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Posted on: 2008/2/20 13:41
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I'm not a designer but I am a proofreader. Let's offer her our services.
Posted on: 2008/2/19 1:41
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I love, love, love Sava!! Jadwiga could definitely use some lovely design. It may be in the works already. But she may like to have some options. (especially from donated talent) Anyone interested in a design-off??  
Posted on: 2008/2/19 1:24
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I stopped in for lunch and tried the Combo platter to get a little of everything, Kielbasa with Sauerkraut, Stuffed Cabbage, and Pierogis. Good simple Polish food at a very reasonable price. Only a couple of other people came in when I was there, though.
Posted on: 2008/2/18 22:33
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I tried to pick up lunch there before heading into the office, around 11:30, but she wasn't open. Guess she decided to open late today because of the holiday. Is it better to get lunch there rather than dinner (i.e., stuff hasn't been sitting around all day) - or is it pretty much the same quality no matter what time of day? Besides the piroges, what do you folks who've already eaten there recommend?
Posted on: 2008/2/18 22:14
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I went in there a few weeks ago and told her I found out about her new location from an internet message board. She was thrilled. I hope everything works out well for her.
Posted on: 2008/2/18 21:59
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Wanted to update everyone:
I just finished eating my first meal from Savas. I don't think I've had kielbasa in almost 20 years, but this was absolutely delish!! I ordered 6 pierogies, kielbasa, and saurkraut. Total $8 All I can say after years of eating Mrs. T's frozen pierogies - there is NOTHING Like a real home made pierogie. Also, I overheard the owner speaking to someone outside the store about getting a sign...so it seems she's got the message. Just an idea, since so many people on this forum really want her business to thrive, maybe we could ban together and offer our services to help promote her business. I'm sure we could make up cheap flyers (anyone have access to a photocopier) and take volunteer shifts handing out flyers for 30 minutes at the Grove Street Path station at dinnertime. I'd be willing to organize this if anyone else wants to help support/promote our favorite new business. We all chose to live in this cute little neighborhood for a reason, why not join forces to help develop the community we want. PM me if you are interested in helping.
Posted on: 2008/2/18 21:53
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thanks for doing that, super_furry, good going...
she's really great and needs the support (I keep forgetting to tell her to think about getting a sign when I'm in there!) With all the complaining on these threads (a lot of it mine), *this* is what I like about JC: try to get something as down-home and authentic as Sava's in Manhattan - yet 3 blocks away is Ox if you want something like that instead... As far as restaurants go, we're kind of right in the sweet spot in terms of gentrification vs. authenticity in JC these days.... I hope the Sava's and Shadmans of JC are able to survive the commercial rent increases after all these new units come online
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That would be great if you can show her the comments in this thread, since she doesn't access the internet. BTW, there's an error in my post- Sava's is located between the former Tania's and PostNet. DJ's is next to PostNet. Tomorrow - Monday she said she *may* open late due to the Holiday. She's open 7 days a week and I'm sure she could use the rest.
Posted on: 2008/2/17 23:07
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Super Furry:
I was at Sava's an hour ago. She was very excited to tell me that a nice young man was there yesterday. He asked permission to take photos and said he would put them on the Internet. I guess those are them. I know she will be very pleased when I stop there tomorrow with my laptop and show her this page. Thanks for supporting her. Now everyone can see what all the talk is about. Clean, wholesome and fresh food, made and served with passion; cheap too!
Posted on: 2008/2/17 21:24
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We tried Sava's for the first time on Saturday 2.16.08.
