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| - Came here again today- this time to get take out. I ordered the same dishes that I did last time, though not necessarily by choice because, once again, the Mousaka was not available and only the vegetarian version was. Is it that this dish is extremely popular that it does not seem to be ever available? There were no other customers in the restaurant at the time.
In any case, we remembered that we were ok w/ the vegetarian version of the Mousaka last time so we ordered it again, as well as the Greek Gyro combo and dolmades. The dishes were waiting for me when I arrived.
I ordered the Greek Gyro again because I wondered if last time the dryness of the meat was just bad luck. It wasn't- it was dry again this time. I wonder if the American gyro meat is just more forgiving because it is more processed. If I ever come back, I think that I'll order that. The gyro was heavy on the raw onion- I had to remove most of it to make the sandwich edible. The fries that I got were soggy, though well flavored. The trip back to my home is all of less than 2 minutes, so I don't think it was just that it got cold. My wife says that they are not double fried, which is what gives fries the crispy exterior. My 8 month old did enjoy them, however, so that was a plus.
The mousaka was ok. I don't think that I'll ever order it again- it could have been more strongly spiced. Really wish they had the non-vegetarian version. Probably the highlight of the visit was the tasty lemon flavored potatoes that came with it, although the Yelp menu seems to indicate that you get a side salad and pita wedges, along with your choice of sides. This is not the case and the combo that we got was disappointing for $12, especially since we really had wanted the non-vegetarian version.
Dolmades are one of our favorite Mediterranean side dishes- at their best they are wonderfully tender stuffed grape leaves with delicious mix of rice and onions, oftentimes with some ground meat mixed in. We love them and order them whenever we get the chance. These dolmades were a real disappointment- soggy and falling apart once we picked them out of the package, the rice interior was like mush, not at all like the tender interior with a little bit of chew to it that we are used to getting. Usually me and The Wife are scrapping to get the last one but we ended up leaving 3 lonely dolmades for leftovers.
It pains me a bit to write this, because I really want this restaurant to do well and I rarely leave bad reviews- I'm a bit of a Broadview Heights cheerleader, but I'm not sure if I'll ever come back to this place, even though I really do love gyros. Maybe I'm an American gyro person- I'm not sure.
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