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| - I died and went to Greece last night via Las Vegas. We really lucked out and our Table Chef was Greek, so we were able to speak and order in Greek. We made reservations and I am so glad we did, the place was PACKED. Not an empty spot anywhere, not even at the bar and this was on a Wednesday night. We soon found out why, the food is the best Greek food we have ever had. Everything was perfect. I know you are asking what did the Greek order... first let me tell you my HUGE error was that we never looked at the menu and we ordered as we would normally do in Greece. I should have known by our Table Chefs face that this was going to hurt because he smiled broadly and went into overdrive action. He just realized he had big spenders on his hands and he was going to make it happen... NOTE: ask for a menu before ordering, this restaurant is NOT for people with shallow pockets. I was told if you have dinner later in the evening they have a prix fix menu that is only $50 and is 3 courses. Well on to the food....
We started with shots of ouzo, hey as far as I was concerned we were in Greece. Then we were served fried zucchini with a tsatsiki center, they were PERFECT, if you have ever tasted perfectly fried zucchini you will understand what I mean. They weren't too starchy from the flour, they weren't soaked in oil, they crunched in your mouth and they had tons of flavor... I want them again RIGHT NOW.
Then came the fried calamari, one word YUM, again perfect. When the octopus was served, we all smiled. You could smell the char on it, and you could see that perfect white interior meat when it's cooked the way it should be. Then I took a bite, OH YEAH, it just melts in your mouth and you taste fresh octopus, the char from the coals, the lemon and everything all at once. This appetizer disappeared first.
We were then served a tomato salad with sliced red onion, cucumbers, capers, kalamata olives and feta cheese. In Greece this is called the Horiatiki Salata. I swore last night that they flew the damn tomatoes in from Greece. When in Greece I practically live on salad because the veggies are so fantastic, and this tomato salad was spot on. Big crunchy flavor filled bites of tomato. The dressing was traditional olive oil and red wine vinegar. The grilled bread they had brought to the table sort of fell into the salad bowl and I was a good hostess and fished it out and ate it. Holy sh** it was such a satisfying bite.
Then came our fish, we ordered Lavraki (European sea bass) in a salt crust, baked in the oven. This takes a little longer than grilling, but we were in Greece and on Greek time. The fish is brought table side and in Russian service style the Table Chef removed the salt crust and then skinned, filleted and served us. I miss this tradition and it was amazing to watch him work with such showmanship and dexterity. He served the fish with Horta (wild greens) and beets with their greens in the center. THIS WAS DELICIOUS... The fish was so moist, tasty and flaky. I wish I could cook fish like this, I would eat it more often.
We did not order dessert, we were bursting at the seams. I look forward to coming here again, but this time I am looking at prices, as much as I loved LOVED my tomato salad, I believe that $27 for it is just a little to pricey.
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