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| - While it has been a few months since I last visited Mykonos Mediterranean Grill, I feel that I owe this neat little treasure hidden near Rosedale station a fair review.
Quick summary for readers in a hurry: MMG is definitely one of the best Greek restaurants in Toronto that falls within medium price range ($15-30). Their menu consists of many authentic Greek dishes that will be more than enough to satisfy your appetite with their fresh and well cooked ingredients in a surprisingly large quantity.
The best thing that I noticed about Mykonos Mediterranean Grill during my last three visits was that, regardless of how hungry I was, I always came out with a full stomach and more. While I do prefer to go to restaurants that fall within a cheaper price range, I never held myself back from going to Mykonos, because I knew it would be as though I am getting more than what I paid for.
As a general introduction to the restaurant, Mykonos is a cosy Greek place located near Rosedale station on Yonge Street. They seem to get a lot of returning customers who belong to the right extreme of generation (in terms of age), though you will see younger customers dropping in briefly for a pickup (they have a delivery service as well). The restaurant's indoor is a dimly lit space with a warm, greeting atmosphere that gives it a family-owned business type of look. Waiters and waitresses are very friendly and will respond enthusiastically to newcomers to the restaurant or Greek cuisine in general. In addition, the service is quick and customers will feel well-acknowledged by their servers.
Now, the most important part - the food! On my first visit, my friend and I ordered kalamari to share between the two of us, and a Santorini Chicken for the main course. I actually order kalamari every time I make a visit to the restaurant, so I think my opinion on it is rather obvious. To elaborate, the squid is cooked perfectly so that it's not too chewy or has a rubbery texture, and it's also not as greasy as something you'd get from a restaurant of lower standard. The part of the dish that will truly win your taste buds' heart is the dipping; it is creamy, zesty, and has that refreshing flavour that will counterbalance the greasiness that comes with any fried food.
The two main course items that I ordered from Mykonos were Pork Souvlaki and Santorini Chicken. The latter was not as impressive as the souvlaki, as it was a little too salty for my preference. However, the chicken was tender and moist, and I definitely enjoyed the potatoes (albeit anti-salty eaters should be wary of it) and the house salad that came as a side. As for the pork souvlaki, it is seasoned to perfection, and it is fantastically moist and flavourful. The sides were the same as the chicken, with an addition of rice, which was rather mediocre.
As much as I would love to give this friendly, stomach-filling restaurant a five star rating, there is one thing that holds this restaurant just one star back from being perfect. While the main stars of their dishes are very well made, the unnecessary diversity and quantity of the sides often make me scratch my head. For example, the rice they use as a side to souvlakis feel as though they are within the same league as precooked, microwavable fried rice. The vegetables and the rice are overcooked, the flavours are blend and dull, and the texture lies between a solid food and mashed potatoes. The unfortunate thing is that these low-grade extra sides often distract the customers from enjoying the main stars of their dish. By the time they have gone through the sides on the dish, the remaining "goodies" will have to be stuffed down their throat, down into their already-full stomach.
In conclusion, I would most definitely recommend this restaurant to people coming from any specific groups that range from Greek food lovers to simply starved individuals. While I am confident that everyone will enjoy most of the things on their dishes, I would like to advise against eating majority of the sides before finishing the main focus of the dish. You can eat house green salad and vegetables + rice from any low-to-medium grade restaurants, but you will have a tough time finding souvlakis and other Greek favourites as fresh and flavourful as those offered at Mykonos!
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