Sunday, March 25, 2012

Celebrate Easter Together With Dallas Best Brunch

Join us to celebrate Easter - Special Brunch Menu

Join us at all three locations for a special Easter Menu and our award-winning brunch!

Start your meal with a complimentary glass of champagne or a Mimosa. Then, enjoy the brunch that has been a runner-up on WFAA-List Best of Dallas BEST BRUNCH for three years running:

A flavorful selection of your favorite Ziziki’s items:
Spanakopita, Dolmades, Mediterranean Salad, Greek Island Chicken, Rigatoni with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

Plus these signature brunch items…
  • Mediterranean Shrimp
  • House Smoked Salmon with
  • Bagels & Herbed Cream Cheese
  • Buttermilk Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup
  • Greek Scrambled Eggs with Feta Cheese & Basil
  • Roasted Leg of Lamb with Red Wine Sauce
  • Ya Ya Katina’s Baklava
Easter Eggs and Chocolates For All Children!

3 seatings at 11am, 12:30pm & 2pm
$24.95 per person

Easter evening we will be featuring our regular dinner menu.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Greens and Greek Cuisine

Greens grow wild all over Greece, and have been a staple in nearly every angle of Greek cuisine for years. One of the most famous dishes that is found in everyday Greek cooking is horta, which are, simply stated - boiled greens. And might recognize the word horta, or hort - as the root for all things 'horticultural' or 'green'. And, there are an array of other greens found in common cookery with varying uses such as herbs, eaten raw, used in casseroles or salads - or boiled for horta.

Greens are used in nearly every dish - including main dishes. From meat, chicken and fish entrees and pork (best with a bit of avgolemono, or lemon juice and egg sauce) to Hortopitakia, which are phyllo pies packed with garden greens and herbs.

And depending on how you like your salads - nearly all the greens used in Greek cuisine can be eaten in any of the dishes used (even though some may surprise you!) - along with the common spinach, lettuce and other bulbs, collards and such - are:
  • Cabbages (white, red, kale, etc.)
  • Catnip (Catmint, Nepeta)
  • Dandelion Greens
  • Fennel
  • Golden Thistle
  • Leeks
  • Mache (Lamb's Lettuce, Wild Lettuce)
  • Mallow
  • Nettles
  • Palmer Amaranth (Albersia, Vlita)
  • Poppy
  • Purslane
  • Sow-thistle
  • Spiny Chicory
  • White Beet Leaves
  • Brassicae greens (kale, collard greens)
  • Sow-thistles
  • Wild Mustard Greens
  • Chard

Friday, February 24, 2012

Ziziki's Open Table Local Diners Favorite

Wow, we've just noticed that Dallas has spoken, and that we're a favorite among the diners in town! OpenTable.com is the company we use to help us with online reservations for all our restaurants, (you can find links on our websites to make reservations!) and they maintain lists of favorite Dallas restaurants in several categories.

We are thrilled to have been named in TWO categories by OpenTable.com - one, as a Dallas favorite place to lunch, and also as a Dallas neighborhood gem!

Our listing as Diner's Choice for favorite place to lunch goes to our Preston/Forest location - which has been one of our flagship locations since inception. Opa! And neighborhood favorite, of course - went to our Travis Walk location - where our upbeat Mediterranean restaurant sits amongst great company with other restaurants and shops in the Uptown Dallas/Knox/Henderson area.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Loving The Sweet Things At Ziziki's

What will you be doing this weekend with the one you love? Why not treat your sweetie to something SWEET? You are always in for a smile from your significant other when you share something so 'divine'.

Join us for our special Valentine's Day Dinners at all three locations, or maybe come in and try our exclusive and authentic Greek desserts!! OPA!
  • Baklava Ice Cream Cake: Our specialty! Homemade baklava layered with vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Ya Ya Katina's Baklava: Layers of filo, walnuts, cinnamon and our Ya Ya’s homemade syrup. Opa!
  • Tiramisu: Mascarpone cheese, brandy, Marsala and espresso cake. An Italian “pick me up” made fresh daily.
  • Chocolate Liquor Cake: Absolutely decadent! Moist chocolate cake made with Kahlua and rich chocolate morsels.
  • Gelato & Sorbet: On the lighter side…try chocolate, lemon or raspberry.

