Eos in Stamford for Dinner

“OPA !”

This is what my wife calls Eos Restaurant because of two reasons: 1) we hear it exclaimed at least three times per night whenever we dine there (there is something about the flaming cheese, aka Saganaki, that makes people want to shout it out -- order it and see!) and 2) she has a lousy memory and can never seem to remember that it’s called Eos. So the discussion goes something like this:

“Hey honey, where do you want to eat tonight?”

“Um, I dunno, where do YOU want to eat tonight?”

“How about.....[face screwed up, trying to remember the name]……OPA!”

And scene.

We like Eos a lot. One whole side of their menu is devoted to Mezedes, which I believe are the Greek equivalent to Tapas, or small plates. The other side has soups, salads and entrees. We always stick to the Mezedes side of the menu, order a few different plates each and get a variety of tasty treats brought to the table. We change it up every time we go, and we haven’t had a bad meal yet.

Some of our favorite dishes include, but are not limited to:

Hummus (chick pea spread), Tzatziki (yogurt, cucumber & garlic dip), Dolmades (my personal favorite, rice-stuffed grape leaves), Loukaniko (citrus infused pork sausage), Kalamarakia (grilled calamari), Octapodi (grilled octopus) and Spanakopita (crispy phyllo dough triangles filled with spinach and feta cheese). I could go on and on. You get the picture.

One of the other great things about Eos is that their wine list includes a nice assortment of Greek wines, which are close to impossible to find in Connecticut. They serve several by the glass, so if you’re unsure about committing to a full bottle of some crazy-grape-named Greek wine you’ve never heard of before (Agiorgitiko? Moschofilero??), I’m sure the staff would be more than happy to give you a little taste first.

As always, I leave you here with a clip. I’ll bet you thought I was going to pick a scene from “My Big, Fat Greek Wedding” – didn’t you? Yeah, well, you’re right, I was. But then I found this one and thought it might get a bigger laugh. Enjoy !



Eos Greek Cuisine
490 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 569-6250
www.eosgreekcuisine.com


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