New Parthenon Restaurant

Dont let the outside fool you. It is amazing inside. Great service, great food!!

I'll never forget the first time I set foot in this place. A group of us had just left another restaurant near Eastern Market without dining, because the service had been absolutely terrible. We pop into New Parthenon hungry, irritated and exhausted. Our waiter, Sonny, quickly appeared with a bright smile on his face ready and thrilled to take our orders. He cheered everyone up almost immediately. This guy is awesome, full of energy, and after having him just twice as our waiter, he started remembering everyone's name in our party.I see and hear a lot of comparisons between New Parthenon and Pegasus food, as if Pegasus is a considerable step-up. I don't share that sentiment, and find most of my preferred dishes here to be just as good. I love avgolemono soup and prefer New Parthenon's to its neighbor across the street. Some of the my favorite entrees that I recommend: Chicken Lemonato (be aware, the chicken style is a bit dry), Octopus in Wine Sauce, and Lamb with Rice Pilaf

For the second straight time going here, it will also be my last. The place was not too busy and were seated right away. It took nearly 20 minutes before we saw our waiter. We had to try 3 times before we got anyone to get us a drink and then we were not able to get a second one before leaving. I ordered an appetizer but the waiter recommended I not get it because the staff was busy. Instead I ordered a salad. It took nearly an hour to get my salad, and once I did the waiter said it took that long because I asked for it without olives (because I’m allergic) and the kitchen staff refused to make the salad without olives so the waiter had to make it himself. And the lamb I got on the salad was frozen so the food wasn’t even edible. If I had known it was that much trouble I wouldn’t have ordered it. The last time I went here the service was even worse. Needless to say, there’s better options than here in Greektown