Going Greek on King

One of the latest offerings on King street is a small little establishment called "The Greek." "The Greek" is not your sit down and order type of restaurant but a "fast food restaurant." The space they occupy is a small space with a few tables and a counter where you place your orders.

The counter is surrounded by chalkboards listing all the different options. The menu is small and quite affordable with options starting from 3 dollars. This is quite an oddity because food offerings around this part of Toronto don't start at 3 dollars.

The seating space is bright and warm and would be a nice place to sit down and enjoy a meal and if you ever forget where you are, there is a big sign over the seating area to remind you.

On my very first visit to "The Greek" with my usual partner in crime we decided to order 3 different items off their menu: Pork Souvlaki on a stick, keftedes, and their greek poutine.

For the low low price of of 3 dollars you get a pork souvlaki, pita, tzatziki and slice of lemon. The pork was moist and hot right off their grill and went wonderfully with their garlicky tzatziki. This was quite a bit food for 3 dollars when you think about what 3 dollars can buy you. you can't even get a slice pizza or a burger at most places.

The keftedes were la lamb meat ball and were 4 to an order with tzatziki. The meatballs were well seasoned and packed full of flavour. The keftedes also came with an order of pita, which help make this almost a full meal.

My side kick and I decided to both order their greek poutine, which consisted of a large box of perfectly fried french fries smothered in pulled pork, tzatziki and feta cheese. This was quite the interesting take on poutine, the saltiness of the feta and the creamy garlic taste of the tzatziki really created a nice greek spin on the great canadian classic. It may be hard to tell from this picture but the serving was quite big and could possibly feed 3 people.

This was a pleasant surprise for me to find a spot on King Street West that makes affordable and delicious greek food. On my first visit I ordered mostly off the snack menu and enjoyed it so much that it makes me want to go back try some of their larger items off their menu. Its hard for me to recommend the Greek just yet but I would definitely recommend this place to satisfy any cravings for greek food.

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