Nu Greek Street
By Sean Neild
Guest blogger Sean Neild blogs at Sean's Adventures In Flavor Town. Follow him on Twitter at @yvrbcbudz.
Nu Greek Street is slinging some of the BEST lamb pita I have ever had, that being said let’s get down to business.
I was meaning to get to Nu Greek Street for quite sometime now and I’m kicking myself in the ass for not doing it sooner. I was walking down Granville street and was looking for something quick I could eat while walking with out making a mess of myself and thanks to There is Always Room and Heather’s recent review I stopped my Nu Greek Street. Chef Robert Clark of C restaurant was working the cart that day and who better than Robert Clark to cook your lunch!. The menu here is greek on the go but this isn’t your typical greek food, the owner of this cart and namesake restaurant Nu is Harry Kambolis who also owns C restaurant and the RainCity Grill among others so your dealing with a guy who knows and cares about putting out a quality product and teaming up with the Ip brothers who have been a part of 3 other food carts in the city you know you have a solid cart with people who know what their doing from a food and service stand point.
With my Lamb pita I chose not to have the onions and punish who I was going to meet after lunch but I did have all the other toppings. The pita bread here was amazing, it’s totally homemade and has a sprinkling of sea salt on both sides, it’s totally tender and soft and very addictive.
I really don’t know how I’m going to eat at other greek places because I’m going to be comparing everything else to Nu, the lamb was super tender and spiced nicely, it wasn’t overly gamey or heavy tasting. The satsiki was thick and not overly garlicky and the cucumber really came through~it really was a perfect lunch and hit the spot. One thing to point out is on the front of the cart the picture of the pita is a stuffed pita, what I had and was a rolled pita sandwich~2 completely different things but it’s no big deal at the end of the day.
To be totally fair and to put out a good review I’m going to also show the chicken and vegetable options they offer so keep that in mind when your reading this~I didn’t cram 3 pita in my pie hole in one day even though they are super addictive so this blog post is spread over a few days, here are the other items I tried:
the Chicken Souvlaki Pita $6.5, another solid offering from Nu, the chicken is marinated and was moist and tender. If I had to choose between the lamb and the chicken I’d go with the lamb~the flavor was bolder and gave more ban for you buck you could say.
The Veggie Pita $6.5, their vegetarian offering from Nu greet Street consists of 2 skewers of grilled whole baby tomatoes, zucchini, onions, mushrooms and peppers. The veggies are marinated in the same flavorful stuff used on the lamb and chicken, it was really full after having the toppings added and I was presently surprised by this sandwich~any vegetarian would be happy with this choice I think, it’s a substantial meal and wont leave you feeling like you ate too much and if it can satisfy a meat eater like me Nu is doing something right.
The real stand out for me after trying all 3 different pitas Nu Greek Street is the home-made pita bread~its totally delicious and is the perfect vehicle to deliver the quality fillings that will put a smile on your face and won’t break the bank. I’m really looking forward to trying Harry Kambolis’s full service Aegean restaurant Nu for some more quality eats.
If you find yourself on Granville street Monday to Saturday in front of the Bay or the Granville street Skytrain station get yourself some kick ass pita and see what great Greek can be. You can also check out there hours on the Street Food App and the Eat St app in the iTunes App store.
Twitter: @nugreekstreet
Web: nurestaurant.com
