Not to beat a dead thread... but it occurs to me I forgot to mention Ambrosia, a block or two south of Mykonos on the Pike. It's a little frumpy in comparison, but definitely lighter on your wallet and, IMHO, the food is just as good.
Noah K. wrote:
>Mykonos is good, but I don't find it in any way comparable to any of
>the Baltimore places. It's also pretty
>expensive for what you get. To top it off, I've been a little wary of
>the place after my father got a piece of GLASS
>in his rice pudding dessert. I went there every couple of weeks for a
>while, but after the glass incident (a year
>and a half ago), I've only returned once.
Gareth J. wrote:
> > How about Mykonos (K Street and Rockville)? I love their
spanokopita(sic?)
> >
> Craig W. wrote:
>
> > > I've found Taverna Cretekou (Alexandria), Athenian Plaka
(Bethesda),
> > > Greek Taverna (McLean), and Alekos Taverna (Wheaton) to be good.
> > >
> > > Ron N. wrote:
> > >
> > > Universe wrote:
> > > >
> > > > There are *no* good Greek restaurants in the immediate DC metro
area?
> > > >
> > > > I agree Aegean Taverna is pretty lame. Unfortunately it's one
of
the
> > > > few Greek restaurants within the DC Beltway.
> > >
> > > I have not found any. The Amphora (which appears to be a greek
diner
> > > displaced form NJ but isn't) is AWFUL. The waitress asked what
kind
of
> > > dressing
> > > I wanted on my greek salad.
> > >
> > > There's no greek south of Baltimore I've concluded.
>Washington, DC