowski believes in big flavors and bigger portions. In the vintage Roaring '20s wood-paneled dining room, he ladles the same kind of stick-to-your-ribs chow his mom served the ironworkers and steel-mill hands who built the city. Local pols and prosecutors cut kielbasa and deals, folks with dirt under their fingernails and lots of consonants in their names hoist shot-and-a-beer salutes in the tiny bar. There's a plaque to commemorate Bill Clinton's lunch here, lost among the family photos and Browns memorabilia. – – The Food – Diners pushing trays…
Editor's Tips
- The Extras:
- Sokolowski's also does catering for your special event.
- When to Go:
- Lunch is big, but call for information on live Polka music nights for the full experience.
- Know Before You Go:
- All Friday & Saturday night dinners include potato, vegetable, roll & butter & salad bar.
04/21/11
Awesome
by moosesdsu at Citysearch
Food is always great and large portions, be ready to take a nap afterwards. Don't pay attention to someones review that can't even spell pierogi.
11/15/10
Love it!
by Atom Mouse at Citysearch
Great food. Great atmosphere. Try the rice pudding. So good. So are the pierogies, mushroom barley soup, and stuffed cabbage.
07/07/09
Excellent authentic food
by JROC at Citysearch
Been going here a long time and highly recommend! This is definately in my top 5 of places to eat! HUGE PORTIONS, I don't know what kind of lard butt carnie777 is but I can almost never clean my plate!
- Pros: pierogies meatloaf stuffed peppers lake erie perch
- Cons: long lines on weekends around dinner time
02/20/09
Strongly disagree with carnie 777
by toby18 at Citysearch
I have eaten at many restaurants in North America and would have to say that Sokolowski's is at or near the top. i have to wholeheartedly disagree with carnie 777 on his or her review. To say that the portions are small or the pricing is high is ludicris. Smoked kielbasa is a sausage that can only be prepared by steam cooking it or by bringing it to a boil in water. How else to you prepare Smoked Kielbasa? You can't fry it or the skin will toughen. Their pierogi's are award winning. The atmosphere can't be beat and the owners are the best. Don't let one review by someone who was having a bad day stir you in the wrong direction about Sokolowski's. Oh did I mention they are in their 86th year in business. i guess they have to be doing something right to survive in one of the toughest businesses to be in. Keep up the awesome job guys and see you when I'm in town again.....
01/04/09
Wow- in a bad way
by carnie777 at Citysearch
After seein this place on a travel channel show, I was dying to go. Wow, was I wrong! The keilbasa is boiled and didn't even remind me of keilbasa, the peirogie were literally floating in a thick layer of fat and grease, and the macaroni and cheese tasted like it was from a frozen box!! The portion was not that large, and it was $10!! Who are these people that really think this place is that great? Go to the market instead and get some unique lunch there for the same price...
- Pros: umm, nothing
- Cons: bad food for a lot of money
