Swiacki Stan Meats

The best kielbasa in the greater Philadelphia area. Worth the wait that extends around the block in the days before Easter Sunday. Call before you go, as this family run business doesn’t stick to their advertised hours, but it’s worth planning your trip. Always friendly, and despite the city street parking, I’ve never parked farther than a few car lengths from the door. Enjoy!

A few weeks ago I drove an hour and a half to get a taste of my childhood. Entering the red door brought back fond memories of kielbasa pick-​ups with my grandfather. Fresh pierogies, kielbasa and a some polish «slim-​jim» made my trip complete. Nothing has changed, and thankfully so.

So Unilocal says «you’ve checked in here „x“ times before, what keeps you coming back?» to which I reply «the quality of the food, that’s what.»
There are numerous places you can buy kielbasa, and each has it’s own flavor profile, but for my family this has always been the best. A nice light smoke, some garlic, and even the grind of the meat are just perfect.
But this weekend was even better because I had the free little sandwiches to munch on while you are waiting in line. I had something called their «cajun meatloaf» which is a great use for dead pig on a roll. The meat is a loaf, like a lunch meat, but made there of course. The meat tastes like a hot kabonasa, but also has some Cajun spices and cheese. They served it on grilled rye bread, like a pressed panini (polish style of course). The taste of the buttery toasted rye bread and the warm meats was amazing. Good thing they only had a few samples or I would still be there eating it all.

When I moved to Philly I was looking for a Polish bakery who had Babka like the kind I was used to growing up. This place is amazing! Everything is so fresh and they are genuinely nice people. I brought this to an Easter brunch and my family said they hadn’t had such good babka since they were home in Poland! You will be the hit of the party!

No frills meat shop. I can’t believe that I never tried this place throughout the three years I lived in the neighborhood. My bad. I’ll just have to drive here regularly.
I’m just going to make it easy for you. If you like kielbasa, you’ll love this joint. The smoked kielbasa was amazing. And pirogies? Yep, they’ve got lots of them (I recommend the spinach as well as the herb garlic).
I’ve been a casual kielbasa person up until a recent trip to Poland. Now I get it. It’s serious and the flavors are amazing. We are privileged to live in a city where Swiacki Meats are providing us with such authentic tastes of Poland.
Do yourself a favor. Stop buy those prepackaged sausages from the grocery store. Take a trip over here, say «hi» to Stan and load up. Your grill will smell nicer and your taste buds will thank you for it!

This place is top notch if I have ever seen it. Fresh butcher shop with food like you wouldn’t believe. I can honestly say if you want good quality meat don’t go to a food store come here seriously. Got some kealbasi or however you spell it and some sauerkraut. It is incredible every bite is better is better then the last I promise. Come here and you won’t ever regret doing so.

Hands down the best Kielbasa I’ve ever had. I drive from the upper northeast just to go there as I will not buy kielbasa anywhere else. And their slim jims? OMG, to die for. I bring them to family parties and I swear the bowl of slim jims is cleaned before anything else. So worth the trip!

Best kielbasa in ever had. Moved away and into bucks county but still drive a half hour there for it.

Sausage aficionados! Yup. Do it. That’s my advice. Wake up early. Make it a mission, make it a point.
Every time we’re up in Port Richmond many Polish sausage stops are made when stocking up on the good stuff. Sometimes we don’t have time to shop all our favorite area emporiums of smoky, meaty goodness, but without fail we make absolutely sure to hit up Stan Swiacki’s. This stop is integral. I have outta town family who demand we bring Swiacki’s sausage with us when we come a-​visiting. In case you’re wondering, it hasn’t escaped me that we’re mere pawns in all this, byproducts of kielbasa addicts’ hankerin’ transactions.
Luckily I love stopping my this lil Salmon Street shop. Here you will find all the excellent, excellent, excellent smoked pork kielbasa, along with an amazing array of top quality pickles, horseradish, pierogi, breads, babkas, stuffed cabbage, and every kinda piece of homemade deliciousness that you could possibly ever need to have a wonderful Polish meal for yourself. Go, I say! The kielbasy is king.

The only kielbasa I’ll eat
I’ll admit, I have never actually been here. My father lived in the area where they are located. Growing up, he would always get kielbasa here. After I moved out, he would always have kielbasa for me to take home when I visted. Now he goes to Swiacki’s and then brings it to me and my siblings (even though I live at least 75 mins away).
I won’t eat anything else. I’ve tried buying it in the store, I’ve tried kielbasa from other meat markets. Forget it. Nothing compares.
Helpful hint: in summer, put it on the grill. If not grilling, fry some slices in oil, then crack a couple of eggs over it. Now admit it… you are salivating just thinking about it, aren’t you???
After reading all the reviews, I have GOT to visit them myself.

