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626 W. Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55408

612-825-9922

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BEST GREEK RESTAURANT
Award Winner 2003

Cuisine(s): Greek, Mediterranean

Hours: Sun 11am-10pm, Tue-Fri 4:30pm-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering, Kid Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

This south Minneapolis standby just keeps getting better year after year. Remember when the Greek salad was all iceberg lettuce and the dining room was a single, plain expanse? Nowadays there are murals and multiple dining rooms; grown-ups can feast on fried smelt or octopus while kids rave over the chicken gyros and flaming cheese; and the Greek wine selection is better than what you'll find in many an Athenian taverna.

2003 | BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

Enter this cozy, dark-paneled place, and garlic embraces you like Mama in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Classic moussaka, spanakopita, and the lamb selections are sure bets. But daily specials, such as scallops Aekaga (with fresh bell peppers and plenty of garlic) and lamb shanks with roasted tomatoes, live up to their sunny promise. The gyros--grilled pita piled high with spiced lamb or beef--will have juices trickling down your elbows (for under $7). Dinners (with salad and side) range from... More »
2002 | BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

Perhaps the most satisfying single piece of paper in the entire metro area is the Xeroxed sheet that gets laid on the table at the beginning of a meal at It's Greek to Me: a handwritten (and often hand-revised) list of the day's specials. Baby octopus in garlicky red wine, a sweet slab of winter halibut, braised lamb stew with raisins, hens broiled with scads of lemons, or some similarly appetizing, generously portioned platter of Mediterranean comfort food. Set some olives and a... More »
2001 | BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

This category is always a horse race. The three perennial contenders--Christos, It's Greek to Me, and Gardens of Salonica--are all classy thoroughbreds, but none of them quite pulls ahead of the others. Gardens is the cheapest of the three: A complete meal for two, including wine, shouldn't run more than $25. Gardens also has the coziest atmosphere--the summery interior décor and nice people are a big plus--but it's small and tends to get crowded most evenings. Christos, the genteel... More »

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Kita3 | Minneapolis, MN | 12 Reviews

| Wed, October 6, 2010

I just stuck with a gyro, but it was delicious and filling non the less. I went there to meet with some friends, and we had reservations but for the time and day we went they weren't necessary. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the prices weren't bad for a restaurant in Uptown.
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JillianS1 | Minneapolis, MN | 35 Reviews

| Thu, May 6, 2010

Have never had something here that I didn't like. Delicious Greek food! Spicey hot feta cheese spread and a side of olives is my absolute favorite.

Main Menu

Appetizers

$4.75

Soup

$4.50

Greek Fries
seasoned w/ lemon & oregano

$5.50

Dolmades
stuffed grape leaves

$7.00

Revithosalata
chick pea dip

$7.00

Taramosalata
caviar dip

$7.00

Fresh Beets

$7.00

Tzatziki
yogurt, cucumber & garlic dip

$7.00

Melitzanosalata
eggplant salad

$18.00

Pikilia Appetizers
assortment of cold appetizers revithosalata, taramosalata, fresh beets, tzatziki, dolmades, melitzanosalata

$6.75

Spanakopita
spinach pie

$7.75

Kolokithokeftedes
fried zucchini with tzatziki

$8.00

Keftedes
seasoned meatballs

$8.75

Kolokithakia
fried zucchini with tzatziki

$8.75

Melitzana
fried eggplant with tzatziki

$9.25

Grilled Feta
w/ fresh tomato & sweet pepper

$9.75

Saganaki
broiled kefalograviera cheese

$11.75

Calamarakia
fried calamari

$13.00

Shrimp Saganaki
shrimp broiled w/ kefalograviera cheese. fresh tomato & garlic

$13.00

Grilled Octopus

$8.00

Greek Style Spinach Dip
with artichokes and feta

Salates-salads

$7.25

Green Salad
with romaine, tomato & cucumber

Sm $9.50
Lg $12.50
Add: Chicken $5.00
Gyro $5.00
Salmon $6.00
Grilled Calamari $6.00
Grilled Tuna $7.00
Shrimp $8.00

