Greek Corner Restaurant II
Category: Greek and Mediterranean [Edit]
Neighborhood: Harvard Square8 Eliot St
Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 661-3433
- Nearest Transit:
Harvard (Red)
- Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: No
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: No
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Alcohol: None
18 Reviews for Greek Corner Restaurant II
When I think of Greek dining I think of a warm afternoon on the Mediterranean, the salty breeze ruffling my lustrous hair.....yeeeehhhhh right. American corner restaurant Greek food is one of my favorite quick bites. This is also one of the more no-frills in an out types of dining you will find. You really can't go wrong with grilled chicken, vegetables, thick flat breads, goat cheese and olives. These guys do a pretty OK and standard job of combing all of those ingredients into their standard dishes. Any combination will really do, salad, wrap, plate - whatever, same stuff. The house sauce is great, and I particularly find their lamb to be 'more than acceptable'. This is a cash shop and for $6 you can walk away with a solid hand full of not-so-bad 'food items'. Still, a solid lunch that doesn't fight back at you later on, and that happens to taste good is A-OK with me.
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This is essentially just a take-out joint (there are some seats downstairs, but I wouldn't recommend it - quite dreary) and these kids know what they're doing. Even when there's a line out the door you'll be in and out pretty quick - good call by Matthew B down there about the change-free prices - just hand over your fiver and go on with your day.
The two guys who take and prepare orders are efficient and friendly. And they seem to be perpetually watching soccer matches even when there is no tournament known to be playing anywhere on the planet, which lends the place a certain old world charm (ok, sometimes they're watching telenovelas).
But of course, the five stars are for the food! Oh, the food. I love it. The pitas are warm, the chicken tender, the falafel piquant. They also carry some sodas and Nantucket Nectars. The simple and perfected menu of tasty greek fast food served up efficiently by jovial soccer fans make this a perfect lunch stop.
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$5 for a sandwich (not a burrito) in Harvard Square is almost unheard of...$5 for a falafel sandwich on a warm pita and no extra charge if you want hummus on it too (Sabra will charge you a dollar).
Extra shout out for round number pricing. You hand over five dollars say thanks and walk away with a sandwich! No oddball change or take a penny - leave a penny...I like!
I used to go to Sabra exclusively for falafel in Harvard Square. However, I've recently started going to GCR2 for my falafel fix.
Why? You can get a wrap with everything (falafel, hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, feta, cucumbers) for $5. Plus, the falafel seems to have a little more flavor, if perhaps a little less crunch here.
The lemon chicken soup at this location is just as divine as it is at the larger spot on Mass. Ave. It's all I ever get, that and the Greek fries.
I stopped in for lunch - and forgot just how good a gyro can be when you're craving one...
honestly, if you've ever had one, and haven't had one in awhile - think about it... the meat, the sauce.... lettuce, a little red onion... they fry the pita just right so it's warm, almost crispy wrapped around the ingredients.... hungry yet? I'm drooling, and I had one yesterday!
The guys are friendly, and quick... you're standing right in front of them as they prepare your food.
Go... and think about the poor people who don't have a gyro shop nearby.
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It's an alright place--staff are very friendly, food is tasty enough, prices are comparable for things like combo plates or wraps. The falafel are a little bit dry, but the rice that accompanies them is pretty tasty. The only real minus was all the brown leaves in the lettuce (then again I stopped in just as they were opening and I think new salad hadn't been made yet). Not bad for when you're in a rush.
Just tried it for the first time, and I'll be back! Had the Gyro sandwich and dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves). The dolmathes came in a generous portion-- 6 of them for about $3.50, plus some olives tossed in to fill the container. The Gyro was great-- tender meat with a little charred flavor, tasty sauce, lettuce and red onion. The whole meal was about 12 bucks. And I agree about the fast, friendly service.
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The Gyros are phenominal. That's all I've had there and I can't bring myself to try anything else because then I'd be missing out on the best Gyro the world (or at least Boston) has to offer.
I had walked past this place a couple of times, but tonight I actually went in for dinner and boy was I impressed. Their gyro sandwich is finger licking good, make sure you get the spicy sauce on it, that definitely kicks it up a few notches. The place is owned by Greeks but there were a bunch of people from El Salvador working in there serving some of best Mediterranean food. It's reminiscent of the Desi restaurants in Houston and Chicago where the cooks are actually Mexicans :) I loved their gyro sandwich so much that I ended up getting another one. In $10, those two sandwiches are a bargain considering they were absolutely delicious and it'll fill you up good. I'd love to come back for Mousagga and/or Kebabs.
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I go there at least twice a week for lunch and their gyro is the shit. They use the right amount of dressing for their salads, the fries are awesome, and the second you walk in and tell them what you want-it's ready within seconds.
They aren't pricey, and you get a ton of food in your order :)
First off, no pickles in the establishment (I was told they have cucumber. Not the same thing.) Humus was yummy and garlicy, but flavor was drowned by insane amount of red onion.
Falafel was a multicultural experience:
- served in tortilla rather than pita
- hot sauce was sriracha
- iceberg lettuce from cali (speculation)
Falafel itself was strangely familiar - on third bite or so I recognized it from the boxed Fantastic brand I make at home + parsley and deep fryer. The guy was nice and service was super quick, but he put an entire red onion's worth of bad breath on the sandwich. Ugh.
For a quick stop, this place is pretty good. I love to get their gyros or lamb souvlaki. Tasty, cheap, and fast. If you're looking for a more serious meal, try somewhere else.
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omg i am such a fan. perfectly done gyros; the plates have a heaping pile of meat. the greek fries - skin-on fries with parmesan and lemon juice - are awesome; i now believe in putting lemon juice on fries, and it takes a lot to draw me away from ketchup. great food. about $7 for a gyro and fries - not cheap, but very reasonable.
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So much worse than the original one on Mass ave you'd think they have nothing to do with each other. They don't know how to put together a gyro and they clump the biggest ice cream scoop of terrible cheese on what would otherwise be a halfway decent salad.
stay away
or go to the real greek corner on mass ave, which is awesome
I have lunch here multiple times a week. The food is good and affordable. For a quick lunch, go for the falafel, gyro, or souvlaki sandwiches. If your appetite is larger, have one of their dinner plates: a meat selection with rice or fries and a salad. The guys who run the place are friendly, and the service is always quick.
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excellent &v superb, if you stick with:
gyro = ridiculously delicious spiced meat in creamy yogurt with tomato, red onions, & lettuce, hugged tightly by a fried pita...
avgolemono = lemon chicken rice soup = healing liquid that will soothe any upset stomach
all's good if you avoid the following:
regular fries = cold, burnt, non-tasty
lamb souvlaki = cubes of non-tasty toughness, enrobed in the yummy clothes of a gyro [tzaziki yogurt, fried pita...]
baklava = big, and okay
rice pudding = non-exciting, but okay.
I will return for uber-large portions of the avgolemono [sounds like a harry potter incantation, doesn't it?] & double gyros... yummmmm.
this place is the little brother of the larger place down in allston-area, still on mass ave, techinically still in cambridge, past davis square.
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Not as good as Greek Corner I
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