There are times that GPS’s can be a godsend.  After arriving in Key West, “Restaurants” were programmed in and, at US1/Truman Highway, Taste of Greece popped up.  There is nothing outwardly spectacular about this place, service is laid back and Key Western, but the food and the prices will make you want to tell everyone to go there.  This is truly a Local Specialty that is loved and adored.

Let me tell you this, Taste of Greece is not a place for first daters due to all the garlic or if you are looking to impress someone with fancy dinner napkins folded into swans and fresh flowers on the table.  What you will get is some of the most amazing looking and tasting food. After eating you will be thinking about what you will order on your next visit.  When I say that Taste of Greece is a “Mom & Pop place”, it truly is.  The owners look like they have been together since their early 20’s and have supported their family and most likely extended families with this restaurant.

Since it is a Greek restaurant you need to order a starter of Hummus that comes with fresh grilled pita triangles.  When I say that grilled pita makes it completely different, it does!  There’ll be too much hummus and thank God you have a fork.  The Chicken Souvlaki is rather amazing and definitely an item that you could order every week guilt-free and come away happy.  Their Tzatziki Sauce will make you want to order a pint, and in comparison to other places it has only a little dill and still gives you all that great flavor you expect.  If you are in the mood for a chicken parmesan sub, then order the Chicken Fratzolaki.  Fans of “soggy bread” sandwiches and those who adore the look of food will fall in love with this sandwich.  Definitely a two-hander or knife-and-fork, the Fratzolakis also come in Eggplant, veal, and shrimp.  They also have a Greek Loukaniko that is country sausage with sautéed onions and peppers in their own tomato sauce.  Just when you think it cannot get any better, all the sandwiches comes with choices of sides and the Potato Salad is definitely worth at try and literally talked about.

At Taste of Greece they not only have sandwiches and salads, but have entrees that will make your eyes pop out of your head and drool uncontrollably.  They also have a wide variety of pizzas that are either 12” or 14” and are affordable without being technically Gourmet.  A Greek one has Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, onions, tomatoes and artichoke hearts.  Since this is a Greek restaurant and located in Key West, they truly have captured the idea of finding food that blends with locally available fresh supplies.  A lot of their food consists of seafood and the things not grown or captured here is imported from Greece.  They have about twelve vats of self-serve olives for resale, as well as countless olive oils, dressings, wines, and beers for anyone looking for that specific Greek specialty.

If you do not trust this review, ask reliable people in the area and pay close attention to their facial expressions and natural reactions.

Taste of Greece
A Mediterranean Market, Bakery, and Deli
Taste of greece
1101 Truman Avenue
Key West, FLORIDA
33040-3351
(305) 293-6694
-Mark’s List