Restaurant Relax Blog
Polish Food, Culture & Stories
Since 1997, we’ve been serving Polish food on Newel Street and collecting a few stories along the way. Stories about Polish food, culture, and traditions that traveled across the Atlantic, the dishes generations grew up with, and the holidays that still bring people together around the table.
Here, we share a little of the history, humor, and everyday life behind Polish food. You’ll find celebrations worth remembering, local Greenpoint stories, forgotten characters, familiar flavors, and the occasional confession about pierogi.
Some stories begin in Poland. Others begin right here in Brooklyn. All of them are connected by food, memory, and the people who have walked through the doors of Restaurant Relax.
Pull up a chair. There is always another story to tell.
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads out there! We at Restaurant Relax want to thank you for all that you do and wish you a day filled with love and relaxation. Cheers to you, fathers! #fathersdays #restaurantrelax #fathersdayquote
Polish Chicken Salad
We start with tender strips of grilled chicken. We then toss in crisp lettuce, grated radish and cucumber, tomatoes and finely chopped red onion. Finally we garnish it with our own house dressing, making this salad one you will never forget. Apparently, Colonel...
Relax House Salad
Our Relax House Salad is a classic twist on a healthy side dish. Garnished with freshly sprouted grains, this medley is a mix of crunchy green lettuce, finely grated radishes and cucumbers, tomatoes, chopped red onion and a dash of seasonal herbs. You will no doubt...
Relax House Salad
Our Relax House Salad is a classic twist on a healthy side dish. Garnished with freshly sprouted grains, this medley is a mix of crunchy green lettuce, finely grated radishes and cucumbers, tomatoes, chopped red onion and a dash of seasonal herbs. You will no doubt...
Polish Chicken Salad
We start with tender strips of grilled chicken. We then toss in crisp lettuce, grated radish and cucumber, tomatoes and finely chopped red onion. Finally we garnish it with our own house dressing, making this salad one you will never forget. Apparently, Colonel...
Go, Ryan, go!
So it seems that "pierogi time" is part of our DNA. I might be the master chef at Restaurant Relax, but there is competition rising fast in the family. Here is my nephew, aged 14, testing his mettle on his first attempt at making pierogi from scratch. Ryan isn't just...
I Love Pierogi
Memorial Weekend CLOSED
Forbes knows how to Relax
Apparently we've impressed the bankers with our pierogi 🙂 Read article here: Exploring Greenpoint Brooklyn's Top- Drinking and Dining Destination #NYCEats #NewYorkFood #PolishFood #ForbesReview #RestaurantRelax
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