Christakis Greek Cuisine - Tustin, CA : Spanakopita

No need for too many words. You like Greek food, try this place out. There's even live guitar music to be enjoyed.

Interior

The calm before the storm. We got there just after 5:00pm when they opened for the evening. So getting in was easy. Cozy setting. Getting out was harder since all the seats were filled.

Greek Salad

 My dinner started with a small salad. Part of the dinner meal.

Spanakopita w/rice, green beans, potato

The main dish. Spanakopita with rice, green beans, and a potato wedge. All pretty darn good. (And I don't love Greek food, but maybe that was because I didn't eat REAL Greek food.)

Spanakopita

The Spanakopita was crispy and flaky on the outside with lots of feta cheese on the inside. All good. The only thing I would say is that it was a bit dry. I myself have a dryer mouth and need lots of water so maybe that was it. Besides that, I liked that it wasn't too salty. The flavors were well balanced in my opinion. The Meat-eater thoroughly enjoyed his meal as well. Thumbs up!

Christakis Greek Cuisine
http://christakisgreekcuisine.com/
13011 Newport Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
714-731-6600

Japanese Chiffon Cake - Mitsuwa Marketplace: Irvine, CA

Cake is not really one of my favorite things to eat. But when I went to Japan, I loved their cake. It's so light and airy and not too sweet.

So when I saw cakes on sale at Mitsuwa I had to get one. I had a hard time deciding, but decided to pick this cream one, even though I don't love cream.

Oh, I love this cake. It's so soft and light, fluffy, airy, creamy (not heavy), and not too sweet. Perfect for my taste buds. Love love love. It almost melts in your mouth. You don't really have to chew because it's so soft. And this cake is the not-fresh on-sale item. I wonder what the freshly made ones taste like? This is definitely an indulgence!