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| - What can I say about this place that hasn't already been said? Probably not much, so I'll just emphasize how good it is~ My first Messini experience was a few years ago when my Greek friend took me, and I've been back way too many times since. I knew it was love from the start...
I'd never seen fries stuffed in a pita before, but I sure as hell wasn't complaining about it. That the platter came with more fries was it for me. I used to go to other places along the Danforth to get my Greek fix on but Messini's has become my go-to place and it's always good. I go there so often that the owner now greets me and shakes my hand when he sees me--I admit it, I'm a Messini's slut! No shame there...
There is nothing to complain about with this place, except that I've shown up before only to find it closed, though that's understandable since it's been really late those times. Apart from that, I once ordered (actually I ALWAYS order..) the pork souvlaki on pita and ended up with a gyro instead. I was too hungry to complain but I wasn't loving it and it really wasn't the end of the world as my love for Messini's, I have learned, is unconditional. I noticed everyone here was raving about their gyros and I've had both the pork and the chicken off the spit; neither does it for me.
I usually stick to the pork souvlaki pita dinner combo. It's a 15-20-minute wait for souvlaki but it's well worth it and the amount of food is as much as I can handle in one sitting. (I get scared when I go with people who want to order apps cos that's A LOT of food. The fried calamari is really good, in case you were wondering, and not the kind that comes frozen in a bag.) During the "wait", you get warm pita with the olive tapenade, and then comes the super-huge, super-fresh Greek salad that is covered in soft, crumbled feta and oregano, drizzled in olive oil...sweet Jesus...and those alone are enough to take one's mind off the wait. Pitas are served with your choice of potato. I usually get the fries (the roasted lemony potatoes are OK but not if you mean business) but tend not to upgrade them anymore as I find the feta dry from baking?, but that's just me. I have also ordered the non-pita platters before but the tzatziki (in the pita) is what keeps the meat moist, even after it's cooled down.
I always leave there feeling like an animal, but with nary a regret. I am ALWAYS satisfied with my meal (except when they serve me a gyro instead of souvlaki) and everyone I have ever brought here has LOVED it. It's dirt-cheap, service is as it should be, and the food is SO DELICIOUS! It's the closest thing I have come to the souvlaki one gets in Montreal's many Greek-owned greasy spoons. And I like how they go through the trouble of frying up two different types of french fries.
James V. mentioned something about hard nipples? He's so right. And don't let the lineup deter you, it goes pretty fast.
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