best lunch on the strip. this restaurant is considered to be one of the best greek restaurants in north america and was recently selected as the best new restaurant by the las vegas weekly. a $20.11 3-course lunch is offered which has to be the best dining deal on the strip since commanders palace closed albeit martinis will set you back a lot more than 25 cents.
the restaurant is large, open and very impressive, but the day was too perfect to sit inside so we opted for the semi enclosed patio that overlooks the strip and citycenter. we received grilled bread along with evo to start. we then shared the xortopita appetizer (housemade phyllo stuffed with greens, herbs, feta, greek yogurt and salumi). our second appetizer was a greek meze plate that was truly "amezing"; four spreads (taramasalata, tzatziki, htipita and manouri cheese) along with a stuffed grape leaf, olives and cherry tomatoes. each spread was delicious, but the spicy hitipitia, made from roasted red pepper, feta and other tasty delights, was pure joy.
ann chose the honjake salmon which was a bit underdone to suit her taste, but delicious while i opted for the whole lavraki, a farm raised sea bass known in italy as branzini or branzino, which was finished simply with evo and capers. the finale of the feast was a slice of walnut cake and a delicious yogurt martini, greek yogurt topped candied oranges. service throughout our meal was perfect and one of the chefs stopped by our table a few times to make sure we were enjoying our meal and answer any of our questions.