Mr. Guido Says: **1/2
Mrs. Guido Says: **1/2
Showing posts with label Greek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greek. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Quick Take: Aegean Cafe - Sayville, NY/ Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars
Mr. Guido Says: ***1/2
Mrs. Guido Says: ***1/2
Mrs. Guido Says: ***1/2
Quick Take: Olives & Oregano - Commack, NY/ Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Mr. Guido Says: ****
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
Quick Take: Skorpios - Huntington Village, NY /Overall Rating : 1.75 out of 5 Stars
Mr. Guido Says: **1/2
Mrs. Guido Says: *
Mrs. Guido Says: *
Quick Take: Mykonos - Smithtown, NY/Overall Rating: 2.75 out of 5 Stars
Mr. Guido Says: ***
Mrs. Guido Says **1/2
Mrs. Guido Says **1/2
Quick Take: Akropolis - Nesconset, NY/ Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Mr. Guido Says: ****
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
Check back soon for a more detailed review!
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
Check back soon for a more detailed review!
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Quick Take: Opa Grille -Bethpage, NY / Overall Rating: 3.75/5 Stars
Mr Guido Says: ****
Food: Skordalia, Hummus, Kopanisto (spicy feta dip), Saganaki, Tiropitas, Avgolemono Soup, Chicken Souvlaki over Greek salad, Pastitsio. I eat at this place regularly for work, in addition to my visit with Mrs. Guido, so I have sampled quite a bit of the menu. Skordalia, the garlicky mashed potato dip is moderately potent, although I detect a bit too much of a vinegar taste to really truly say it's great. The hummus is done well. The Spicy Feta Dip is excellent, I wonder why I haven't seen this at any other Greek restaurants. It's a mix of feta cheese, roasted red peppers, hot sauce, and spices. All of the flavors come together perfectly and it goes very well with their warm, seasoned pitas, which are among the best I have had anywhere. The saganaki was served breaded and devoid of any olive oil or lemon juice. I prefer it when it is served metled in a pan with the olive oil and lemon juice it was grilled in. The tiropitas are interesting - they are traditional phillo dough triangles filled with greek cheeses - only here at Opa, they get deep fried. I have never seen them prepared this way before. More than 2 or 3 of them, and you will feel stomached and lethargic. The Avgolemno soup is good overall, but I have found it to be a little inconsistent from visit to visit. Chicken Souvlaki over Greek salad is a great dish, and I highly recommend it as a lunch special. The chicken is very well marinated and extremely tender, while the salad is fresh and the feta cheese is of a high quality. The Pastitsio is the most fresh of any of I have ever sampled anywhere. I don't know how they do it, but every time the Pastitsio seems as if it was just made, not simply reheated. The bechemel sauce is always creamy, and there are never any crunchy edges on the pasta. They give you a generous portion too. The restaurant was recently expanded, and the decor is much improved. I highly reccomend a visit - a few items on them menu disappoint, but there are also some great choices.
Mrs. Guido Says: ***1/2
Food: Skordalia, Hummus, Kopanisto (spicy feta dip), Saganaki, Tiropitas, Avgolemono Soup, Chicken Souvlaki over Greek salad, Pastitsio. I eat at this place regularly for work, in addition to my visit with Mrs. Guido, so I have sampled quite a bit of the menu. Skordalia, the garlicky mashed potato dip is moderately potent, although I detect a bit too much of a vinegar taste to really truly say it's great. The hummus is done well. The Spicy Feta Dip is excellent, I wonder why I haven't seen this at any other Greek restaurants. It's a mix of feta cheese, roasted red peppers, hot sauce, and spices. All of the flavors come together perfectly and it goes very well with their warm, seasoned pitas, which are among the best I have had anywhere. The saganaki was served breaded and devoid of any olive oil or lemon juice. I prefer it when it is served metled in a pan with the olive oil and lemon juice it was grilled in. The tiropitas are interesting - they are traditional phillo dough triangles filled with greek cheeses - only here at Opa, they get deep fried. I have never seen them prepared this way before. More than 2 or 3 of them, and you will feel stomached and lethargic. The Avgolemno soup is good overall, but I have found it to be a little inconsistent from visit to visit. Chicken Souvlaki over Greek salad is a great dish, and I highly recommend it as a lunch special. The chicken is very well marinated and extremely tender, while the salad is fresh and the feta cheese is of a high quality. The Pastitsio is the most fresh of any of I have ever sampled anywhere. I don't know how they do it, but every time the Pastitsio seems as if it was just made, not simply reheated. The bechemel sauce is always creamy, and there are never any crunchy edges on the pasta. They give you a generous portion too. The restaurant was recently expanded, and the decor is much improved. I highly reccomend a visit - a few items on them menu disappoint, but there are also some great choices.
