Grapevine: "you can't always judge a restaurant by its locale" Top 5 Page for this destination Grapevine Tip by b1bob

I was taken here for my birthday in October, 2008. I had been keen for some time to try this other Greek restaurant, but never got around to it. Oftentimes, restaurants in upmarket locales are better across the board, but that's not always the case. On entering, you could see that aesthetically it tried to capture the Greek theme. On looking at the menu, I was disappointed to find a preponderance of Italian dishes over the number of Greek ones. When I go out to eat, I am not used to wait staff with attitude. Admittedly, I should have saved back my fork and knife when the waitress took up my appetiser plate, but when I asked for replacement utensils the waitress chided me for being "high maintenance" or "needy." Whether in fun or not, I didn't like her tone. If I were paying the bill, she would have earned a meager tip.

Favorite Dish: For an appetiser, I usually get a plate of dolmades. My Greek friends can help me out here because I don't know. The dolmades I'm used to, at the Greek festival and many I've had in Athens, are served at room temperature with just the leaves, rice, and lemon juice. These were served warm and the rice had bits of tomato and seasoning in it. Is this a regional variation? For the entree, I had a chicken shish kebab served over rice pilaf. The kebab was spot on, but the rice was rather clumpy. In sum, the experience was all right, but there are plenty of other (better) Greek restaurants in town.

Address: 11636 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23233
Comparison: about average
Phone: (804) 364-4000
Price: less than US$10
Rating: 3
Theme: Other