 Heading north on Grove St. Newark Ave can be seen in the distance.  Sava's is sandwiched between DJ Garden and PostNet - no sign yet.  Specials of the day   Upon entering, to the left...  To the right...  Sava is not shy about expressing her opinions  Kielbasa bliss  Lunch Specials  The steam table. Meals are also prepared fresh to order. The chicken soup and cold borsht are popular.  Meat loaf, kielbasa/kraut and rice  Polish soul food: home made pierogies , meat loaf and stuffed cabbage   Jams, pickles, kasha, mushrooms, chocolate bars and much more...  Eastern Europeans love their mushrooms  Fresh bread  The dairy case  Smakowita!?  Desert  To view larger image using Firefox: Right click image, view image
Posted on: 2008/2/17 18:22
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We ate lunch at Sava's yesterday. Our selections on the menu included: kielbasa with sauerkraut, potato salad and chicken soup. Everything was delicious, real homemade taste! The chicken soup is to die for, just like my mom's! Yadwiga is very friendly and accommodating, she asked if I would like the soup heated in the microwave or on the stove. The only downside is they don't have plates/bowls for soup, so I ate from the plastic container. The decor is rather simple, but there is a lot of light in this place and a cute fish tank by the window. The next time we go we'll try the poppy seed roll for dessert!
Posted on: 2008/2/17 15:21
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I went there the other night, got Kielbasa sauerkraut and pierogies. I'm usually not a sauerkraut fan, but even that was delicious. They also have a freezer with multiple assortments of homemade kielbasa, and when I asked her she said that she'd also sell homemade pierogies. I always end up getting the Hillshire farms Kielbasa at shop rite then end up regretting it, so that will be really nice and it'll be great to be able to get homemade fresh pierogies.
Posted on: 2008/2/16 18:58
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My wife and I ate Valentine's Day dinner at Sava's. Tres romantique! We had kielbasa and sauerkraut entrees and some pierogies on the side. The kraut was excellent, with little chunks of ham or ham-like meat mixed in. The pierogies were not quite like grandma used to make (none ever are), but delicious nonetheless.
Next time you venture in to Sava's, check out the wacky David Bowie waiter painting. You'll know what I mean when you see it.
Posted on: 2008/2/16 1:35
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Went to Sava's today at 12 - There was a steady stream of people when we were there.
The combo plate with the Kielbasa was really good - so were the pierogies. Homemade mashed potatoes, with little potato chunks!!!! Yum. Also had the spinach stuffed chicken breast - good, but not a fan of the egg coating. Can't wait for Borsch soup day! I picked up some packaged "Cream Cheese Cookies" which I thought I give a try and I'm glad I did - they're addictive! Over all, Savas has a very good home cooked taste - rare now a days with so many chain restaurants everywhere.
Posted on: 2008/2/15 22:44
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I tried Savas yesterday.
I got Kielbasa w/kraut, rice and veggie, & Meat Loaf, pierogi, and pasta. All of them are pretty good. Kielbasa was little dry, but with kraut, was very yummy. My fav was Meat Loaf. It was soft and moist, and the best part was mushroom gravy! It was not too thick, but very flavorful. I would go back just for the gravy. Although she overcharged me a few buck more, I didn't care. I was going to tip her. She was cooking Chicken cutlet, pork chop and serving me all at the same time. It's great to have a place like Sava in walk distance. Great addition in downtown!
Posted on: 2008/2/15 15:18
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If this is the place I'm thinking of - I have thought this entire time it was a pastry shop with the signage, walls painted a certain way - then my hubby and I went in for a coffee and were shocked when we couldn't really get one that wasn't hard for them to do - our fault really - because it wasn't a coffee shop. It advertises that in it's design and signage, seriously I thought the paint on the window was doughnuts or something but I think it's home cooked food?
If I knew what it was, I'd go in because man, I love a home cooked meal like THAT! I was always wondering where the smell of potato pancakes was coming from? I saw signage saying closed for a week or so, I'll re-read this post but I am thoroughly convinced if they re-painted, did new signage and had it appear like what it is, and possibly serve good hearty coffee/soups too, they will come.....
Posted on: 2008/2/13 13:05
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This restaurant is now on my list to visit Thursday night, and then possibly again some time this weekend. I'm 3/4 Polish, and while I can't speak a word of it, I did grow up with a fond love of Polish food. If you're a meat and potatoes person, I would recommend getting Kielbasa and Pierogies, which is pretty much my ideal comfort food.
I'd have to say that it doesn't sound to promising so far (in terms of the amount of customers not the food), and unfortunately I think that this really is the worst time of year for her to open. With the cold, you really do end up with people not going out for food as much, or more often ordering delivery.
