#22 - 2565 Barnet Highway
Coquitlam, BC
I get all these different cravings from time to time! Some time ago, I was suddenly craving for Greek salad! I really wanted to have some fresh, juicy tomatoes and cool crisp cucumbers with the soft salty tang of feta cheese! I was too lazy to buy all the ingredients and make it myself so I just dragged W and we hit up a Greek restaurant!
With the help of Urbanspoon, I decided to try Pallas Athena Greek Kouzina, located on Barnet Highway, next to Sushi Mori. I was happy to find it bright and nicely decorated inside.
There was a Greek statue standing in the middle of the restaurant and unfortunately, where we sat, the statue mooned at us the whole time =P
All the entrees and platters at Pallas included Greek salad and pita bread with tzaziki dip so we just ordered 2 entrees to share between the 2 of us.
Pita bread and Tzaziki dip (top) - thick cool tzatziki made with greek yogurt, cucumbers and garlic
Greek salad (bottom) - fresh cut tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red onions, olives, feta and oregano with authentic kalamata extra virgin olive oil
W, the super ultra picky eater, did not like to eat tomatoes, cucumbers AND green peppers so he picked and ate the feta cheese and onion pieces and left the veggies for me to have. Ah well, since I was craving Greek salad, I was quite happy about that LOL... The salad was cool and fresh, exactly what I wanted.
The pita bread came warm with a crisp crust and soft pillowy centre. I could've eaten the whole basket alone with the salad!
Arni Psito ($17.50) - Pallas specialty; seasoned, slow roasted piece of New Zealand lamb shoulder with lemon roasted potato, rice pilaf and sauteed vegetables
W left the ordering to me so I chose the arni psito to try. The lamb shoulder was roasted really beautifully! It was quite a large piece but the meat was incredibly tender, falling off the bone with just a slight prod of the fork! The meat was juicy and seasoned well. It was gamier than I expected but still acceptable. Some people who don't like that smell and taste will probably be put off by the strong gamey flavour.
The lemon roasted potato was alright. I would have liked it to be more tart to help cut the gamey lamb flavour. The green beans were slightly crisp and vibrant in colour while the rice was seasoned nicely and was nice and fluffy as well.
Chicken Souvlaki ($15.50) - two skewers marinated and charbroiled, served with lemon roasted potato, rice pilaf and sauteed vegetables
The 2nd entree was the chicken souvlaki. This dish tasted pretty good but the chicken was dry and a little tough to eat. Again, the sides were not bad. Green beans were also on W's list of disliked food so he ended up having very little veggies at this dinner. Doh!
These 2 entrees were pretty large! We ate about half of each one and had the rest packed up to go.
W actually had a coupon from his entertainment book but the restaurant didn't accept it because it was a holiday. Argh! Should have read the fine print! Anyway, we will probably go back again because it's a lovely and comfortable place to get some Greek eats :) And because we still have a coupon to use haha!
