Tucked away in the tiny town of Melvindale, Michigan you'll find some of the best Polish food in Michigan. It's not fancy, nor does it pretend to be. It's like eating dinner in your Polish grandmother's kitchen if her kitchen seated upwards of 50 diners. The food is straightforward, absolutely delicious, and tastes like it was made with lots of love.

Located in Melvindale, a tiny town located about 15 minutes from Detroit, Sabina's Restaurant is home to some of the most delicious Polish food you'll ever taste. The prices at this wonderful local restaurant are reasonable enough to make it an easy choice for lunch or dinner.

The exterior matches the interior - it's no-nonsense, putting the focus squarely where it belongs: on the food. The food is where this Polish restaurant really shines.

When you're first seated at Sabina's Restaurant, you'll find a basket of bread and butter on your table. Each slice of bread is individually wrapped - something that I've found common in eating at Polish restaurants in Michigan.

The very first thing you're going to want to do is order soup; trust me. This Melvindale restaurant has an amazing selection of soups, including mushroom, cabbage, and chicken noodle. The best soup on the menu in my opinion is the pickle soup - it's practically perfect.

In addition to a selection of soups, Sabina's also boasts a solid selection of salads. The Maurice Salad is spectacular - a meal in itself!

The rest of the menu at this Michigan Polish restaurant features staples like potato pancakes, kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, and, of course, pierogi.

It's difficult to choose what to order at Sabina's Restaurant. Luckily, they offer a combination plate for those who want to taste a little bit of everything.

That's my normal mode of operation when visiting a new restaurant and was exactly what I did on my first visit to Sabina's. I've been so many times now, though, that I have a favorite dish: the meatballs!

The service at this hometown Michigan restaurant makes you feel right at home, just like the food does. One of the things I love about Sabina's is that the staff seems to be as excited about the food as the patrons.

I mean, with pierogies as fantastic as the ones pictured above, who wouldn't be excited? At this metro Detroit Polish restaurant, pierogies come filled with potato cheddar, sauerkraut, or sweet farmer's cheese. Additionally, you can have them topped with bacon and onion, which I highly recommend.

Everything on this menu is the ultimate example of how the food should taste. It's not fancy, nor is it trying to be something it's not.

Which I'm grateful for, because simple and delicious is my favorite kind of meal. The potato pancakes at Sabina's in Melvindale are the crispy, savory stuff that dreams are made of.

Throughout the week, this Michigan Polish restaurant offers daily specials. These include things like meatloaf, goulash, and fish.

One of the more unusual things on the menu (to me, a newish Michigander) was a dish called City Chicken, which does not have chicken in it at all. It is cubed pork, skewered, breaded, and fried.

Another thing that I love about the food at Sabina's in Melvindale is their side dishes, like the corn pictured above, There is something so comforting about a simple dish of veggies, isn't there?

Every time I visit this downriver Polish restaurant, I'm sad that I'm too full for dessert at the end of the meal. Also, every time I visit, I take home dessert in a to-go box. The Apple Crumb Cake is *that* good.

One more thing that I personally love about this down-home Polish Restaurant in Melvindale is that they close for a month every summer. This gives their employees a true break from work. This is a phenomenon I've noticed at a few other old-school Michigan restaurants. It makes things feel more homey to me. It's one of the things that makes me feel proud to be a Michigander.

So, before you make the trip to eat some of the best Polish food in Michigan this summer, make sure you give Sabina's Restaurant a call before heading its way.