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ericaswipes a month ago

My favorite thing — an all day Sunday food and drink Happy Hour ! Or as they call it, Golden Hour. Lovely bar, spacious dining room, nice patio. Very friendly and knowledgeable service. A few cocktails (Miza spritz was refreshing but a bit sweet), a house red (Greek Cab-type), a house white (Spanish), oysters for $2/ea, several shareable apps and dips/spreads (including a low key, very salty saganaki). Interesting pillowy, almost naan-like pita. Great texture on the fried zucchini and eggplant— not at all greasy or mushy. Interesting avocado tzatziki with dill dip. Everything we had was very good and looking forward to returning to sample the rest of the happy hour menu. The regular menu looks very good, albeit pricey (looking at you lamb souvlaki, gyro, deconstructed pastitsio). Large wine list with some very decent Greek wines. Note on the restrooms— look closely for the man/woman icons to avoid a misdirection. It’s dimly lit and the communal sinks distracted the entries. A nice, warm Mediterranean look, clean, spacious stalls, good quality toilet paper. Happy Hour Food/drink: A bathrooms B(lack of products, amenities) overall: A-

Jessica V 2 months ago

The branzino was amazing! I’m still thinking about it. Also their board with the spreads was delicious. Dessert was also perfect and unique. Service was solid especially the bussers. They gave us some suggestions. Drinks were the only aspect of the meal that were just okay. Overall food was great. I would definitely return. I hardly ever give 5s but think they deserve it.

Tori Skipper 2 months ago

Came here for our anniversary dinner over the weekend. The atmosphere was definitely great very clean restaurant. We had a reservation for 945. I got there at 9:42 as we walked in. The Manager immediately told us the kitchen was closing in 10 minutes, which doesn’t make any sense as the restaurant is open till 11. I understand as a customer service worker there is a time for the kitchen to be closed, but the fact that we were able to still book reservations up until 10 PM had me confused. I also thought that was very abrupt and rude to greet customers like that. Once we sat down our server, Sarah immediately greeted us and took great care of us. She didn’t make us feel rushed like the manager did. We ordered appetizers, main dishes, and drinks. About 10:20 another table was seated next to us and order a massive charcuterie board with drinks as well so that kind of threw me off. I didn’t feel like we were very much wanted. Nobody asked us if we were celebrating anything a birthday ,anniversary ,otherwise we definitely would’ve ordered a dessert. The food was immaculate so that amongst our great server is what held the review so high.

Gwen Bojan 3 months ago

This was truly one of the best meals and dinner experiences I’ve had in chi. Oh my god. Literally everything was incredible and our server was awesome!! My fam (6 of us total) and I went for my 21st and it was the best experience!!! Drinks: -pistachio espresso martini 9/10 gas -Medusa mule they loved it 10/10 Apps: -The Breads and Spreads 9/10, loved 3/4 dips -Saganaki 10/10 LOVEDDD -charred octopus 8/10 -crispy calamari 9/10 Dinner(s): - full lamp chops and side bouzoukia pots 10/10 literally not one complaint abt this, split w my aunt FIRE OMG - lamb gyros they loved it 9/10 - lobster linguini “The best I’ve ever had” 10/10 -grilled lamb 10/10 Desserts: Okay so we got all of them😭😭 each one was great. My fav were the chocolate cake and donuts!! LOVED THIS PLACE WOO

Ama Annous 3 months ago

Lovely restaurant! Great for sharing plates, and the portions were a good size. The half chicken and meatballs were highlights, but everything we had tasted great. Atmosphere in the restaurant is lively and very busy, definitely one that needs booking. Staff were friendly and attentive, probably just an American thing, but they came over to the table quite a lot. At times we would’ve preferred a bit more space to just eat and enjoy, but it didn’t take away from the experience