Foods from House of Greek
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2015 Oct 29
Uh-oh, looks like someone isn't paying their bills.
Their website has been ransomed ...
www.thehouseofgreek.ca/
And just in case the above goes back to the original upon payment, the google webcache version from last week :
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Their website has been ransomed ...
www.thehouseofgreek.ca/
And just in case the above goes back to the original upon payment, the google webcache version from last week :
webcache.googleusercontent.com
2014 Jun 11
Hi, folks. We ordered delivery of a chicken souvlaki pita, a gyro pita, an order of fries and a salad.
Gyro pita - small, bland.
Chicken souvlaki pita, small, bland.
Salad - It came with lumps of butt ends of romaine lettuce in it (bottom of the bag?), with a small quantity of feta that had been ground up and mixed with the dressing. ONE olive, and ONE leathery hot pepper.
Fries - flaccid and greasy, as if they were cooked in oil at too low a temperature for too long a time. You know when they're a sort of even light brown colour all over, but without any crispy edges.
Over thirty-five dollars. I knew the prices going in, since I looked at the Web site, but this was pathetic and parsimonious. It's as if somebody was trying to make the Queen scream. There won't be a return visit.
I miss the Greek Souvlaki House's old days.
Gyro pita - small, bland.
Chicken souvlaki pita, small, bland.
Salad - It came with lumps of butt ends of romaine lettuce in it (bottom of the bag?), with a small quantity of feta that had been ground up and mixed with the dressing. ONE olive, and ONE leathery hot pepper.
Fries - flaccid and greasy, as if they were cooked in oil at too low a temperature for too long a time. You know when they're a sort of even light brown colour all over, but without any crispy edges.
Over thirty-five dollars. I knew the prices going in, since I looked at the Web site, but this was pathetic and parsimonious. It's as if somebody was trying to make the Queen scream. There won't be a return visit.
I miss the Greek Souvlaki House's old days.
2012 Nov 20
I have ordered take out from House of Greek four times now and neither myself nor my friends have been disappointed by anything other than the price of certain items. ...and yet I would still order again! It doesn't seem to be strictly a Greek place, despite the name, as there are meals and ingredients from other cultures alongside the Greek offerings. Afghani platters, pizza, pasta, and North American food are on the menu as well.
They have an enormous menu, and some of the items are are so similar I think they should trim it down a tad as it gets a little confusing. For instance if you order the beef shawarma with tzatziki it tastes pretty much the same (and as delicious!) as the beef gyros. There may be subtle differences between the two wraps, but eating the two wraps on two different days I can't recall a huge difference.
I have focused mainly on systematically devouring their "pita sandwiches" (another collective term I suppose for the multitude of wraps out there) and I haven't yet found one I didn't like. They jam pack the pitas with so much stuff that just eating one could be a meal on its own. At some other pita places I have to order two wraps to feel satiated, so I feel the $7 average cost of the ones at House of Greek is an ok deal. I also don't feel there is an excess of pita bread surrounding these wraps, which is something I've never liked about some other pita places.
I feel I must tell you about the wrap called CHICKEN BACON RANCH - I don't know what kind of drugs they put in this one because it's extremely addictive to me! Crunchy lettuce, juicy tomato, tangy onion, flaky tender chicken, and ranch sauce stuffed into a fresh pita. I'm going to speculate that there's MSG in the ranch sauce which is why it's so comforting and hard to stop eating it. Personally, I will return for it whenever I feel I can handle this calorie bomb (don't think that it's good for you, because it's not going to make you thinner). It's salty and savory and sweet all at once.
My friend always gets platters when we eat at Greek places and he didn't think the platters here were any different than any other Greek place we have been to. It was very tasty, but nothing stood out to make it special.
The baklava was also nothing special. My personal baklava expert who tries baklava anywhere he finds it says he would prefer the taste and price of the ones you can buy at Loblaws.
Overall: Would return, would recommend. They can make things pretty fast so it's nice for takeout. One night I was waiting for my food they had 3 delivery people coming and going in 3 cars, but I can't say how fast that service is because I've never used it.
They have an enormous menu, and some of the items are are so similar I think they should trim it down a tad as it gets a little confusing. For instance if you order the beef shawarma with tzatziki it tastes pretty much the same (and as delicious!) as the beef gyros. There may be subtle differences between the two wraps, but eating the two wraps on two different days I can't recall a huge difference.
I have focused mainly on systematically devouring their "pita sandwiches" (another collective term I suppose for the multitude of wraps out there) and I haven't yet found one I didn't like. They jam pack the pitas with so much stuff that just eating one could be a meal on its own. At some other pita places I have to order two wraps to feel satiated, so I feel the $7 average cost of the ones at House of Greek is an ok deal. I also don't feel there is an excess of pita bread surrounding these wraps, which is something I've never liked about some other pita places.
