REVIEW: Gone Greek!

The Greek gods have descended and decided to give Greek food for the masses. Go Greek! is a Greek/Mediterranean food stall located at the Glorietta 4 Food Choices near Savory at the far/back side of Food Choices, the first and only branch in the Philippines. With the emergence of Greek Restaurants in the Philippines (Mano's Greek Taverna, Cyma) Go Greek! is one of the more affordable of the lot, being a food stall and all. But that doesn't mean that food doesn't taste good.

Go Greek! offers the usual food you can find in the Greek restaurant menu. Kebabs, the slow roasted meat on a stick with tomatoes and onions; Gyros, the Greek version of the shawarma, by the way is is read as gee-rows, if you thought it was guy-rows then you are not alone. What is a Greek menu without lamb, Go Greek! also offers lamb and you can have it in many ways (Gyros, kebabs or chops).

If it is your first time eating here, ordering is a breeze, you can try out the Greek Kebabs or the Platters on the Menu. You can have the Greek Kebabs in chicken, lamb, seafood, pork, steak or vegetarian, it comes with 2 pieces of pita cut up into 4 a piece and a salad, 2 salad dressings are available the Greek and Caesar dressing the Greek salad dressing is definitely a must try! The real kicker is they add feta cheese to your salad at no extra cost. Feta cheese or more commonly known as goat's cheese is one of the more expensive of the cheese varieties and is most definitely delicious with the salad. The Platters is also a good way to start. Comes in Kebab Platters, Gyro Platter, a Lemon Chicken Platter is also available. The Platters come with Potatoes or Rice, instead of the Pita bread, and it still comes with the salad. Haven't tried any of the Gyros, definitely going back to try it the next time. The Lemon Chicken platter is also a must try, the tangy-ness of the lemon definitely stands out on this dish.

Hummous! I love hummous. Mashed chickpeas/garbanzos is what it is made off. Acts as a dip or spread for pita bread. I don't have a photo of it though, the time when I brought my camera they were out of hummous. Tried the Eggplant dip this one time, when they were also out of hummous, no photo of it again though, but what a surprise that was. The Eggplant dip proved to be quite delicious. Don't try to pronounce the Greek name though it starts with Met...something, didn't bother using its Greek name, just use Eggplant dip to order. Haven 't tried a lot on the menu though, desserts, pies, yogurt shakes, other kebabs. Off course we are going back to try everything out.



The verdict:

Price: Very Affordable, Greek Kebabs go for about a Php 115 to 125; The Platter around Php 150+, The dips are less than Php 100 and already come with the pita bread.

Food: If you like Greek food and are on a budget, this is the place to eat at. If you haven't tried Greek food, a perfect place to start before you go and eat at the more expensive Greek restaurants. For the price the food exceeds expectations. Talk about a healthy choice, if you constantly watch what you eat Go Greek! is perfect for you, everything is roasted and is cooked in olive oil, extra virgin olive oil. For the Platters, you can choose potato instead of rice. Who would think you can find this in a food court.