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| - I'll preface this review by saying this is my very first written restaurant review. I only see myself reviewing places that are either absolutely out-of-this-world good, or so bad that the public (and restaurant owners) should be alerted. OK, here we go!
Motivated by a mutual craving for Greek food, my mother and I ventured to the Danforth in hopes of finding quality food at a reasonable price. (RIP Zorba's!) We stumbled upon Omonia and, recalling a past recommendation from a friend, decided to eat there.
We were seated on the front patio, it was nice, and our waiter was charismatic, making us feel comfortable and confident that we'd picked the right place (we couldn't have been more wrong). After some deliberation, we ordered the 'chicken souvlaki' and 'oven roasted lamb' (which was highly recommended by our server as one of the chef specialties!).
Here's where things went downhill.
1) The wait. We WAITED OVER AN HOUR for our food to arrive, and considering the restaurant was only moderately busy, this is simply unacceptable, and a red-flag I suppose. I was assured by our server that the wait was due to the oven roasted lamb being one of the more high quality dishes, and that it's absolutely worth the wait!
2) The portions. When our food finally came, the portion sizes were noticeably stingy. My mom's souvlaki was a single measly skewer of small chicken pieces on a blanket of rice, not a bed, a blanket! My lamb was the normal size for a shank, however served with just 2 small potato wedges and, again, a small serving of rice. At this moment I thought to myself: "this is either going to be the best food we've ever eaten, or we just got gipped!" Unfortunately, the latter proved true. Again, unacceptable.
3) The taste. The chicken had an odd flavour. The only way I can describe it is stale. It was also noticeably dry. Not even the thimble of tzatziki they provided could remedy this. The rice was hard and bland and without a doubt contained what had to be McCain's frozen peas and carrots. The best part of the dish was the few lemon potato wedges, but, even then, average at best. And when the potatoes are the highlight of the meal, something sure ain't right.
The roasted lamb. Where do I even begin with this? The lamb looked, tasted, and had the texture of a piece of meat, devoid of any seasoning or marination, that somebody simply seared in a pan, and then 'finished' in the oven until it was deemed a passable texture to maybe serve. There was not a drop of moisture or flavour to be found in this meat. For something that was sold to me as being "braised in mouth-watering gravy" (Omonia Menu), I felt, and still feel deceived to put it lightly. The souvlaki was bad, but the lamb was criminally bad! To whoever cooked this stuff: Why?...... Just why?
The food is honestly below what I'd expect from a food-court Greek chain. In fact, I'll take Mr.Greek souvlaki that's been sitting under heat-lamps over this place any day!
4) The price! For what you get, this food is nowhere near worth the $$$ they charge. We got off relatively easy as we didn't get any alcohol, appetizers or dessert. Our bill would've been at least double if we had. You and your hard-earned money deserve A LOT better than this!
My mom and I don't go out to eat all that much, but we still go out enough to know when we've been wronged and both agree this has to be one of the worst experiences we've ever had at a restaurant. I'm shocked this place is still in business. Skip this one! You can absolutely do better on the Danforth or anywhere really!
Afterwards we washed the bad tastes from our mouths with a good ol' gyros ($5) from Messini's and some loukoumathes (Honey Puffs) from Athens Pastries. Delish!
Omonia is not Greek food, it is Bad food.
1/2-star out of 5.
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