I feel I must tell you about the wrap called CHICKEN BACON RANCH - I don't know what kind of drugs they put in this one because it's extremely addictive to me! Crunchy lettuce, juicy tomato, tangy onion, flaky tender chicken, and ranch sauce stuffed into a fresh pita. I'm going to speculate that there's MSG in the ranch sauce which is why it's so comforting and hard to stop eating it. Personally, I will return for it whenever I feel I can handle this calorie bomb (don't think that it's good for you, because it's not going to make you thinner). It's salty and savory and sweet all at once.
My friend always gets platters when we eat at Greek places and he didn't think the platters here were any different than any other Greek place we have been to. It was very tasty, but nothing stood out to make it special.
The baklava was also nothing special. My personal baklava expert who tries baklava anywhere he finds it says he would prefer the taste and price of the ones you can buy at Loblaws.
Overall: Would return, would recommend. They can make things pretty fast so it's nice for takeout. One night I was waiting for my food they had 3 delivery people coming and going in 3 cars, but I can't say how fast that service is because I've never used it.
2012 Aug 20
I was a huge fan of the Greek Souvlaki House at Prince of Wales and Baseline, and i mourned it when it went.
I was duly sceptical when, in the same strip mall, on the 'Baseline' side, a blue sign went up reading 'HOUSE OF GREEK', over what looked like a small takeway place, reason being Ottawa has an abundance of mediocre 'Greek' takeaway counters, without naming names, that are nothing special.
But, late one weekday mid Aug 2012, we found ourselves craving Greek food, in the neighborhood and not feeling like driving far. So, figuring 'mediocre' would be good enough, in we went.
Two mistaken impressions corrected - First, House of Greek is bigger inside than it looks, with ample seating. Not fancy, but clean. Second, it's far far better than 'mediocre' Greek food. Actually it's really really tasty Greek food.
We had the chicken and the pork souvlaki plates.
Both came with fresh salad - if it was from a bag, it didn't taste that way - with a nice dressing, and some of the best best bestest rice i've ever had. Y'know that really good, firm but soft rice where every grain is separate and yummy? Well, that. As well as nicely seasoned grilled chicken and pork, 2 skewers to a platter.
But the kicker, the real treat, was our second meal. Y'see, the family that runs the place also does Afghani food. Another couple eating in the restaurant ordered it and it looked good, so based on the strength of the Greek food, earlier this week (Aug 2012) we ordered it... a 'Bolanee' platter and an 'Oshack' platter.
Both come with the same salad but dressed in a sort of garlic almost yoghurt dressing that taste great. More awesome rice spiced slightly different and even better if that's possible. The Bolanee is like a thin 'flatbread', personal pizza sized and filed with tasty spinach. The Oshack is about 6 or more dumplings, tasty, seemed handmade, stuffed with a leek/onion/something mix in a homemade tomato sauce. Both were great and we couldn't pick a favourite.
And then there's the chutney... it's a green 'hot sauce' type chutney that is tasty, hot and also HOT.
Platters were approx $15 each.
Totally worthwhile. Will be back, will send others.
I was duly sceptical when, in the same strip mall, on the 'Baseline' side, a blue sign went up reading 'HOUSE OF GREEK', over what looked like a small takeway place, reason being Ottawa has an abundance of mediocre 'Greek' takeaway counters, without naming names, that are nothing special.
But, late one weekday mid Aug 2012, we found ourselves craving Greek food, in the neighborhood and not feeling like driving far. So, figuring 'mediocre' would be good enough, in we went.
Two mistaken impressions corrected - First, House of Greek is bigger inside than it looks, with ample seating. Not fancy, but clean. Second, it's far far better than 'mediocre' Greek food. Actually it's really really tasty Greek food.
We had the chicken and the pork souvlaki plates.
Both came with fresh salad - if it was from a bag, it didn't taste that way - with a nice dressing, and some of the best best bestest rice i've ever had. Y'know that really good, firm but soft rice where every grain is separate and yummy? Well, that. As well as nicely seasoned grilled chicken and pork, 2 skewers to a platter.
But the kicker, the real treat, was our second meal. Y'see, the family that runs the place also does Afghani food. Another couple eating in the restaurant ordered it and it looked good, so based on the strength of the Greek food, earlier this week (Aug 2012) we ordered it... a 'Bolanee' platter and an 'Oshack' platter.
Both come with the same salad but dressed in a sort of garlic almost yoghurt dressing that taste great. More awesome rice spiced slightly different and even better if that's possible. The Bolanee is like a thin 'flatbread', personal pizza sized and filed with tasty spinach. The Oshack is about 6 or more dumplings, tasty, seemed handmade, stuffed with a leek/onion/something mix in a homemade tomato sauce. Both were great and we couldn't pick a favourite.
And then there's the chutney... it's a green 'hot sauce' type chutney that is tasty, hot and also HOT.
Platters were approx $15 each.
Totally worthwhile. Will be back, will send others.
James C.