Astoria Shish Kebob House
Location:
390 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
www.astoriashishkebobhouse.com
I trust you've already heard of my love affair with Greek food. I simply adore it.
And at Astoria, there's so much more to love. The portions are gigantic!
This particular day, we were out on the patio; which is always packed in the summer months (I'm SO looking forward to that, aren't you?) and the sun was shining and the beers were cold.
We had the "Astoria’s Appetizer Platter", which consisted of deep fried calamari, dolmades (grapevine leaves stuffed with rice, herbs and spices) spanakopita (spinach & feta cheese pastry) and two homemade dips (we chose hummus and tzatziki, I believe).
[I had an awful experience with calamari once which involved: barely cooked calamari + some form of sausage + smoky lounge (back when smoking was allowed indoors) + car-sickness = a lovely bout of vomiting ]
Now then, if you're not completely revolted, let's continue...
Calamari, when breaded and deep fried like this, is quite alright....I think.
I think part of ordering chicken souvlaki is knowing that those potatoes will also be there. Happy potatoes.
Oh souvlaki, how I love thee.
Funnily enough though, three out of the four of us had some...er... "discomfort in the digestive tract", after our meal at Astoria (I had the chicken, one had pork and the other lamb). It's never happened before, but it's true. Unless...
Dear calamari, I think it's best we part ways.
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Reader Comments (4)
Noooooo don't give up on calamari...
Have you tried the calamari booth at the taste of the danforth?
You'll fall in love once again...
You know, I haven't tried the calamari booth...and not sure I am brave enough to go to there (30 Rock reference, don't mind me). I'll come with you to the TotD this year, though!
Hey I'm always looking for cool new places to eat - one of my favorite activities :) I will definitely check these out.
Hi Rose, yes - Astoria's yummy; never been sick there before - so will definitely give it another try.