Michael P’s Summer Breeze & Ugly Hawaiian Shirt Greek Feast

Wow what a great event! The food was great (and plentiful!), the employees were awesome, and they have a full bar!
Holy crap the lamb chops were delicious. So moist, so tender, so flavorful. omg. Best food of the night by far. Still drooling a little thinking of them.
We had an awesome waitress, and the bartender was pretty cool too. Dude, they do this desert with the icecream with ouzo on it… get that. Get it now. O_​O
Had a wonderful time catching up with my fellow Unilocalers, I had been a bit MIA before this event so it was nice to be welcomed back so thoroughly. You guys are great.
Awesome job putting this one together Michael! Thank you!

Globalization, Great concept with interesting results.
My latest experience? Hawaiian Summer Shirt partay in a Greek place, with some of the coolest people in So Cal. The result? An eclectic and fun evening with great conversation and delicious food.
First of all as the title say we were supposed to wear an ugly Hawaiian shirt, but since I didn’t have any Hawaiian shirt, a Hawaiian dress was in order.

(from Roney’s pics)
The food was absolutely delicious, I was hypnotized by their cheese tray
This was my plate
An explosion of flavors and textures. If I’m forced to choose a favorite dish I’d say the lamb chops, great seasoning with the perfect texture.
To finish up our delicious meal we enjoyed some baklava, yummmm (I’m a confessed sugar-​holic, remember?)
Kudos to Bou Bou, our absolutely wonderful waitress, she took really good care of us! (By herself! and yes we are a handful, I must admit)

Thanks Michael and Dimitri for this wonderful evening, and for introduce me to this awesome place.
It was great to see so many fun people.
Of course I’ll be back at Georges to enjoy their delicious food.
Gracias! Parakaló! Thank you!
until next time =)

Great to finally meet you in person, Michael! The event was a smashing success, even though I did not get smashed (designated driver duties fell on my shoulders). The food was delicous and the people we talked to were tres cool.
Looking forward to the next one!
xoxo
B

Hello all… It was a really fun night with LOTS of yummy food, laughs, connecting with old friends and making new ones too! OPA! I’m still craving those wonderful lamb chops; they were awesome! Thanks to Demitri, and all the staff they were great and I wish them all much success in their newest location. And of course, I have to thank Michael P. (my Boo) for making it all happen. This was really his event, he did most of the work and we have him to thank for the lamb chops…(he insisted!) It’s really nice to sit back and watch him interact with all his friends. Thank you Michael for a wonderful evening. I dedicate this song to you…
Love, Marty M.

Michael P. sure knows how to host a great party! Thanks for organizing this event, I had a blast. Also thanks to the George’s Greek Café staff for everything.
I came prepared with the ugliest Hawaiian shirt I could find from my dad’s closet. Unfortunately it was not enough to take on the sunflower shirt from Joe. Congrats on the win.
My initial thoughts were just a few small bites of appetizer but was really surprised to see so much food. My favorite were the lamp chops. They were very juicy and tender. I kept going back for more! I always wanted to try the lamb and finally got the chance.

Greek + Fun + Loud = OPA!
Ohayo Gozaimasu Michael & Dimitri!
What better way to kick off a trip to Japan than to get all stuffed full of Greek goodness and wine with my partner in crime Lili and a few dozen of my fellow Unilocal buds. (this review was penned in Tokoyo on vacay)
where sadly there is no Greek food) But no worries I’m bringing the Roy style OPA to the land of the rising sun one beer at a time!

George, Dimitri (owners) & Michael P. put together a badass wonderful Unilocalish event. An ugly Hawaiian shirt contest at a Greek restraunt. I don’t get it but then its all Greek to me, But hey I’m in Japan and can still taste those yummy lamb chops.
After a couple of how-do’s with some Unilocal buddies as we arrived, Michael, Marty, Dan, Mel, JZ and Steven. I had Bou-​Bou our awesome waitress hook us up with a bottle of pinot to get the party started. As more and more folks were arriving the OPA in the air got thicker and party got a little livelier. It was so nice to see all kinds of my Unilocal bros and bro-​ettes at this bash! And once Dimitri opened the buffet it was game on and a smile on my face as I saw many of my favorites.
Greek Salad, spankopita, gyro, hummus, taziki, and my favorite Lamb Chops in the whole effin world.
Who could ask for more?
So many Unilocal friends both new and old, it was great to see you all there.
Drew, Trina, Dave, Ben, Ryan, Rodney, Meg, Jennifer, Sandya, Joe, Steve, Jenny, Laura, Steph, Alex and his brides. I’m sure I forgot a few of you too (damn Pinot) but you know who you are.



