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The Great Greek Restaurant and Taverna

13362 Ventura Blvd. Los Angeles CA 91423

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  • Diner, Greek, Mediterranean, Seafood, Gyros
    Takeout, Private Party, Catering
  • Late Night
    Live Entertainment
  • Accepted
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  • Aging to Perfection

    Aging to Perfection

    Thu, July 22, 1999

    GOURMET COFFEE WAREHOUSE 671 Rose Ave, Venice (310) 392-6479 The motto here is "Wholesale to the people," and if the rock-bottom prices don't lure you, the aroma of freshly brewed coffee will. Everyday folk get the same deal as the business... More »

Dinner Menu
Greek-style Appetizers -cold Selections
$4.25
Greek 'fassolia' Beans
a delicious specialty made with virgin olive oil, fresh lemon.
$5.45
Greek Caviar 'tarama'
our centuries-old recipe is among the world's best.
$5.45
Hummus'
whipped chick peas, fresh garlic, fresh lemon, sesame oil - a mediterranean favorite.
$5.45
Yogurt 'tzatziki'
fresh yogurt, thinly diced cucumbers, and fresh mediterranean herbs.
$5.45
Eggplant 'melitzanosalata'
several critics have raved over our recipe.
$4.95
Freshly-made 'tabouli'
cracked wheat, lemon juice, parsley, green onions, tomatoes, and spices.
$7.95
Feta Cheese
and kalamata black olives.
$11.95
Greek Style Chilled Jumbo Shrimp
caressed with extra-virgin greek olive oil, fresh lemon, a hint of fresh garlic, fresh basil, and green scallions.
Greek-style Appetizers- Warm Selections
$4.50
Fresh 'horta' Greens
fresh, boiled endive greens with fresh lemon.
$6.95
Dolmathes' Stuffed Grape Leaves
made fresh in our kitchen; our celebrated version is made with extra lean ground beef, and rice.
$6.95
'spanakopita'
spinach and feta cheese pie in filo dough.
$8.95
Golden-batter 'kalamaria'
$8.25
Cognac-flamed Cheese 'saganaki'
flamed with lemon-cognac.
$11.95
Char-broiled Fresh Octopus
absolutely delicious - served with grilled green scallions.
$5.95
Greek Meatballs 'keftethes'
our customers love our recipe for those crispy, herb-seasoned meatballs.
$5.95
Loukanika
greek sausage.
$6.95
Mediterranean Style Grilled Eggplant
stuffed with fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs, and feta cheese.
Classical Greek Salads
$7.75
Greek Village Salad
the greek salad we made famous in los angeles - tomatoes, greens, cucumbers, capers, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, greek vinaigrette.
$7.75
Peasant Chopped Salad
chopped romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers, red onions, feta cheese, in a light greek vinaigrette.
$7.75
Greek Taverna Salad
same as the village salad, except this version, in the greek tradition, is served without greens.
$13.25
Substitute Shrimp $17.95
The Blue Mediterranean
the salad we made famous in our restaurant in paris - chunks of fresh chicken breast, sliced, fresh avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, capers, and feta cheese over fresh greens, greek vinaigrette. a meal in itself.
Traditional Homeland Soup
$5.95
Avgolemono Soup
without a doubt the best homemade version of this traditional and famous greek soup - freshly-made rich chicken soup you'll cherish - made with fresh chicken broth, eggs, and fresh lemon and orzo pasta
Mediterranean Pastas
$11.95
Vegetarian Pasta Corfu
healthy pasta with a greek touch - linguini pasta with fresh vegetables in a rich tomato-herb sauce.
$12.95
Greek Meat Balls And Linguini Pasta
with freshly-grated imported kefalograviera cheese.
$19.95
Macedonian Shrimp Pasta
linguini pasta in a delicious, aromatic sauce of tomato, herbs, shallots, garlic, fresh basil, feta cheese, and large shrimp.
$10.95
Browned Butter Pasta
the greeks invented this simple, yet delicious dish. linguini pasta quickly sautéed in browning butter and fresh garlic, anointed with grated greek cheese.
$15.95
Pasta With Braised Lamb
lamb slowly simmered in fresh tomato sauce and red wine.
Hellenic Plate Specialties -greek Homeland Specialties
Entrees Below Served With Oven-roasted Potatoes, Greek-style Pilaf, And Fresh Vegetables.
$11.95
Spinach Cheese Filo Pie 'spanakopita'
$13.95
Baked 'pastitsio' Deep-dish Pasta
pasta-layered with lean ground beef, herbs, tomato, béchamel sauce.
$13.85
Stuffed Grape Leaves 'dolmathes'
extra-large, homemade, served with avgolemono sauce.
$15.25
"moussaka"
the national dish of greece, and a specialty of the house - baked eggplant, ground beef, greek spices, béchamel sauce.
$18.95
Combination Greek Platter
house specialties on a large platter- pastitsio pasta, moussaka, stuffed grape leaves, spinach cheese pie spanakopita, lamb of the day, oven-roasted potato, rice pilaf, vegetable of the day.
$16.95
Greek-style Vegetarian Platter
includes yogurt tzatziki, hummus, eggplant , melitzanosalata, tabouli, spinach cheese pie, spanakopita, rice pilaf, fresh vegetable of the day, greek fassolia beans, feta cheese, fresh tomato, cucumber.
Hellenic Plate Specialties -greek-style Lamb
$18.95
Lamb Shanks
braised with our tomato sauce and red wine.
$19.95
Our Famous Oven-roasted Spring Lamb
a house specialty of tender chunks of fresh roasted lamb.
$22.95
Char-broiled Lamb Kebab 'souvlaki'
$23.95
Four Char-broiled Lamb Chops
$22.95
Char-broiled Sliced Loin Of Lamb
$25.95
Our Famous Rack Of Lamb
Hellenic Plate Specialties -chicken And Beef Specialties
$16.95
Chicken Athenian
chicken-breast stuffed with feta, fresh spinach, and avgolemono sauce.
$16.50
Char-broiled Chicken-breast Kebab 'souvlaki'
marinated with fresh lemon and ground oregano.
$18.95
Char-broiled Sirloin Filet Beef Kebab 'souvlaki
$17.95
Mixed Chicken And Beef 'souvlaki
Hellenic Plate Specialties -hellenic Seafood
$20.95
Sautéed Shrimp A La Greque
white wine, artichoke hearts, and avgolemono sauce.
$22.95
Char-broiled Jumbo 'garithes' Shrimp
as featured on the greek cruise liner the stella solaris
$17.95
Char-broiled Fresh Salmon
with a spray of lemon, and oregano.
$18.95
Seabass Or Swordfish Santorini
(ask your server) sautéed fresh tomatoes, scallions, garlic, white wine, and herbs.
 
