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The Mad Greek
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2466 Fairmount Blvd.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
216.421.3333
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A Cleveland Landmark Restaurant Established in 1977 at Coventry Village. Experience The Finest in Greek & Indian Cuisine in a classic casual setting. Menu Highlights include Braised Lamb Shank, Kasseri Roasted Chicken, Greek or Indian Flat Iron Steak, Bombay Wings, Island Shrimp Cocktail, Aegean Seafood Pasta, Pan Seared Atlantic Cod, Chicken Tikka Masala, Kerala Fish Curry, and many other great dishes. Large & spacious dining room, outdoor patio with waterfall, street side dining, full bar, happy hour daily, catering, carryout & delivery. 5 minutes from Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, CWRU & University Circle. The restaurant is a neighborhood favorite, and offers a casual, friendly dining atmosphere that you and your friends are sure to enjoy. Mad Greek Restaurant also features a friendly, professional staff of great people, who will make sure your visit is memorable. The menu offers an inspired array of selections that is sure to satisfy everyone in your group, every time. Be sure to ask your server about new selections, daily specials, and special chef's creations.
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Reviews of The Mad Greek
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It's Greek to me!
I found the Greek food both tasty and appetizing. The atmosphere was most pleasant(both for adults and for children).My party or I had no complaint about the service; in fact the server was exceedingly friendly and informative of any questions we might have had. I'm glad we went there and look forward to eating there again soon. They also served some Italian food but I would advise you to stick to the mid-eastern cuisine.
Review by me from Mayfield from Mayfield Heights posted November 07, 2012
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Wonderful Originally - Disappointing Changes
My husband and I first visited the Mad Greek back in the 80's when we were both students at CWRU. It was a fabulous restaurant run by an Indian gentleman and his Greek wife. Prices were reasonable and both Greek and Indian dishes were always fantastic. Over the years, we've moved away from Ohio and then moved back, but have always enjoyed dining at the Mad Greek until relatively recently. The original owner has passed away and the menu has changed significantly. Prices appear to be very high for the quality and quantity of food offered (for example, Steak and Shrimp Goa used to also include a salad with the house dressing as well as the nice rice pilaf with raisins. Salad is now extra.) I last tried a Tamarind Steak dish which was just awful - tasted like tamarind paste was just slathered on the meat, heated and served. No subtle flavors or nuances, just straight tamarind flavor. I've also enjoyed the gyros and hummus, which are still delicious, but the price is outrageous for a simple gyro sandwich. Although this restaurant still maintains a nice atmosphere and some of the dishes still remain true to the original recipes, consistently better food at a more reasonable price can be found at nearby Indian restaurants. I'll still go to the Mad Greek for the occasional gyro and hummus since in the last 30 years I've found none better.
Review by 30-Year Customer from Shaker Hts. posted December 29, 2010
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Live Music ??
Dined at Mad Greek 2 weeks ago and there was a live band. Grew up in the area and went to school at Case, and Mad Greek was a weekly visit. Live Jazz was always a hit, and they had it every weekend over the years. They should bring it back full time, I know many that would come back and support, as Nighttown is the only other place in town to go, and the food is average at best.
Review by Barry S from University Heights posted January 28, 2010
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Great Food and Atmosphere?
Wow That doesnt sound like the owners posing as a patron or anything ..How might a diner know about landlord or rent info? Also high rent prices are irrelavant. If I poop in a gold box, its still poop no? Just because a nice building is filled with , rude staff , rediculously rude owner or bartender or whatever that man scholding his employees like they are slaves or something right in public view , in front of my wife and I, Doesnt give the right to charge outlandish prices for some Shreaded Gyro meat,Burt zucinni, some stale pita and a hand full of jojos ..Btw when did gyro sauce change to a runny flavorless goo . Tis a shame noone can do greek food right in cleveland. Greek food , The basis of the cusine is seafood correct? Help your self to some alaskan salmon with cheese sauce? .. Or how bout the many other freshly defrosted tilapia dishes . Finally a place in cleveland to get a true taste of Greece .
Review by Max & Sherrie from Shaker posted January 25, 2010
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Good food, pleasant atmosphere
We ate there New Years eve and had a great meal. They said there was a new Greek chef there that has the food coming out better than ever. Very good new appetizers, and wine list. Service was a bit on the weak side though.