Mrs. Guido Says: ***1/2
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Full Review: Hellenic Snack Bar - East Marion, NY/ Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Mr. Guido Says: ****
The Hellenic Snack Bar has become almost a North Fork landmark. Almost everyone knows about "that Greek place on the North Fork". Despite the name, it is actually a fairly large restaurant, with multiple rooms inside, and a large covered outdoor tile patio. I highly recommend eating outside if the weather permits - Greek food is best enjoyed outside...this type of Greek food anyway. It isn't the fanciest take on Greek food, but rather simple, fresh (maybe a bit crude) versions of all of the Greek classics. For appetizers, the Skordalia was appropriately garlicy, and served over eggplant. Saganaki, fried Greek Kefalograviera cheese was the best I've had at a restaurant, and very similar to my own version. Many restaurants now serve the melted cheese breaded in flour, and barely melted. Hellenic snack bar serves it right in the pan it was fried in, all melted and soaked in olive oil and lemony goodness. For the main meal, Chicken Souvlaki, served as an open faced pita with grilled tomatoes and onion was above average, but nothing extra special. Pastitsio was also standard. I highly recommend trying the fresh squeezed lemonade, something this place is famous for. For dessert, I felt the Baklava was subpar (but even subpar baklava is pretty good). The walnuts were a little large for my taste, I prefer when they are ground up smaller. Also, the waitress should be better informed regarding the menu. Most of them do not seem to be Greek, but they should still know about all of the Greek stuff on the menu. The waitress seemed puzzled when Mrs. Guido ordered a Samos, the super-sweet golden nectar-like Greek dessert wine. All in all, the Hellenic Snack Bar serves slightly above average Greek food, with a few great offerings (Saganaki!), along with a nice atmosphere if you chose to eat outside. Sipping Samos on the marble tiled patio, one can forget that they are on route 25 in East Marion, and for a moment imagine they are on a Greek Island somewhere.
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
The Hellenic Snack Bar is something that I would definitely call a "summer restaurant". Sure, it's open in the winter as well, and has more than adequate indoor seating, but the location, atmosphere, and type of cuisine is best enjoyed on a sunny summer's evening. We've gone there now 3 times over the past 2 and a half years, with the first time being the most ideal. I was a young, newly-Mrs. Guido thing, and it was a beautiful summer evening. We had just taken a stroll around nearby Greenport, and had planned to come for dinner afterwards. We had to wait for a table on the outdoor patio to become available, but i'm glad we did. The atmosphere was absolutely charming; fragrant hanging baskets of brightly colored flowers, beautiful granite and marble tiles, and the chatter of neighboring tables. For the first visit, we started with the skordalia, which was super garlicky, but of a thin consistency. Making up for that was the fried eggplant it was served over, which I got to eat all myself because Mr. Guido is finicky. I think I poached half of Mr. Guido's lemonade, I opted for water because I felt guilty that something as menial as lemonade cost so much. The avgolemono soup I was dissappointed in, more avgo than lemeno, and no spices. the chicken souvlaki pita was tasty, with big chunks of chicken and stewed onions and tomatos. The tzaziki was tasty as well. The perfect evening was topped off with a nice glass of Samos; this is one of the only places that serves you a full glass of the super sweet, super strong dessert wine. 1 glass will make you happy, and since i also had half of Mr. Guido's as well, those granite tiles became hazardous. Our second visit was in the fall, over a year from our first visit. This time we obviously had to sit inside, but it just wasn't the same. We started with the saganaki, which is melted cheesy lemony goodness. I tried the falafel pita with a side of sweet potato fries. The falafel was good; not great, not bad, but good. The sweet potato fries were very good, but I would have preferred to put my own salt on them, as they were a bit too salty for my taste. We finally just got back from our latest excursion. Since I had a relatively large lunch before we headed out east, I wasn't super hungry for dinner. I opted for the fried calamari dinner as a result, which came with skordalia for dipping, and a soup or salad. i got the avgolemeno, because it had been almost 2 years since i had it last, and i had forgot that it was nothing special. In hindsight, I should have opted for the salad. the calamari was tender and had a nice breading, but there were a lot of leggy bits that went uneaten. For the price, it wasn't a lot of food, and had i been more hungry i would have been very disappointed. but for that day, it was the right amount of food. we finally got to try dessert, yay! i didn't think the baklava was that bad, nuts don't bother me, but I see what Mr. Guido means. It could have been a bit sweeter maybe. And yes, a nice glass of Samos to wash it down. Overall, there are more pros than cons, I just wish it was a little closer so we could enjoy it more often.
