Anthos: Restaurant Week Robbery!

REVIEW

February 1, 2010


CUISINE: Greek
NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

Photo: Nymag

 

26 West 52nd St. Between 5th and 6th Aves.

(p) 212-582-6900

 

It's not often that I go to fancy, white tablecloth kind of places, and I almost never go to ones in Midtown.  However, I wanted to use Restaurant Week as an excuse to try something out of the ordinary in terms of both budget and location. When Rachel suggest we go to Anthos, Michael Psilakis' Midtown Greek restaurant, I was all for it.  Bruni gave the restaurant two stars ("very good") in 2007, as did New York Magazine's Adam Platt.  With entrees normally priced in the mid-thirty range, the Restaurant Week package —three course pre-fix for $35 — seemed like a steal. Right? CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on February 1, 2010 8:50am by Jena Steinbach | 1 comment





Snack

REVIEW

May 14, 2009


CUISINE: Greek, Salads, Sandwiches
NEIGHBORHOOD: Soho

 

 

Melitzanosalata, Skordalia, feta, grape leaves

 

105 Thompson Btwn Prince and Spring St

(p) 212-925-1040

 

While Snack does serve full-sized meals, it does so in a tiny, snack-sized space. With only a few tables (maybe five?), lines can be out the door for a seat at this tasty Greek restaurant. To start off your meal, be sure to order a slew of Meze (cold and hot appetizers), which include a cool tzatzik (cucumber yogurt dip), classic houmous, hearty malitzanosalata (roasted eggplant), and savory Keftedakia (veal meatballs with almonds, pine nuts and prunes). All Meze are served with triangularly cut pita which are freshly baked and highly addictive...

 


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Posted in FOOD on May 14, 2009 10:21am by Jena Steinbach | 0 comments