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Athena Grill

4.0 (101 reviews)
InexpensiveGreek
Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Good for kids

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Chickpea Salad
Rosie N.

We got the order delivered to us. We got the chickpea salad, which was light and refreshing. But on the smaller side. So I'd be more of a side salad serving rather than a full entree. It was lemony and had fresh onions and herbs. It was clean and soft so it never felt too heavy after eating it. The Melitzanosalata was actually better than the hummus in my opinion. You can taste the difference between the two. The hummus was bland, and the other was savory with a bit of saltiness. It definitely paired well with the fluffy pita! Finally the Mousaka was good. It was savory and the eggplant was cooked nice and tender. The salty cheese paired well with it since the eggplant does not carry flavor well but does pair well with other foods!

Athena greek feast
Matt F.

They forgot half my order first off. The athena greek feast that was the second half that did arrive, but unfortunately the meat was very dry and the rice had a weird chemical taste to it. It also came with a box of cold potatoes and defrosted previously frozen vegetables. I had to stop eating it and throw it away.

2 + week old baklava.
Mirela M.

I'm trying to support the DC restaurant community by ordering from restaurants daily while we together go through this disastrous pandemic but I feel this restaurant doesn't care about what they send you for food. Tonight I ordered a simple dinner through caviar delivery - 2 gyro sandwiches with fries and a baklava. I received the most disgusting meal. 2 Burnt, dry and cold gyro sandwiches. Pita was burnt, gyro very dry & food cold ( like cooked 1 hour prior to delivery - I requested for tzatziki sauce on the side- nothing no sauce. Fries tasted like the oil hasn't been changed in weeks. The baklava inedible, must be at least 2 plus weeks old. Most disgusting meal. The whole meal was inedible, threw out everything! Can't eat burnt bitter pita! Please stop your deliveries if you can't sent a half decent simple meal for $40.

Jack M.

Excellent Gyro piled high with crispy tender meat and a generous helping of fresh toppings. We ordered the lamb gyro wrap. The shaved lamb meat is phenomenal. The crust is crisp and just salty enough with a tender interior. The pita wrap was fluffy and soft. It allowed the gyro insides to feature well. The toppings of lettuce, tomato, feta, and tzatziki all were fresh and nicely complemented to strong savoury flavors of the meat.

Moussako
Dominique M.

The mousakka was great. Quick delivery and the packaged well. Taste was good as well. More on the potatoes than egg plant but still very good. I would recommend. Delivered to my hotel.

Gyro special
Edina M.

Don't be deceived by the appearance of this restaurant. The food is incredibly delicious as well as being very fresh and the service is excellent. We went there with a party of four and all left full and very happy and a few had leftovers to enjoy later. Can't wait to go back.

Athena Salad (with a dolmathakia thrown in. Mmmmm!) and Gyro pita. #DeliciousDinner
Rizma W.

One of the things that made me sad about moving back to the city was the fact that I had to leave behind so many delicious eateries that I've grown fond of in the 'burbs. Greek food was the thing that I missed the most, so I was delighted to go to Yelp Eats and find that there was a highly rated Greek restaurant not far from me. Bonus: they deliver! I could not believe my good fortune, especially because I was way too tired to go out and pick up food for myself. Also, there was some nasty storm coming and I did not want to be caught out in it. I decided on an Athena salad, a gyro sandwich with extra tzatziki on the side, and a piece of baklava. The Yelp app gave me an estimated delivery time of one hour, and my food arrived only a few minutes after that... and it was very much worth the wait. The salad was fresh and delicious, and topped it with dolmathakia (stuffed grape leaves). Nice touch! The gyro was huge... it barely fit in my face. I felt like Guy Fieri trying to shove this huge sandwich into my mouth. The pita was warm and chewy; the meat was tender and delicious, but I was really disappointed that they forgot my extra tzatziki. *sad face* Fortunately, they made up for it with an absolutely amazing baklava. I have never seen baklava sliced into pieces that big. No kidding, it took me at least three days to eat it.... and it was absolute perfection. Flaky and crispy and dripping with sweet deliciousness. The only thing missing was a glass of Ouzo. I'm so happy to find a place that gives me my Greek food fix... and without me having to leave the house!

Lamb gyro sandwich
George D.

Very much so average for me. The gyro sandwich I had was decent but almost bland. I waited 20 minutes and my fries were barely warm. I was expecting greatness here. Charming location across the bus barn in 16th Street Heights, but that is about it. So sad.

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Terrible. no flavor. sad like my pork was boiled in milk. awful souvalki. so sad. this wa smain meal because partner broke their tooth.

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Great food place and i recommend going here if u want greek food and they also have really good customer service

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Gyro was pretty good but coud have had a little more meat! It was delivered quicker than exoected.

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The food is fresh and consistently excellent. My latest discovery is spinach and feta dip: it's delicious.

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Ordered delivery while we were in town, food was delicious! Beef souvlaki and the calamari were bomb!

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Ask the Community - Athena Grill

Please add moussaka to the website menu so I can order directly from you online! I don't want to have to use apps like Caviar if I can support you directly. Can someone update your site to match the current menu?

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