Elias Corner

 

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Justin K.

New York, NY

This is a no-frills, traditional family style Greek seafood restaurant with a simple, unassuming diner-styled interior decor. There are no menus, and only seafood dishes are offered. The curt yet friendly waitstaff will present a few options of the day's freshest seafood, based on your preferences, and don't be afraid to ask what else they have. Mostly every fish selection is prepared on the grill, whole, and is served with perfect char marks and a wide selection of side dishes ranging from paper-thin sliced fried potatoes to zucchini - grilled, of course. Be prepared to smell a bit smoky and fishy, but with the fresh seafood you'll be feasting on, it will be well worth the trip out to Queens.

Pricing: Not Cheap
Venue: Sit Down
Cuisine: Seafood, Greek
Favorite Dish(es): Grilled Fish of the Day, Fried Potatoes (side)

Repost from http://www.nynyeateat.com, where we only post our 5 stars.

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Elite '08

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Molly T.

Astoria, NY

I just moved to Astoria and attended a family function were eight people separately recommended this place to me (by the end I had to nod and pretend I had never heard what they were about to say).

So I'm shocked that only two people have reviewed Elias Corner. I had an amazing meal there on Sunday night. My parents were in town and I think the meal was about $25 a person but we got a ton of food: fried calamari, greek salad, saganaki, grilled eggplant and zucchini, shrimp, fish. We each got a beer and the dessert (fried dough with honey) was free. Everything was delish, especially the eggplant (sooo soft and gooey and tasty!) and they deboned the fish.

There's no menu and once you get your food the servers kind of abandon you and you have to speak up. But sitting on the patio was lovely and because they leave you alone, you can linger on and on. Alas, they have no decaf coffee or tea. Otherwise we would have lingered longer than the 2 or 3 hours we spent at Elias.

But I highly recommend the trek to Astoria for this place, especially because you can head to the beer garden afterwards!

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christy B.

Long Island City, NY

So this place is a classic. It's got a little of the NY "you talkin' to me" flare and a lot of the Greek no muss no fuss get the fish on the grill . . . . food's excellent, as mentioned by another reviewer you need to be confident to get what you want! and people keep saying it's pricey-what are they talking about? We ordered a ton of food in a group of 10 with about 6 bottles of wine and spent $40/person. When going for a simple dinner for two we spend about $60 on 2 entres, a couple sides, and a bottle of wine-it's not the kebab stand on the next corner but it's certainly not expensive! Check it out!

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Elite '08

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Amy S.

Long Island City, NY

I have been here twice now and the first time was awesome and  it tasted like they caught my fish out back and grilled it up right in front of me BUT the second time I went my fish tasted like they caught it out back and drove over it a few times while smoking cigarettes.

The fries were great both times though.

Elias is also expensive! $25 for over cooked fishy fish. I'd rather eat and drink at The Beer Garden across the street."

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Patrick J.

Forest Hills, NY

This place is a fish lovers heaven. I go here with Greeks, off the boat italians, and people of all shapes and sizes for a taste of the Old Country. You cannot go wrong with anything on the menu (even a few finicky fish haters loved the lamb kebobs) and its cool thats there is no menu. DO NOT Bring people who want to mull over and discuss with the waiter all the options, just ask for what fish are available and order, it will come out great. I go with the octopus as an appetizer and always try a different fish for a main course with the potatoes as a side. Don't forget a salad too! Worth a trip.

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Mike P.

Boston, MA

I used to eat at Elias Corner every Monday for over two years.  When you enter dispense with the menu and simply look over the fresh fish in the display and choose your favorites.  Their octopus is some of the best, not sure why others can't do it as well.  The side dishes, Tzatziki, taramosalada, and cheese are great too.

Albeit they are a bit pricey, you can to consider that Astoria is moving upscale.

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