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| - YES. Let's get this out of the way: I am born and bred in Astoria, Queens, NY (Greek hub of NY). I'm half Greek. I can tell you about Greek food. Being out here, I didn't expect to find such a great place to eat, but I did, and it was awesome.
The Great Greek is a fast-food, very casual style restaurant that seems popular for both dine-in and take-out. With my family of 5 people, some of us were hungrier than others, so we opted for the Meal #2: 2 dips, 8 pita, 8 dolmades (rice stuffed grape leaves), Greek salad, rice pilaf (or french fries if you want), 8 meat skewers, 4 desserts, and 4 drinks. It was the perfect amount of food.
The grape leaves were tender and flavorful, the salad was huge and modestly dressed (I like a ton of feta, so I wish there was a little more), there was more pita bread than we knew what to do with, but that was chewy and served warm. For dips, we chose hummus and tzatziki. Both were creamy and tasty as heck. It tasted, though, like the tzatziki was made with sour cream rather than Greek yogurt. It lacked the pungent tang I expect, so it had a softer flavor but it's a personal preference. The rice pilaf was perfectly cooked and lightly lemony.
The meat skewers! SO GOOD. We got 4 chicken and 4 steak, cooked medium. Dude, the meat was tender as hell, well-seasoned, and surprisingly juicy. It's the kind of food that makes you wish you were hungrier so you could eat more. We were all so stuffed that we ended up taking the dessert to go - baklava. But later that evening with coffee, it was delicious.
It needs mentioning that the service was incredible. Maybe I'm just used to rude New Yorkers, but the staff here was very friendly and accommodating.
Overall worth driving to for the great food and atmosphere. Man, I have some very exciting leftovers.
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