Hot night in Gilbert. Who wants to cook? DS and I decided to venture up the street and try the Euro Cafe - a teeny tiny little place tucked into the corner of the Heritage Court which, incidently, is kind of a neat little building itself. We walked in and I thought - this is the place I read about? When you walk in, your first inclination is that it is like a soda and dessert place - but the hostess assured me that they did indeed have a dinner menu. And a delightful one full of surprises! DS, despite the heat, had to try the Shellfish Tortellini. It came with choice of soup or salad and he went for the soup (ok, i know - his Bubba taught him to eat and drink hot when it is hot, cold when it is cold - but seriously ;). It was a spicy vegetable soup that was so tasty, he only allowed his mother who was picking up the tab to have one spoonful. It was a light veggie broth with a nice hand of spice but not so overwhelming that you would not have enjoyed the veggies in it - most places either underspice and it is bland or are so heavy-handed that you can't taste anything else. Chef obviously has a good sense of when to stop adding things to the broth! The Shellfish Tortellini was wonderful. It came with a very light cream sauce that had just a hint of wine, not much. The tortellini were tossed with chunks of water chestnuts, almonds, peas, capers, and red peppers. And loads of shrimp with scallops. DS gave it a thumbs up and brought home just enough for his lunch the next day. Hmmm.....wonder who taught him that trick :) I wanted a little less so I ordered a Gyro and a small dinner salad. The small salad was nice - mixed greens, a strip of pepper, a slice of cuke. It was not much for the price and I am not sure I would go that route again. Nice, but I think it was overpriced. The gyro, on the other hand, made up for the salad. Let's start by saying I am part Turkish and come from Pittsburgh, where there is a gyro shop on every corner. I may not know much about agave nectar but I know gyros. And I had the most pleasant surprise when I discovered - drum roll please - that Euro does not use standard gyro meat. See, if you eat gyros, you realize that restaurants typically buy the meat on the spit so there is a consistency from gyro to gyro. Euro's Chef, however, missed that lesson and decided to make his own. OMG. I am so ready to divorce DH and throw myself at the chef It is a delightful blend of ground lamb and beat with spices, then formed into thin long patties that are grilled. Again, OMG. They are so good. I, unfortunately, had dreams of leftover gyro for lunch the next day but those dreams died quickly as I could not help myself as I ate the entire thing. If you love lamb, you have to try the gyro in some form here. When we left, we couldn't help ourselves and picked up a German Chocolate brownie to go. Meh, that was not as impressive. I got the feeling it had been in the case for a while as it had that "fridge" taste to it. It consisted of a fudge-type brownie with nuts (I am a cake brownie girl myself but I could forgive that) that was so dense and rich that we could only eat it in small pieces over the next two days. Yeow. A little death by chocolate. It was topped with some white layer (I am a baker but I have no idea what the heck it was), then coconut on top of that. I expected a more traditional GC brownie, complete with some rich caramel/pecan/coconut layer. So the GC brownie was okay but I think I hoped for more. I will definitely try another dessert next trip in and see if it is more to my liking. So follow the signs and find your way into the Cafe and discover a great little secret in Gilbert!
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I wish I lived right around the corner from this bar. We stumbled on this place after japanese curry where they did not serve any alcohol. The bartender was a sweet, awesome lady who took a real interest in her customers. She bounced from group to group, talking and socializing. The drinks are cheap and they come fast. There really isn't much to not love about this place. Man up, ring the doorbell and have fun!
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Great service! Great decor! Great food! Great time! Went with a bunch of my girlfriends for a birthday dinner, and we all had a great time! The wait staff was very friendly and fast! I had the short ribs and liked it but felt it needed a little more flavor something was missing either salt or a seasoning it just needed one more thing, but I would def recommend it and get it again (prob just add salt myself) the daily mash that came with is was DELICIOUS and the vegetables that came with it, eehhh I could of done without. Other menu items ordered was the salmon (which I had a taste and LOVED! I thought it was perfectly cooked, crispy on the outside and perfectly moist on the inside) and fried chicken (my friends didn't like it). All in all we had a blast and I will def be back . OHHHHH I can't BELIEVE I almost forgot to mention the Jerk Calamari TO DIE FOR! I would eat this everyday! Even non calamari and non seafood eaters at our table LOVED IT!
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Sadly I don't have a great review I have been to this restaurant several times even had my wedding reception here I have been for Christmas dinner the last 5 years I have recommended it to my customers I no longer feel confident doing so. Our Christmas dinner just was not a good experience this year. First we waited at the bar patiently for a drink. The bartender came across as cocky his rather dry sense of humor was not appropriate. We were seated and told as soon as the rest of our party arrived to basically hurry up and order. The seafood tower was not good the waiter forgot my husbands soup brought our food it was cold when he took it back he acted as if he was doing us a favor because now my husband would have time to eat his soup the worst was we got our food the 2nd time it was still cold and the rest of our party was finished eating. They did take quite a large amount off our bill but my Christmas dinner ended up to be left over pizza after I got home. Disappointing
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