Bites Nearby: Greek Corner in Carle Place

Greek Corner has the feel of a busy Greek taverna, with the staff putting out a vast array of dishes from behind the counters that line one side of the restaurant. Located in a corner just off Voice Road, the restaurant offers a wide range of Greek specialties plus Italian items, club sandwiches and burgers.

Greek Corner – Typical Greek dishes include spanakopita (spinach and feta baked in flaky filo dough); grape leaves stuffed with rice and cooked in lemon juice and olive oil; roasted eggplant salad; gyros; and souvlaki – grilled skewers of pork, lamb, chicken and beef. There’s fresh fish every day.

Especially intriguing are Greek Corner pikilia dishes, one of the most popular taverna dishes throughout Greece. These are sampler dishes that offer a little of everything. The antipasta pikilia brings together spinach pie, feta cheese, olives, tomatoes, onions, taramosalta (red caviar with lemon, oil and fresh whipped potatoes), eggplant salad and grape leaves ($12.95). The meat pikilia ($16.95) contains meatballs, two types of souvlaki, gyro, Greek sausage and chicken sausage.

In addition to typical Greek desserts – baklava, galaktoboureko and katafi – there is chocolate mousse cake, tiramisu and carrot cake. All cooking and baking is done on the premises.

165 Voice Rd., Carle Place, NY 11514, 516-280-2778
www.greekcorner.biz
Hours: Open seven days a week; Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Prices: appetizers range from $4.95 for a platter of Greek cheeses to $16.95 for charcoal grilled octopus. A breakfast menu includes a Greek omelette at $6.95 while salads run from $6.95 to $17.95 for some of the larger dishes. Gyros begin at $5.95 nd Pita wraps are prices at about $7 to $9.