If you want real Greek food, don't eat here. One look at the menu and I was concerned. They had pizza, salads, pasta, sandwiches and burgers. The Greek fare was limited to the most popularized dishes. Maybe you could say it's a Greek-inspired menu. They seem to want to cover all the bases. I'm not a fan of chain restaurants and this place reinforced that.  If you want a more authentic Greek food experience try Greektown on 7th Street.\n\nThis restaurant has been around for years and I know people who think it's great. My brother and his wife eat here regularly and have good things to say about it. So when they invited us to tag along, I thought why not? I should have declined. I am sure I'll never eat here again.\n\nWe were immediately turned off because there had been a cigar smoker out on the patio (turns out it was the owner)and since the doors were propped open, you could smell the cigar inside. Gross. We asked to move to another table further away.\n\nThe best part of the meal was the calamari appetizer, which was nicely battered and not overcooked. It was served with a marinara sauce and a roumelade sauce. A nice touch perhaps, but that's not Greek. We shared a pitcher of red sangria which was overly sweet and didn't taste like it had much wine in it.\n\nI chose the lamb shanks which were OK but nothing special. They were served with lemon potatoes which were extremely salty and steamed veggies which were pretty limp. This dish also comes with Greek rice but I asked not to get a second starch in lieu of more veggies. If we got more veggies then it was a pretty skimpy portion.\nMy brother got the gyro platter. The meat looked like leather. I tried a piece and it was dried out and unappetizing. Hey, gyro meat should be one of the best things at a place like this. I cannot recommend this restaurant. \n\nOh well, live and learn.