Review by Joseph from University Heights posted January 05, 2010
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Great Food, Great Atmosphere
I don't know what restaurant some of these reviewers dined at, but The Mad Greek has been serving basically the same menu with the same recipes for decades. The food is extremely good. There is not new owners or new chefs. Just the same recipe book, being cooked the same way. I've got to beleive these reviewers are out to sabotage the restaurant, as none of these reviews are accurate in any way. The gyros are the same as they have been for 30 years with the same exact yogurt dressing. The hoomis & baba ghanouj are the the best ever made. Everyone in Cleveland knows this. The Leg of Lamb is served in 2 6 oz sliced portions. It is more than enough for any human to eat. Whoever expects to get a whole leg of lamb which ranges from 3-6 pounds is a complete moron and must be smoking crack. Name one Greek restaurant in New York or Chicago that serves a whole leg of lamb. Unfreaking beleivable. If you want to buy a dinner gyro package for 4 people then you should go to Best Gyros in Mayfield and sit in your damn car and eat it. A Gyro Plate is $14.95 at The Mad Greek and comes with 10 ounces of meat, greek fries, sauteed veggies, and a greek salad with homemade dressing. You also are sitting in one of the highest rent buildings in the city thanks to the wonderful landlords who rip people off and get rich off of others hard work. White butcher paper is standard at many restaurants, and so is jazz music. And no, there is no Blue Cheese dressing served as well !!! Stop smoking crack people.
Review by Jason from Beachwood posted January 02, 2010
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Hi Marc from Mayfield you are a complete idiot !!!
Have been dining at Mad Greek for 30 years and the food has always been excellent. Read this idiotic review by "Marc from Mayfield" and am convinced he knows absolutelt nothing about food at all. What a moron. Leg of lamb is not served whole, lamb shank is, get a clue. A whole leg of lamb is several pounds. Unless you are willing to shell out $100 for a meal I suggest that you take the 10 oz portion that everone else in the world serves !! Furthermore, the hoomis at Mad Greek is known to be the best hoomis in the world hands down, ask anyone in Cleveland. You have got to be kidding me. Gyro sandwiches are also huge, always have been. Try and finish one with fries and you need a nap afterwards. And the yogurt sauce is the best homemade recipe ever. Marc is just an idiot and is totally wrong about Mad Greek, probablt eats Burger King on Mayfield every day. What a loser review !!!
Review by Bob from Cleveland posted January 02, 2010
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No wonder the Greek is Mad
No wonder the Greek is Mad
5 of us went to the Mad Greek restaurant in Cleveland Hts for dinner. Between the 5 of us we ordered 2 Gyro sandwiches, 1 hummus, 1 Chicken Tikka Masala, and 1 Roast Leg of Lamb. We also ordered a couple appetizers Calamari and Mussels. The hummus had no taste but was edible. The mussels had two pieces of bread on top that was drenched, not garnished with parsley flakes. Mussels with parsley was not as we expected. We said that there was too much parsley, and the waitress said she was sorry and would tell the cook. The gyros were ok (3 slices of meat of $9.95), but the yogurt topping was bland. The Tikka Masala was good. The roast leg of lamb, was hard to describe. I thought it was roast leg of lamb, like I have had many times in many places, but this was different. I was presented with a plate with 2 slices of lamb, some orzo, and a few sautéed vegetables. There was this large open space on the plate like something was missing. I have been served roast leg of lamb with and without the bone, but never portion controlled. Lamb is a rich food, not for the faint of heart, however for $17.95 this was not even a lunch portion. I said something to the waitress, and she said this was a new chef, and this is the way he makes it. I asked to see the manager or owner. He came to the table, and defended the food. He said they slice it in the kitchen, so that it is easier on the customer. I asked wasn’t 2 slices deceiving when the menu said ‘Roast Leg of Lamb’, and I was told that it was roast leg of lamb. I asked why didn’t it say slices or floret’s ? I received the same answer. I even asked what he would call a t-bone steak without the bone. He said “ a strip steak’, to which I asked why is that called differently when the lamb was not ? I got the same answer, no satisfaction. This restaurant has been here for many years. It appears that it has switched owners and chefs. All that remains is the name. For a medium to medium-high priced dinner this was beyond weak. I don’t mind paying for what I get, but I do mind not getting what I pay for. In this economy, how they survive is beyond my understanding. Maybe now it is a bar that tries to serve Greek food, instead of the Fine Greek restaurant, that also has libations.
Review by Marc from Mayfield posted December 04, 2009
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New Menu - New Flavor
2009 will mark my 31st year of dining at The Mad Greek. If you have been dining there for years, things are a bit different now. I believe the original owners/chefs have been out of the picture for several years, but the food taste and quality had still been consistent. This October is the first time that if you blindfolded me and put the Gyro Platter in front of me, I would swear it was not from The Mad Greek. Not necessarily bad, but certainly different than it has been for the last thirty years or so. Most significantly the yogurt sauce is just not the same, and in my opinion, that's more or less what makes the meal.
