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| - This little place seems to be a hidden gem. And by hidden, I mean that there was nobody there when I went so I assume that noone can find it. Either that...or people have found it and deemed it unedible....oops, that's not a word...how about inedible.
Granted, I was doing a late lunch...around 1:30pm, but usually if a place is good you have a few stragglers.
So, when I entered the joint it was a bit weird because there was nobody in there...no...I'm not talking about customers...I mean nobody...no host, waiter, straggler, vagrant...nobody. It turns out that theres a connected bar through a doorway. So I meandered into the bar and there were a couple of ladies sitting at the bar, they honestly looked surprised that someone wandered into their establishment.
Needless to say, I was very worried about the epicureal experience that I was about to embark on. Not to mention that the place seemed a bit dingy, and I'm a stickler about eating in clean surroundings. But I always say that I'll try anything once (provided that I don't read any scathing health inspections beforehand).
I've gotta say that I was very pleasantly surprised with the food. I ordered the standard by which I judge Greek food, a Gyro. The meal came with a Greek salad with feta and some garlicky potato things. A fresh salad is a pretty tough thing to pull off, for many establishments, but this salad was fantastic. All the ingredients and the veggies were very fresh, and the feta cheese was delicious. You know how at so many places you get slightly brown iceberg lettuce with so little nutritional content that you'd be better off eating scraps of paper? This salad was not in that category.
The Gyro was great too, it arrived at the perfect temperature and the pita was warm and soft. The meat was flavorful, as was the tzatziki. The potato thingies seemed like they had flavor potential, but were a tad rubbery so I didn't finish them.
The whole meal was around 7 bucks, and it was alot of food, definitely a good deal for the poor and hungry.
This place definitely surprised me. I almost feel like I lucked out and perhaps the next time I go, I'll have a bad experience. I'll give it another shot soon...(crossing fingers)
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