Finally tried W Domku last night with my wife and her sister/brother in law. My wife and sister have Polish heritage and we have been to Poland 4 times in the past year.
This is one of those places I really wanted to like.
I knew this place was casual, but middle school plastic chairs at a cheap table by a drafty door? Our other option was a worn couch with two chairs that looked like they were bought at a fraternity auction. Nicely stained fabric. Not all of the chairs and tables were that bad, and the area by the bathrooms with the pool table is nice for drinking with a small group of friends.
The food.
Aps: The chicken mousse liver with toast was good. The Potato Latkes with gravlax not so good. Thin, dry and too dark (a few seconds from burnt) - Like they were made 6 hours early and microwaved.
Beer: Zywiec for $7 a bottle (that I was buying until recently at total beverage for $11 a six pack! The selection of three drafts: Jever, Hennepin, and Dead Rogue Guy (sp) was not impressive, but we went with the drafts for the same $7.
Main: My Hungarian Chicken Goulash over mashed potatoes was great. Meat fell off the bones.
My wife got the potato onion bacon pierogies. I tasted them. We both deemed them "ok."
Brother/sister in law both got the fresh kielbasa over kraut. It was edible, but nobody liked it. Had a funky flavor. We couldn't figure out if it was gamey or had a strange spice. Waitress couldn't tell us when we asked, but said it comes special from Baltimore. My wife said it was way too coarse and even grissly. Never had a sausage like that before and hope it was the last. This is from somebody who eats blutwurst an hasn't met too many sausages he didn't like(stop laughing).
This is a good neighborhood bar, but a mediocre cafe at best. Its a shame because it has potential. A few thousand towards new furniture and maybe $10,000 towards fixing the entryway/ front area and tweaking the food could make this worth the trip to this neighborhood.
We had a flight of Aquavit (flavored Vodka): Anise, black currant and Lemon grass. They were fine, but not as good as the Piatek family Cytrynowka that I was given at a DC United Tailgate in November.