Europa Meat Market

I was passing this place for years, until finally, I figured out I could read the sign in Serbo-​Croatian-​Bosnian on the windows… and decided to stop in.
This small ethnic store, is a deli, butcher and grocery store all in one.
The owners have an Eastern European apprehensive approach to waiting on customers that venture into the store. Don’t be offended, after years of living under Communism and ethnic strife, it’s a normal reaction to such conditions, I assume. Once they are familiar with you, they warm up to you somewhat. They need to take a course in smiling!
The butcher case has a small amount of special meat cuts, chicken, lamb, and Bosnian cheese. Ask for the cevapi, the Bosnian little sausages that you grill up in a pan and serve with chopped raw onions and Bosnian bread. Just under $ 7.00 a package! They taste wonderful and are a mix of lamb and beef and spiced just right. Don’t expect to see a pork chop in here as Bosnians are Muslims and no pork is on their menus.
There is a variety of shelf goods ranging from, Turkish coffee, cookies from Croatia, chocolates from Poland and of course, pop and milk. A few vegetables complete this very small space.
Open nightly till 8pm A cute little store frequented mainly by Bosnian Americans.
Moved to: 5356 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 1.773.989.1213