Greek Love

Saganaki mon amour

Comments (0) By Stephen Lemons Thursday, Feb 2 2006

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Jackie Mercandetti

Owner Abrahim Khoshaba fires up some saganaki: a slice of sheep's-milk cheese, doused with brandy, ignited, then extinguished with a squeeze of lemon.

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Greek Patio

402 E. Greenway Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85022

Category: Restaurant > Greek

Region: North Phoenix

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Spanakopita: $7.95

Cornish chicken: $12.95

Catfish: $11.95

Moussaka: $12.95

602-548-8155.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 9 p.m. Sunday

402 East Greenway Parkway (Bell Towne Centre, Seventh Street and Greenway Parkway)

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GP apparently does not offer avgolemono, that lemony, egg-yolky chicken broth that's as important to me when eating Greek as a shot or two of ouzo before the meal. In its stead, there was a hearty lentil soup, for which a squeeze of lemon does wonders. Nevertheless, I found avgolemono's absence here puzzling. As for the lamb shank, it didn't exactly fall off the bone, but they give you a big enough portion, and the potato-onion-tomato stew that accompanies it is true comfort fare.

Order baklava, and you receive a generous, slightly doughy square of honey-bathed goodness that'll have you dancing a Zorba-like jig. Small but pleasant, with the usual blue and white interior, and a patio strung with Xmas lights of the same colors, GP seems happy enough to remain a friendly little Greek bistro. Wish I'd known about it sooner, but the thrill of discovery was worth the wait.