Zaytinya

So Amy, Will and I went out to dinner tonight at Zaytinya in Penn Quarter. It's on the corner of 9th and G, right across from the MLK library and is pretty hard to miss, as it's a giant all glass restaurant with a large statue outside. They serve mezes which is like a Mediterranean version of tapas. It was super crowded so we waited for an hour, but the food was great and it was a fun atmosphere. Having a meal like tapas or mezes with friends is so much fun since everyone can share and try and bunch of different things. And it was all really good. We had some fried potatoes called Patates Tiganites Me Yaourti “Aglaia Kremezi” which came out looking much like french fries but tasted a lot better than your average fry. They lamb stuffed pita was delicious. The Kolokithokeftedes, fried zucchini and cheese patties, were to die for. The shrimp we had, Garides Saganaki, was awesome. I can't ever remember all the other things we tried but they were all wonderful. It was a very cool restaurant but not intimidatingly so. The stylish interior felt warm mostly due to the tea lights scattered all over, including one on each stair to the second level (a touch I adored). It was a very fun and delicious evening, and I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a nice to place to go for a meal with some good friends.