Tsipoura - Whole Fish
(periodically available - ask your server)
Desserts
$5.95
Macedonian Baklava
homemade with crushed almonds, walnuts, pistachios, pure mt. hymettus greek honey and filo.
$5.95
Our Celebrated Rice Pudding
greek diners in new york city serve the world's best rice pudding, and this is our version of it. creamy, and rich with golden raisins, dusted with cinnamon.
$5.95
Honey Nut Ice Cream Parfait
served at athens' famous outdoor ice cream parlor, floka's - rich vanilla bean ice cream and pure greek mt. hymettus honey, topped with crushed almonds, pistachios, walnuts, and whipped cream.
$6.95
Cream Freeze
our acclaimed metaxa brandy ice rich vanilla bean ice cream laced with premium metaxa brandy in a delicious freeze.
$5.25
Custom-baked Creamy Cheesecake
we consider ours to be among the best cheesecake recipes in los angeles.
$5.25
Chocolate Mousse Cake
$5.45
Roasted Pecan Hot Fudge Ice Cream Sundae
vanilla bean ice cream, roasted pecans, hot fudge and whipped cream.
$5.95
Strawberries Romanoff
vanilla bean ice cream and strawberries with grand marnier.
$4.95
Mocha Espresso Delight
vanilla ice cream, espresso and whipped cream.
$3.85
A Dish Of Vanilla Ice Cream
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