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| - I stumbled upon The Friendly Greek late one Sunday night with my friend. Our original intention was to eat at a Moroccan restaurant in the area, but they ran out of food so we wandered blindly for a while until we came across this place. We thought it looked like a decent spot that would would serve big proportions... we were very hungry so this was a factor.
The decor is just average, although the upbeat Greek music adds a nice lightness to the place. In general, it reminded me of a very large family friendly franchise. Given this, I didn't have very high expectations when we entered the place.
I ordered the lamb souvlaki dinner and my friend ordered the chicken souvlaki dinner. Both our dishes came with a greek salad which was big, packed with feta cheese and good. We were also served a basket of bread, which at first looked like toasted hamburger buns, but turned out to be yummy garlic bread.
My main came with two sides, rice and roasted potatoes. I liked the lemony flavour in both.
When I finally tried my main, I was pleasantly surprised; I love lamb and am very picky about how it is prepared. When I cut into my lamb chops I was very happy... so tender yet well done, the way I like it. My friend's chicken souvlaki was also good.
All in all this was a satisfying experience. If you are hungry and looking for wholesome Greek food, this place is not bad at all. The staff are friendly and down to earth and the food is good.
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