Posted on: 2008/2/13 3:17
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I went today for lunch for the 1st time. I don't live in JC, but work right down the street. Let me tell you how nice it was to get a great home cooked meal - for $5 I got kielbasa, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes. Everything was delicious - I've never had sauerkraut that good before.
I also asked how business was, and she mentioned not many people walk that far down. To be honest, I think part of the problem is the lack of a sign out front - I'll admit I would not have eaten there unless I had read these posts beforehand. It would be a shame if this place did not survive - I am so tired of walking out of my office and seeing Subway, Stella's, and Wild Fusion staring me in the face. If she had some $ to invest in the place it could be a hit - a nice sign, paint the walls a soft color, background music, etc. As it is, I think the only people who will go there are people like us who appreciate home cooking at affordable prices (and don't mind the lack of ambience. Unfortunately, there are too many people for whom a Subway combo meal or 2 slices of pizza is the norm. Guess I better try and go there as many times as I can if she's close to going under....
Posted on: 2008/2/13 2:56
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Went today, and it was quite good. Got myself a platter of pierogies, kolbassi, saurkraut, and stuffed cabbage. Maybe I didn't say the secret password, cause I'm a bit hungry yet (or maybe I'm just a gluttonous bastard). Definitely worth at least trying. I'll definitely be visiting again sometime soon, I hope these guys make it!
Posted on: 2008/2/13 2:49
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Let's go guys, eat up, support, - Smacznego! Zdrowie pan'!
Posted on: 2008/2/12 22:34
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I get it! Save-a Polish Deli!! I will give it a shot this week. Sounds like excellent comfort food. Maybe they should put velvet ropes out front?
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I want to say upfront that I take no offense to this comment. I have and will continue to frequent Savas for their delicious food and warm demeanor. With that said.... here's one for my Filipina sisters: A Polish woman goes into a store and asks the clerk, "I'd like some Polish Sausage." The clerk looks at her and says, "Are you Polish?" She says, "Well, yes I am, but, if I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I was Italian??? Or if I had asked for German sausage, would you ask me if I was German??? Or if I wanted a taco would you ask if I was Mexican???" The clerk says, "Well, no." Then she says, "WELL, why do you ask me if I'm Polish just because I ask for Polish sausage?????" The clerk says, "Because this is a hardware store." 
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count me as a non-Polish yuppie who'll make it out to Sava's sometime in the next week... I was introduced to pierogies in college and like them quite a bit.
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Well yes, this is always the issue in neighborhoods undergoing gentrification. People say they want the small family owned businesses. The affordable ethnic restaurants. The independent bookstores. But rents make it difficult.
Still, it seems that some businesses have figured out how to make it. Ibby's Falafel has been going strong for a decade. Taqueria seems to have made it. El Sason may not appeal to some JC listers, but seems to have carved out its niche. I'd love to see a place like Sava's make it. But I will say that if someone is, in their first year of operation, already worrying that they can't pay next month's rent, that it doesn't bode well. Any new business has to expect that it will operate at a loss early on and have enough invested upfront to take that into account.
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I'm at least one yuppie who is! :)
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I also ate there last night for the first time. We had the breaded pork with a ton of rice and an ice cream scoopful of cabbage & mashed, kielbasa with sauerkraut & 6 pierogis for only $15. We went around 5 and did take out... nobody else was in there as well. The food was awesome, the lady was very nice. Will be back, hopefully sooner than later... getting hard to decide where to go out to eat!
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I recall that Tania's had a steady clientele of cops and construction workers looking for an inexpensive, tasty, and nutritious meal.
But with the area's high rents, it will be tough going trying to keep the prices low for that type of demographics. Bolew is right, yuppies are not looking for Polish food.
Posted on: 2008/2/12 13:50
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This is sad - she is a real sweetheart, the woman who runs it and the food is great (especially at this time of year!)
Everybody go!
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trp3, sure, I totally understand and didn't take it so seriously. It's not like you only encounter that view among Poles.
justjoe, as I implied, I received a tinge of that also, her difficulties going forward in keeping the place going. Unfortunately, I have a feeling it's going to be tough. This kind of food, good as it is, isn't high on most yuppies' list, I'm afraid. And given the dwindling Polish population in the area...well, it ain't gonna be easy.
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