The Hellenic Snack Bar has become almost a North Fork landmark. Almost everyone knows about "that Greek place on the North Fork". Despite the name, it is actually a fairly large restaurant, with multiple rooms inside, and a large covered outdoor tile patio. I highly recommend eating outside if the weather permits - Greek food is best enjoyed outside...this type of Greek food anyway. It isn't the fanciest take on Greek food, but rather simple, fresh (maybe a bit crude) versions of all of the Greek classics. For appetizers, the Skordalia was appropriately garlicy, and served over eggplant. Saganaki, fried Greek Kefalograviera cheese was the best I've had at a restaurant, and very similar to my own version. Many restaurants now serve the melted cheese breaded in flour, and barely melted. Hellenic snack bar serves it right in the pan it was fried in, all melted and soaked in olive oil and lemony goodness. For the main meal, Chicken Souvlaki, served as an open faced pita with grilled tomatoes and onion was above average, but nothing extra special. Pastitsio was also standard. I highly recommend trying the fresh squeezed lemonade, something this place is famous for. For dessert, I felt the Baklava was subpar (but even subpar baklava is pretty good). The walnuts were a little large for my taste, I prefer when they are ground up smaller. Also, the waitress should be better informed regarding the menu. Most of them do not seem to be Greek, but they should still know about all of the Greek stuff on the menu. The waitress seemed puzzled when Mrs. Guido ordered a Samos, the super-sweet golden nectar-like Greek dessert wine. All in all, the Hellenic Snack Bar serves slightly above average Greek food, with a few great offerings (Saganaki!), along with a nice atmosphere if you chose to eat outside. Sipping Samos on the marble tiled patio, one can forget that they are on route 25 in East Marion, and for a moment imagine they are on a Greek Island somewhere.
Mrs. Guido Says: ****
The Hellenic Snack Bar is something that I would definitely call a "summer restaurant". Sure, it's open in the winter as well, and has more than adequate indoor seating, but the location, atmosphere, and type of cuisine is best enjoyed on a sunny summer's evening. We've gone there now 3 times over the past 2 and a half years, with the first time being the most ideal. I was a young, newly-Mrs. Guido thing, and it was a beautiful summer evening. We had just taken a stroll around nearby Greenport, and had planned to come for dinner afterwards. We had to wait for a table on the outdoor patio to become available, but i'm glad we did. The atmosphere was absolutely charming; fragrant hanging baskets of brightly colored flowers, beautiful granite and marble tiles, and the chatter of neighboring tables. For the first visit, we started with the skordalia, which was super garlicky, but of a thin consistency. Making up for that was the fried eggplant it was served over, which I got to eat all myself because Mr. Guido is finicky. I think I poached half of Mr. Guido's lemonade, I opted for water because I felt guilty that something as menial as lemonade cost so much. The avgolemono soup I was dissappointed in, more avgo than lemeno, and no spices. the chicken souvlaki pita was tasty, with big chunks of chicken and stewed onions and tomatos. The tzaziki was tasty as well. The perfect evening was topped off with a nice glass of Samos; this is one of the only places that serves you a full glass of the super sweet, super strong dessert wine. 1 glass will make you happy, and since i also had half of Mr. Guido's as well, those granite tiles became hazardous. Our second visit was in the fall, over a year from our first visit. This time we obviously had to sit inside, but it just wasn't the same. We started with the saganaki, which is melted cheesy lemony goodness. I tried the falafel pita with a side of sweet potato fries. The falafel was good; not great, not bad, but good. The sweet potato fries were very good, but I would have preferred to put my own salt on them, as they were a bit too salty for my taste. We finally just got back from our latest excursion. Since I had a relatively large lunch before we headed out east, I wasn't super hungry for dinner. I opted for the fried calamari dinner as a result, which came with skordalia for dipping, and a soup or salad. i got the avgolemeno, because it had been almost 2 years since i had it last, and i had forgot that it was nothing special. In hindsight, I should have opted for the salad. the calamari was tender and had a nice breading, but there were a lot of leggy bits that went uneaten. For the price, it wasn't a lot of food, and had i been more hungry i would have been very disappointed. but for that day, it was the right amount of food. we finally got to try dessert, yay! i didn't think the baklava was that bad, nuts don't bother me, but I see what Mr. Guido means. It could have been a bit sweeter maybe. And yes, a nice glass of Samos to wash it down. Overall, there are more pros than cons, I just wish it was a little closer so we could enjoy it more often.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Full Review: Wild Fig- Lake Grove, NY/ Overall Rating 1.75 Out of 5 Stars (CLOSED)
