Taste of Polonia Festival

Marc Morency

Sound engineer had problems.

Celina Glitta

Worst festival ever. You have to pay to enter. It’s $15. Once you enter, there is nothing there. Just a tiny fest in a small parking lot. You are basically paying $15 to see a cover band. You could have seen the same cover bands at Rosemont for free. You have to buy tickets to get food. Every other fest, you pay cash. I paid $12 for two potato pancakes. It should be free to enter considering the food is so pricy and you are not giving money directly to the people cooking. You are giving money to the festival and handing them tickets for food. If you want to go to a good festival, I say go to the Italian fest in Niles. It’s free, large venue, and much better vendors. This place had zero vendors. Just a few old souvenirs at the vendors and some old amber jewelry. They have some carnival games, but no rides. In Niles, there were rides. I went to Niles last night and it was a beautiful large festival. In my opinion, one of the best in Chicago. Taste of Polonia is the worst and so overrated. At least if it were free to enter, but it is not. I felt I was robbed of $ 15. I do hope they can improve the festival and the service because I do know it’s a good opportunity for the Polish community in Chicago to come together. I personally am not Polish, but live in the area and was expecting more. P.S. Also went to Schaumburg festival tonight and it was also free to enter! They had so much more stuff too! I also recommend the Schaumburg festival. In response to business- When I went, I saw nothing happening in Copernicus. I have been there before for events. I saw the entire festival. There was nothing to justify spending $15 when so many other festivals in the city are free.

Frankie2727

Great food! Great people! And lively music! Makes me learn the language, Polish!

JP the traveling and restaurant critic

Are you kidding me? It cost $50 for a couple just to park and enter ($20p+$15ea). Polish sausage..$17. 6 pierogi..$12..you get the picture. The taste of Poland?.I hope not. My Polish grandmother would slap every last one of them for trying to pass carnival food off as "the taste" of Anything..let alone Polish food.