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| - Fantastic meal here for a recent birthday celebration of mine, all preparations were modern twists on classic dishes. As typical, we ate our meal "family style" where I controlled the menu with suggestions from around the table. I had a nice glass of Ouzo 12 (on the rocks) to start my meal and the white Gaia NOTIOS wine we had paired so well with all of the dishes we ordered.
We started with a course of several different appetizers. The table was brought two baskets of fresh, warm pita and sliced bread along with a paste-like spread made from fresh vegetables. The tzatziki dip was bright and super-creamy served with lots of lemon, onions and dill. The spanakopita were stacked on the high on the plate, super-buttery and light to the touch with filo dough and plenty of spinach and feta cheese within its pocket. I am a huge fan of dolmades, so we had to have an odered. They were served warm (over tzatziki sauce) and filled with beef and rice; my older daughter thought they were the best she'd ever had! Finally, the saganaki...it was perfectly sour and pungent with fresh-squeezed lemon on top it made for a hot, delicious, crispy bite.
The horiatiki salad was not exactly what we had expected (no lettuce), as it was a combination of vegetables like tomato, cucumber, onions peppers, olives and a huge chunk of feta all covered with a light red wine vinaigrette dressing loaded with oregano. Delish!
We all shared four dinner entrees...two specials and two off the regular menu. For specials my mother loved the rack of lamb (tender and juicy, served a perfect medium-rare) and we also had the pork and cheese meatballs over a Greek-spiced tomato-based sauce over the pasta. On the menu we had the kotopoulo sto fourno which were boneless pan roasted chicken thighs served with an incredibly tangy lemon, garlic and oregano sauce accompanied by perfectly cooked fingerling potatoes and braised greens. Lastly my wife had the lavraki which was a pan seared sea bass served over vegetables which had a wonderful briny taste due to the olives and sauce. Everyone fell in love with that fish dish.
If all that was not enough (hey, it's my birthday, let's splurge a little!), for dessert we had a piece of baklava (maybe the best I've ever had) which was not overly syrupy sweet but more like cinnamon as well as the Ekmek custard which was light and creamy (recommended by one of my closest friends).
We came here with relatively mild expectations and were completely blown away by the food and the overall experience. Well done Taki's...we will most certainly be back!
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