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| - I haven't been for dinner yet, so this is only for their breakfast. After the first snow this year, the boyfriend and I were looking for something close and cheap so I suggested Plaka. I hadn't been since it was Cleveland's Diner a decade ago, but I knew they kept the Cleveland's breakfast tradition going. I wasn't as over the moon as most people about Cleveland's, and I feel the same about Plaka. It is good, hot, and greasy - all the earmarks of a greasy spoon. If you are someone who believes in greasy hangover breakfasts, this place is for you.
I ordered the Plaka Platter, which came with gyros, pita triangles, tzatziki, American fries, and two eggs. I don't like eggs, but there wasn't really anything to ask to sub that made sense for my meal, so I decided to just get scrambled eggs (which I loved as a kid) and see how it went. I try them every year or two to see if I can get back on the egg train. Unsurprisingly, I did not care for them. Plaka's scrambled eggs are definitely on the wetter/runnier side - my boyfriend loved them and said I should always order that plate so that he can have double eggs.
The American fries were salty and had some onions mixed in, as well as a flavor I couldn't place. It was a generous portion and a good balance between crispy crust and soft interior.
The gyro meat was where it was at, which makes perfect sense being that they are a Greek restaurant. Flavorful and carved off the spit, it's exactly what I was craving and I will happily go back for dinner. The tzatziki was refreshing in its cucumber goodness. The pita triangles would have benefited from being heated - they were a little stiff but did the trick.
I'll be back for breakfast and this time I might give the pancakes a whirl on suggestion of a fellow Yelper, and I now know where to go to feed my next gyro craving.
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