WHY The best of both coasts: Portuguese dishes alongside classic Greek fare. WHAT Alexis Kavvadias’s decades-old restaurant evolved when his Portuguese-born wife, Fatima, came on board. The candlelit dining room is more elegant, and the wine list and menu more diverse. Greek country-style specialties like braised lamb with artichoke hearts in lemon sauce already made [...]
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WHY The good ladies of the church make 48,000 pastries for the weekend, and the least you could do is eat a couple of them. WHAT If you, like us, can never get your fill of moussaka, spanakopita, Kalamata olives, gyros and baklava, and if seeing My Big Fat Greek Wedding 47 times hasn’t tired [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Terrific homemade stuffed grape leaves, gyros and kebabs for cheap. WHAT How can a tiny restaurant in an out-of-the-way Glendale location with no parking thrive for more than three decades? By offering satisfying, tasty food at unbelievably low prices. We are addicted to Elena’s version of stuffed grape leaves, but occasionally fall off the [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Dolmathes, saganaki, taramosalata, gyros, grilled lamb chops—and bonhomie. WHAT George Loizides greets customers like family at this Pine Avenue institution serving hearty Greek specialties at reasonable prices. (Long Beach once had a vibrant Greek community, and this place carries on the tradition.) It’s a great place to go with a group and share the [...]
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WHY All-around excellent fast food: tender, tasty gyros; crisp falafel; savory souvlaki; pita or regular burgers; good fries. WHAT This long-established dive serves great, cheap Greek-Medi-American comfort food, and it serves it fast. Hours can be inconsistent, so don’t be shocked if it’s closed. 16045 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, 818.780.4041 B, L & early D [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY The exuberant Greek flavors go down well so close to the ocean. WHAT Don’t expect plate-smashing hokum at this modern Greek bistro, just very good food: feta bruschetta, grilled octopus, shrimp saganaki with tomato, basil and feta, grilled pita with a dip of olives and sun-dried tomatoes, lovely fresh-fish entrées, a hearty lamb pasta [...]
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WHY Savory, straightforward Greek classics at very low prices. WHAT Founded as a market in 1948 by Sam Chrys, this funky, rambling place is run by Sam’s son, Chrys Chrys, who grew it into a restaurant in the early ’90s, in time to cash in on the My Big Fat Greek Wedding phenomenon. You order [...]
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