Take a short walk from the restaurant haven known as Lincoln Square, and you'll stumble upon this Bosnian eatery nestled between a White Hen and Super Nails. Expect funny looks from the ever-present cluster of Bosnian men who sit toward the front and nosh on eats from the homeland. The menu, unless you hail from Eastern Europe, will cause some initial confusion, and don't be surprised if not a word of English is spoken throughout your entire experience.

Although the owners seem intent on making this place a home-away-from-home—think paintings of old Sarajevo, a TV that constantly plays a Bosnian channel, Bosnian pop music and an assortment of newspapers and magazines from the mother land—they do make some effort to help newcomers.

A user-friendly visual menu above the register introduces the meat-centric, traditional dinners like sarma, cabbage rolls filled with ground beef and rice, and gulas, tender, cubed beef ($6–$7). The pite (pies), especially the fresh spinach-filled zeljanica, are quite tempting and veggie-friendly. If you're not ready to let go of your American ways, the owners also have uber-cheap hotdogs, hamburgers and cheeseburgers ($1.50–$3.50). An array of coffees, Turkish coffee, tea, espresso, cappuccino and Nes Cafe (the European stand-in for "American coffee") cost $1.50–$2.50 each.

A small selection of Croatian, Bosnian and Turkish imports, everything from imported chocolate bars (Kraz, Eurocrem and Swisslion) to cherry marmalade, lines the wall, and the owners also sell sodjuka, Bosnian sausage and an assortment of cheeses by the pound.

Centerstage Reviewer: Alicia Eler