Sawa Meat and Sausage

Based on other Unilocalers’ recommendations, I stopped in to Sawa to try out their kelbasa and pick up some local-​made pierogi. Very friendly and helpful staff here! When they didn’t have a particular lunchmeat I was looking for, they kindly sent me off with a few complimentary slices of something they did carry to see if we liked it. Now that’s how it’s done, people!
It’s true — their kelbasa is da bomb. Pick up some kelbasa, along with some of the local-​made pierogis, found frozen in the back case (I like the cheese best) and join the Polish ranks one night for dinner!

Put me in the «just found it», «can’t believe it’s here», «this place is great» crowd. It’s got a great selection of Polish essentials in the freezer and their meats and sausages are to die for. The best part is that I no longer have to drive to Arvada/​Wheat Ridge for great Polish food!
Sometimes going to an authentic ethnic joint like this can be a little intimidating, but the woman behind the counter when I was there was extremely helpful and encouraging. They’ve won me over — I’m ready to make it a weekly stop.
If you’re a little unsure of what to do — try the country sausage and some kabanosy. Make sure to add 1 extra pound of kabanosy to your order to offset what you’ll eat on the way home.

If this were some hipster butchershop in Williamsburg, there would be lines stretching out the door on the daily. It is both comforting and saddening to know that Sawa doesn’t have the same support of the masses.
There’s nothing hip about this joint but their meats are on point. I took some of the white sausage on a camping trip and listened with glee to all the groans and moans of pleasure and the repeated questions, «What is this? Where did you get it?»
Polish sausage, my friends. My people know meat.
They also sell pre-​dried versions of some of the meats which I really appreciate. Going on a road trip? Grab a stack of kabanosy to munch on instead of slim jims. So tasty.
Their ham is delicious, too, and comes in both a raw smoked and lightly cooked smoked variety. It’ll add massive flavor to your otherwise boring scrambled eggs or sad little ham and mustard sandwiches.
I picked up some head cheese for my roomie who loves the stuff — I won’t go near it but he assures me it was tasty.
They have a huge freezer of golabki and bigosz and uszki and pierogi as well from about three different companies — I haven’t yet sampled any of these but from a quick visual scan, they look fairly legit.
Where the selection falls a little short is in all the other little grocery items. They didn’t have any of my favorite chocolates or bars. They don’t have a lot of herbal/​medicinal stuff either. And only one kind of bread when I was in.
They do, however, carry a lot of Polish spring water which is way tastier than any bottled water you can get in the States.
Come for the meat. Especially the white sausage. Don’t expect a full Polish market, but still grab some other goodies that are around.

still 5 stars, I just had the peirogies :) flippin’ amaze… if pierogies are in vegetarian heaven, sign me up!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this market!!! All the meats are made by them! I buy the cabbage rolls that the cute lady behind the counter makes! I cannot make them this good, so why bother! The garlic sausage is to die for. The meatloaf and chicken salami is out of this world! You will not be dissapointed, I promise!

Great selection of wonderful sausages, pates and head cheese. Great prices too. The head cheese was perfect and the salami was sliced thin, so tasty

