Superior, Flavorful Food at Greek Bistro

By: Marc Kent

Located at 1832 South Federal Highway in Delray Beach (561-266-8976), this sparkling restaurant offers an extensive menu of foods from Greece.

Pam, Keith and this reviewer noted 22 appetizers and sampled 6 of them. The homemade stuffed grape leaves have beef, rice and spices truly stuffed, served warm and delicious. The falafel veggie patties were served fried deeply and these chick pea and spice delights were served with Tahini sauce. We had excellent, tender fried calamari rings, dipped in marinara sauce, then char grilled octopus bites with lemon, olive oil and oregano sauce. A flotilla of pan fried sea smelts was presented and happily tasted-crisp, lightly floured and served with Skordalia dip. The final appetizer was Kafelotin cheese-pan fried and then flambéed at tableside-dramatic and delicious!

The chicken egg-lemon soup-the classic soup of Greece-was all one could expect. Their Village salsa with tomatoes, cucumber , feta, green and red peppers, olives, onions, grape leaves and peteroncchin was crisp and superb.

Of the 18 Old Country Recipes, we had a tender lamb shank with a tomato based sauce with orzo pasta in a clay pot…a great dish-don’t miss it!

The moussaka-eggplant, potatoes and ground beef with béchamel sauce was served with vegetables, rice and oven roasted potato-a filling, delightful dish. This is also true of their spinach pie-spinach and feta in a thin filo dough wrapper. We liked their chicken, sautéed with garlic, tomatoes, scallions, olives tossed with orzo and feta.

Note: there are 7 wraps and 4 standard Italian dishes in addition to 10 “Fresh from the Sea” served with either soup or Greek salad. We sampled the seafood combo-consisting of shrimp, mussels and scallops in a tomato sauce with onion, garlic, olives and orzo topped with feta, then baked in a clay pot for a great taste.

The 5 dessert offerings included baklava-many layers of filo dough with filling of honey and nuts. The mouzo-chocolate mousse with a shot of ouzo was outstanding as was their unique Greek rice pudding. Coffees-Greek or espresso completed the menu.

Open 7 days from 11 pm to 9 pm, Greek Bistro seats 49 diners, serving both beer and wine. We found this to be an fine experience and we suggest you…Go and Enjoy!