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I see a place with the name OKeanos is going in where the laundromat at 7th ave and 8th was. It looks like a wine bar or bar of some sort. Anyone know more information about this?
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http://ny.eater.com/archives/2009/10/plywood_55.php i think it's going to be greek...
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I couldn't decide if it was going to be Greek or Japanese. I'm hoping the former, just because of the number of Japanese places we already have.
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Actually Greek makes sense considering Okeanos is part of ancient Greek lore. And since it involves the oceans, maybe it will be a Greek seafood restaurant. I could go for that. I just hope it's not too pricey.
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yes, now that you say that greek seafood is exactly what i heard it was going to be from someone else...
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It should be opening soon...they took the plywood down a couple of days ago (that is, if their permits are in order...so I take it back).
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i thin kthey did a nice job on the outside, looking forward to seing what it is
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Julius Orange » Actually Greek makes sense considering Okeanos is part of ancient Greek lore. And since it involves the oceans, maybe it will be a Greek seafood restaurant. I could go for that. I just hope it's not too pricey.
Oh God, I hope so! Then I wouldn't have to go to Astoria for good Greek food (or the one place in Bay Ridge I really like). -
Yea Seekfood!
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They are open. From what I glanced at the menu, Seafood, some Pasta, Steak, Chicken.
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Ok, had to pass by again and they put out menus. It's based on Mediterranean cuisine. Some examples: Starters:
- Grilled Octopus
stuffed clams
seafood layer terrine
steamed mussels
tuna tartar
Okeanos greek dip platter
mixed seafood platter
Salads
Soups: Fish/soup of the day
Dips:
Selection of the day fresh whole fish served w/2 sides
Bouillabaisse Fish Stew
Fillet of Skate
Whole Shrimp
Tilapia Moroccan style tagine
tuna steak
Pasta:
Spaghetti w/clams
Other:
10 oz sirloin steak
roasted chicken
lamb shank
pork or chicken souvlaki
Sides:
Olive Mashed Potato
Dandelions
Lemon Potatoes
Beverages
Desserts
No Credit Cards.
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looks good. although the no credit cards isn't ideal. especially for a place with so much fish, therefore probably a little pricey. never seen dandelions as a side before.
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looks good and I love a good Greek restaurant, hope it's good enough to make me stop going to Astoria. but, I hate the no credit card thing, we are not big cash people and like to rack up the cc points for travel.
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Eggcream, was the lamb shank "arni youvetsi", i.e. lamb shank and orzo cooked with light tomato sauce in a clay pot? My favorite Greek dish!
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booklaw » Eggcream, was the lamb shank "arni youvetsi", i.e. lamb shank and orzo cooked with light tomato sauce in a clay pot? My favorite Greek dish!
It says Lamb Shank w/rosemary and red wine $19.00. Dinner ranges $12.00 ( for pasta) to $19.00. All whole fish are market price. -
what the heck, pretty much the rest of the menu: More apps: The mussels you are offered 2 choices: Marinieres or A l'espagnol Saganaki Zucchini and Eggplant fritters Calamari: Deep Fried or Stir Fried Mixed Cheese platter Mixed Charcuterie and Cured Meat Mixed Seafood Platter Salads: Mixed organic mesclun Roasted beetroot and arugula baby spinach greek salad Pasta: Penne w/fresh mozz, olives, eggplant, basil, tomato sauce Risotto w/green veg. and pesto Sides: Garlic mashed potatoes French fries Asparagus Veg. of the day Desserts: ice cream sorbet wine/liquor?
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eggcream, did you liek the food? Has anyone else here been? I want to go this weekend, there is one review on Yelp about them but it was written on the day they opened and the complaints in the review just seem dumb to me and sound like they were written by a 12 year old who has never been to a restaurant before. Would like to get feedback form people here
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LongTimeSloper » eggcream, did you liek the food? Has anyone else here been? I want to go this weekend, there is one review on Yelp about them but it was written on the day they opened and the complaints in the review just seem dumb to me and sound like they were written by a 12 year old who has never been to a restaurant before. Would like to get feedback form people here
Haven't eaten there yet. We usually prefer to wait till restaurants get the kinks out before we try them. -
What made me think you had eaten there? Nevah mind then! lol
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LongTimeSloper » What made me think you had eaten there? Nevah mind then! lol
No problem. Let us know when you go. off topic ....I hope the Miracle Grill space is taken soon. Such a nice large corner spot. Makes me miss Minsky's. -
i still wish they would bring back Rex's there lol Going to try Okeanos next week
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Anyone been yet?
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Walked by Okeanos the other day. The menu looks pretty good. But WTF with all the flat screen TV's on the walls? Kinda strange atmosphere. It was during lunch hour when I passed by. Hopefully those big screens are off during dinner.
