IN THE D AT THE AUBURN CAFE. >> FOR THOSE IN THE KNOW. THE AUBURN CAFE AND E! COURSE HAS
BEEN THE PLACE TO GET LAMB CHOPS
FOR OVER 40 YEARS. MY DAD ADDED
LAMB CHOPS AND GREEK SALAD AND
SHISH KEBAB TO THE MENU AT AND
IT’S SLOWLY STARTED CATCHING ON
. THE ORIGINAL AUBURN BAR,
HOWEVER, DATES BACK EVEN FURTHER
.
>> THE AUBURN BAR HAS PROBABLY
BEEN AROUND SINCE PRIOR TO
PROHIBITION. WITHIN 3 OR 4
BLOCKS OF EITHER DIRECTION OF
THIS PLACE WAS A SIGNIFICANT
GREEK POPULATION.
>> KOSTA KELLY’S FAMILY TOOK IT
OVER IN THE EARLY 80S.
>> WE STARTED GETTING REALLY
BUSY AND THE OLD PLACE MAYBE
HELD 40 OR 50 PEOPLE TOPS, AND
MY MOM REALLY PUSHED THE IDEA OF
CLOSING THE SOCIAL CLUB, WHICH,
YOU KNOW, WE OWNED THAT BUILDING
AND TO RELOCATE THE BAR HERE.
>> AND A FAMILY FRIEND DID THESE
MURALS. THAT’S ACTUALLY THE
BEACH FROM FROM WHERE THE AREA
OF MY DAD’S FROM.
>> AND THE FISHERMAN THAT’S IN
THE BOAT. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO
BE MY DAD. AND THEN THERE’S A
LITTLE SHEEP HERDING KID IN THE
LITTLE HILL OVER THERE. AND
THAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE ME. THEY
HAVE SINCE ADDED MANY MORE
DISHES TO THE MENU, BUT THE
FAVORITES REMAIN.
>> THE INITIAL SUCCESS S WAS MY
MOM AND DAD’S HARD WORK, BUT
ESPECIALLY MY FATHER’S
PERSONALITY.
>> I DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD MEAN
SO MUCH TO ME TO TAKE OVER THE
BUSINESS AS AS IT HAS.
>> WELL, THIS SPREAD LOOKS
FANTASTIC. SO LET’S GET INTO THE
MENU AND WE’RE GOING TO START
OFF WITH ONE OF THEIR SIDES.
THESE ARE THEIR GRAPE LEAVES.
THIS IS A MEDIUM ORDER. AND HIS
MOM ACTUALLY HAND-MAKES THEM
EVERY DAY. THEY’RE STUFFED WITH
RICE BEEF AND SPICES, COOKED
TWICE. THE SECOND TIME IN THIS
DELICIOUS LEMONY SAUCE. ANOTHER
GREAT SIDE TO TRY IS THEIR LEMON
POTATOES. NOW, THESE ARE RUSSET
POTATOES THAT ARE SLICED INTO
MEDALLIONS. THINK LIKE A THICK
POTATO CHIP. THEN DEEP FRIED SO
THEY GET NICE AND CRISPY ON THE
OUTSIDE. THEY SQUEEZE A BIT OF
LEMON OVER TOP AND YOU CAN
CHOOSE TO GET THEM TOPPED WITH
FETA AS WELL. NOW ON TO THE
SALADS. THIS SALAD IS ONE OF THE
DISHES THAT MADE THIS PLACE. IT
IS THEIR GREEK SALAD. IT HAS A
BED OF LETTUCE ON THERE. YOU
ALSO HAVE FRESH TOMATOES, ONION
PEAS, CUCUMBERS, BANANA PEPPERS,
KALAMATA OLIVES, A TON OF FETA
OVER TOP AS WELL. AND IT’S ALL
TOSSED IN A HOMEMADE GREEK
DRESSING. NEXT WE HAVE THEIR
TOMATO SALAD. NOW, THIS HAS A
LOT OF THE SAME FRESH VEGETABLES
THAT WAS ON THE GREEK. BUT THEY
JUST HAVE A TON MORE OF THEM.
AND NO LETTUCE ON THIS ONE. IT’S
A VERY TRADITIONAL GREEK STYLE
SALAD, SERVED WITH CHUNKY FETA
ON TOP AND IT’S DRESSED WITH
OLIVE OIL, SALT AND OREGANO FOR
LUNCH. ONE OF THEIR MOST POPULAR
ITEMS IS THIS EURO COMBO. SO
THIS IS YOUR CLASSIC GREEK EURO.