And besides I have a terminal case of CRS (cant remember shit) especially names, after a gang of Ashai beers and a bowl of ramen tonight it aint getting any better!

Didn’t think things could get any better, Then it did as the purple & sunflower attired gentleman sat down at our table. I knew I was in the prescence of greatness. Great gawd that shirt was butt ugly! I knew Joe would be the runaway winner with his sisters shirt! Damn I should have borrowed one of my sisters mou-mou’s I might have had a chance!
I love Georges man! Don’t believe me, see my review.
I can’t say enough about the treatment and love Georges shows to its fellow Unilocalers. This place is awesome!
Arigato Dimitri. See ya when I return!
This ones for Michael
Thanks bro I had a great time!
Thanks again Dimitri, what a great event man! You know I’ll be back!

After a long drought Michael P came roaring back with a UYE to remember! Thanks to him and the wonderful owners and staff at George’s, we lucky Unilocalers were treated to an evening of excellent (plentiful) food and service at their spankin’ new Huntington Beach location. Now the good people of OC get to experience what we Long Beachers have known for years: George’s is some of the best Greek food around! Certainly a welcome addition to the OC dining scene! The ugly Hawaiian shirt theme of the night was a stroke of genius and was a lot of fun. Joe L’s hideous shirt took the grand prize, which was truly deserved. It was a fun night out with all of my fave Unilocalers and I was so glad to be a part of it!

Michael P. you truly were the heart and soul of the party! Thank you so much for organizing and hosting this wonderful event for us lucky Unilocalers with Marty. To George’s Greek Café owners and staff, your hospitality was exemplary and much appreciated.
Here I was expecting a few plates of appetizers but was pleasantly surprised to see this beautiful spread of Greek specialties which were refilled abundantly even before a tray ran out. Amazing! My favorites were definitely the lambchops and the spanakopeta. They were fabulous! I’ll be coming back for more of these, that’s for sure!
While enjoying the company of fellow Unilocalers and friends on our little table, our servers were very attentive in giving us drink refills and made sure no empty plate was lying around for more than 10 seconds. Impressive service!
It was my pleasure meeting other Unilocalers face to face especially our CM, Ryan C. and to be amongst people who are passionate about food, good service, and just life in general (while wearing ugly Hawaiian shirts… yes). Congrats to Joe for the win. You were definitely my choice if we had to vote :)
Looking forward to another awesome event!

(Emotional moment, sing with me to Michael.)
… «Have I told you lately that I Love you?»…
Stuck on the 405 freeway for 45 extra minutes is not a fun night to begin with. BUT it was all worth it. Michael and his beloved Marty threw one heck of an organized, fun filled, food filled, Unilocalers filled party!
Food was so good! Greek salad, hummus, spinach pie, cheese plate, beef shawarma. My favorite was the lamb chops! Gosh it was soooo good!
Surrounded by fun, cheerful Unilocalers and friends and great food was the highlight of my week!
It was such a pleasure meeting Marty for the first time. I was a lucky gal and got to hang our with Steve S., Rodney S. Christine A. Jo H. Roy B. Alex W. Kim L. and our fabulous OC CM, Ryan C. :-)
Thank you so much for the delicious food and memorable event, Michael P. and the owner, Boo-​Boo and the staffs at George’s! Hope we don’t have to wait another 3 years for another Michael P.‘s grand events!
… The party didn’t end there, a few of us took it to The Donuttery and continued our party there until almost midnight!
«Peanut butt-​ery» Omg, Alex W. You are killing me! rofl!

