Romanian Kosher Sausage Co

Finally got in here and I had a great corned beef on rye. It sure hit the spot on a cold winter’s day. It was excellent!
I will return to try some of the other items offered. Unfortunately, there isn’t anywhere to really sit and eat but there is off street parking which is very nice.
Recommended!

This place is known around the world for their top notch meats. People in Israel and New York would constantly ask me about Romanian and if I can bring back some meats for them when I visited Chicago.
You must try their Beef Sticks (aka Salami Sicks). Their Salami, Pastrami, Corned beef and chopped liver are my favorites. Veteran shoppers of this place by their Salami and Salami Sticks and hang them to dry.
If you’re a meat lover and appreciate people who love and care about their craft, this is the place for you. You will not be disappointed.

Food is still excellent.
Taking away a star for subpar customer service. Several times I’ve tried to go only to find the store closed with no notice on the webpage or in the window. Call before you go. Also, they should have a system where you can prepay if you’re purchasing 20+items. It is frustrating to have to wait 10 min to checkout when someone is purchasing hundreds of items and I have 2 items. Why can’t a second cashier open?

I am a 68 year old Gentile that has been enjoying the Salamis, Beef Sticks and Hot dogs since 1976, when I lived in Chicago. I moved to So Cal in early 1980s and have been putting Romanian products in my luggage on my bi-​annual trips to Chicago. I found out several years ago that Romanian had started shipping Salamis and Beef Sticks so I satisfied my Kosher meat jones via parcel post. I have a couple of sons who are hooked on Romanian products and a couple of times a year they get a delivery from Clark St. Getting ready to place my Holiday order for me and the boys. I love this place.
David S Long Beach CA

Romanian Kosher has been family owned and operated for years by the nicest people who provide the best service and quality of Kosher food that you will find. Some may tell you to head northwest towards Hungarian Kosher in Skokie. They will tell you about how Hungarian has better prices and is a fully stocked kosher grocery store; however, Hungarian’s products are not only subpar, but they are not even in the same realm as Romanian. Romanian is dedicated to beef, meat, poultry, and the like. They are committed to providing quality product, and the price reflects that quality. Whether you’re in to get yourself some beef sticks, garlic hot dogs, or kishke for that latest batch of cholent, this place is the mecca for all kosher carnivorous fare.

I did not like either the food (sampled a few things) or the service (extremely slow and indifferent) and left without buying anything.

Until you’ve eaten from this butcher you’ve NEVER eaten meat.
The food is incredible. The dogs require no toppings after being cooked. Everything is so flavorful.
Grab as much as you can because their hours are weird but well worth the trip!

Delicious four dollar pastrami sandwich. To-​go sandwiches are few and basic, but they’re exactly what you want when you’re in the mood for mustard and meat on rye or kaiser. Very affordable.
I didn’t purchase anything to take home, but they had a veritable Noah’s Ark of red meat.
Also, walking in there is a time warp and who doesn’t love a good time warp.

LOVE this place. Garlic hot dogs are amazing. Everything is great here.

Awesome awesome meat. That’s all. Go there.

I left Chicago with 2 salami’s in my carryon luggage. The TSA flagged my bag and went through it. Upon finding the sausages, the agent laughed and said «Even if they have kosher sausages where you’re going, I’ll bet these are better.» They did the swab check then let me go.
So, listen up… Get a salami. Take it home. Hang it until it gets hard and shriveled. Slice it thin. Enjoy. Repeat. Seriously, the house made salami and hot dogs here are the best of the best to be had across the country. Rumor has it they can ship anywhere in the USA too!

There is none better. Hot Dogs that will have you converted. But true love and the best product is the salami. I take the salami home and let it hang until it is hard and then slice it thin and this is heaven. Come to the deli but watch the hours

Their food is terrific but hours are completely unrealistic if you work full time. Also they have a manager who is not at all service oriented.

Selection of meats is very good. Lots of kosher options and deli type cuts.

