D.J. "Iron Gut ™" Y.'s Profile

Just newly opened this Deli/Mini-mart is worth checking out.  In the area of town where I work this is a hybrid of the 2 other stores/delis around, and it is nice to have a few more choices.

Due to the area, things are a bit pricey, for example, I opted for a Spicy Italian sub today, just to check things out.  For $6.49 plus tax, things came out to $7.11 plus I added a buck for tip.  So, was my $8.11sub worth it?  Meh, not bad, much better than the Korean deli a block away, and looking around price wise the soda and chips were WAY cheaper than the other mini-mart down the street.

My Sub was decent, nothing amazing, but they used a really nice thick french bread-ish roll which is a big step up from the other deli down the street.  Meat and cheese seemed a better quality as well.  Sadly iceberg lettuce was used, but it was fresh so I can't really complain.

Unusual choices of chips, from various parts of the world.  They offer Coke from Mexico, for those who know what I'm talking about, and Orange Fanta too!!  A small selection of beer and wine...just in case you need a quicky...

Deli menu was pretty decent, they actually have a full size kitchen so they offer fried items as well, from fish to fries, they looked decent enough.

Having only been open 2 weeks, I'll have to come back and try their Hot-counter next time around.  Assorted "Chinese" offerings ala hot cart, fried rice or white, you choose....

Oh, they take MC/VISA which is nice.

We've followed this family around for years, they use to own a pizza joint and a fish and chip place all in and around the Ballard area.  Now they've settled down in Greenwood/Crown Hill on 15th NW with what they do best, Greek!

Kiki hosts while Taki cooks and belts out a few good tunes on Saturday nights, reservations only, on the Bouzouki and Baglama.  When he's not playing a tune he's firing up some of the finest Greek specialties around Greenwood and beyond!  My fav is the falafel platter, huge balls of falafel fried until golden brown and served up with some very tasty tahini sauce.  I usually ask for the Greek salad over the usual dinner salad, but that's just me, both are done up fresh and are served with their own house vinaigrette or better yet try the home made blue cheese dressing!  We usually start with the Baba Ghannouj(a roasted and smoked egg plant puree) or Hummus(the garbanzo bean and tahini puree), both are outstanding and we always order plenty of pita bread to go around.  

My wife enjoys the chicken souvlaki and I like the lamb(another fav), both are mouth watering and served in plentiful portions.  The gyros are packed and often bursting at the seems, a nice balance of veggies with your choice of meat, beef or lamb, my Dad likes both and finds the meat tender and tasty.  I should mention Taki's tzatziki(a yogurt, cucumber, fresh garlic sauce) is some of the best around town bar none!!

They recently upgraded their menu and the size of the dining area of the restaurant, so I can't comment on the "new" pasta section of the menu...(UPDATED, 3/19/07) So Starch-boy and Veggie girl, our oldest daughter, had two of the pasta selections last night.  Both were served with a nice size salad, and garlic bread, the portions were HUGE!  The kids will be eating off of the leftovers for a week or two.  The flavors were solid and tasty.  

The red-sauce and meatballs have been taken off the menu along with the hamburgers, since they use only choice cuts of meat to grind up and no one was ordering these two items they recently took them off the menu.

For an added treat try the daily specials, I had the pork chops last night, two nice sized chops were served, I took one home, nicely grilled and tender. (end of update.)

Five stars for family-friendly service, once you get the know them, their skill of making you feel at home and welcome in their restaurant is another nice touch, the pita and calamari, nice portion of flavorful lightly breaded goodness, kick up to the high ranking.