Greek Isles Restaurant = Fantastic!

For Christmas my brother and I got some gift cards to a fairly new restaurant called Greek Isles. The restaurant is up on Hwy 129, so it took us a while to organize a night to meet there, but it finally happened. It’s a small restaurant with seating for 20 or so families. We were met with a large, muscular guy behind the counter who could tell that we were new to the whole Greek scene. He told us to go have a seat in the booth and he would wait on us (not something that normally happens, usually you get your food yourself). Well, it turns out that the guy was Konstantine Karvelas and he owns the restaurant (his day job is working for Grandview Hospital in Dayton running the heart-lung machine during open-heart surgery). One of the nicest guys I’ve met in a while. He helped us with our orders (and pronunciation) and delivered the food personally, taking great interest in how we like it and how we came to be in the restaurant.

Justin got the Loukaniko (spicy sausage) which was fantastic. Kate had the chicken Souvlaki which was pretty good. I had the gyro (how could I not?) and it was fantastic. Sarah’s pizza had some very tasty sausage on it with quite a kick. The hummus was some of the best I’ve ever had. So, after a great meal, the owner came over to make sure that everything was going okay and that the meal was up to par. The owner could tell how much we were enjoying the feast, so he decided to try out one of his dips on us: a spicy red pepper and feta dip. This was amazing stuff.

So, after a great meal, how could we not try the baklava? So, Justin got the chocolate dipped baklava. Amazing, yet again. I saw that he had Baklava Ice Cream, so I asked for that. He told me that they were out of ice cream and I acted disappointed. At this point, he said, “Just wait right there. They have ice cream next door.” He proceeded to walk outside with a bowl and come back with some ice cream with which he mixed in some baklava. Now that’s good service. I did feel slightly guilty. But, it was definitely worth it. Then, he would not let us tip him, as we were leaving.

Overall, this was a fantastic experience and I have a feeling we will be going back soon. I plan picking something up often, on my way home from work. I would completely recommend this small restaurant to others.

One other thing he mentioned was Greek Night. Apparently, once a month, they have a reservation-required, 100+ people, all night Greek party; with a live band and “dancing on the tables” fun. The belly dancers come out at 11pm and 1am, so make sure not to miss them.

Check out this amazing restaurant: http://kostasgreekisles.com/index.html

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