Romanian Kosher Sausage Co

 

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Wrigley F.

Chicago, IL

Some of the best corned beef I have ever had.  Sliced then, very, very good taste.  Not dry at at all.  Very flavorful.  I would agree with the other review - buy yourself a 1/2 pound and make your own sandwich (on rye).  Or buy a pound and make yourself a sandwich for now and one for later.  I was pleasantly surprised at the breadth of the selection and the prices were pretty reasonable.  Its also worth noting that they have a parking lot (enter on Clark).

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Bill Morton ..

Chicago, IL

Great meat.

I'm still working on tasting thier entire selection.

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Amanda P.

Pawtucket, RI

This is, without question, the best kosher butcher in Chicago.  They make their own kosher sausages and salamis on the premises, and they're really exceptional.  They also make their own corned beef briskets.  I get the garlic sausages (which are like kielbasa).  They also make their own kishka.  My mother tells me that they used to make authentic kishka (if you don't know what that means, then you probably don't want to).  This is no longer the case, and the kishka comes in a plastic, removable casing.  It's still very good.

Kosher meat is expensive, but there are definitely some deals to be had here.  They run weekly specials that are often very good.  Also, they have bone-in ribeye steaks for only $7.99 a pound, which is several dollars cheaper than at any other kosher market.  

The staff can be a bit abrupt, but Sharon at the cash register is always sunny, chatty and cheerful.

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Olga S.

Chicago, IL

Does anyone else love chopped liver as I do?  If so, you have got to get it from this place.  
They were recently written about in the Chicago magazine, but I really found out about it thanks to some other yelpers.  Yummy yummy chopped liver!  The salami's pretty good, too.

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Dave H.

Chicago, IL

Their pastrami is great.  I mean, amazingly great.  Heeb Magazine rated it one of their favorite foods in the country.  The only problem is that if you want a sandwich, they give it to you on a little mushy piece of rye.  My advice:  get a half pound, take it home, and don't feel guilty about putting some swiss cheese on your sandwich.

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Daniel K.

Chicago, IL

I've been going to this butcher my whole life (mom would bring me with). As the previous reviewer says, the staff there are really great people. The meat is fantastic and if there's any cut of meat you don't see, ask for it and they'll order/prepare it for you (as long as it's Kosher!). Romanian is an old time butcher shop which is quite rare these days of giant grocery store. Check them out, you'll love it!

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Adele S.

Buffalo Grove, IL

I love all their meat products, especially the pastrami.  I also looooooooooooove their kishke.  It's the only kishke I have found that approximates the stuff that Kaufman's used to sell, Sarah's Kishke.  Of course, Sarah's Kishke was stuffed into a natural casing and Romanian's is in plastic but I guess that's progress, right? Anyhow, it's so much better than that awful Best's Kosher kishke, crumbly, not gluey, and full of that wonderful flavor of beef fat!  They also make a pareve kishke that kicks ass! It almost tastes like their regular kishke... maybe they made a mistake in labeling?
I admit I haven't been back here for a few years, when I found that the Highland Park Jewel carried the kishke, hotdogs and salami.  
I'm only giving 4 stars because I found service lacking when I did come here, but maybe it's improved since then.

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a w.

Chicago, IL

I walked in here with a friend one time. I wasn't really expecting much from this place, but was pretty impressed at the great service she got from the sales people. We were in and out with a bunch of things in very little time. They also had a little section with lots of ethinic/kosher products, which my friend told me were much more reasonably priced than the bigger grocers. And another bonus for this place was that they had their own little parking area as well.

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