YOU HAVE LAMB EURO MEAT ON THERE
. ONIONS, TOMATOES, THE TAZIKI
SAUCE IS ON THE SIDE AND IT
COMES WITH A SIDE OF THOSE LEMON
POTATOES AS A HIDDEN GEM ON THE
MENU IS THIS PORTERHOUSE STEAK.
IT’S 20OZ COOKED TO ORDER AND
TOPPED WITH A ZIP SAUCE. IT ALSO
COMES WITH TOMATOES, CUCUMBER,
PEARS, ONIONS AND FETA. AND
FINALLY, THEIR SIGNATURE DISH,
THE ONE YOU HAVE TO TRY IF YOU
COME HERE, THE LAMB CHOPS THESE
ARE COOKED TO ORDER. GRILLED TO
PERFECTION AND THEN TOPPED WITH
A BIT OF LEMON JUICE AND OREGANO
. IT COMES WITH CUCUMBERS,
TOMATOES, ONIONS AND FETA. ALL
RIGHT.
>> WELL, ANOTHER GREAT FIND BY
MICHELLE AND THEY DROPPED OFF
SOME FOOD FOR US. SO LET’S GO
THROUGH ALL OF THESE. THEY ALL
LOOK SO GOOD. SO FIRST, THIS
BEAUTIFUL GREEK SALAD. OH YOU’RE
STARTING WITH. OH, WE’RE GOING
TO START WITH LAMB. LAMB CHOPS.
OKAY LAMB CHOPS.
>> LAMB CHOPS, WHICH IS THEIR
SIGNATURE DISH.
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S A SIMPLE
PRESENTATION. JUST GRILLED WITH
A SQUEEZE OF LEMON AND OREGANO.
THAT’S ALL YOU NEED. YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN?
>> YEAH, IT’S TRUE. YOU DON’T
HAVE TO OVERDO IT. DON’T
REINVENT THE WHEEL.
>> AND THEN WE HAVE A SALMON
GREEK SALAD. THAT’S THE ONE WITH
THE SALMON ON IT. INSIDE CHOKE.
AND THEN, BLAINE, YOU GOT A
STEAK SANDWICH COMBO, WHICH
LOOKS AMAZING. THAT DOES LOOK
GOOD. THOSE POTATOES LOOK SO
GOOD.
>> THEY ARE. I ALREADY HAD ONE.
WHILE THE WHILE THE CLIP WAS
PLAYING. OKAY. GOOD TO KNOW.
MICHELLE’S PIECE THERE.
>> AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE’VE
GOT THEIR SIGNATURE GREEK SALAD,
WHICH ALSO LOOKS DELICIOUS. I
BET THAT PITA IS DELISH. PITA
>> WELL, LET’S FIND OUT, SHALL
WE? DO PLEASE DO. I WILL STEAL
ONE. WHOEVER ORDERED THIS.
SORRY. YOU’RE GOING TO BE SHORT
OF PITA BREAD.
>> YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEIR
GREEK SALAD IS JUST ONE OF THE
DISHES THAT MADE THE RESTAURANT.
IS IT YUMMY? I KNEW IT. YOU CAN
TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT IT. THE
CARBS ARE LIKE OUR FRIENDS.
>> IT’S LIKE A HUG FROM THE
INSIDE. YEAH. THEY’RE GOOD FOR
YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND OF COURSE,
THIS IS WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT
THIS PLACE. THIS THE GREEK SALAD
COMES IN MULTIPLE SIZES. BLAINE
SO THEY HAVE SMALL, MEDIUM AND
LARGE. SO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW IT
IS SOMETIMES YOU DON’T WANT A
GIANT PLATE. YEAH, BUT YOU DO A
LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU DO. OKAY,
THEN THERE’S THAT.
>> YOU DO. BECAUSE HERE’S THE
THING. YOU CAN HAVE IT LATER.
THAT’S TRUE TOO. YEAH, THAT’S
TRUE. IT’S SALAD. THAT’S TRUE.
I’M TALKING WITH MY MOUTH FULL.
THIS IS SO INAPPROPRIATE.
>> YOU DO THAT ON LIVE AND THE
D’S ALL GOOD.
>> SO UNPROFESSIONAL. AUBURN
CAFE IS LOCATED ON JEFFERSON
STREET, SHOCKINGLY NEAR AUBURN
AVENUE IN ECOURSE. YES
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> SO I CALL IT EAT COURSE.
>> EAT COURSE HUNGRY PEOPLE.
THAT’S WHAT WE DO. ALL RIGHT.
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