Mrs. Guido Says: *1/2
Food: hummus appetizer, greek salad, eggplant rolls with rice pilaf. Hummus appetizer, which was only ordered because we had a free coupon, immediately let it be known why it was free. The texture was grainy and liquidy, and after about two bites, it was pushed to the edge of the table. The greek salad was standard, but nothing special. The entrée itself was a big disappointment. There were only three eggplant rolls given, but a mound of rice. Basically, it was a platter of rice. Eggplant was not breaded and still had the skin on it, and was wrapped around a filling of spinach and feta. There was no sauce, and it was extremely dry. All the vegetables had a metallic taste to it, and the pile of rice went untouched. The most off-putting part of the night was the rotten fish smell coming from the table next to us, who had to send back their meal. Although this did not directly affect our food, the smell made us lose our appetites, good thing we had already ate. The atmosphere was quiet, as the restaurant had just opened and not well known yet. The waitress was friendly and seemed embarrassed about the rotten fish and apologetic. Overall, they tried to disguise their small portions by hiding them in the mountain of rice, but this isn't fooling no one. Expect this restaurant to go out of business fast.
Mr. Guido Says: **
Food: Tiropita, Spanokopita, Souzouki (greek meat rolls) combo platter, hummus appetizer. This place is more of a turkish place with some greek stuff too. All three of the greek fillo rolls were bland and dry, with not enough filling. Tasted almost like non-authentic frozen versions that one may find at a supermarket. Mrs. Guido already mentioned the rotting fish debacle above- at least it was after we had already ate. The Glen Cove location has gotten good reviews by Great Restaurants of Long Island Magazine. Maybe that location is actually much better than the Lake Grove location that we ate in.
Food: hummus appetizer, greek salad, eggplant rolls with rice pilaf. Hummus appetizer, which was only ordered because we had a free coupon, immediately let it be known why it was free. The texture was grainy and liquidy, and after about two bites, it was pushed to the edge of the table. The greek salad was standard, but nothing special. The entrée itself was a big disappointment. There were only three eggplant rolls given, but a mound of rice. Basically, it was a platter of rice. Eggplant was not breaded and still had the skin on it, and was wrapped around a filling of spinach and feta. There was no sauce, and it was extremely dry. All the vegetables had a metallic taste to it, and the pile of rice went untouched. The most off-putting part of the night was the rotten fish smell coming from the table next to us, who had to send back their meal. Although this did not directly affect our food, the smell made us lose our appetites, good thing we had already ate. The atmosphere was quiet, as the restaurant had just opened and not well known yet. The waitress was friendly and seemed embarrassed about the rotten fish and apologetic. Overall, they tried to disguise their small portions by hiding them in the mountain of rice, but this isn't fooling no one. Expect this restaurant to go out of business fast.
Mr. Guido Says: **
Food: Tiropita, Spanokopita, Souzouki (greek meat rolls) combo platter, hummus appetizer. This place is more of a turkish place with some greek stuff too. All three of the greek fillo rolls were bland and dry, with not enough filling. Tasted almost like non-authentic frozen versions that one may find at a supermarket. Mrs. Guido already mentioned the rotting fish debacle above- at least it was after we had already ate. The Glen Cove location has gotten good reviews by Great Restaurants of Long Island Magazine. Maybe that location is actually much better than the Lake Grove location that we ate in.
