Athenian Grill is on Colorado Street right across the street from Gumbo's between 7th and 8th. For the lunch crowd..you can't find a better lunch..period. Drinks at the bar. Watch the game, he let us use the remote and watch whatever we wanted! It's set up like an express line for lunch and man...they're fast. I'm surprised to how good it is for the speed. The place only sits about 100 people at the most..and it's packed. Try to get there after the busy lunch hour. Gyros and Chicken and Mousaka like you've never had. They also have a dish called "Create Your Own," which lets you pick and choose.
Dinner crowd is more my style. It's romantic, they change the setting completely around. Waitstaff is professional and polite. Candlelight dinner with greek music anyone? There was a family with a kid that would NOT shut it. But other than that I enjoyed it... just don't take your kids. There's a mc'donalds elsewhere. I was with my lovely lady, c'mon people. Little courtesy here. We don't want to hear your kid yappin'
Food was awesome. We ordered the Saganaki to start which is a flaming cheese dish....no really, not that kind of flaming. It was lit up on fire to roast the cheese at your table and then sprinkled off with lemon. Be prepared though, they'll scare you with the big OPA! Fun times. They have an M-AZING lamb shank on Saturday nights that I fell in love with. Lamb lamb lamb just melting off the bone. They have beer & wine, and I asked about the ouzo and they said a full bar would be available in August. Plenty of wine to choose from. We had the Boutari Nemea...a great velvety wine with hints of cherry and plum...Waitstaff was very well educated in their enology. I highly recommend this place!! A+ It's aside from the norm and fun for a nice night out on the town. For you theatre folks, it's around the corner from State and the Paramount. My gf had the sovlaki which is amazing as well. Grilled lamb off the kabob with bell peppers...outstanding!
Pros: They have their own parking lot. Free!!! Great Food. Great Service. Cheap!
Cons: No ouzo yet, but soon
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