When the iron workers began constructing the Inner Belt Bridge in the late 1950s, the tavern transformed itself into a full restaurant.

Over its history, the restaurant expanded to include three dining rooms and remained in the Sokolowski family through three generations.

[5] Sokolowski's University Inn operated in a modified cafeteria style serving Polish and Eastern European specialties such as pierogis, chicken paprikash, and stuffed cabbage.

Sokolowski’s captured the attention of Anthony Bourdain appearing on “No Reservations” in 2007 and on Michael Symon’s show “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” in 2010.

This restaurant has fed many famous hungry travelers: Bobby Flay, President Bill Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, Lech Walesa, Ursula Andress, and many others.