Full Review: Apollo Cafe- Saint James, NY/ Overall Rating 3.25 Out of 5 Stars (CLOSED)
Mrs. Guido Says: ***
Food: skordalia, greek salad, falafel. Skordalia was prepared as a mini salad, with tomatoes, peppers, olives, onions, and lettuce surrounding it. The skordalia itself was extremely garlicky and flavorful, as I've heard it's supposed to be. The greek salad, "small", was insanely large. Chunks of feta were huge, and the tomatoes were red and fresh. By the end of just appetizer and salad, we had to take a breather before continuing to the main course. Falafel is excellently prepared, and the tzaziki sauce has plenty of seasoning to offset the cucumber. Did not try the rice pilaf as do not like rice, though am sure it would be good as well. For a take-out café, the food is surprisingly good and well prepared. Perfect for a quick fix for a greek craving. Well, almost perfect…
Mr. Guido Says: *** 1/2
Food: Chicken Souvlaki with "Small" Greek Salad, Skordalia. Small little takeout joint in St. James. Food was surprisingly good. Skordalia was very fresh, and very garlicky. Chicken souvlaki was a massive portion of nice, small, tender, well-seasoned grilled chicken. The small greek salad was massive, and had large chunks of feta (feta was the really good stuff rather than the more bland variety). Place is nothing fancy, but everything is very fresh, well-prepared, and served in large portions. (Now out of business-Mrs. Guido is in mourning)
Food: skordalia, greek salad, falafel. Skordalia was prepared as a mini salad, with tomatoes, peppers, olives, onions, and lettuce surrounding it. The skordalia itself was extremely garlicky and flavorful, as I've heard it's supposed to be. The greek salad, "small", was insanely large. Chunks of feta were huge, and the tomatoes were red and fresh. By the end of just appetizer and salad, we had to take a breather before continuing to the main course. Falafel is excellently prepared, and the tzaziki sauce has plenty of seasoning to offset the cucumber. Did not try the rice pilaf as do not like rice, though am sure it would be good as well. For a take-out café, the food is surprisingly good and well prepared. Perfect for a quick fix for a greek craving. Well, almost perfect…
Mr. Guido Says: *** 1/2
Food: Chicken Souvlaki with "Small" Greek Salad, Skordalia. Small little takeout joint in St. James. Food was surprisingly good. Skordalia was very fresh, and very garlicky. Chicken souvlaki was a massive portion of nice, small, tender, well-seasoned grilled chicken. The small greek salad was massive, and had large chunks of feta (feta was the really good stuff rather than the more bland variety). Place is nothing fancy, but everything is very fresh, well-prepared, and served in large portions. (Now out of business-Mrs. Guido is in mourning)
Friday, May 11, 2007
Full Review: Z-Pita - Port Jefferson/ Overall Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars
Mrs. Guido Says: ***1/2
Food: falafel wrap, greek salad, eggplant parmigiana over penne. Falafel was your standard falafel, not particularly memorable, but still very well prepared. Tzaziki sauce was good without being too spicy. Greek salad was standard, feta wasn't too strong, and vinaigrette was more oil than vinegar. Eggplant parm over penne was a huge portion, and consequently got 3 meals out of it. The menu offers a wide variety of choices, from greek to Italian to American. Given the port jeff locale, it is a busy atmosphere, but you can tell they're trying to please everyone rather than just sticking to greek cuisine. In both visits together, we were given the same table. It's nice to have your "own table" at a restaurant.
Mr. Guido Says: *** 1/2
Food: Pastitsio, Chicken Souvlaki, Avgolemono soup. Avgolemono soup was served in a huge bowl, and was very lemony and frothy. Pastitsio was a massive serving- was good, but a little heavy on the bechemel sauce. Chicken souvlaki was also a massive serving, and was pretty good, though about average compared to others I've had. Restaurant is very very busy, and also serves a variety of american and italian dishes, instead of serving an extensive list of purely greek food. A competent restaurant overall, although not the best choice on the island (see our other reviews) if you're looking for authentic greek food.
Food: falafel wrap, greek salad, eggplant parmigiana over penne. Falafel was your standard falafel, not particularly memorable, but still very well prepared. Tzaziki sauce was good without being too spicy. Greek salad was standard, feta wasn't too strong, and vinaigrette was more oil than vinegar. Eggplant parm over penne was a huge portion, and consequently got 3 meals out of it. The menu offers a wide variety of choices, from greek to Italian to American. Given the port jeff locale, it is a busy atmosphere, but you can tell they're trying to please everyone rather than just sticking to greek cuisine. In both visits together, we were given the same table. It's nice to have your "own table" at a restaurant.
