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| - I was invited to a dinner at this restaurant, but being a somewhat health conscious and picky eater, and reading so many negative reviews that repeated similar experiences, I considered declining the invite! I am intolerant to sitting polite over a terrible meal. Then I realized I had to risk a possible bad food experience for the sake of friendship and did decide to go. I ordered one of the dishes mentioned many times in these reviews-chicken souvlaki. It came with a boiled potatoe, rice, and a salad with shredded Feta cheese. I substituted Hummus (chick pea dip) for the yogurt dip that originally would have come with it. So this is what I found: large juicy chunks of chicken, tasty, very gentle on the spices-just the way I like it, but a bit burned on the outside. But, fine. Also there was a small serving of saffron rice-delicious. And-that was about it. The salad was drenched in oil-an option of dressing on the side is usually pretty standard and offered-so that was missed. The boiled potato looked more like a sliced apple that is discoloured inside from exposure to air-really soggy looking and overcooked to a light brown color. The hummus-no taste at all, looked as if it had been sitting in the fridge, and served in a small metal cup, it felt like Air Canada food. But, I've had this same dish in two other well known Danforth restaurants-this souvlaki here was the best of all three places-just need to cook it a bit less, and follow through in quality on the other side dishes-instead the other dishes are just sort of there to fill up space, and that's it. My neighbour ordered a lamb souvlaki with a large pile of runny yogurt almost dripping off the plate. They should have used the small metal dish for that and not the hummus which was so thick you could glue a tile with it on your kitchen floor.
The pros: great atmosphere-the place was pretty much empty at 6:00 on a summer week night-but indoors was air conditioned. Waiter was very kind and friendly to a table of 10 or so. I'm a bit beyond the Buffalo wings and beer stage (been there done that) so, someone who may just want to get a few beers and something to go along with it, might be fine with Pappas.
Myself: I've given up on Mid east food on the Danforth in general-Mashu Mashu at Spadina and St Clair is 100 per cent better, for less or the same in cost. If you prefer to stick to the Danforth-and go non mid east, may I suggest Libretto for the best pizza and desserts in town or Allen's-next to the Danforth Music Hall. Allen's could cost a bit more, but again, for fish, chicken, choices of wild or farmed Salmon, delicious non gluten dishes or an amazing Angus hamburger or steak -it's an excellent place for a beer or a dessert or for the health conscious like me who would love a tasty healthy meal without worry. Point is: for 25.00 a person on average for a meal and one drink, you can do much better on the Danforth than Pappas.
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