Website: mythsj.com/myth-greek-restaurant
Cuisine type: Greek, Mediterranean modern
Atmosphere: modern decor, dim lighting, patio lounge style seating
Meal: dinner
Overall score: 7.9
Nina
This place is lost somewhere on the back streets of downtown San Jose and looks very unassuming from the outside. However, on the inside it lives up to the name of lounge - the dining room has a chic decor, with comfortable table seating and a long, modern bar stretching the length of the dining room. On top of that, they have an outdoor patio (not really visible from the street, since it’s protected by a tall fence), which has space heaters surrounding the cafe style tables, and also features very lush wicker and pillows armchair and couch seating.
We ordered a cocktail to start out our late dinner experience - I got an Achilles Heel, which was a vodka based cocktail with limoncello, grenadine and egg white (don’t hold me to that exact composition, but it’s pretty close). To my slight disappointment, this cocktail served in a tall collins glass was presented with no fuss or decorations, and it was tasty but not amazing.
We ordered two things at once - a gyro saganaki and a pizza since we were starving and were hoping that the food would come sooner this way. After waiting for quite a while for our drinks, we waited some more for our first dish, the saganaki. It reminded me of a raclette, with a twist. The Greek cheese was gooey, creamy and really the star of the plate, it came with a good amount of gyro meat and also enough cherry tomatoes and red onion to give it a burst of freshness and even out the richness with some tanginess. Pita triangles became the vehicle for eating this dish, and it was really delightful.
After our plate was empty, and taken away, and some more time passed, it was becoming clear that our pizza was not coming. We finally caught our waiter’s attention and it turns out that the table next to us ordered the same thing around the same time, and only one pizza made it out of the kitchen (and they got it). After apologizing profusely, he made it that our chicken, bacon and mushroom pizza was out on our table in less than 10 minutes. I was a bit disappointed that the crust was not really crispy, it was basically a pita topped with cheese and generous chunks of meat and mushroom. The toppings were tasty, though the cheese became a little greasy and made the pizza just a tad too rich for me. The waiter tried to make up for the order mix-up by applying the employee discount to our bill, so we appreciated his effort.
As we were getting ready to leave, the were laying out a DJ stage and setting up a line along the sidewalk for the entrance. Unless they were over-preparing, it seems like this place really comes alive at night. Their food is pretty good, their bar selection is quite extensive and the atmosphere is relaxed and modern, so I would definitely recommend this place for a casual dinner and a cocktail.
We ordered a cocktail to start out our late dinner experience - I got an Achilles Heel, which was a vodka based cocktail with limoncello, grenadine and egg white (don’t hold me to that exact composition, but it’s pretty close). To my slight disappointment, this cocktail served in a tall collins glass was presented with no fuss or decorations, and it was tasty but not amazing.
We ordered two things at once - a gyro saganaki and a pizza since we were starving and were hoping that the food would come sooner this way. After waiting for quite a while for our drinks, we waited some more for our first dish, the saganaki. It reminded me of a raclette, with a twist. The Greek cheese was gooey, creamy and really the star of the plate, it came with a good amount of gyro meat and also enough cherry tomatoes and red onion to give it a burst of freshness and even out the richness with some tanginess. Pita triangles became the vehicle for eating this dish, and it was really delightful.
After our plate was empty, and taken away, and some more time passed, it was becoming clear that our pizza was not coming. We finally caught our waiter’s attention and it turns out that the table next to us ordered the same thing around the same time, and only one pizza made it out of the kitchen (and they got it). After apologizing profusely, he made it that our chicken, bacon and mushroom pizza was out on our table in less than 10 minutes. I was a bit disappointed that the crust was not really crispy, it was basically a pita topped with cheese and generous chunks of meat and mushroom. The toppings were tasty, though the cheese became a little greasy and made the pizza just a tad too rich for me. The waiter tried to make up for the order mix-up by applying the employee discount to our bill, so we appreciated his effort.
As we were getting ready to leave, the were laying out a DJ stage and setting up a line along the sidewalk for the entrance. Unless they were over-preparing, it seems like this place really comes alive at night. Their food is pretty good, their bar selection is quite extensive and the atmosphere is relaxed and modern, so I would definitely recommend this place for a casual dinner and a cocktail.
Food 8
Drinks 8
Atmosphere 9
Service 8
Value 7
Drinks 8
Atmosphere 9
Service 8
Value 7
Ben
A greek restaurant / lounge with a good amount of outdoor seating mixed with an almost club lighting and feel on the inside. It was pretty surprising that around 7-8 PM on a Friday that it was so empty (2 -3 other tables with people), as I saw it as a pretty cool looking place. The food menu is a pretty elegant greek selection, though we were there mainly to try a couple of appetizers and cocktails. The Gyro saganaki was great - a melted cheese with onion and tomatoes served with dipping pitas. The chicken / bacon / mushroom pita crust pizza was a creamy, tasty dish as well. My manhattan was decent (though not that strong), and though I didn’t enjoy Nina’s ultra-heavy eggwhite cocktail “achilles heel.” The place did seem like it might light up a little more at night - they appeared to be setting up a stage, and based on the number of employees running around and bartenders I hope/assume they pull a larger crowd later at night than they do for dinner. The service was a little awkward - we ordered just 2 appetizers and the cocktails as he listened (and we were seemingly his only table), and even after he commented on the great choice we made in the pizza it wasn’t served with the appetizer. When we later questioned it appeared he had simply completely forgotten (though our cocktails were eabout finished and we were about ready to move on). The prices were around $11-13 for cocktails and $10-15 for appetizers, so it’s aiming for a higher end lounge. Overall it’s a pretty nice place to go, it just seems the popularity is not that high, and it was definitely a strange feel to be such a large place with so few people at peak dinner hours.
Food 8
Drinks 9
Atmosphere 9
Service 6
Value 7
Drinks 9
Atmosphere 9
Service 6
Value 7
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