Gardens of Salonica New Greek Café & Deli

Wonderful food is a fresh open setting. Always a favored place in Nordeast. My daughter attended Aveda and it was a great place to meet her for lunch.

An underrated gem for sure! Made a reservation over the phone for dinner on a Saturday night. We were seated right away as there were plenty of tables available. Service was generally pretty slow, but our server was incredibly knowledgeable about wines, the dishes, and made great recommendations.Food came out as it was ready which for us was fine since we shared everything. We ordered the octopus, tyro, artichokes, and beets. The tyro is my favorite and I will always order it! Our entree was the small platter with gyro meat, chicken, and the mousakas. I think I'd order everything except the octopus again! I didn't love its texture. The restaurant is beautiful. I especially love all of the rock sculptures!

A true hole in the wall. I walked in asking if it was a new restaurant, with a response of it being open for 31 years! It is an impressive, authentic Greek restaurant whose food will blow you away. The menu is handcrafted by the owner Ana, who travels to Greece twice a year to glean new inspiration for the cafe. If you are itching for an amazing gyro or homemade baklava, look no further!

Gardens of Salonica is the *only* place in the Twin Cities worth your time if you want to go beyond classic Greek gyros/fries/street food. Thats actually their tagline: Greek food, not street food! Its a hole in the wall thats been around for 30+ years. Small tables, quiet, indoor fountain, has interesting wall sculptures/art... Its giving your "SINK* aunt's house." They don't really advertise much beyond word of mouth (as far as I can tell) and they hardly look open when you pull up, yet the owner Ana and her staff are warm and wonderful to interact with. Every time we dine here we always leave saying, "WOW". Dont Miss: Tarama & Melitzana dips, whatever the "special" is, and the greek instant coffee ice cream.Word to the wise: Call ahead - since covid their hours online (google) haven't always been reliable, but I could never knock them a star for that!*SINK: Single Income No Kids

This place is extremely underrated. Food is great and price is reasonable. Unpretentious vibes. simple restaurant where you can enjoy your food and company. Not for social media clout chasers which is great.

Ana has been making incredible food for over 30 years. The Greek culture she brings the neighborhood is wonderful. Thank you to all that work at Gardens of Salonica

Gardens of Salonica New Greek Cafe is over 30 years old, so it's not exactly new. However, it's a place my wife and I had never tried before and we are trying to visit some of the "classic" restaurants we have somehow missed.The first challenge was finding the restaurant. I knew where the areas was, but finding the actual restaurant was a challenge. I thought this was perhaps one of the ghost restaurants you read about. It was dark and the restaurant has a subtle painted sign on it. My GPS was spinning my car in circles, as if I had entered the Bermuda Triangle. It's on 19 Fifth St NE, to the left of the VERY visible Conga Latin Bistro (whose address is actually on Hennepin and Fifth. We passed by G of S five times before figuring it out.The restaurant is in a very old building with squeaky floors that appears to be from the early 1900's. I say this in a good way, because it was charming and kind of romantic. We got a table by the window and fortunately there was a heat vent there, which kept the chill off of us from a front door that refuses to stay completely shut.We started with the house salad, which was included with our meals. It was much better than usual, with a good variety of ingredients and a mild feta cheese and it was very tasty.There are a number of specials and entrees not on the menu, so be sure to get the low-down from the waiter. I ordered a special (Makaronia Thalasina) that had lobster, shrimp, and scallops, with garlic and onion served on linguini ($32). According to their website, this is a regular extra entree, but it normally comes with clams instead of lobster (really about a quarter of a lobster tail). The waiter didn't volunteer prices on these additional items, which I found annoying, but he pulled out a notepad with prices after I had asked about prices (his first response to the seafood special was that it "was in the 30's").The seafood and linguini were cooked well (the seafood tasted fresh and the linguini was just the right amount of "al dente"). It was flavorful, but the most interesting component was thin chips of caramelized garlic, which gave it a kind of nutty taste. I recommend a bit less of the butter sauce under the linguini and I'm a big fan of butter. Nonetheless, it was very good.My wife had the Makaronia Me Souvlaki, which is the Kabob plate with chicken ($18 for one skewer). It was also served on linguini (instead of the usual rice). It comes with a little bowl of shredded sheep's milk cheese, which was really good and not at all overpowering. She enjoyed the kabob.For dessert, we split a piece of Baklava ($4.50), because I can never resist that dessert. It had a more pronounced clove flavor than usual, but was very enjoyable. Lots of great honey, but I did not taste the orange zest promised by the menu.The service was good, but very restrained. The waiter checked with us and answered questions, but seemed a bit bored.This is an old family restaurant and those places are fun to go to. You certainly don't have that "chain restaurant feeling" and I'd say it's a great date restaurant. The prices are in line and the quality of the food is good.

Our neighbors recommended this restaurant and we were so pleased we listened. We had the braised lambshank and mushrooms, several "salad" offerings, fresh pita, and a Greek Salad with fresh feta and a red wine vinaigrette. Everything was delicious-the lamb was tender and braised in a delicious sauce of tomatoes and herbs. Dessert of whipped Greek yogurt with shredded carrots in a white wine reduction was absolutely delicious and the Frappe was as tasty as the ones I had in Athens.Simon, our waiter, was amazing and gave us so many wonderful suggestions and even telling us about the artwork that decorated the ceiling and the walls. We loved the atmosphere!Can't wait for another meal!

Truly authentic Greek food, plus some innovative options and specials. the owner is very personable and the wait staff very friendly and accommodating. this is a small place, but not to be overlooked. Excellent Greek Wine selection and desserts!

We came in with a big party (9) on a Saturday, they were able to quickly seat us. The food arrived much quicker than we expected, and all was excellent. Highly recommend the gyros with French fries, and the Greek blended coffee. Keep in mind you do have to order on your phone, but it wasn't an issue for us.