For others, it’s Paczki Day, a whole day devoted to a sweet Polish tradition – fried pastries ... Here are more than 30 spots across Chicago and the suburbs serving up paczki this year.

But in Chicago, Tuesday, March 4 marks Paczki Day. Paczki, pronounced “puhnch-kee, ”is the name for the Polish tradition that occurs on Mardi Gras every year in preparation for the season of Lent.

The “Time to make the donuts” may first have been recognized in 1984, but the time to stuff the paczki for Schererville’s Carpathia Polish Deli’s paczki bacchanal started at 6 a.m. sharp ...

Here are some of the bakeries across Chicago that will be frying up the Polish pastries on Tuesday. All of these spots sell the treats on Pączki Day — but get there early or call and order ...