At Novak’s Hungarian Restaurant & Bakery . . . We believe in traditional, “back to basics” eating. Great food prepared with traditional recipes and the freshest ingredients. Eating and preparing food like our great grandparents did with locally produced, high quality and minimally processed real food. So whether you’re a Paleo, Gluten-Free, High-Protein, Vegetarian or just an Adventurous eater, there will always be something delicious to eat on our menu. Mama and Papa would have it no other way. . .
Our History
Joseph and Matilda Novak (Papa and Mama) came to the United States from Hungary in 1957. Together with twin daughter’s Karen and Matilda they opened the original “Novak’s Hungarian Paprikas” in April of 1984. As Mama and Papa are both quick to point out, all their children and many other family members have contributed, including various nieces, nephews and even grandchildren.

These days you’ll find sisters Karen and Kaymarie running the show, but Mama and Papa are still very much a part of the day to day operation of the restaurant..

Over the years we’ve been blessed with a loyal following and have garnered the recognition of food lovers ranging from “Northwest Best Places” to “Bon Appétit”. Chicken Paprikas remains a signature dish and since 1988 we have been known simply as Novak’s Hungarian Restaurant.

Our Philosophy: Going Smaller & Going Local
To decrease our environmental footprint and take our emphasis on local sustainability to another level we:
We have our own version of urban gardening with a hydroponic garden tower that produces fresh greens and herbs that are used in the restaurant.
We Source our food Locally – almost all of our food is produced within an hour of our location.
We Cut our own meat. Render off the fat to produce oil from local GMO free animals and use that in our recipes.
Have a local farmer producing eggs just for us.
When you support Novak’s restaurant you suport locally grown products and businesses!

Whether this is your first visit with us or you’re a long time “member of the family”, we thank you sincerely for coming to Novak’s.

Want more info? Look for us on FACEBOOK and on our website: novakshungarian.com, we can also be found on TripAdvisor, Yelp and more . . .

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