SomethinGreek

I've had more than my share of parched, leathery stuffed vegetables. These were anything but.

SomethinGreek's yemista (Saturdays only, $13.95) — a pepper and an equally plump tomato stuffed with ground beef, rice, herbs, and spices — is lightly dressed on top with kefalogaviera cheese, too. I tasted it first when I licked the underside of the stem.

Previously: kotopoulo sto fourno me papates ($9.95), oven roasted chicken and potatoes seasoned with garlic and oregano, in a lemon sauce. The finger-lickin' chicken (yes, I used my hands rather than leave meat on the bone) is a Tuesday-only special, but the creamy potatoes (use your fork to spear them, or to smash them into the sauce) are available every day.

Another sign that this isn't your typical corner Greek: the day's first serving, cut from the corner of the pan and still warm, of galactoboureko ($4). That mouthful of a name is derived from the Greek word for "milky," as in "Milky Way galaxy," and the word for a phyllo-cased pie or pastry. A light syrup is involved, too, but like the phyllo it plays only a supporting role; I dispatched my "milk pie" with a spoon.

SomethinGreek
7616 Third Ave. (76th-77th Sts.), Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
718-748-8200

Comments

[Rita]

Galactoboureko was the first Greek word I ever learned! Lefkos Pyrgos (White Castle) in Astoria does a very nice version.

[Dave Cook]

I trust that that's a full-service restaurant and not a jocular reference to a fast-food chain with square burgers.

[kim]

FYI

http://www.yelp.com/biz/lefkos-pirgos-cafe-astoria

It's a cafe :)

[marthagrace]

Fantastically, SomethinGreek will make a sandwich with those lemony potatoes. Labeled "vegetarian souvlaki", it's carb on carb tastiness, though I also want to try their meatier offerings.