Uncle Nick's Greek Cuisine - Curing Cold and Hunger

Uncle Nick's Greek Cuisine
http://unclenicksgreekrestaurant.com
747 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6617

THE CONQUEST
The beauty of salad is the diversity in its options. It's a worldly dish and every culture around the world has their own interpretations. You can never really exhaust the full rainbow of salad options. Growing up in Detroit, I ate a lot of Greek food and in particular, the Greek Salad. Whether as a main dish, toppings for a gyro or along side something else, it's a delicious salad. There's many interpretations but nearly all of them contain two main ingredients (other than lettuce) feta cheese and olive oil. It's a simple yet delicious salad concoction.

While there is a lot of Greek food available in NYC, few of the options are as good as Uncle Nick's Greek Cuisine. Everything is freshly made in house and most of it is cooked right in front of your eyes in their exposed kitchen. They have quite a large menu of options but mostly centered around seafood, lamb and chicken. It's a brightly lit restaurant with a fast moving staff, yet late back atmosphere. Not looking for a big meal? Have a seat next door in their Greek tapas themed restaurant, Uncle Nick's Ouzaria.

While there are many great main dish selections on the menu, no meal at Uncle Nick's is complete with out 2 of their signature dishes. Their zesty lemon chicken traditional "AVGOLEMONO" 'penicillin' soup. Said to have the power to cure the common cold, this soup is a knockout. Easy on the rice and carrots with just enough meat to balance out the lemony-chicken broth.

THE SALAD
After sucking down a dozen or so spoonfuls of the soup, move onto the MAROULOSALATA. It's salad made of shredded, crisp romaine lettuce with olive oil, dill, scallions & feta. It's a simple mix of items but no one does it like Uncle Nicks. Be careful when ordering! The large is enough salad to feed all of Hell's Kitchen. The small size however, is just slightly more than 2 people need but can comfortably finish. The Maroulosalata is a great salad but I wouldn't suggest it as a main course. For that I recommend the Gyro Plate or my personal favorite, THE KOTOPOULO KEBOBS - Breast of chicken marinated and skewered with onions,tomatoes & peppers. Combine that with the salad and soup and you have a perfect meal for two!


7 out of 10 tosses
-Rev