Who Else Wants to Know Where to Find the Best Greek Salad? It’s at an Ordinary Palm Harbor Restaurant.
December 10th, 2007 categories: Eat A Peach Restaurant Reviews
One of the many joys of living in Tampa Bay, and in and around the Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks in particular, is the abundance of great Greek food. The docks are surrounded by an array of dining choices, but let’s face it, while the Tarpon sponge docks aren’t the zoo that Clearwater Pier 60 can be, sometimes I just don’t feel like dealing with the tourists or the parking.
Sometimes a gal just wants a quick bite on the cheap - and it can be found in a very ordinary restaurant, very popular for it’s great breakfasts. Emily’s Family Restaurant at 2609 Alt. 19 in Palm Harbor, just south of Alderman Road. In fact, if you’re in town searching for that Crystal Beach, FL home, Emily’s is right on the corner of the road into Crystal Beach. If it’s a great cheap no-frills meal you’re after, drive right past the Lucky Dill and bee-line it to Emily’s and slide into a comfy red-leather booth.
Emily’s Greek salad is, hands down, the best salad for miles. Steve, the proprietor, says he has a couple of secrets - only a few of which he has shared.
Get a load of this!!! First, they chop the lettuce, wrap it in paper towels, and freeze it for a few minutes. Bizarre? Huh? Then they
soak their Vidalia onions so there really sweet and never hot. I only wish I knew the potato salad recipe, where he buys his feta cheese and how they make that salad dressing. Wow!
Free lunch, anyone? If anyone can get Steve to divulge the answers about any of the other ingredients, call me with the answer and we’ll buy you lunch for two! Seriously.
Better yet, you can pair the salad with a Gyro sandwich or a generous slice of spanikopita (spinach pie) for under $7.00. And this is better than any Pinellas Investor secret I could possibly share - the single order is plenty for two to share. Matt and I split an order for lunch here at least once a week.
I’m sure Emily’s has lots of other fine eats, but honestly, I can’t stop ordering the Greek salad so I probably will never find out what I’m missing.
Dine in - or call 786-7407 to place your “to go” order. They are open for breakfast and for lunch daily until 2:30. By the way, the wait for breakfast on the weekends can be a bit much, but it’s worth it.
Tell ‘em Julia and Matt sent you. Enjoy! Here’s a map to get you there.
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