Your favorite Greek Restaurants?

[zeman]

Where do you love to go to eat great, authentic, Greek food in Northern NJ?

[Jason Perlow]

I like Greek Village in Norwood, and Its Greek to Me in Englewood. Greek to Me in Cliffside Park is also very good but its a tight little place, its best suited for lunch.

I also like Bennies in Englewood, but its Lebanese -- they have a HUGE array of freshly made mezze there though, and their chicken shwarma and kofta kebabs are AMAZING. For Turkish I like Babylon in River Edge, and its a good value. Sapphire in Tenafly is also very good for Turkish but a bit pricier than Babylon.

[zeman]

I've been to It's Greek to Me in Englewood & Ridgewood but only for lunch. Benny's is great & I think the make a great Falafel sandwich & their mezze is also very good but sometimes they've got the fridge too cold & it doesn't do the food justice. However, I can't shake this (IGTM) lunch place, catch a quick bite feel about the place. I know I should try it for dinner to really push the envelope a little bit.

Thanks for mentioning those other place since i have a soft spot for that kind of food. I'll have to check them out.

I even asked a Greek friend of mine who lives in Paramus & he said he just goes to Manhattan or Astoria. Which is where I've been to plenty of places but I'm on the hunt for good Greek in NJ.

Where are the Greek communities in the area? I always see the ads for the festivals put on by the local churches.

Edited July 25, 2003 by zeman (log)

[anil]

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I even asked a Greek friend of mine who lives in Paramus & he said he just goes to Manhattan or Astoria. Which is where I've been to plenty of places but I'm on the hunt for good Greek in NJ.

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Could you set a base-rate or comparative threshold of what you would consider a good greek ?

[Rosie]

Recently have had very good food at Greek Delights in Montclair. There are separate topic postings on this restaurant.

[coughy]

I know it is going out of the area but right outside of the Holland Tunnel on West Bway and Reade St. is a greek restaurant called Delphi. The food is terrific and the prices are great.

[phaelon56]

Eros Cafe coffeehouse on Park Ave on Rutherford opened a Greek restaurant last year called "After Athens". It's underneath the coffeehouse in the basement and is probably the coolest most atmospheric basement space I've ever been in. We ate there when they'd only been open a few weeks and made the mistake of ordering non-greek items from the menu. The beer battered fish was inedible and my crabmeat stuffed haddock was barely passable. The chicken/lemon soup (a traditional Greek soup - can't recall the name) was excellent and I think this place is worth a try. It was just after they opened and we should have stuck to Greek items but oh well. They are currently in the process of opening another dining room at street level that will be attached to the Coffeehouse with an archway but work is not complete. I'm guessing that it will also have a Greek menu as they already draw plenty of Greek customers for the place downstairs.

[zeman]

Thanks for reminding me about the Eros Cafe. I went there once for lunch when it first opened & will have to go back for dinner

And thank you too Rosie for the scoop on Greek Delights. I'll try that too!

But I think one thing is clear so far: that NNJ clearly lacks for a wide variety of Greek restaurants & if you must go, NYC is still the clear choice.

[menton1]

NYC is still the clear choice.

This could be true of any type of restaurant, NJ only wins when it comes to grass, trees and parking!!