Mr. Guido Says: *** 1/2
Food: Pastitsio, Chicken Souvlaki, Avgolemono soup. Avgolemono soup was served in a huge bowl, and was very lemony and frothy. Pastitsio was a massive serving- was good, but a little heavy on the bechemel sauce. Chicken souvlaki was also a massive serving, and was pretty good, though about average compared to others I've had. Restaurant is very very busy, and also serves a variety of american and italian dishes, instead of serving an extensive list of purely greek food. A competent restaurant overall, although not the best choice on the island (see our other reviews) if you're looking for authentic greek food.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Full Review: Alexandros - Miller Place/Overall Rating 5 out of 5 stars (CLOSED)
Mrs. Guido Says: *****
Food: skordalia, moussaka. Skordalia was prepared well and tasted good on the warm pitas. However, wasn't too flavorful. Moussaka was absolutely amazing. Prepared in a somewhat untraditional style with a light layer of tomato sauce on top, but this offset the lightly breaded eggplant and spicy meat very well. Very large portion, which is necessary for an ala carte restaurant. Coffee was strong but naturally sweet, which was perfect for me, cuz i love strong, sweet greek things. Prices were reasonable for what they gave you. Staff was friendly and accommodating, offering to give us wine on the house for causing a "disturbance" by moving a table near us. Atmosphere was dark and romantic, with candles on each table. Menu was slightly limited, but had all the staples. Overall probably the best greek dining experience you'd get on long island.
Mr. Guido Says: *****
I'll start right off and say this - Alexandros is the best Greek restaurant I've been to on Long Island, by far (and I should know). Gyro joints are a dime a dozen around here, but this place is a real Greek restaurant. Its basically a hidden treasure, because from the front, it looks like one of the afformentioned gyro joints. Once inside, the front does have gyros and the typical Greek "fast food", but you can tell, even the gyros would be excellent. In back is a very quaint dining room, dark, with candles on the tables, and proper Greek folk music playing. Food: skordalia, pastitsio, greek coffee (medium). Skordalia was very good, pretty garlicky, and tasted great with the warm pitas. The Tsaziki dip was also just as it should be. The Pastitsio was excellent. I was served with some red sauce on top, which is not usual, but really complemented the other flavors, and I actually preferred it this way. The portion was huge, too. Greek coffee was delicious, and was brought out with an old fashioned, traditional Greek serving tray. Overall, this was a great dining experience. The atmosphere was romantic, the service was very good, and the food was well prepared, fresh, and came in large portions - just how a Greek restaurant should be. I can't wait to go back.
Food: skordalia, moussaka. Skordalia was prepared well and tasted good on the warm pitas. However, wasn't too flavorful. Moussaka was absolutely amazing. Prepared in a somewhat untraditional style with a light layer of tomato sauce on top, but this offset the lightly breaded eggplant and spicy meat very well. Very large portion, which is necessary for an ala carte restaurant. Coffee was strong but naturally sweet, which was perfect for me, cuz i love strong, sweet greek things. Prices were reasonable for what they gave you. Staff was friendly and accommodating, offering to give us wine on the house for causing a "disturbance" by moving a table near us. Atmosphere was dark and romantic, with candles on each table. Menu was slightly limited, but had all the staples. Overall probably the best greek dining experience you'd get on long island.
Mr. Guido Says: *****
I'll start right off and say this - Alexandros is the best Greek restaurant I've been to on Long Island, by far (and I should know). Gyro joints are a dime a dozen around here, but this place is a real Greek restaurant. Its basically a hidden treasure, because from the front, it looks like one of the afformentioned gyro joints. Once inside, the front does have gyros and the typical Greek "fast food", but you can tell, even the gyros would be excellent. In back is a very quaint dining room, dark, with candles on the tables, and proper Greek folk music playing. Food: skordalia, pastitsio, greek coffee (medium). Skordalia was very good, pretty garlicky, and tasted great with the warm pitas. The Tsaziki dip was also just as it should be. The Pastitsio was excellent. I was served with some red sauce on top, which is not usual, but really complemented the other flavors, and I actually preferred it this way. The portion was huge, too. Greek coffee was delicious, and was brought out with an old fashioned, traditional Greek serving tray. Overall, this was a great dining experience. The atmosphere was romantic, the service was very good, and the food was well prepared, fresh, and came in large portions - just how a Greek restaurant should be. I can't wait to go back.
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