Going Greek
Last Friday, Pat and I were exhausted after a long week of work and wanted to get some dinner somewhere easy, cheap, and close to our home in Waltham. After throwing around a few ideas we settled on the Andros Diner in Belmont for some Greek food.
We had been there once before and remembered the Andros Diner having large portions of good food but not much to speak of in the ambiance and service departments. We found this to be true this time as well, but we were really just looking for some good and quick food and not really out for a wonderful restaurant experience.
The Andros Diner serves "homestyle" Greek food in this family-run establishment. Because I remembered the portions being so large, I decided to order an appetizer and a small salad instead of an entree. I went with a traditional Greek salad, Horiatiki.
I remember having learned recently from someone who had visited Greece, that authentic Greek salad doesn't have lettuce. This Horiatiki, described on the menu as "Old Greek Country Salad" had a combination of tomato, cucumber, oregano, pepper, onion. kalamata olives, and slabs of feta cheese. This picture isn't the actual salad (I forgot my camera) but this is what it looked like. Andros has a signature salad dressing that they also sell bottles of that is like a typical Greek dressing but is tomato-based and contains chunks of feta cheese. The vegetable were very fresh tasting and the saltiness of the feta cheese and olives was a great complement. (I have to say, cheese usually a good addition to any dish, in my opinion.)
I also had the Spanokopita: spinach pie made with egg, cheese, and wrapped in phyllo dough. I was served two large triangular pastries of spanokopita. The filling was a good blend of spinach with just the right amount of feta and it was all wrapped with lots of delicious golden, flaky phyllo dough. I ended up taking one of the spanokopita home because it was more than enough food.
Pat had a large plate of chicken kebabs that came with lots of roasted red and green peppers and onions on a bed of rice. This entree was served with a salad and vegetable.
As I mentioned, the ambiance isn't particularly nice- it could use a bit of updating and seemed a bit grungy. We had a chuckle about the "Best of Boston 1984" award that still hung in the window. But, if you are looking for good food and a good value, I recommend it.
We had been there once before and remembered the Andros Diner having large portions of good food but not much to speak of in the ambiance and service departments. We found this to be true this time as well, but we were really just looking for some good and quick food and not really out for a wonderful restaurant experience.The Andros Diner serves "homestyle" Greek food in this family-run establishment. Because I remembered the portions being so large, I decided to order an appetizer and a small salad instead of an entree. I went with a traditional Greek salad, Horiatiki.
I remember having learned recently from someone who had visited Greece, that authentic Greek salad doesn't have lettuce. This Horiatiki, described on the menu as "Old Greek Country Salad" had a combination of tomato, cucumber, oregano, pepper, onion. kalamata olives, and slabs of feta cheese. This picture isn't the actual salad (I forgot my camera) but this is what it looked like. Andros has a signature salad dressing that they also sell bottles of that is like a typical Greek dressing but is tomato-based and contains chunks of feta cheese. The vegetable were very fresh tasting and the saltiness of the feta cheese and olives was a great complement. (I have to say, cheese usually a good addition to any dish, in my opinion.)
I also had the Spanokopita: spinach pie made with egg, cheese, and wrapped in phyllo dough. I was served two large triangular pastries of spanokopita. The filling was a good blend of spinach with just the right amount of feta and it was all wrapped with lots of delicious golden, flaky phyllo dough. I ended up taking one of the spanokopita home because it was more than enough food.
Pat had a large plate of chicken kebabs that came with lots of roasted red and green peppers and onions on a bed of rice. This entree was served with a salad and vegetable.
As I mentioned, the ambiance isn't particularly nice- it could use a bit of updating and seemed a bit grungy. We had a chuckle about the "Best of Boston 1984" award that still hung in the window. But, if you are looking for good food and a good value, I recommend it.
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