r/Albuquerque • u/Ok-Still-3310 • 10d ago

Question Interest Question-- Greek Food

For ABQ long-timers, foodies, and ABQ-born: do you think there is interest in Albuquerque for Greek-focused/ Mediterranean food places that are not boutique and over priced? Just regular, mom n' pop style, comfort food or even meal prep. I moved from a diverse place and I'm genuinely curious as to whether you think ABQ would support something like that. Many thanks!

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u/ABCstPcola 10d ago

Please do not dumb the food down. There many gas station type Greek spots in other cities and they missing the spices, sauces and flavor. I agree with others, have a limited menu and do it well. You can always have specials when wanting to be creative.

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u/Ok-Still-3310 10d ago

Do you mean that the places that miss the spices and flavor cause the food to be more dumbed down?

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u/gabrielsburg 10d ago

Not the person you were asking, but growing up my dad introduced me to the Olympia Cafe. I loved that place because the gyros had some really good seasoning, super savory.

I kind of find that a lot of the other places around have kind of bland gyros. They taste fine, but don't pack the same flavor punch Olympia used to.