Five stars doesn't feel high enough.
[Not written using AI.] We are sitting in ANDROS TAVERNA during a six-hour layover in Chicago, feeling like we discovered some priceless ancient treasure, and think you'll want to experience this yourself.
Full disclosure: my wife loves Greek food and I like it, at best, but when I let her choose dinner, it was Greek. (Ugh) From excellent online reviews and two personal recommendations, we discovered ANDROS TAVERNA, and from the moment we walked in, it was obvious this was something special.
In fact, we took a 50-minute train ride from the airport just to try it -- and as soon as we finish here, we'll head right back to catch our flight to Los Angeles. That should tell you how worth it this place is.
It started with an unbelievably fresh complimentary appetizer that immediately told us this restaurant cares about details. Then we ordered (and shared) the crispy kataifi cheese pie along with the mezze collection with pork and chicken, cooked absolutely perfectly. For the next 40 minutes, it felt like every few bites one of us would stop to say, "Okay... THIS is incredible."
We've just finished dessert -- Greek donuts -- and finished with a decaf French press for my wife and a cappuccino for me, and somehow even those were perfect.
That pretty much sums it up the food.
The service deserves its own paragraph. The servers work together like a true team instead of "your server disappearing for 20 minutes." Everyone seemed attentive and genuinely happy to help.
And the restaurant itself? Absolutely beautiful, with high ceilings and lots of greenery and wood. I might say contemporary, but that would belittle the old school charm. I'm including a picture.
If you've read this far, you probably think I'm related to the owner or something, but I'm not. First visit, just genuinely blown away.
It can get crowded, so make allowance for that. And I believe they just started opening for lunch.
This may honestly be one of the best layover decisions we've ever made. Hats off to ANDROS TAVERNA.
Five stars doesn't feel high enough.
[Not written using AI.] We are sitting in ANDROS TAVERNA during a six-hour layover in Chicago, feeling like we discovered some priceless ancient treasure, and think you'll want to experience this yourself.
Full disclosure: my wife loves Greek food and I like it, at best, but when I let her choose dinner, it was Greek. (Ugh) From excellent online reviews and two personal recommendations, we discovered ANDROS TAVERNA, and from the moment we walked in, it was obvious this was something special.
In fact, we took a 50-minute train ride from the airport just to try it -- and as soon as we finish here, we'll head right back to catch our flight to Los Angeles. That should tell you how worth it this place is.
It started with an unbelievably fresh complimentary appetizer that immediately told us this restaurant cares about details. Then we ordered (and shared) the crispy kataifi cheese pie along with the mezze collection with pork and chicken, cooked absolutely perfectly. For the next 40 minutes, it felt like every few bites one of us would stop to say, "Okay... THIS is incredible."
We've just finished dessert -- Greek donuts -- and finished with a decaf French press for my wife and a cappuccino for me, and somehow even those were perfect.
That pretty much sums it up the food.
The service deserves its own paragraph. The servers work together like a true team instead of "your server disappearing for 20 minutes." Everyone seemed attentive and genuinely happy to help.
And the restaurant itself? Absolutely beautiful, with high ceilings and lots of greenery and wood. I might say contemporary, but that would belittle the old school charm. I'm including a picture.
If you've read this far, you probably think I'm related to the owner or something, but I'm not. First visit, just genuinely blown away.
It can get crowded, so make allowance for that. And I believe they just started opening for lunch.
This may honestly be one of the best layover decisions we've ever made. Hats off to ANDROS TAVERNA. read more