Since we moved to San Diego in 2001, we’ve been to the Greek Festival at St. Spyridon’s Greek Orthodox Church every year except one. Though we had a pretty full schedule this year, we wanted to make sure to drop by, and get a few of our "favorites".
The Greek Festival at St. Spyridon’s on Park Boulevard has got to be one of the most well organized festivals in San Diego. Everything from parking with a free shuttle service (At Roosevelt Jr HS – Upas and Richmond St), to traffic control and crosswalk safety officers are covered. I guess it’s the experience garnered from many years(this is the 37th annual festival). The $2 admission is a mere pittance to pay for attending such an organized festival.
Arriving at 1115 this morning, my mouth was watering, as I checked out the lamb roasting.
If you checked out my post on last year’s festival, you’d know that I adore the Leg of Lamb Plate($6.00). Unfortunately, all the planets were not aligned this year, and we found that the lamb was not ready and that it would be an hour wait for it. Due to scheduling conflicts we wouldn’t be able to wait around for it. Bummer!
But at least I got my "flaming cheese" dish, the Saganaki($5.00):
Slices of cheese(the name of which escapes me….), are fried, and placed upon a fried pita. At that point brandy is added and the cheese is set on fire. Along with a joyous "Opa" from all the occupants of the booth:
The Saganaki booth is by far the festive at the festival. The cheese concoction is gooey, milky, and a bit on the salty side.
Good stuff!
I also made a quick trip to the Gyros Booth, for what else….a Gyros Pita($6.00):
This booth got very busy, very quickly.
Not a bad Gyros Pita.
While I was stuffing my face, the Missus made a quick trip to the pastry section.
And got Her Baklava, Katalfi, and other pastries:
For those desiring a more refined dining experience, the Dining Room opens at 1130, with such items as Greek Chicken, Lamb Chops, Moussaka, Spanakopita, and other yummy items.
Don’t forget to stop by the Deli area as well.
In case you weren’t able to drop by today, you’ll still have another chance tomorrow, Sunday, June 11th(from 11am – 9pm). The only strange incident that happened on our visit(other then the lamb not being ready), was a Husky Guy wearing a Pink T-Shirt peddling Mary Kay cosmetics, with Two other Women. They accosted the Missus twice, very strange.
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church
3655 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92103