Of course our Baklava Ice Cream Cake is a Chef Costa exclusive specialty - find out more about it from his appearance on Good Morning Texas:

Monday, February 6, 2012

Dine With Eros - Valentine's Day Dining With Ziziki's


Treat your loved one to a Valentine's Day dinner fit for Eros, the god of love!

We'll be offering a special menu at all of our locations (including Ziziki's Taverna) on Valentine's day! You're sure to fall in love with the food, dish after dish, with our three-course meal. And of course, the atmosphere will be warm and friendly as always. After all, the Greeks are of course - known for romance! OPA!

We'll be offering this special menu the entire weekend before Valentine's Day - in addition to our regular menu - so that you can celebrate when it's best for you!

Valentine's Day Menus & Dining Events

Ziziki's - All Locations
Join us with the one you love on Valentine's Day for our exclusive three-course menu that includes an appetizer platter plus your choice of a salad and entree for only $49.00 per person! The Valentine's Menu is an exclusive menu for Valentine's Evening. On Tuesday, February 14th our regular dinner menu will not be available on Valentine's Day evening. Reservations are recommended.

Ziziki's Taverna - Addison Walk
A special Valentine's Day menu will be offered in addition to our regular menu: Start with your choice of Mezze (a flavorful Greek small plate), then you can select a Greek Salad and end with your choice of one of our special Entrees, all for only $30.00 per person. Add a bottle of your favorite wine for an additional $20!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Eros Calling: Valentine's Day Special Dining

How will you show your love this Valentine’s Day? Eros is calling you to Ziziki's - for a special Valentine's Day dining experience.

We'll also be offering an exclusive optional menu at Ziziki's Taverna as well. The food is just divine... enough to make you fall in love each new dish you try.


ZIZIKI'S: Join us with the one you love for Valentine's Day dining for a special three-course menu that includes an appetizer platter plus your choice of a salad and entree for only $49.00 per person!


You can enjoy this special menu in addition to our regular menu the entire week before Valentine' Day.

And - at Zizik's Tavis Walk and Preston/Forest - you can enjoy our featured wine, Marimar Pinot Noir & Chardonnay: glass...$12 - bottle...$45

ZIZIKI'S TAVERNA:

It's a superior value and an exceptional dining experience - join us for an optional special Valentine's Day menu at Ziziki's Taverna at Addison Walk.

Start with your choice of Mezze

  • Dolmades
  • Gigantes Beans
  • Artichoke Dip
  • Cast Iron Squash
  • Eggplant Dip
  • Cast Iron Potatoes
  • Hipiti Dip
  • Calamari
  • Spinach Tiropitas
  • Keftedes

Greek Salad

End with your choice of our Specialty Entree
  • Sliced Leg of Lamb Gyro
  • Breek Burger
  • Chicken Souvlaki
  • Lamb Souvlaki
  • Salmon Soulaki
  • Papou’s Parpadella Pasta
  • Chicken Volos
  • Crespella Taverna

$30 / Person (does not include tax or gratuity)

Add a bottle of your favorite wine for an additional $20

After dinner, sip some wine and relax, or enjoy a cup coffee and possibly some of Costa's award-winning Baklava Ice Cream Cake or a warm piece of Chocolate Liquor cake.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Ziziki's Lakeside Market Named One Of Plano Profile's "Best Eats"

Every year, the folks at Plano Profile survey their readers to find out where the best eats are in Collin County. Nowadays, the selection of restaurants in Plano, Allen, Frisco and McKinney is huge - and the talent pool is deep with high-end heavy-hitters like Bob's Steak and Chop House, Nicola's and Jaspers. But we're proud to say that we made the list last year - for BEST GREEK.

We're thrilled to be on the list of local reader faves - it's Costa's tried and true recipes, our atmosphere (have you seen our uber-cool deck and patio?) and the magic that is Greek cuisine.

OPA!