Ottawa Foodies

I've been a big fan of Pilos for years and moreso since I visited Greece earlier this year. This is the closest I've come to feeling like I'm back in Greece - the service is awesome, the food is wonderful and the ambiance is great. It's not super-fancy, but it's affordable and more authentic Greek than Greek fusion. It's normally packed on Fridays and Saturdays.

Normally when I go I order the souvlaki plate, but this last visit I decided to change it up. The SO and I ordered Saganaki, I ordered vegetarian Moussaka and were given complementary baklava after the server accidentally poured water into the last bit of my Mythos beer.

Even though I live downtown now, I always like to make a trip out to Pilos.

The Saganaki was great - the flambé was done on the spot. The cheese was a little tough around the edges, but wonderfully melted in the middle. There was no tomato sauce, but it was still tasty.

It was a bit dry, but oh so tasty.

I love the dolmades from Pilos. The rice/meat mixture is perfect, the grape leaf wrapping is done right so they don't fall apart on you.

The calamari is quite exceptional. Not too battered and fried. Served with lemon and a very fresh, garlicy tzatziki.