In the heart of Toledo, Ohio, there exists a culinary time machine disguised as an unassuming restaurant with striped awnings and vintage signage.
Tony Packo’s Restaurant has been serving up Hungarian-American comfort food that makes taste buds dance the csárdás since the Great Depression era, but it’s their chicken paprikas that deserves a standing ovation.
When you first approach the corner building that houses this Toledo institution, you might wonder what all the commotion is about.
The exterior doesn’t scream “world-famous cuisine”—but that’s part of its charm…