Sophie D.
Yelp
Okay, so. You are going to read this review and think "Pfft, the owner totally wrote this." It's not the case. I happen to live in the neighbourhood and was looking for somewhere to have a coffee this morning and stumbled across this gem. It is hard to overstate my excitement about the opening of this place.
FINALLY. REAL (affordable) GREEK FOOD IN TORONTO!!!!
(No offence, Greek & Co, but your food is overpriced and not that great and apparently you treat your workers like shit, so, yeah, no.)
Apparently this place is run by the same people who own Mamakas, the delicious but pricey and always-jammed Greek restaurant on Ossington. I was super excited when it opened because it meant decent, authentic Greek food, but most of the time I can't even get a reservation and when I do it means dropping like a hundred bucks for dinner.
This, on the other hand, is totally affordable, REAL Greek food. Not Danforth mystery meat and fries in pita bread. Not dried out, flavourless, chicken-on-a-stick, or $18 "souvlaki dinners" that are mostly potatoes and rice.
We are talking fresh, flavoursome, healthy, vegetable-heavy, DELICIOUS Greek food.
I'm talking about briam (eggplant tomato stew), topped off with creamy salty feta. Incredible taramasalata (cod roe) dip, whipped to light, salty, tangy perfection (with only five ingredients! For only seven bucks for a huge tub!). REAL melizanosalata (roasted eggplant dip)--not that mayonnaise-based crap you get at Loblaws. And a red pepper and feta dip to die for. Lots of other deli items to go--olives, tomato sauce, octopus salad, etc etc. Everything is made in house, including the pillowy pita bread. (I love the previous reviewer's description--"your own clouds in a bag." Perfect!)
They also have wifi and great coffee, and some seating. But it's mostly a takeout joint. My new #1 favourite for Trinity-Bellwoods picnics. I foresee a loooooot of Greek food in my future. This is going to be my Big Fat Greek Summer!