This place is AWESOME! I stopped hear per my father-in-law’s Father’s days request. I had never heard of Swiacki’s before then. I was inadvertently being rude while I stood in line because I had to read my phone for the list of everything I had to get, but I certainly tried to take everything in. I really like that it is basically just a warehouse with refrigeration — not a lot of frill. I got 4 bags of pierogi, which was finished 4 days later. They were amazing. I was a huge fan of the spinach and the farmer’s cheese. Also, the babka was unbelievable. I mean, seriously amazing. I haven’t eaten that stuff since the 90’s and it certainly reminded me about what I was missing. Finally, the smoked kielbasa was awesome. I liked that it wasn’t over-​the-​top spicy. I also enjoyed that the kielbasa had a nice bite to it. I honesty cannot wait to come back here.

I haven’t actually been shopping in the store, but, the fact that they have bangin kielbasi and also carry Zayda’s horseradish is enough for me. Can’t wait to stop in and actually check them out sometime. Until then, even though I also got their card in a bar before, I will rely on babysitting family’s fridge in Holmesburg.

Best kielbasa I’ve tasted! My family has been coming to Swiacki for as long as I can remember, and probably even before that. I have relatives who come down from Phoenixville at Easter and Christmas just to get the kielbasa and pierogies, which are always delicious – potato, cheese, sauerkraut, you name it. My grandfather, who has had two knee replacements and is definitely getting on in years, will take his bi-​annual trip before Christmas and Easter to pick up the traditional mountain of kielbasa and kabanosy (as well as his favorite babka) to divide it up for the family. He waits in line in the cold and says it’s worth every minute.
My mother used to get a friend to pick up her order, and this year had my grandfather «introduce» my brother to the tradition. He picked up fresh kielbasa instead of smoked. My mother called to explain what happened and see if we could swap, without so much as a question she was told to just have him bring back the package and pick up the smoked instead.
Can’t say enough great things about this business! Will definitely be keeping this tradition of lining up early and freezing our butts off alive for years to come.

When I arrived this morning, the line was out the door. A good hour in the cold was spent with other hungry folks waiting for polish goodness. Once inside the doors, I was served sliced kielbasa to tide me over until I could order. The staff is very nice and personable. 12 pounds of kielbasa later and I am ready for Easter!

Old fashioned meat store. Sells lots of complimentary products – mustards, horseradish, pickles etc They also sell pierogi, babka, and some other products.
They are always glad to see you and greet you like an old friend. We drive from Upper Bucks County-​nearly an hour. One of the brothers is a Saint Joseph’s fan. Always good conversation about my beloved hawks.

best Keilbasa in Port Richmond and anywhere! Love it. The Babka is great too. Keep up the great work.

The BEST kielbasa in Philly… I drive from Northeast Philly to come here every Easter… I married a pol so it’s part of our Easter dinner… man great stuff .all fresh… get there early like 7:30 to get in line or you’ll be in line for hours… Also great babka breads… it’s worth the trip!

As a good Irish lad, what do I know from good Polish meat purveyors. Thank God I married into the Polacks as they have led this poor lad from the wilderness to the promised land of Keilbasa. Fresh smoked Keilbasa so good that that I have to fumigate my car for three days after. Between that the Babka, pierogi, chruschiki and the rest I may never leave.

Came here for the fixins to celebrate my parents’ 61^st anniversary. You can get many types of kielbasa, meats, roasts, lunch meats, and pierogi. POLISH FOOD HEAVEN! They carry a GREAT selection of home made pierogi– farmer’s cheese, potato & cheese, sauerkraut, meat, cheesesteak, buffalo chicken, blueberry, apple etc. Try the farmer’s cheese and the apple ones! The new varieties of buffalo chicken stuffed pierogis are great for watching the game etc. Swiacki’s also carries babka, sauces, barrel sauerkraut, etc. People stand in line for hours here during Christmas and Easter to get their traditonal Polish foods. *** The apple pierogis would be a great dessert if served with whipped cream or ice cream.

For me to travel almost an hour for any type of food is saying something. The kielbasa here is the absolute BEST!!! You won’t eat any other after you’ve tried Swiackis.
They also have cajun and slim jims. The slim jims are a great little snack you can take to the beach and munch on while just sitting back and reading a good book! A definite place you MUST VISIT!