We checked this place out after finding it on Unilocal– my grandpa lives just five minutes away (and has for all thirty two years of my life) but I never knew it was here… It’s a gem! It has such an old-​world feeling. The cashier told me that it’s the last kosher butcher/​deli that makes its own meat in the Chicago area, and I’m so glad it’s still around.
We stockpiled beef bacon, salami, dogs, pastrami and corned beef to take back to Austin in our suitcase! Places like this just don’t exist in Texas. Luckily some of the meat was available in vacuum packed packaging, so the whole suitcase didn’t end up smelling like meaty-​garlicky goodness, although I guess that wouldn’t have been so bad.
Best bacon ever.

Flat out… I challenge anyone to find better chopped liver. This applies to their hot dogs, salami, pastrami and corned beef.
I have friends in NYC who ask me to ship them hot dogs and chopped liver. When they share it with their other New Yorker friends the get requests to ship more and more. I just want to see Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmer try the chopped liver… sorry Tony, Barney Greengrass’ chopped liver has got nothing on Romanian!

I grew up in a Jewish household of Southerners. That is, they ate fried chicken on the sabbath. And bacon with their morning brunches. Good stuff. In that vein (the being-​a-​non-​kosher-​Jew one) I swore up and down that I’d never find a tastier hot dog that Vienna Beef’s. Certainly not an all-​beef Kosher dog. Then, at a friend’s place, I tried a grilled-​to-​blistered hot dog from Romanian… and my world was turned upside down. Best. Hot dogs. Ever. And I’m dogmatic about this.
Romanian Kosher Sausage Co. is a little old building in Rogers Park with ancient signage and practically no ambiance. Walk on in, though, and you’re struck by the most astoundingly wonderful smell of smoke and spices. Friendly (albeit a little inefficient) employees. Incredibly wonderful food.
Highly recommend their hot dogs (they have nitrate-​free ones now too!), beef sticks (who doesn’t love a high-​sodium snack?), smoked turkey, and extra lean corned beef. Be prepared to pay a bit of a premium since this is all Glatt kosher.
Parking is easy in their side lot with simple access to Touhy.

There is no ambience here what so ever. This is as plain and simple as you can get a butcher shop. In fact, it is kind of cold and stark. Ahhhh, but what treasures it conceals!!!
I popped in on a cold and rainy day (as opposed to a dark and stormy night). I had heard the tales and I was determined to find out for myself, if they were true. What I fould was utterly delicious pastrami, tender tantalizing corned beef, flavorful, practically perfect hot dogs and fresh, creamy yummy chopped liver. I also got some frozen kishke, which I haven’t tried yet. Everything I tried was amazing (ok, so I wasn’t nuts about the cole slaw, who cares?)
I will be back again and again, I can feel it in my soul. To make things easier, they have a parking lot, so I am beyond thrilled. I just finished a pastrami sandwich, and all is right with the world.

I have participated in all the Hot Dog Wars in the tri-​state area. I have eaten at all the iconic dog houses around.
NOTHING
compares to a Romanian Polish on the grill served on a D’amato’s bun
THE END. PERIOD

«The pastrami, corned beef, salami, turkey pastrami, and hot dogs are among the best I have ever encountered»
*** UPDATE: I had hot dogs for dinner tonight, and they were amazing. Diced onion, yellow mustard, Detroit’s finest buns. Tubular bliss, ***
I went to Romanian for the first time this past weekend with a very knowledgeable friend and we ended up tasting a wide variety of their offerings. All were extremely delicious. I had some soft salami, hard salami, smoked turkey breast, hunter like sausages, a pastrami sandwich on a kaiser roll, cole slaw, and new pickles.
The pastrami sandwich was very delicious, and at $ 3.50 a real bargain. The sandwich was very simple. Pastrami on one of those great hard crust kaiser rolls that you can only find in Chicago with only mustard as a condiment. Please don’t ask for cheese. Its true kosher establishment. Later I tried a bite of a bagel sandwich that was made with a New York Bagel poppy seed bagel, Romanian turkey pastrami, soft salami, cole slaw, and Dijon mustard. What a heavenly combination. Also amazing is the hard salami. I had a few slices, and we decided that a kosher salami omelet would be a delicious breakfast creation.
The store is in front of the manufacturing area, and the staff was very helpful and friendly. We spent a few minutes joking with cashier about the proper pronunciation of Rokeach. Good times indeed.