Chicago has the largest concentration of Poles outside Warsaw, Poland.
Therefore there are many Polish restaurants in Chicago mostly in the NW corridor of the city. Being a food guy, I had not actually been to a Polish restaurant, a few after funeral get togethers at some Polish banquet places, yes, but that is generally not home cooked Polish.

I had been working outside all day in a typical Chicago fall day where the temp never was above 50 degrees. As a result, I was a little chilled, so while heading home I was looking for “home cooked” style meals to take the chill off. That is when Teresa “2” came into view.

Teresa “2” is a small storefront restaurant located 4751 North Milwaukee Ave in Chicago. Phone: 773.283.0184, there are a few booths and probably 10 tables.

I was greeted upon entering and asked if I would like mushroom or vegetable soup. Bread, soup, potato, salad come with all meals.

I choose the mushroom which was terrific, there were some thin noodles added.

Bread and salad were ok, nothing special.

It was suggested that I try the cabbage rolls as I had asked what they recommended. I will admit that cabbage rolls would not have been my first choice.

Good thing I asked them for their suggestion! The ground beef and rice mixture inside the rolled cabbage leaf with a light gravy over the rolls was great, a truly good meal. I could never imagine that cabbage rolls would be so good. All this was washed down with a bottle of Polish beer.

Bill was $10

I never did find out if there is a Teresa “1” somewhere.