Desperately seeking carry-out for tonight (western suburbs)!

I am working today and my 81-year old mom is coming into town for just tonight and heading home tomorrow night. Tomorrow's dinner is covered. Since we're 100% Bohemian, I thought of doing carry-out Bohemian for tonight (she'll be too tired from the trip to go out). However, I just discovered that all Bohemian restaurants are closed on Mondays!

We're in the western suburbs.... can anyone think of somewhere where I can do carry-out that would be suitable for someone who is diabetic and on a very low-sodium diet?? I'm drawing a blank!

Thanks so much and Merry Christmas to all!

I just learned something - thanks. I didn't realize Bohemian was a style of cooking - Wikipedia states that it refers to people of Bohemia in the Czech Republic or those who live an unconventional artistic life. I'm guessing your referral is to the former - so Czech style cooking, or in specific Bohemian? I've got to see what type of food that entails, although I've some fair guesses re: Eastern European cuisine.

As to restaurants, sorry I can't be helpful - thanks for the lesson though.

As a certified Bohunk, I can tell you that there is no more Bohemia. Many Bohemians were pushed off of their land and spread throughout Europe in a gypsy-like fashion. That is how the term "bohemian lifestyle" came about. Because Bohemia was conquered by many, there are a lot of influences in their food. Mushrooms are a big staple. Heavy German and eastern European influences as well. Pork with gravy and bread dumplings. That is a fav of mine. Sorry to go offthread!

As a practical matter, the differences between what one would consider Bohemian cooking, Czech cooking (Bohemia being the most populous province of the Czech republic), Bavarian cooking, most other German cooking as found in this region of the states at least, Austrian cooking, and even most Hungarian cooking as found around here, are at the peirphery. For instance, the food at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, Bohemian Garden in Downers Grove, and Epicurean Hungarian in Hillside all are a lot more alike than different.

That is not to say the menus and food are the same. But all serve roast pork, goulash, and roast duck with sides of cabbage, dumplings, etc. Spatzle will show up in German and Austrian places, not so much in Bohemian/Czech and Hungarian places. The Hungarian goulash, and Hungarian food in general, will have more aggressive seasoning. Sausages will figure more prominently on the German menus, etc.

If you pay close attention, you will find the versions of the same dishes from each region will have definite differences, but the cuisine of Mittel Europe does clearly reflect the political, cultural and social melting pot it has been for all of recorded history.

Sorry no one was able to help with the carry out. Christmas Eve on a Monday is a particular challenge. What did you end up doing?

Being persistent paid off well when calling around and found that Moldau's on Ogden Avenue in Brookfield is open every Christmas Eve (even if it's on a Monday when they are normally closed) until 4:00 PM. We were able to do carry out and everyone was happy!! The meals consisted of roast pork, breaded pork tenderloin, beef with dill gravy, bread dumplings (unfortunately they were out of potato dumplings), fruit dumplings, sweet-sour cabbage, liver dumpling soup & rye bread. Oh, and poppy seed strudel for dessert. The total price for 6 meals came out to $56!! And it was comfortingly delicious!

Thanks to all with the suggestions.

Thanks for the report. Moldau was long my favorite Bohemian spot - we even got roast pork for Christmas dinner from then one year - but I thought they had closed. Glad to hear that is not the case.