Eat: My Favorite Hometown Restaurant

When I think about my most favorite place to eat back home, it's hands down The Greek Corner. This place is what made me absolutely fall in LOVE with Greek food. When I used to travel with Active, I used to make it a point to always stop by after a trip. I craved their food. On my most recent visit home, I never made it there and I'm so bummed. I've broken tradition :( Here's a little background on this fab-o spot:

Jimmy & Tia Tsafonias, owners of the The Greek Corner, immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1988. Jimmy had been living in the States, when he met Tia on a summer trip back to Greece. They married and moved back as a family determined to live the American Dream.

Both Jimmy & Tia had restaurant experience in their native Greece, so when they put down new roots in Boston, MA, it was natural that their journey would involve several successful restaurant ventures in New England. When they decided they’d like a change of scenery and climate, they packed up and moved, destined to bring authentic Greek Cuisine to Central Florida.

In November, 2005, the Greek Corner Restaurant was born. Within a year, it received the Orlando Weekly’s “Best Greek Restaurant” in their Best of Orlando Awards, making it the favorite Greek restaurant of many citizens of Downtown Orlando. 

Anyway, I've never had a bad experience here or had a bad meal. I always order the same things.

*Tzatziki with Pita

They put a yummy olive in the center of theirs. It's like a cherry on top!

*Greek Fries

Literally, it's like Ore-Ida bagged french fries but topped with browned feta crumbles and oregano. YUM!

*Greek Gyro Platter

Gyro (pronounced year-o) is DE-LISH! This comes with their amazing salad which I can't stop raving about. The dressing is simply to die for and I haven't found a salad like it EVER. I'm huge into feta cheese and this one is COVERED with it.

*Rice Pudding

Just...yum. The perfect amount of cinnamon.

I became such a regular there that I became pals with one of the waiters named Skee. I don't think he's been there for quite some time now, but he was there for a couple years. On one occasion, I brought my mom (I bring EVERYONE I can) and he offered us some shots of Ouzo. YUM! I'm not a licorice person but this stuff was good and it will flat out knock you on your butt if you're not careful.

What's your favorite hometown place to eat?