NYC Bizarre Foods: Greek Shwarma, Korean BBQ & Cr锚pes Cakes, New York, New York

Astoria located in Queens, New York, home to many Greek-Americans and also known as Greektown, is said to have the city鈥檚 greatest Greek food and shwarma.聽It鈥檚 a place you should definitely check out when in New York city.

We recently got to try some lovely dishes at Jimbo鈥檚, a nice little family-owned Greek聽restaurant located in Astoria, Queens.

Yianni along with his brother Peter are the owners of Jimbo鈥檚 Restaurant & Bar.聽To get the freshest food, the brothers go to the Fulton fish market at 3:00am to buy the first catches of the day聽and they import their olives and cheese straight from their homeland, Greece.聽

We started our meal with Kria Pikilia聽鈥� an assortment of three greek spreads that was served with Pita.聽It had Tzatziki聽which is a yogurt spread with cucumbers, garlic and olive oil,聽Tirakofetri聽鈥� spicy Feta spread with jalapenos and Melitzalonasalata 鈥� roasted eggplant spread with fresh herbs.

I am a tzatziki lover so obviously, amongst the three, it was my favorite.聽The hubs liked the spicy feta spread which was surprising to me since he is not really a fan of feta cheese that much. But he couldn鈥檛 stop eating this spread with the Pita. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: NYC Bizarre Foods: Greek Shwarma, Korean BBQ & Cr锚pes Cakes
Guide Location: USA » New York
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shamira Deshpande
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Jimbo鈥檚 Restaurant & Bar
Spot Dessert Bar
Shilla Korean BBQ
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