"4"^^ . "Menalon Bar and Grill Restaurant is one of those dive places that you love with all your heart. About a three minute walk from my door is this very greasy and very Greek tavern/eatery that I have frequented enough times to truly give it the star power it deserves!\n\n Owned and operated by a very pleasant and very Greek couple, Menalon is the perfect place to get a cheap and tasty meal. My personal favourite, and least of the greasy dishes, is the souvlaki with rice and veggies (again, typically Greek here). It is the MUST at Menalon.\n\n This restaurant is great in so many ways. The outdoor patio facing Bloor street where you can smoke and drink and breath in exhaust fumes; the indoor decor that epitomizes cheesiness and early 1990s sport memorabilia, the wicked juke box, and the backyard outdoor eating area!\n\n This is the prime spot at Menalon (much better than the duskiness and mustiness inside). You sit within a wired cage, on plastic chairs and you almost feel like you're sitting inside a car port if it weren't for the salt and pepper shakers on the plastic tables. Actually, it is a car port turned into a back patio of a restaurant!\n\n Ok, so Menalon isn't a beaut. It's a cheesy, dark and no-frills kind of place that locals (like me) love and new comers are turned on by the fast grub and decent prices. I've noticed a \"Waitress Needed\" sign in their window for the past three years, and have seen Mr. Menalon (not his real name) work there every single time I've gone in at any time of day or night. Here's thinking that he's either a perfectionist or a tyrant, or both, but he's pretty much the only person there, working as host, chef, and watier!\n\n Menalon is located on the south side of Bloor at the corner of Shaw street and is one of the best grimy places in the area!"^^ . . "2009-01-06T00:00:00"^^ . "5"^^ . . . "5"^^ . "4"^^ .