Working in midtown and trying to find a place to eat for lunch where lines do not extend outside of the door is border line impossible, specifically 34th street area. At the peak of lunchtime restaurants are packed not only with people taking their lunch breaks but also with tourists who have reached the peak of their tours and want to chow down.
I don’t like to limit my food intake just to one specific region; I like to spread the love around the world. I’ve been craving Mediterranean food lately and decided my next food destination would be Greece, well figuratively speaking. There has been a lot of buzz generating about this Greek restaurant on 3rd Ave. called Ethos, amongst my colleagues. Always up for a new food adventure I figured I would give Ethos a try.
Ethos is a Greek/Mediterranean restaurant that is the perfect place to eat for lunch or dinner. They have an extensive lunch menu, as well as dinner menu. The options are limitless with so much to choose from every taste palette.
(Ethos is located on 3rd ave between 33rd and 34th street.)
Looking at the menu I pretty much wanted to order everything. I ended going with the gyro sandwich. The gyro sandwich is comprised of seasoned pork in a pita bread with tomato, onion, parsley and tzatziki sauce. The sauce can be compared to the gates of heaven opening, yes it is that amazing. The gyro sandwich is the perfect lunch dish I had in mind because it had the right blend of spices and was seasoned to perfection.
It didn’t end there! Here I was thinking I am just going to get my gyro sandwich, but it came with a complimentary order of baklava! I had heard of baklava but never tried it, and quite frankly I have been deprived! I don’t know what my life was before baklava, it siest to exist. Ethos’ baklava is the perfect dessert that is not too sweet. For anyone who has been living under a rock and deprived of baklava, it is sweet crispy pastry made of layers of fillo with almonds, walnuts and orange honey syrup. The baklava was utterly amazing and the best way I could have ended my meal.
This is the perfect lunch place for anyone in the midtown area looking to escape the massive crowds at restaurants and take a trip to the Mediterranean. Trying ethos, hands down was the highlight of my week.
MissEdet 