Can’t believe I’ve never reviewed the best Polish sausage I’ve ever tasted!
This place is a gem.
Staff and owner speak Polish and/​or English with a heavy Polish accent — check. Broken English from the customers — check.
Broad array of heavenly smoked meats laid out in glass case — check.
I grew up on the east coast where my Ukrainian/​Austrian family would drive for hundreds of miles to get good Polish (kabasa) sausage for Easter and Christmas. We used to go to Hapanowitz in Utica, NY but the greedy Hapanowitz kids inherited the recipes and cheapened their sausage. It was a tragedy to many many families. It went from a HUGE market with tons of people in there all the time to going bankrupt. (I know my family would have run over a few of those kids if they got the chance). So, anyways… the search for a new sausage place began. We just could never find the right stuff!
UNTIL…I actually called the Polish Society of Denver (of which a Russian guy was the head of it hmmmmm…). Well, anywho, he told me they got all their sausage from Sawa for their Polish festivals. Went there. Tried everything. OMG! AAMAAAZING!
One Easter I bit the shipping bullet and sent my family (and extended family) a huge pack including «Sawa» sausage, a few gypsy hams, a smoked pork loin, the hunter sausage, the Kabanosy and a large amount of the «Cracov» ham sausage. My family went nuts — everything was just amazing. It was just as the whole family remembered it a long loooong time ago (actually, we all agreed it was better than the original Hapanowitz). Whenever I go back home, I always try to a least bring over the Cracov/​Kabonosy in bulk.
Also tried and LOVED… the Polish cheese, the butter, sesame «brittle», liverwurst (fresh and yummy), the blood sausage (Kiska) was just as my Mom remembered. All the sausage is so good, some more garlicy/​spicy/​mild than others… oh, just try everything, its all good, and they will give you samples — just ask!
Also, have tried the frozen perhe (perogie) — pretty good. They also have an awesome jam there that is Lowicz — tastes just like my Mom’s (she used to can her own fruit after we slaved away all summer picking the dang things — but ooooh so good!).
Oh, one thing. Not into their hotdogs. Meh. I just don’t like them. I think they’re too mild? Not the right spice mix? I can’t describe why I don’t like them. But hey, one item out of like 50, not a bad ratio.

I love Polish food so as I was driving down Wadsworth, the word «Kielbasa» just jumped out at me. This little market is full of wonderful Polish goodies. I cooked up the fresh kielbasa tonight with cabbage and it is really flavorful and has a great texture.
I also bought the thin smoked sausage and it is quite tasty. What a treat to have this place so nearby.

I got to be honest… I’m in love with this place. The polish tradition around my home has always been to have authentic fresh Polish Kielbasa on Christmas Eve. Since moving away from my home in Grand Rapids, MI I had a little fear that my yearly tradition would be lost, however, to my surprise Sawa Meat and Sausage came to the rescue.
The word delectable could only be used to describe the flavors that come out when cooking this tasty treat. As I’m writing this my mouth is beginning to water and can barely wait the 3 days ’til Christmas Eve.
I have always been spoiled with authentic perfectly spiced sausage back in MI and thought it couldn’t be replicated… I tell you what, Sawa definitely knows what they’re doing. I’ve now been here half a dozen times and each and every time have been amazed by the service and quality of product I have received.
The store is so endearing, the women running the back are friendly and are more than willing to help you in any way. The selection aside from the Kielbasa and delicious sauerkraut is absolutely enormous with any of your European meaty needs.
I recommend anyone and everyone to hit this little shop up. I’m very confident that you will have the same experience I have had.
Na zdrowie!

For shame, for shame on me! Sawa has been here for 7 years and I just now found out about it!
Last week I was on a mission to find pork bellies to cure my own bacon. Tony’s Meats & Oliver’s both have bellies. However, I found Sawa on my belly quest, and it’s very close to me. I saw they made their own Kielbasa and bacon, so I was in.
~ Great little market /​deli /​butcher.
~ Two Polish women working there were very friendly and funny.
~ Prices are more than fair for quality meats. $ 2.99 /​lb for Kielbasa & $ 6.00 /​lb for bacon.
I will be back, give Sawa a try. If you need pork belly, they will sell it to you just call ahead.

Decent little Polish market with good Polish sausage.
When I left my Polish neighborhood for Denver, I was disappointed that I could no long walk half a block and find a variety of Polish specialties. So I was pleased to stumble upon Sawa.
On my first visit, there weren’t any homemade pierogies, but they did sell the same brand of packaged pierogies as my former local Polish mart. I also picked up some kielbazy to go with them for a delicious meal.
I also got some of their house made bacon. I don’t care for bacon (I know, I know – I’m strange), but my SO said it was quite good, even better than the stuff from the butcher at the local supermarket.
The sausage selection wasn’t as large as I’d hoped, but then again I can never remember the Polish names of the various sausages I’ve tried. Perhaps it was better to narrow my choices.
I will be back, I’m sure.