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| - I've been hearing about Mamakas for about a year now, mainly from a friend who couldn't stop singing its praises. I finally had an opportunity to check it out and I have to say I wasn't let down at all. We arrive and are seated immediately, even though we haven't had any reservations. I would recommend making reservations though, they filled up pretty quickly on the Monday night.
Our server was lovely, and informative. I mentioned it was my first time here and she made suggestions on what and how many of each course to order. She also recommended a Metaxa Mule as I like cocktails that aren't too sweet.
As per the norm, we ordered waaay too much for just two people and all the food arrived promptly - in fact the only complaint I really have is that the food arrived pretty much all at the same time and we felt a bit rushed to eat it all (I know, it's tragic), but our server did apologize a couple times.
The food here is meant to be shared, so order a few dishes and family style it.
Must order:
Lamb - Perfectly cooked, if you enjoy lamb rare to mid-rare, melts in your mouth, and sits on a bed of tzaiki and bulgar.
Octopus - tender pieces of tentacle served with pickled onions and capers. My fav octopus in the city thus far.
Dips - I only tried two of the four listed - the Taramousalata, fish based dip that has the texture of mousse, it was very light and tasty, and the Kopanisti which is feta with roasted red pepper. It's a little coarser than the first dip but just as good. It's served with the most amazing, freshly baked pita bread. I could sit there and eat bread and dip all day.
The only dish I didn't enjoy as much was the eggplant dish. I found a bit under seasoned for my tastes.
Thoroughly enjoyable experience from start to finish (their desserts are divine!) and would return in a heartbeat.
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