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| - We began our dinner by being seated in an area with ongoing construction, so while we were studying the menu we already enjoyed a generous portion of drill noise and sawdust. The restaurant in general looked like a crossover of wannabe-hip Athenian nightclub and American sports bar. Drinks: I was originally drawn here because one of the reviewers on yelp complained about having only Greek wines to choose from. Having spent many summers in Greece I love Greek wine, however at MBFG I was sorely disappointed because I was unable to find Retsina on the menu. While two people in my group went for a glass of Kretikos (at a staggering price of $7 each) and got a huge glass filled with a little bit of wine, I went for the Passion Fruit Iced Tea, which tasted decent and was huge, however it was watered down by the berg of ice it came with. We also got some water, which tasted as if the aforementioned construction was also going on in their pipes. Food: It might be that my standards for Greek food are too high, but to me MBFG was trying to be authentic and failed big time. Our waitress was very nice and helpful, however she was Albanian and had never heard the actual Greek names of the food. Asked if their village hummus was like fava, she responded by telling us of what hummus consisted. And while it is nice that they had three different kinds of hummus on their "MBFG dips" platter, I feel the need to point out that hummus isn't really Greek but Arabic. I wish they had offered some skordalia, fava and/or melitzanosalata instead. This would have also solved my second problem with the platter, which was that I was pretty sure that at least half of their dips were not made at MBFG, which is sad considering that they charged $14 for it. Our entrees were huge, we had both the Gyro and the Souvlaki platters. Sadly the highlight wasn't the meat but the small side of potatoes that was the only authentic tasting food I had here and the saving grace for MBFG. The gyro while OK tasting was not authentic and didn't come with enough Tzatziki. The Souvlaki was well seasoned, however it was covered in a strange white sauce instead of the traditional (and much more delicious) lemon juice. For $13 I would have also expected more than two skewers and some actual tomato rice on the side instead of the strange rice they served. Needless to say we left without ordering dessert and won't return. If you want Greek food go elsewhere, the only thing Greek about MBFG is their background music.
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