If you have never been there, its definitely worth a try. If its been a tradition for many years, you may find the food a bit different.
Review by Greek To Me from Cleveland posted October 05, 2009
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Mad Greek is the worst Greek food I have ever had
I have been to many Greek restaurants in different areas, and this was the worse one that I have ever been to. This had all to do with the quality of the food.
Here is a list of things I found wrong with the food:
1. Hummus was strange and didn't taste good.
2. The Greek Salad had some sort of Blue Cheese type dressing, that also didn't taste very good.
3. Bland grape leaves
Review by Tom from Detroit posted September 08, 2009
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Mad Greek is Bad Greek
$15.50 for a Gyro platter is WAY too much. Food was ok. Atmosphere was odd for a greek restaurant. Jazz music? Where's the greek here? The paper on the tables was like being in a cheap diner. I had to tear off the corner just to make it tolerable to sit at the table. Charging too much for food not to be able to afford laundry service for table cloths. Definitely detracts from the sophisticated atmosphere they're trying to create. All in all, you can get better Greek and Indian food of the same or better quality for much less money in Cleveland. You can get Gyros for 4 for $14.00 at Best Gyros in Mayfield Heights. Don't let the Jazz fool you, Mad Greek is bad Greek.
Review by Chris from Cleveland, OH posted May 02, 2009
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Decent Greek food
We live near this restaurant, so we walk to it once in awhile. Never been there on a busy weekend so they service has always been fine for us. The Greek dishes are very good! The menu also includes Indian dishes, which are quite disappointing and I would avoid. My Indian dishes have been served on beds of plain boring white rice. Not even fragrant basmati rice. Bleah. I cook Indian better than this.(I guess that's why it's not called Mad India)
The Greek specials of the day are usually excellent. Not too pricey, either. Go for the Greek.
Review by Cleveland Doc from Cleveland Heights posted September 26, 2006
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Great Restaurant !!!
Much more spacious and open than it appears from the street, the Mad
Greek features a stellar menu of Mediterranean classics, offering
diners a locale with a chic `on holiday` feel. From the hummus appetizer
to the entrees (which range from honey-glazed lamb chops to Halibut
Aegean -- broiled fish marinated in tarragon wine sauce and topped
with Parmesan cheese), the Mad Greek has appeal beyond the feta-laced
standards. The lunch menu also includes basic gyro sandwiches and
pita melts. For those who have never tried the flashy Greek appetizer
saganaki (fried-cheese flambe), this is as good a place as any to start.
In those precious few months of warm Cleveland weather, the glass facade
miraculously rolls up to transform the bar area an open patio. The restaurant
is situated near a row of upper scale boutiques, making it a fine choice
for a midday shopping break.
Review by Anonymous from Beachwood posted September 09, 2006
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poor service
The wait staff was beyond poor. My wife ordered seafood goa - veggie goa arrived, so we had to wait another 20 min. for her real order to arrive. I asked for tea - the waiter randomly brought hot without asking. My wife asked for more water - took the second request to get this!
I then took the time to bring up these issues to the host. All he did was say 'I am sorry, I will talk to him, that was unacceptable.'
Did he make it up to us?
No, not at all.
So I share this experience with you, so you can avoid the same circumstance.
PS the good was good though - I give the chef credit.
Review by poorly treated diner from Clv Hgts posted August 21, 2006
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Both Greek and Indian specialties are served at this Cedar-Fairmount neighborhood favorite, which is why diners will find both spanakopita and pakoras among the appetizer choices. No matter: The dichotomy allows for fun (and sometimes fiery) mixing and matching. Soups, salads and sandwiches afford a variety of lunch or light dinner options, including a hamburger for those less adventurous. Familiar Greek specialties - chicken kebab, dolmades (rolled grape leaves) and gyros - mingle with dishes like crabmeat Corfu, a boneless breast of chicken broiled with spinach mushroom sauce, surimi crabmeat and mozzarella cheese; and halibut Aegean, a broiled filet marinated with Greek spices and topped with Parmesan and tarragon wine sauce. Curries are served with salad and basmati rice. For a departure, try alu ghobi, wok-fried cauliflower, potatoes and peas seasoned with Indian spices; or shrimp chicken Goa, stir-fried in a creamy coconut curry sauce. Dessert - namely, baklava - remains strictly Greek.
Review by Northern Ohio Live posted June 03, 2005
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