SHOUTOUT to Micheal P, Marty, and of course George’s Greek Café for putting on an AMAZING event last night!
Great food! The lamb chops were great for buffet style… very hard to do, but successfully done! Gyro meat was good and that tzaziki… yum!
Had a blast meeting fellow Unilocalers and Keav and I could not be happier to have gone to this event!
Too awesome!

5 Stars for Michael P.‘s UYE! Michael and Marty went all out for us lucky Unilocalers who were invited to his little shindig at George’s Greek Café last night. We had a buffet of Greek delights to tantalize our tastebuds. I met some new Unilocalers and got to chat with some OG Unilocalers too. George’s Greek Café is ecstatic about what Unilocal has done for their businesses so they were thanking our little Unilocal community by co-​hosting this event. There were lamb chops, gyro, pitas, hummus, tatziki sauce, Greek salad, and spanakopeta. Delicious spread, great hosts, and fabulous service. Thanks Michael and Marty! Congrats to Joe L. for winning the Ugliest Hawaiian shirt contest with his sunflower tunic. FYI, George’s Greek Café is on Beach Blvd near the Lazy Dog Café in Westminster not Huntington Beach.

Michael P is notorious for throwing a great party. This one was sure to be a big winner because it was at one of my all-​time favorite restaurants, George’s Greek! And at their new location in my town! Oy!
Although my involvement in Unilocal social events has decreased over the years, I was happy to reunite with some of my favorite Unilocalers. Y’all know who you are :)
So FF to the food. They’ve got a buffet type thing going and I walk down the line (very excited like). Greek salad, yum! *loads plate. Hummus and pita bread, yum! *loads plate. Lamb! *Loads plate. Now I get to the mack daddy of all and the last option on the table … the lamb chops. OMFG they have lamb chops out for us?! A ton of them! I know that they normally charge $ 20 for 4 … and they are letting us just load these on my plate? I looked around in total shock and awe and loaded up two on my plate. My plate was very full.
I finished it off quickly while I enjoyed some good vibe Unilocaler conversation… and then you know what I did … I went up and got a plate of salad and lamb chops.
And then demetri was talking to me about the lamb chops and he handed me another one and we cheers with the lamb chops.
I got lamb chop wasted.
For George’s to offer such an exciting spread of their food was truly amazing. And then for Demetri (one of the owners) to stand up and thank US for being loyal Unilocalers and writing great reviews for them … it was just overall awesome.
Bou Bou was the main server and she is like the best server you could ever have. Yep, really.
And, last but certainly not least, this wouldn’t have been the awesome event that it was without our lovely Michael P and his future Hubby Marty. Love you guys. Thank you so much for throwing a great event. I really don’t see how it could have possibly been any better.

What does Ugly Hawaiian Shirts and Greek Food have in common? I don’t really know, and who really cares. I do know that Michael got us all the HOOK UP! I was expecting some free appetizers, you know some hummus, those spinach feta cheese triangle thingies, maybe a couple pieces of feta cheese and some pita bread. So when I walked in and asked for a menu, I got a strange look. Trying to be cool, I’m not just here for the free stuff I want to order dinner too. I was quickly shown our complementary buffet and told that is dinner. Lamb chops, Gyro meat, Greek Salad, etc… Demetri you are giving Lamb Chops that taste this good — all you can eat style to Unilocalers for the cost of on the house? Are you nuts? You’ll be out of business before the end of the night.
Michael smugly told me, the lamb chops were the deal breaker when negotiating with Demetri. No lamb chops, no UYE. How does that even work? If you don’t give us the best thing on the menu for free, I won’t have my Unilocal friends eat here for free. I don’t want to know what Michael had to do behind the scenes to pull this off. If he’s that good, Marty is a lucky man.
I will say I am proud of my fellow Unilocalians for showing some restraint and not totally destroying that buffet with most people just taking one or two lamb chops. The food never ran out all night. The all night happy hour prices were well used and it didn’t take too many rounds before Enen was yelling «penis». I didn’t have the heart to tell him, you are supposed to yell Opa.
The ugly Hawaiian shirt contest was well earned by Joe L. Even though you admitted it was actually a Thaiwaiin shirt. You still had to show up wearing it and leave wearing it.
Good time was had by all, thanks Michael, and thanks George’s Greek Café!!!

