Effies Food You could order nothing but a horiatiki salad, a hulking mound of romaine lettuce, fresh feta, kalamata olives, hard-boiled egg and cucumber, and leave fully satisfied. But then you would miss the chance to taste the crunchy calamari, the tender and sweet grilled octopus or the perfectly grilled tilapia (marinated in Greek imported olive oil and basil) or the moist, nicely charred swordfish kabobs; santorini a flavorful shrimp and feta stew over rice; and exquisitely battered, pan-fried flounder, worthy of higher-price digs. For those who prefer meat there is the earthy souvlaki that comes on lightly grilled pita bread or stuck alongside peppers and onions on skewers and there is always some special lamp dish prepared based on traditional family recipe. Order a side of minty rice-stuffed grape leaves or flaky and tangy spanakopita--and don't miss Effie's home-style fries. Effie’s mother Lula still makes superb Macedonian bean soup, pastitsio ( with imported Greek Pasta) and Mousaka casseroles. For dessert, couple cardamom-infused Greek coffee with honey-drenched baklava or Galactobureco. (a delicate custard pie baked in a crisp crust of filo dough).