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| - I've lived in Greektown most of my life and have eaten at every joint on the strip. My fave was always Avli, but they've since shut down. I ordered gluten-free vegan for delivery via Just Eat.
I got the Trilogy of spreads (Patzaria Skordalia -- Potato/almond/garlic dip w/ Roasted Beets, Melitzanosalata -- eggplant dip, hummus); grilled veggie wrap (without the wrap) and a greek salad with no feta. Reasonable prices and portion sizes for one of the more expensive Greek restos, with Ouzeri probably topping the list $$$-wise. I didn't find the menu very inventive (for vegan or non) and the the food was ok.
* Melitzanosalata: A (they got the flavour down, without being too oily)
* Patzaria Skordalia: C- (tasted like cold mashed potatoes; not enough garlic and they didn't top with onions)
* hummus: A (very cumin-y, with enough garlic and a nice home-made texture)
* greek salad: C (again, no onion in the dish! the "signature" dressing was completely unremarkable. needed some thyme, oregano...)
* grilled veggie wrap: B- (for the third time, no onions were included in a dish that was specifically described as containing them! this is supposed to be greek food, man. the balsamic dressing was wan. no herbs to make things special. no mushrooms either. tons of grilled pepper, which I recognize is expensive. oddly, the grill lines were all there, but nothing tasted grilled, which was weird. meh.)
I was given tons of cucumber to make up for all the feta and pita I didn't want, which is cool; cucumber's good for you. 2 vegans can dine on what I ordered for under $40 which is also a plus. I would up the flavour game though. kinda bland except for the hummus and melitzinosalata.
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