Name: The Greek
Neighbourhood: King West
Contact Info: 567 King St. W., thegreektoronto.com
Owners: Camp 4’s Gani Shqueir, Andrew Ullman and brother Michael Ullman, who co-owns nearby Bloke and 4th and EFS
Chef: Greg Bourolias
The Food: Unsurprisingly, The Greek specializes in freshly prepped Greek food, including salads, skewers, pitas and snacks. Greg Bourolias, the 23-year-old chef de cuisine, designed his menu to appeal to condo dwellers and 905 club hoppers alike. Both have been lining up for his deep-fried halloumi sticks and over-the-top Greek poutine, which comes loaded with slow-roasted pork and a creamy, feta-infused sauce. For dessert, little cups of extra-thick Greek yoghurt are drizzled with honey or house-made black cherry jam.
The Place: Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food is clearly on the rise in Toronto. Like nearby It’s All GRK and Rose City Kitchen, The Greek is a modern, streamlined snack bar. Customers order from the chalkboard menu over the counter.
The Numbers:
• $80 to order everything on the menu
• 20 seats
• 13 hours to slow-roast pork for the Greek poutine
• 2 a.m. is closing time on weekends
260434 <strong>The Greek</strong> is located at 567 King West, just east of Portland Street (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-03-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-03.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-03/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-03 0 0
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260433 The streamlined space seats 20 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-02.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-02/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-02 0 0
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260432 Chef <strong>Greg Bourolias</strong> designed his short menu to appeal to condo-dwellers and club-hoppers alike (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-01.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-01/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-01 0 0
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260435 (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-04-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-04.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-04/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-04 0 0
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260436 Customers order directly from the kitchen (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-05.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-05/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-05 0 0
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260438 Fried halloumi sticks are dusted with cinnamon and served with honey for dipping ($6.5) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-07.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-07/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-07 0 0
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260440 Spanakopita fritters ($4) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-09.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-09/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-09 0 0
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260439 Greek poutine comes topped with pulled pork and feta cheese ($7.5) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-08.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-08/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-08 0 0
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260437 Extra-thick Greek yoghurt comes with a choice of fruit, honey or house-made black cherry jam ($4.5) (Image: Caroline Aksich) Introducing: The Greek Introducing: The Greek https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-06.jpg 1000 667 [] https://torontolife.com/food/the-greek-toronto-restaurants/slide/the-greek-toronto-restaurant-06/ the-greek-toronto-restaurant-06 0 0
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