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    Post #1 - July 18th, 2013, 9:29 am
    Post #1 - July 18th, 2013, 9:29 am Post #1 - July 18th, 2013, 9:29 am
    I've driven by this curious looking restaurant in Brookfield that says little else but "DUNAV" on the sign. One Yelper says they serve excellent Serbian food -- can anyone else speak to their experience there? Hoping there's someone who can provide some more information.

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/dunav-brookfield
  • Post #2 - July 18th, 2013, 9:34 am
    Post #2 - July 18th, 2013, 9:34 am Post #2 - July 18th, 2013, 9:34 am
    Dunav
    8801 Ogden ave
    Brookfield, IL
    847-219-4805
  • Post #3 - September 3rd, 2014, 6:07 am
    Post #3 - September 3rd, 2014, 6:07 am Post #3 - September 3rd, 2014, 6:07 am
    I noticed the upcoming OP Boys Night Outing to Dunav and decided to Google it and learn a bit more. We headed there the other night and really enjoyed it. Started with the Serbian cream cheese that was served with regular pieces of baguette. Liked it, though didn't think that was anything special...however, our main courses were really solid (and the cream cheese appears to also come as a side with the main courses). We had a small mixed grill for the kids which included pork, chicken, hamburger (with some sort of spices mixed in), and a couple types of sausage. One of the sausages was red in color and sort of spicy -- it was delicious. The entree came with fries. (It seemed as if they rotate the potato side dish every night; on the night we were there it was fries, though they were kind enough to make some grilled vegetables for one of us.) I had the veal liver which was grilled and very tasty, and my husband had the Leskovacka Muckalica, which is apparently named after a town in Serbia. This dish was fantastic and a must-order. It's definitely spicy, though they said it can be made to be really spicy or less so, and is comprised of pork, vegetables, and a stewy-sort of tomato-y sauce that was fabulous. Add to that a generous, fresh slab of feta on the side, and this dish is a knock-out. You can dip the feta in the sauce or use it however you wish, and it's just a great complement -- almost a foil to the hot stew. Service was good but at times a bit slow, but very hospitable, and the staff was very willing to answer questions and explain things. We'll return!
  • Post #4 - September 4th, 2014, 10:35 am
    Post #4 - September 4th, 2014, 10:35 am Post #4 - September 4th, 2014, 10:35 am
    There's also Župa a bit down the street on Ogden in Lyons, that also does Serbian. I've been there several times, and it's been solid fill-your-stomach Serbian food (seriously, the portions, to my stomach, enormous.) I wish I could say something in particular stood out, but it was all solid, particularly the cevapcici. Service can be a little, um, laid back, so be forewarned. The room itself is very cool and old-school European. I feel like I've stepped into a cafe in Beograd when I come here (though I believe the owners are from Niš.)

    Župa
    7919 Ogden Ave
    Lyons, IL 60534
  • Post #5 - September 16th, 2014, 10:39 pm
    Post #5 - September 16th, 2014, 10:39 pm Post #5 - September 16th, 2014, 10:39 pm
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    This place, our event, and the tables are a literal sausage fest at Dunav, home to aggressively glistening meat of all kinds. It's like a Serbian Fogo de Chao, except the salad bar comes smashed under pounds of animal muscle. Applying ice cream scoops of cream cheese to grilled chicken breasts has never tasted so South Slavically delicious.

    Of the cuts on this platter that almost killed five full-grown men, I think the pork skewers (one had to excavate the stratigraphy of flesh to get to that layer) were the very best, wonderfully marinated and grilled. Pork chops might have been next, followed by the Serbian hamburger and straightforward chicken, not bad, not dry, just not snappy. The cevaps I actually did not like - too loose and spongy, and not salted or charred enough, while they looked great. Roasted hot peppers in vinegar and and Smaugbreath level of garlic were a wonderful condiment, but I wanted for some ajvar or other relish to balance flavors. The slabs of feta mentioned for the (unavailable that night, as with some other things) stew could have also done the trick.

    The value here is ridiculous. I am happy to recommend this place and return. Service was great, Lav lagers cold and refreshing, and we seemed right at home. Limited outdoor chain-smoking tables provided and there is a small parking lot to the south. Tracksuits optional but recommended.
  • Post #6 - September 17th, 2014, 7:29 am
    Post #6 - September 17th, 2014, 7:29 am Post #6 - September 17th, 2014, 7:29 am
    Tracksuits optional but recommended.


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  • Post #7 - September 17th, 2014, 8:20 am
    Post #7 - September 17th, 2014, 8:20 am Post #7 - September 17th, 2014, 8:20 am
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    This is reminiscent of the gypsy platter at the long-gone but not forgotten Golden Shell, the East Side Croatian place otherwise famous for having rented a room to one Richard Speck. As a grad student in Hyde Park, I used to go down there with a group, and I have great memories of the place. Hungry grad students would have a hard time getting through the quantities of meat and scoops of cheese. The gypsy platter came with a flame in the middle of ridiculously high piles of various meats and sausages. A large portrait of the pope hung behind the bar, and a polka band I heard there once sang the Notre Dame Fight Song in Croatian. My favorite dessert there was krempita. Does Dunav have krempita?

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