The Relay for Life Scenic Flight for a Cure raffle begins 6pm Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Bonefish Mac’s in Lighthouse Point, Florida!
The Relay for Life Flight for a Cure raffle begins Thursday!
Fort Lauderdale Air Tours and Relay for Life Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point, Hillsboro Beach will raffle a scenic flight to raise money to fight cancer.
Landing at O’Hare, half-starved by Spirit Air’s lack of in-flight food service, our first priority was to find food near our hotel. Boy – did we luck out!
Technically located in Schaumburg, IL, the Greek Village Taverna is a gem of a Greek restaurant conveniently located within walking distance from the Homewood Suites.
We walked in and I was hooked.
The ambiance at lunch and dinner is casual with a tendency toward romantic. The restaurant is designed to look like an outdoor cafe complete with a giant tree in one of the dining areas. The bar area offers dining as well and gives one the impression of sitting at a sidewalk cafe.
Sitting in the bar area, I couldn’t help but start taking pictures of the dining area. The lighting was interesting; the sidewalk cafe look was created by an indoor eve. I knew my Husband was busy htinking about what he could implement at home. I was in love, instantly with the interior designer.
The three of us split a very generous portion of Tzatziki, complete with fresh-baked bread (which I did sample, gleefully cheating on my gluten-free diet) and a Greek salad. They make their own salad dressing which is slightly sweet and easy on the herbs.
Generous Portions of Good Tasting Food
Hannah had her favorite Avegolimone, a tangy lemon soup with rice. She described it as the best she’s ever tasted. Bob played it safe with an enormous Gyro platter and I had to try their orange-infused Greek sausage.
In many other Greek restaurants, the Greek sausage, while flavorful, has tended toward the overcooked, dry side. Not so at the Greek Village taverna. When I cut into the sausage and saw the juices flowing, I knew this sausage was different. While ever-so-slightly on the salty side, each sausage was very moist and just melted in my mouth.
I couldn’t believe how lucky we were to happen upon this place.
We ended up returning for dinner and drinks and weren’t disappointed. Our next visit to Chicago will include a stop here at the Greek Village Taverna. Until then!