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Review: Athene’s

Jenkins, his brother, his dad, and I trooped over to Athene’s for lunch one day. His dad was in the mood for some Greek food, we had a coupon for Athene’s, and Athene’s always has great reviews so it was a no brainer. If you have an Entertainment Book, there are also coupons in there you can use at Athene’s although you can only use a maximum of two at a time.

His dad picked the barbecued baby lamb. It was roasted in herbs and garlic and had a crispy outer layer. The meat was very tender and aromatic with the herbs. It also came with sides of vegetables, potatoes, and rice. For lunch, this was a great size. I’m not sure if the dinner portions are bigger though.

Jenkins’ brother picked the roasted lamb chops. For $16.95, he got five generous lamb chops that were roasted over a fire. Of all the lamb dishes we had, I think this one was the best as it had a great taste of being roasted over an open flame and the meat was super tender and cooked a nice medium rare.

Jenkins had the chicken souvlakia with potatoes, rice, and salad. The tzatziki sauce went very well with the chicken and gave it a refreshing garlicky taste.

I picked the slow-roasted lamb shoulder. The lamb was very moist and had a nice gravy on top. I didn’t even need to use my knife because it just fell apart as I picked up the pieces with my knife.

Our lunch at Athene’s was quite enjoyable. We got to the restaurant fairly late (around 2pm) so we were the only people there. Despite being the only party there though, the food took quite a while before arriving. For lunch, the portions were a good size although it was a bit expensive. Using the 2-for-1 coupons definitely helped with the bill though.

Details:
3618 W. Broadway, Vancouver
Tel: 604-731-4135

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Meandering to Minoa’s

I went to Minoa’s Restaurant the other day with a couple of co-workers. Minoa is a quaint little Greek restaurant in a house by Kingsway & Smith in Burnaby.

The seating arrangement is a bit odd here. You enter through the ground floor of the house where the kitchen also happens to be situated. Patrons are instructed by a sign to go up the stairs to be seated. The interior is your typical Greek restaurant dressed in blue and white paint with some Greek-themed wall hangings.

I ordered the Moussaka, which is kind of a Greek-style sheppard’s pie. The version at Minoa’s was layered with potatoes, eggplants, ground beef, and a bechamel sauce.

They also have the standard fan favourite, souvlaki. You can order beef, lamb, chicken, or prawn souvlaki. The one pictured below is beef.

My biggest gripe here is the looooong waits. I was here for lunch with some co-workers and although we ate quickly, it was tight to fit our lunch in under an hour. The portion sizes are also a bit on the small size and don’t really justify the price. My moussaka was $9.95 and the 1-skewer beef souvlaki was $10.95.

Details:
3823 Kingsway, Burnaby
Tel: 604-430-2545

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