Ilijas Place

pk · 07-20-2008, 12:49 AM

I thought of finding if there was a forum on here about good places to eat but decided this resturant we found tonight was worthy of having a post of it's own.

We normally go out to dinner on Saturday nights. I think we were in a mood for something unlike the normal places we pick. We felt adventurous.

So we opened up the Entertainment Guide...( a book everyone should buy each year if you go out to eat a lot). Anyways, Ilija's Place in Cudahy. Wow, never heard of this place before. Serbian food? Never had it before.

So we set our Navigon and off we went in search of food of the unknown to us.

The place was easy to find, looked interesting on the outside, and then we went in the doors....well all I can say is we had an amazing time and the most wonderful homemade food.

After we admitted to our waiter/son of the owner, that we have never ate anything on the menu before, nor could we pronounce anything and had no idea what most of it was...lol he had a great time with us. Extremely friendly, fun and informative. He helped me to decide on the Schnitzel a la Karadjordje. Turns out it is actually a dish named for a War Hero who led the fight for Serbian independence against the Turks in the early 19th century. He also suggested a wonderful special salad for the two of us. It was a combination of feta cheese, fresh crisp tomatoes, green peppers in a slight oil base. Wonderful!

I have to say that every bite was totally awesome. I was very amazed at the blends of the spices, the flavor of the meat, the aroma of the cheese in my dinner. It was truly a meal that was not only good to eat but to smell, and visually appealing.

After reading the website when we came home I find that this is a family owned resturant of which both sons work at with the father and mother. The mother does the majority of all the cooking in a very small kitchen in the back.

All I can say is if you want to go somewhere moderately priced, very comfortable, extremely a feel of being a guest in someones dining room, and looking for adventurous and worthy food to eat. Then consider
Ilijas Place.

WEBSITE (With music!): ilijasplace.com

**CarolsCritterCare** · 07-20-2008, 09:36 AM

Sounds like a wonderful place. I want to know how you remembered to spell what it was you ate.....LOL jk

So what did that dish consist of?

Cudahy is quite a distance for me.

Great plug for the restraunt though.

pk · 07-21-2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Sounds like a wonderful place. I want to know how you remembered to spell what it was you ate.....LOL jk

So what did that dish consist of?

Cudahy is quite a distance for me.

Great plug for the restraunt though.

LOL SPELL IT?? I could not even pronounce it. LOL When we got home I checked out the website and on the left side there is a tab for 'reviews' I checked it all out and one review from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was the best. In this review he told all about what I ate, (and spelled it) and decribe it much better than I could do. .. So check it out when you have time if you are interested in what the dish was all about that I ordered. The reporter did an excellent review.

We go to so many places to eat, just something we like to do, and I will say that Ilijas Place will stay on our 'go back to' list.

Patti

pk · 10-24-2008, 10:10 AM

We actually tried this place for the second time last Saturday night.

All I can say is it was ..oh, so good!

We had the beef tenderloin which was THE most tender, favorable dish.

And also the Beef Goulash. The meat was seasoned so well and was fork tender. The only thing I would say the sauce was a bit difficult to eat since it was quite thin so it was hard to eat with a fork. The noodles did not retain any of the sauce so it felt you were eating just noodles with a flavor. But all in all it still was very good.

We had another waiter this time and I'm guessing he was also a son. Even though they were very busy he was still very friendly.

Very nice place to eat at. I highly recommend it. And I can't wait to go back for a 3rd time.

There is more on the menu I have to try!

Kens Digital Media · 10-24-2008, 01:15 PM

Wow awesome review. Now I'm hungry lol.

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-24-2008, 05:07 PM

Sounds yummy PK! Can't wait to hear about the 3rd meal....I'll never make it down there, so I'll have to enjoy the place thru your posts!

pk · 10-24-2008, 05:40 PM

never say never Carol. lol

pk · 10-24-2008, 05:42 PM

Oh and Carol besides enjoying it through my posts, check out their website too.

WEBSITE (With music!): ilijasplace.com