Thanks for stopping to read mmm-yoso!!!, a blog about food. Kirk, who is usually here writing, is out of the state and Cathy is sharing a short post.
For more than 20 years, this corner storefront (it shares parking with Round Table Pizza and is across the street from Rana's, a block East and kitty corner from Butler's Coffee House and one block West of Fruity Loco) has been a mainstay in Spring Valley.
Walk in, there's a menu over the cash register where you order and pay.
Find a seat and everything is brought to you. This is a 'Mom and Pop' run place and sometimes they are very busy.
The Mister and I each wanted a salad (instead of soup) with our orders and these large plates were brought out. Standard toppings, house made dressing; the Feta was was Greek (sharp, salty, firm)(I've been buying Bulgarian or Albanian Feta lately-milder and creamy), which I haven't had in a while and the saltiness was just right (I didn't have to add any tabletop condiments).
Gyros pita (I ordered the Combo #1-Gyro with salad and drink ($9.49)). The pita is so soft, fresh, warmed on the grill. The gyros is plentiful and with the tomato, onion and (house made) tzatziki, has great flavor in every bite.
If you've paid attention to some of my posts, you might have noticed The Mister orders moussaka when he sees it on the menu. The eggplant based dish has variations in its preparation. The entree ($11.99) comes with sliced pita and some very flavorful, fluffy rice in addition to the salad (or soup)
The version at Grecian Cafe has a tomato sauce on top of bechamel along with ground beef, eggplant and soft sliced baked potato on the bottom. The flavorful red sauce (I could taste cinnamon) was complimentary to everything else in the towering casserole. This is a wonderful version of this Greek classic recipe.
It's always good to visit established restaurants.
Grecian Cafe 9676 Campo Road (at Conrad) Spring Valley 91977 (619)464-0385 Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun 1 p.m.-8 p.m.
nice serving sizes!
Posted by: kat | Tuesday, 22 January 2019 at 01:09 AM
Quite large servings, Kat. All fresh.
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, 22 January 2019 at 05:01 AM
Pita looks great!
Posted by: Soo | Tuesday, 22 January 2019 at 09:33 AM
There was a lot of meat in the pita sandwich, Soo. The bread was so fresh, as was the tzatziki and tomato. I added pickled onion (from The Mister's salad) when eating the last 1/4 of the sandwich.
Posted by: Cathy | Tuesday, 22 January 2019 at 11:37 AM