Our final stop took us first to Polish Food Store and Deli on Blalock, then to Polonia, the only true Polish restaurant in Houston. The pierogis, potato pancakes and Polish sausage were all appropriately heavy and, you know, something you'd gravitate to during a long, gray winter. The true treat of Polonia is the Szpak family, who kept us full of beer, vodka and laughs during our meal. I'm looking forward to heading back to Polonia to try more authentic Polish food -- especially all of the sausages -- at a later date, but I've been told not to go on Sunday right after church, when the joint is standing-room-only.
This tour was an incredible introduction to some of the ethnic food that's available in H-Town these days. GrubHub recently ranked Houston the tenth most "food-diverse" city in the U.S., with 28 different types of ethnic food represented in the greater Houston area.
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