Euro Homeland Deli In Romeoville Gets Ready For Easter

ROMEOVILLE, IL — With Easter just around the corner, Euro Homeland Deli said they are still open for business with all the fixings necessary for an old-world Easter meal. Easter is one of the biggest festivals of the year in Polish culture, and the deli - which specializes in Polish cuisine - said they're not short on anything.

"We've made the fantastic meats and ham that are stuffed with vegetables, with eggs, with mushrooms," deli owner Mariola Klimek said. "Of course, we have fresh Polish sausage... and we have all kinds of smoked sausages and hams."

Unlike Christmas feasts, which in Polish custom are often meatless except for fish, Easter meals feature a wide variety of animal products. It is a time to celebrate the arrival of spring and the return of rich food to the table after the Lenten fasts. Of course, this year's spring will be leaner than most as the coronavirus crisis continues. The Euro Homeland Deli, like many small businesses in the area, is feeling the pressure.

"It is a very, very difficult time... hopefully we'll still be able to celebrate like we do every year, but it will be different," Klimek said.

She added that this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the deli will make accommodations to ensure that everyone wishing to shop at the deli can do so as safely as possible. She said people are still welcome to come inside the deli; they are not limited to curbside pick-up. Crowds are also not an issue, she said.

"We're not that busy; the traffic is constant but we're not getting crowded at all right now," Klimek said. "We have between two... and seven people at a time, so it's perfectly fine."

Klimek recommended that elderly shoppers, or those who are more vulnerable to coronavirus infection, come to the store early in the morning, which is their slowest time. The deli will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

"We also take orders. Whatever [customers] want, even if its not associated with Easter, we can prepare it as well," Klimek said.

For more information about the Euro Homeland Deli, visit their Facebook page or call (815) 524-5712.