4761 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Lincoln Square
Barba Yianni's website
For greek food in Lincoln Square, Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna is a must stop restaurant. Our good friends and newly newlyweds Erik and Rocky visited us in ChiTown on a tuesday night and we decided to try some greek cuisine.
The restaurant was rather empty on this tuesday night but we enjoyed the quiet, laidback atmosphere. After ordering some Aris Lager, Erik suggested we start with the saganaki, aka flaming plate of cheese. As is tradition, our waitress set the plate of cheese on fire before our eyes and gave a rather unenthusiastic OPAA! Despite the tame OPAA!, the service was very helpful and friendly.
Saganaki
I decided to get the mousakas, a traditional greek specialty consisting of eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, seasoned ground beef, grated cheese and topped with bechamel sauce. It also came with a side of rice, peas and a serving of egg lemon soup. Needless to say, it was a lot of food for a fair price. I really enjoyed this dish. I loved the combination of ingredients and the meat was cooked and seasoned to perfection. I even ate the peas and I usually hate peas! The egg lemon soup was interesting. It was creamy, tangy and unique, though not great. But overall, I would definitely come back and get the mousakas again.
Egg Lemon Soup
Mousakas
Jenn got the falafel with tzatziki sauce. It was a generous portion and the falafel was crisp on the outside and perfectly textured on the inside. The sauce was exceptionally flavorful with just the right amount of spice.
Falafel
We came to this restaurant with really no expectations, but we were pleasantly surprised and left satisfied. It was a fun night with great friends and great greek food in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere. We give Barba Yianni an 8.6 out of 10.
Quality of Food: 8.7
Value: 8.0
Atmosphere: 8.9
Customer Service: 8.8
Overall: 8.6
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