Good and Plenty! Not only the answer I gave to Michael P when he couldn’t remember the name (one good reason to have at least one old person at a party BTW) of this iconic American candy:
. It was also exactly what Georges set us lucky Unilocalers up with, but more like Incredible and Plenty.
I very seldom use profanity in my Unilocal reviews, since this is a family site. But since potty mouth Mel M wasn’t there this night here goes: fuckin A Michael! You are the master blaster of The Epic UYE! Another fan-​fucking-​tastic event after a too long hiatus. I still remember fondly the one you threw at the DTLB location several years ago when I was still a quiet and shy newbie. You and Laura R are two of the main Unilocalers that turned me into The Danimal!
The spread as exclaimed in other reviews was just plain un-​fucking-​believable. WTH? Frikken lamb chops galore, along with all of the prerequisite Greek dips and pita, salad, gyro meat, etc etc etc. Then… after I was already stuffed Demetri saunters by and throws a couple more lamb chops my way. Demetri? Love you man!
Speaking of love, Bou Bou, btender Sean, and the rest of the staff gave us the best service imaginable for a group this size. What a bunch of pros.
Yep, as a weekly visitor and the reigning Unilocal Duke of Georges, I was so proud of how everyone was so well taken care of, and not a hitch to be seen.
Yep Mel, you fucked up.
Hey, this cussing thing is kinda fun…

The Good: UYE with friends and some new Unilocalers. Michael P is known for throwing EPIC events and this was another. He comes prepared with name tags, pens and a great attitude. I was expecting a few appetizers here and there, but I would be wrong, it was a buffet of food. All of it great and the lamb chops were amazing, amazeballs, or amazechops.
The Bad: A ton of people signed up and not all showed up. I think it’s a bit messed up if you said you can go and didn’t. The restaurant prepped for x amount and I hate flakers.
The Ben: Thanks Michael P and Geroge’s Greek Café for hosting. The food was so good that I’ll have to hit this place up more often. And congrats to Joe L for his women’s shirt, I mean the ugliest Hawaiian non Hawaiian shirt winner.

How Michael P works his UYE magic I will never know.
To organize the festivities for this event must have taken many hours and a few headaches. Thank you MP, Marty, and all of George’s Greek Café for showing us a great time with excellent food and service.
My favorite was the lamb chops. They tasted on par with ones I make at home. The buffet style was full of gyro, Greek salad, hummas, pita, and other things I don’t remember the name for.
5 star event from MP and the crew from George’s. They love Unilocal and after this event, I love them too.

Michael P you throw one hell of a party.
Thanks to you and Marty for organizing this great event.
Also thanks to George’s Greek Café for hosting us and feeding us great Greek Food.
The food was delicious. We were treated to a buffet of Greek salad, hummus, tatziki, pita bread, gyro, spanakopeta & lamb chops.
Those lamb chops were super delicious. You’ve got to come and try it here. Yummy.
The service was outstanding.
I have to thank my table mates for making it an enjoyable night Jennifer N, Geraldine N, Christine A, Jo H & last but not least Mr. Rodney S.
It was also nice to see my Unilocal buddy Roy B, keep rocking it Roy!
Events like this makes Unilocal great, good food, good atmosphere, good friends and great conversations. lol. Do you know what a «cronut» is? haha, that was one of a slew of topics we had. I’m just sorry I couldn’t make it to The Donuttery after the event to taste those «cronut» lol
Unilocalers Rock!
An enjoyable night was had by everyone.
See you at the next event :)

