Additional Entrees

Paidakia Arni sti Sxara

Fire grilled Lamb Ribblets

Paidakia Arni sti Sxara

Marinated in Petimezi*, garlic, mint and sherry vinegar, these tender shined lamb chops are flame grilled to order, drizzled with Petimezi sauce, sprinkled with fresh herbs and served on cumin scented jasmine rice with a side of paprika and mint yogurt. We paired ours with Furious (dark ale), Roditis, Tetramythos (white) Rodamo, Nemea and Oenodea for a perfect light and tasty meal!

*Petimezi is a traditional sweetener made from the reduction of MUST, the pressed juice of grapes. Often referred to as Grape Molasses

MAKARONIA THALASINA

Seafood Pasta

MAKARONIA THALASINA

Oh, YUM! WILD-CAUGHT Jumbo scallops, shrimp and clams sautéed with onions, garlic and thyme served on linguine. Squeeze the lemon. Make it rain gold!

Today's Shank: KOTSI ARNI me ANGINARES

lamb shank avgolemono with organic artichokes

Today's Shank: KOTSI ARNI me ANGINARES

We judge Greek restaurants by their preparation of this singular dish! All-natural lamb foreshank seared then braised in white wine and EVO Greek olive oil....for hours. Finally simmered with fresh organic artichoke hearts, carrots and scallions then finished with the traditional Avgolemono sauce and fresh dill

We enjoy ours with a light dry Xinomavro wine from Chrisohoou

Briam

An Oven-Braise of Garden Vegetables

Briam

No ones kidding anyone: these veggies aren't local, they've been trucked in by our twenty year conventional grocer supplier, Twin Cities Produce, who supply Lunds/Byerly's and Cub Food Stores. But independent and local, our friend Tony R and his family have been attending our children's graduations and events for nearly as long. In from California, Texas and Florida, then, tender first growth zucchini, eggplant, cold storage heirloom potatoes from Southeast Food Network, and red bells roasted with our own dried, yes, local AND organic herbs, mint, basil, and chili peppers for a delectably rich and satisfying meal.

Served with a chunk of Wisconsin cow's milk feta cheese.

Vegan option, please ask for a garnish of Calamata olives.

We have paired this with Furious, now on tap, Tetramythos Roditis (White) or Lafkiotis Nemea (red) You choose.

GYROS HEERINOS

All-natural Pork Gyros

GYROS HEERINOS

All-natural pork shoulder from TC Farms, sliced and dry-rubbed with our spices, stacked on a vertical rotisserie and slow cooked. Piled on an open faced pita and accompanied with a pile of Greek fries and Tzatziki, there is not much else to decide...except for a Deschutes on tap or a dusky red Kotsifali or a pale Kendros rose.

Today's Seasonal Starters, Soups & Desserts

Petimezi Marinated Lamb Ribblets

Tender Juicies on the Bone!

Petimezi Marinated Lamb Ribblets

Unbelievable flavor from Petimezi, a traditional "poor" man's sweetner made from grape molasses, sherry vinegar, EVO oil and spices. Grilled to medium rare per order and served minted Greek yogurt dipping sauce.

Arni Avgolemono: Lamb & Lemon Soup w/Trachana!

Arni Avgolemono: Lamb & Lemon Soup w/Trachana!

A Gardens' innovation! Tender chunks of lamb simmered with carrots, celery and sour trahana--traditional mini dumplings made from yogurt and semolina flour--finished in a yummy avgolemono base

Ouzo Flo

Ouzo flavored soda & Anna's Organic Ouzo Ice Cream

Ouzo Flo

A Twin Cities debut--maybe a world premier, the Gardens' Ouzo Flo! Share a bottle with two scoops or treat yourself to the light, not-too-sweet flavor of black licorice tempered by cream that quenches any thirst!

Saganaki Garides

Shrimp Saganaki

Saganaki Garides

Wild-caught, fire roasted jumbo shrimp with feta, fresh, organic thyme, extra virgin olive oil and our own seasonings. Dip and scoop with fire-grilled pita!

FASOLADA

Navy Bean Soup

FASOLADA

Folk food, tender simmered navy beans with carrots, celery, potatoes, onions and parsley in a light tomato base with our own seasonings.

HALOUMI STIS SXARES

Grilled Haloumi Cheese w/Petmezi Reduction Sauce

HALOUMI STIS SXARES

Traditional, fresh-cheese of Cyprus fire-grilled and drizzled with GoS Petimezi & Sherry vinegar reduction sauce. GF!

At the Gardens

Twin Cities Living’ talks with Anna

https://youtu.be/pjD2qfCaMpw By Demyan Trofimovich Gardens of Salonica, is a Greek restaurant in North East Minneapolis. What originally was going to be a little family owned coffee shop, turned...

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Minnesota Cooks Day 2019 at Minnesota State Fair

A mix of cooking demonstrations, discussion of our food system and live music, Minnesota Cooks is a unique and entertaining one-day educational outreach event created by Minnesota Farmers Union...

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ANNA & FRIENDS TOURS OF GREECE Aug 26-Sep 11, 2019

Extend your summer with Anna & Friends Trip to Greece! Aug 26-Sep 11, 2019 Tour details and costs presented; sign up and payment details provided by KAREN Listgarten and Robert Hermann of...

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ANNA & FRIENDS TOURS OF GREECE MAY 9-25 2019

Athens, Delphi, Lefkada, Corfu, Crete. Santorini! The BEST of the BEST! 3 Seas; 4 islands Next meeting Jan 5, 2019 @ 3pm GoS. RSVP, please! 14 traveler limit!

LAURA'S FOREVER YOUNG BDAY BASH!

GoS does Birthday Bashes BEST!

PRIVATE EVENTS @ GoS: RESERVE YOUR CELEBRATION!

Groom's dinner w/roast lamb!

GoS KEFI BAR! 4-6 TU-SAT; 8-10 FRI/SAT

"KEFI" we define as an "unsupressible sense of well-being" every night and twice weekends--with deeply discounted pricing: $6 off ANY bottle of wine; $2 off every glass of wine and small plates!...

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10 YEARS AT THE ARB OR MORE?

We can't even remember (nor can they) how long we have been showcasing GoS at the Taste & Toast @ the MN Arb--but we were there from the beginning! This year's event was threatened by rain...

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The KEFI BAR is OPEN!

Sippin' SEVEN!

7 1oz pours paired with 7 small plates shared with your Bestie or your Beloved! Limit 30! Seats are filling! Reserve to GoS: 612.378.8810 reference Sippin' Seven!

Guest Speakers & Wine...

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