November 14, 2004
Out on the Street
I went to dinner tonight at Evvia Estiatorio in Palo Alto, billed as the "best Greek restaurant in Palo Alto California" by Google. Maybe it's Google's proximity to Palo Alto, but I have to agree the food was pretty good. I, too, would print it was the "best greek restuarant", if it would get a better seat! I had a seared groupa, which only afterwards, I thought about how surprised I was over how well prepared it was. It was seared fresh and not dry on the inside, so the meat was still nice and steamy inside, and crisp on the outside. Usually, in my experience in big groups like ours for dinner, food has a tendency to either sit and be cold by the time the waiter serves it, or if the chef keeps it warm until they serve it, the food dries out. This dish was perfect.
The only oddity was the pickled olives. For a Greek-Mediterranean dish, the fish had a decidedly cool taste, so you can only imagine how confusing the dish was with the salty olives.
Posted by Jimmy at November 14, 2004 01:13 AM