Greek Salad

Sm $9.75
Lg $12.75

Horiatiki
tomato salad w/ cucumber, onion, pepper, feta & olives

$9.50

Arugula Salad
topped w/ shaved kefalograviera cheese

$9.50

Spinach Salad
tossed w/ beets, chick peas, feta, walnuts , garlic balsamic

$14.75

Mediterranean Steak Salad
orzo tossed w/ arugula, chick peas, tomato, olives & feta balsamic cilantro dressing

Seafood

$15.00

Steamed Mussels
ouzo sauce with fennel and tomato

$17.00

Grilled Calamari
served with rice and grilled vegetables

$18.00

Seafood Orzo
shrimp, calamari, octopus in light tomato sauce

$18.00

Shrimp Mykonos
over orzo with fresh tomatoes & feta cheese

$21.00

Grilled Salmon
over sauteed spinach & feta

$19.75

Pan Seared Tuna
over spanakorizo (spinach rice)

$21.00

Grilled Seafood
combination of shrimp, calamari & octopus

$22.00

Grilled Extra Large Prawns
ladolemono & served with horta.

Traditional Dishes

$15.00

Half Roasted Chicken
in tomato sauce w/ string beans & rice

$15.00

Grilled Chicken
over sauteed spinach w/ fresh tomato & feta ........

$15.00

Imam Baldi
baked eggplant with onion, parsley, garlic & tomato sauce

$15.00

Yemista
stuffed pepper & tomato

$15.00

Pastichio
baked macaroni with ground meat & bechamel

$16.00

Mousaka
eggplant, potato, ground meat & bechamel

$18.00

Lamb Kokkinisto
over orzo, slow cooked lamb w/ tomato sauce & cinnamon

$21.75

Braised Lamb Shank
served with rice, orzo or pasta

Whole Fish Selection
Served With Roasted Potatoes & Horta, Subject To Availability

Fagri (pink Snapper)

Red Snapper
served with roasted potatoes & horta, subject to availability

Barbounia (mullets)

Striped Bass Branzini

Royal Dorado

From the Grill

$18.00

Double Cut Center Pork Chop

$21.00

Paidakia
grilled lamb chops

$24.00

Ny Strip Steak

Sides

$6.00

Oven Roasted Lemon Potatoes
with thyme

$6.00

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

$6.00

Horta
cooked greens

$6.00

Sauteed Spinach
with fresh tomato & feta or lemon garlic

$6.00

String Beans
in a light tomato sauce

$6.00

Spanakorizo
spinach rice

$6.00

Briam
oven baked vegetables w/ fresh tomato & garlic

$6.00

Grilled Vegetables

Pizza

$8.00

Kasseri Cheese

$8.00

Horiatiki
fresh tomato, feta, olives

$9.50

Spinach & Feta

Souvlaki

$7.50

Gyro

$7.50

Pork

$7.50

Bifteki

$7.50

Chicken

$8.50

Lamb

$9.00

Shrimp

$6.75

Vegetarian

$6.75

Grilled Vegetables

Souvlaki Platter

$17.00

Pork

$17.00

Gyro

$17.00

Bifteki

$17.00

Chicken

$19.50

Lamb

$19.00

Shrimp

$21.00

Gtm Combo
gyro & choice of two meats platters served with greek fries, grilled sweet peppers, tomatoes, onion & tzatziki extra tzatziki sauce $1.25

$31.00

Gtm Mixed Grill
grilled meat platter w/ gyro, pork, bifteki, lamb and chicken served with grilled pepper, grilled tomato, onions & tzatziki

Desserts

$5.00

Greek Desserts & Pastries

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It's Greek To Me

626 W. Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55408

612-825-9922

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2003 | BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

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2001 | BEST GREEK RESTAURANT

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