«Michael, My Love, My Friend, My Soul Mate.»
«About your UYE.»
«Last nights success, what do you think made that so?»
Asked Marty, about this of me this morning.
Marty said, «I saw the love, the friendship, the camaraderie, the demographic mix & cultures of so many, and the fun everyone was having from the staff at the restaurant to those in attendance, (even the other customers), how beautiful to feel & see so much of that love in the room!»
«Also, astonishingly too, I’ve been to many Unilocal events before, I’m a Unilocaler too Michael and your friends are my friends too, all because of the love you have for people and, the love I see they have for you!»
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**********THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!***************
I feel the same way my Unilocal Friends, we talked about it all the way home, before we went to bed and over breakfast this morning, in fact, we’re still talking about it!
My answer to Marty’s question was «Everything you mentioned, we Unilocalers are a rare breed of folks, it was the food, the ambiance, the event, the staff, but mostly, it was ALL of you, my Unilocal friends that made this a hit.
I told him, I planted the seed and ALL of you watered it with your love.
Marty & I have been through some very tough times, illness, deaths, surgeries, hey, Life is in Session and we BOTH will be damned if that was going to stop us from getting «ME» as he stated back in the game, «Do what you love Michael.» he said, «Enough time has passed!»
Thanks to all that showed, all that supported this event and, those who were planning on coming and yet had something come up, yet apologized and let me know you were unable to attend, and the new people I met with your generous & sincerest thanks for my hosting the event and, that you were welcome to attend.
A surprise crasher from ‘ENEN, oh yes please, thanks for the shots toasted with members of our old OC Crew!
BIG thanks, to Demetri & Rip, plus the Greek Team; your generosity was & still is tremendously appreciated; our friendship will stay solid until the end of my days!
Last but not least, better late than pregnant I always say!
To Ryan C, our Unilocal CM in ‘DA OC for dashing from his docking after being in Catalina to make this event, and offering up his support too, you truly light up a room Ryan, and Demetri was glad to have met you along with his brother Rip; too, you met other Unilocalers from other Unilocal communities and, that is so wonderful to witness.
I cannot say enough, and definitely don’t want to mess up compliments with to much banter, but it’s hard not too with so much gratitude in my heart.
One thing I’ve learned from being on Unilocal attending & hosting events, I truly have learned this from ALL of you:

Arriving fashionably late, I walked into a fully captive room led by Mr. Michael P as he was giving his thanks to all of the cool peeps that attended.
Now, I’m a HUGE fan of George’s and was a little miffed that I was tardy. I just came off of a boat and was STARVING. I expected to hear tales of the amazing food and the fantastic conversations that I had missed and was looking forward to a night of jealousy as you all told me stories of the amazing spread. That never happened. Why? Because there was an abundance of food up until the very end. Gah, my heart skipped a beat.
I had the pleasure of gorging myself on the Greek salad and some tasty lamb. I’m a huge fan of lamb and the combo of the greens and the meat was amazing. I even went back for a second helping. Yeah… seconds.
I didn’t have time to throw on an ugly Hawaiian shirt, but Joe definitely deserved the prize as he come adorned in a Thai sunflower shirt that you could see from the other side of the parking lot. There were a lot of fun garbs and everyone had fun with the theme. Having the staff at the restaurant choose the finalists/​winners was a great idea to keep things fair. Good thinking!
Everyone was having a fantastic time and I ended up staying way after nine to converse with friends.
This was a fantastic UYE MP! You should be proud of all of your hard work. I know I am! Thanks for the invite!

«Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind.» — «Summer Breeze», Seals & Crofts
Michael P organized a fun UYE at George’s Greek Café Huntington Beach for food & fun.
Joann, ready to get this party started–
Michael & Marty, the organizers for tonight’s event–
The gracious co-​owners of George’s Greek Café–
Our friendly servers made sure our drinks were full & our plates were cleared–
Tonight’s feast–
My favorite hands down were the lamb chops. Medium rare, tender, juicy, seasoned to perfection. The hummus was creamy, the salad crisp, the shawerma a little tough to me–
Flaming saganaki for me! It’s amazing how complimentary stuff gravitates towards me ;p It tasted like cheese pizza without the unnecessary burden of dough–
It was Alex’s «birthday», so we had a small bite of baklava brought to our table. A nice way to end our meal–
Unilocalers in full regalia–
Lili (How you doin, mamacita? ;p)
Ben gives 2 thumbs up for the event–
Bro’s–
Ryan, arriving fashionably late–
Meg, drinking the ouzo sample I got from the bartender–
We all had a great time!
Grattitude to George’s Greek Café Huntington Beach for feeding us delicious food & to Michael & Marty for organizing a fun summer event.
Afterwards, some of us had an afterparty at The Donuttery down the street. Fun & hijinx ensued…;p
Excelsior!