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| - I had very high hopes for yesterday's lunch at My Big Fat Greek. After looking forward to it for several days, as I had been to a restaurant with the same name at Arrowhead Towne Center and LOVED it. That's why I suggested it when my BFF & I were looking for a place to grab a bite before shopping.
The restaurant was easy to find. The clean & spacious parking lot offered plenty of open parking spots.
The larger-than-life menu to the left go the entrance was my first clue that it wasn't the same restaurant as what I was expecting. This menu was more expansive, offering burgers and pizzas as swell as traditional Greek cuisine.
Upon entering the restaurant we were acknowledged, note- not greeted, by a woman asking how many in our party. As we passed the bar area, I did notice half-full glasses and dirty dishes/plates covered with napkins. Since my visit was at 11:30a.m. I surmise they were left from the night before.
Dirty dishes invite pestilence & disease. Gross!
The dining area was expansive and very authentically decorated. The Greek music that was playing was uncomfortably loud, but I liked the rhythm.
The lady that seated us told us she wasn't our server, but would take our drink orders. We gave her our drink order. The glasses are humongous-at least 32oz! The hostess delivered the drinks without a word, although we would have liked to have ordered an appetizer at that time.
After watching two employees standing around looking at their phones and chatting, I crossed the restaurant to ask that someone come take our order- of note- we were the only people in the restaurant.
My daughter& I ordered the original hummus & pita appetizer from the hostess.
The appetizer arrived quickly, again wordlessly, from the hostess again.
My first impression was the scant amount of hummus in the bowl. It couldn't have been more than 1/2 cup. The pita was a decent serving size.
The hummus was not good. My daughter and friend said it tasted like pickle juice. I didn't taste pickle, but I didn't like whatever flavor I did taste. The pita was unremarkable.
A female server came to our table to take our meal order. My daughter & I ordered the chicken souvlaki with salad as our side. My friend ordered the souvlaki with sweet potato fries.
Our meals arrived promptly The portions were appropriate for a lunch order. The side salad Greek dressing was very bland. The only discernible flavor was oregano. Even the feta cheese didn't have a bite, as feta should.
The pita bread was bland. The chicken in the pita bread was bland and unremarkable. The tztaziki sauce was tangy but didn't compensate for the overall poor quality of the food.
The server returned to our table. In an incomprehensible falsetto voice, she asked a question that we had to ask her to repeat 3 times. After the 3rd time we gave up trying. We are not hard of hearing, but the high pitch of her voice, coupled with the speed of her speech made her impossible to understand.
Greek food is my favorite cuisine. This location is conveniently located; however, because of the substandard service, unclean areas and tasteless food, neither my friend, nor I will ever return or recommend this restaurant to anyone!
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