Athenian Garden
The Athenian Garden Restaurant sits inside a converted home in Galloway, just 6 miles from Abescon. The former home makes for a cozy environment, as it is decorated with mementos and Greek decor from the restaurant family's owners. The menu is full of authentic Greek cuisine, which goes beyond gyros and lamb. The Athenian Garden offers stifado, rabbit stew and the appetizer melitzanosalata, which is a dip made up of eggplant. Another specialty on the menu is ravlaki, a filet of bass, served with golden raisins and garlic mashed potatoes.
Athenian Garden
619 S New York Rd.
Galloway, NJ 08205-9700
(609) 748-1818
athenian-garden.com
Gyromania
Just 10 miles from Abescon, Gyromania is a storefront fast-food restaurant that focuses on gyros, traditional Greek sandwiches with sliced lamb or chicken, tomatoes and cucumber sauce. Patrons can get a choice of meat in their gyro as well as how much they want it. They can also get a plate of gyro meat with a side of fries or a salad. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very much focused on takeout, with a front counter for orders and a few booths.
Gyromania
6725 Black Horse Pike # F3
Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234-3911
(609) 272-9555
Yiasou It's Greek
Yiasou It's Greek is a storefront, family-owned Greek restaurant in Pomona, which is about 6 miles from Absecon. Its atmosphere is small and cozy, decorated in bright white and blue, the national colors of Greece. The menu is stocked with traditional Greek fare, including hummus, gyros and fried calamari. However, the restaurant also offers some specialty items, including spanakopita, a Greek spinach pie made in a pastry crust with onions and feta cheese. Yiasou also has spicy Greek meatballs as well as shish kebob dishes served with Greek rice.
Yiasou It's Greek
269 West White Horse Pike
Pomona, NJ 08240-1100
(609) 804-9400
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