Paczki Day is coming soon.

**Danny** · February-08-12, 10:04 AM

Set your calendar for Tuesday, February 21st. because Paczki Day is coming. People from all around will flood to those Polish own bakeries [[including Hamtramck) the center of it all. But those calorie and sugar loaded Paczkis YUM YUM!

**belleislerunner** · February-08-12, 10:47 AM

I haven't been to one of the original Hamtramck bakeries - previously settled for the Meijer knockoffs - but want to try this year. What's your favorite Hamtramck bakery?

**rjk** · February-08-12, 11:17 AM

The Hamtramck area will be minus one this year with New Deluxe bakery closing up shop a few months ago. The lines at New Martha Washington and New Palace are going to be even more crazy this year. I like the paczkis from NMW better than NP, but they're pretty similiar.

The best paczki I've had in recent years was from the Tel-Way on Michigan Avenue. I stopped to get a coffee about three years ago and picked up a paczki and it was the real deal. This thing was sugar glazed and heavy. When you ate this paczki you knew you were downing a lot of calories.

**Danny** · February-08-12, 12:47 PM

I don't those knock off Paczkis. Go to REAL Polish bakery and a REAL Polish made Paczkis. Only the Polish can make the best Paczkis in the planet.

**ghettopalmetto** · February-08-12, 01:20 PM

I just don't understand why paczek consumption needs to be limited to one day a year. *Sigh*

**Melody** · February-08-12, 01:37 PM

I can't wait for Paczki Day! Here's what Small's has planned this year:

Small's Bar [[10339 Conant at the corner of Caniff) will have complimentary paczki for customers while supplies last. We'll also have "paczki bombs," which are mini-paczki filled with flavored booze [[custard paczki with vanilla vodka is my favorite).

The bar will be open 10 a.m.-2 a.m. on Tues. Feb. 21. The Polka Floyd Show [[Pink Floyd cover band, polka-style) will perform at 6 p.m. They will perform "The Wall" in its entirety. A dirty sea shanty trio, Captains of the Head will also make their debut on Paczki Day at Small's. Come in and pick up a limited-edition 2012 Paczki Day t-shirt.

NO COVER ALL DAY.

**Danny** · February-08-12, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto

I just don't understand why paczek consumption needs to be limited to one day a year. *Sigh*

Paczek are a very sacred Polish treat for givin up sweets before Lent. Thanks to media attention. Paczek has became a promotional local pop-culture holiday.

**beanietek** · February-08-12, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by rjk

The Hamtramck area will be minus one this year with New Deluxe bakery closing up shop a few months ago. The lines at New Martha Washington and New Palace are going to be even more crazy this year. I like the paczkis from NMW better than NP, but they're pretty similiar.

The best paczki I've had in recent years was from the Tel-Way on Michigan Avenue. I stopped to get a coffee about three years ago and picked up a paczki and it was the real deal. This thing was sugar glazed and heavy. When you ate this paczki you knew you were downing a lot of calories.

The one from Tel-Way may have come from Supreme Bakery just a stone's throw away from Tel-Way.

**rjk** · February-08-12, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by beanietek

The one from Tel-Way may have come from Supreme Bakery just a stone's throw away from Tel-Way.

I did a search on this place and people were raving about the paczkis so it very well could be the bakery TW got their paczkis from. I might stop in this place the next time I'm in the area.

**MidTownMs** · February-08-12, 02:42 PM

I was at Kroger yesterday they were already selling them.

**ghettopalmetto** · February-08-12, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

Paczek are a very sacred Polish treat for givin up sweets before Lent. Thanks to media attention. Paczek has became a promotional local pop-culture holiday.

While that may be true, paczki are available in any cukiernia in Poland on a daily basis--not just Fat Tuesday.

I like the Polish approach better than the American. ;-)

**dbc** · February-08-12, 08:06 PM

You can buy paczki any day in Hamtramck or Detroit, too. I always pick up a couple whenever I'm back home. I'm partial to the blueberry from Sunnyside, but they also have paczki whenever I'm at New Palace, New Martha W., Polish Market, or Stan's.

**adamjab19** · February-08-12, 09:26 PM

New Deluxe was my go to. This may be true with other bakeries but if you call a couple days ahead of time you can pre-order and skip the line a bit??? Correct me if I am wrong.

Then it's off to New Dodge until it gets too crowded...