Steppin' into Stepho's

At the suggestion of several friends, I visited the famous Stepho's on Davie to try out its famous portions and great taste. It's been legended to have not so famous line-ups and received rave reviews from several people I've talked to. Therefore, I was truly excited to finally try out one of the most well known Greek restaurants in Vancouver's history.

We ordered the mousakka, chicken souvlaki, and baklava. To be fair, I was quite impressed with its portions, as we were all struggling to finish until the very end of the meal. However, the quality of its dishes were not as I expected. The two entrees were more greasy then I would have liked, especially with the meat in the mousakka and the rice in the souvlaki. If you had taken your fork and pressed on both items, you can see the oil drizzle out of the sides. On the other hand, the chicken was dry and difficult to separate from the skewer. The potatos lacked flavor and punch. Last came the baklava, cold and uninteresting in texture nor taste, with only sweetness prevailing.

Maybe it's because I'm used to visiting other Greek restaurants, I carry no prejudices against this one and am willing to try it again, but I do so with caution that its dishes may not stand up to my scale of good eats.