Jimmy the Greek

The pork souvlaki dinner always has a pool of oil on the bottom. Definitely not fun eating the salad that’s been sitting on the bottom. I always seem to get the end of the cabbage as part of my salad and obviously don’t eat that. The souvlaki has been sitting around too long and has is hard. They have large platters of food but there wasn’t anyone there on a weekday evening.
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I have to preface my review with the fact that I don’t order chicken as it is my least favourite version of souvlaki, however, Jimmy the Greek in Markville Mall has changed my mind!
I hosted a birthday party this past weekend and ordered trays of chicken souvlaki based on a recommendation made by my sister. I was reluctant as pork souvlaki is the only way to go in my mind but since we already had a few pork dishes on our menu, I proceeded with ordering a few trays of chicken souvlaki.
Service: ⁵⁄₅
The staff that work at this location are fantastic. Friendly, polite, attentive, and engaged. Not at all dismissive which is refreshing in a competitive catering market. They took my order without hesitation and reviewed it with me for accuracy. When I picked up the food, everything I ordered was exactly as how I expected it to be. The trays were prepared on time, no waiting, and ready to go.
Food: ⁵⁄₅
As mentioned, I ordered chicken souvlaki. This was a Filipino party so you know there were a ton of dishes to choose from. Not wanting to waste my time on food I’m not particularly fond of, I passed on the chicken souvlaki. The eating never stops at a Filipino party and I noticed that we were down to the last tray of chicken souvlaki, wtf? I finally tried one and wish I had sooner. The chicken was perfectly cooked, no pink inside. The portions were meaty chunks of chicken, not dried out chicken croutons. The flavour of the marinade was smooth, not overpowering. It had enough flavour that I didn’t even need tzatziki. I squirreled away what was left and had some for both lunch and dinner the next day. The chicken reheats perfectly without drying out.
I don’t know if the food is like this during their everyday service but I would not hesitate to use them again for catering. I’m actually looking forward to the next fam-​jam just so we can order trays from them again!