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| - Baladie Cafe is exactly the kind of restaurant I use Yelp for. A locally owned place most would pass right over, but for the massive number of positive reviews. I was not disappointed by the food. One caveat before my review; I am not knowledgeable about Mediterranean food, so my review is based solely on taste, and nothing on authenticity.
You can get pita wraps, kabobs, spanakopita, moussaka, and platters with a mix of food. Wanting to try a bit of everything, I went with the Greek Sampler. It came with:
1) Half Greek salad - good flavor on the dressing, but don't expect many toppings.
2) Spanakopita - Savory pastry with spinach, quite good
3) Moussaka - An eggplant dish, I don't like eggplant but the meat & potatoes were flavorful
4) Pita, Gyro meat, Tzatziki sauce - Best Gyro meat I've had, nice taste on the sauce
5) Dolmas (2) - Rice & flavoring wrapped in Grape leaves - Soft rice, nice taste
The highlight of the night had to be the pistachio baklava. Not too sweet, and not too dry. I ordered 2, and almost went back for more they were so good. I'm trying to decide how often I can go back before it gets to be weird.
Once you've been once, you can call ahead for your order, but they have very quick service even when you walk in. I will definitely be going back soon to try something else.
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