North Trenton Brewskis (Galicja Lounge)
Galicja Lounge 602 Mulberry Street, Trenton (609) 393-5329
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Galicja merits inclusion in this website for two reasons:
- It’s a pleasant, typical local bar with an eclectic clientèle that happens to serve draft pints of Pilsner Urquell, a really good Czech beer, for $2.
- On Friday evenings, free with the purchase of a beer, the owner puts out an incredible buffet of home made food.
Galicja attracts a truly diverse crowd. In the early evenings, it’s mostly anglos taking advantage of the pleasant atmosphere and great prices. You’ll find technicians from the nearby Fuld hospital and Trenton firemen filling up the joint. Later at night, it becomes mostly locals, and takes on a decidedly eastern European cast.
The Friday buffet makes a great dinner. Last time I was there it consisted of:
- Potato perogies
- Roast potatoes
- Kielbasa sausage and sauerkraut
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Clams (in the shell) in some kind of light tomato sauce
- Shrimp in a heavier sauce
- Beef pot roast
- Cole slaw
The quality of the food was very high, as good as most restaurants in the area (the owner apparently cooks it himself at home, and brings it in). It’s all you can eat, and there’s plenty of it. It’s just about the best deal in town, in a town filled with good deals.
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Good Food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this place. I hesitate to mention just how good their Friday buffet is because I’m worried more people will just eat all the food ! Seriously, this is no cheap buffet…we are talking spare ribs, pork tenderloin, pierogies, sauerkraut & potatoes, etc.
Your review failed to metion the late-night scene here…Aafter midnight, the place turns into a slammin’ eruo-style disco with lovely Russian, Polish and Czech women : ) They have some really good DJ’s here, and are open to guest performers.
Their imported beer selection also needs higher praising…they have 10 different Polish beers including many yummy high-octane head-busting session beers such as Zywiec, Okicim, andn Warka. Pilsner Urquel is really good, but you can find that on tap anywhere these days…
Fantastic. Nice people, cheap beer, free, delicious food…I kind of sympathize with Scott in not wanting too many people to find out about the place so I can be sure to get a second helping of pierogies!