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i walked by around 9:15 and the tvs were on. I am *so* not into tvs in a restaurant, especially one that costs more than $5 a plate.whoa hey whoa hey whoa
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there was an okeanos restaurant along the west side highway in the far west village, similar logo. wondered if they are related? (agree re: tv's. esp because isn't that sports bar right across the street or a block away, if you need a tv!)
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Subject: Okeanos: great food, service and menu... eh.
Just got back from dinner at Okeanos. The food is VERY good, but they definitely have some new-restaurant kinks to work out in the pacing, and especially the professionalism of the wait staff. Also, the menu is a little odd. They seem to be trying to do a pan-Mediterranean thing rather than strictly Greek, but there aren't that many choices, so the menu is kind of a random combination--one Moroccan dish, one or two Italian, etc. There were several things I could have chosen, but I think a fussy eater or a vegetarian might have trouble. Beautiful decorating though. No wine list -- just one red or one white choice, although both were good enough. All in all I feel like in six months it will either be an excellent restaurant or will be bankrupt--could go either way. -
P.S. The TVs were on (football) but with sound off and closed captioning on. It wasn't too distracting.
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I wanted to go this weekend, but ended up being sick.
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I have not been but my friend gave me her report. She *loves* it has been twice now. She said they had some of the new place kinks related to service, but thought the greek food she ordered was fantastic but one non-greek dish her friend ordered was just okay. She said she'll be back soon.
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My best friend's boyfriend's family owns Okeano's and from what she tells me she said that it's a Mediterranean restaurant with a French twist. I am actually going there on Sunday afternoon to try out the food. I'll let you guys know how everything is.
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Wow, new user brightlights. 13 initial posts made in under 20 minutes? http://brooklynian.com/forums/search.php?search_author=brightlights That's got to come close to a new record here.i extend my battery life by turning down the brightness
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I went to this place last night. I love Greek Food and go to Astoria often. This is definitely a good addition to the neighborhood. The grilled octopus served over potatoes was really tender. The mussels in a white wine were really tasty. The mixed spreads plate was good, but I didn't love the tzatziki. I am pretty picky with that though. We also had the saganaki which was really delicious. They were very friendly and eager to please. You also get a few samples of various greek desserts at the end. I wouldn't say it will end my Astoria visits, but it definitely satisfies a greek food craving. Way better than Athena on 6th Ave.
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nitcomb » flat screen TV's on the walls?
This has some possibilites for World Cup and other sports broadcasts, no? Or award shows...
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Subject: Not kind of bad....REALLY bad.
Checked out Okeanos today... Sat down with my wife and marveled at the quality of the construction inside. However, quickly into our meal I noticed an elderly couple not happy about their food and the gentleman sent back his order. The manager came over to speak with him and apologize. At first I just blew him off as a grumpy old man, but then some other diners seemed pretty displeased as they ate near us as well. For a second I thought the entire place was going to start keeling over and dying ala "Airplane" from the bad fish. My wife and I ordered the mussels as an appetizer. There were four that hadn't opened because they were dead. We asked the waitress why they weren't open (knowing full well why) and she said, "Yeah you shouldn't eat those, that means they are dead". Um okay. Do we have to then ask why you brought them to our table???? My wife got the crab cake sandwich which as she said "was okay", but she basically filled up on the fries it came with. I however made a dastardly decision and ordered the Bouillabaisse Stew. No flavor, the potatoes had a strange metallic taste, the shrimp tasted like rubber, and one of the lumps of fish which I couldn't identify had to be spit out because it tasted like it was rotting. It was disgusting. I have never sent back a dish in a restaurant before, but this was just absolutely unbearable. The only redeeming thing about the experience was the manager was very nice and comped my meal for us. He said the fish was fresh and, as he put it, was "the real deal". But I'm sorry, I've had plenty of seafood in my day, and what is currently tossing and turning in my stomach is not how seafood is supposed to taste. -
Oh man that sounds horrible. Have been meaning to try this place but am hesitant now!
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Don't be hesitant, we had a really wonderful meal there two weeks ago, and the service was excellent. I had the lamb shank, my wife had the red snapper....both fantastic.
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i am new to this, but i felt the need to reply to bradedward regarding what he wrote in his review.. firstly, i must assume that if four mussels were dead, then you must have been given at least 20 - or you would have complained that either a half, a third, or a quarter of your meal was inedible. then i must ask you, do you want your wait person to poke through your dish before they bring it to you? should that not be for the kitchen staff to look after as they plate your meal? and why do you want to ask 'trick questions' of the wait staff? do you not suppose that the restaurant people felt that perhaps your opinion on their seafood dish was not very valid, when coming from someone who gave the impression that they had never encountered mussels before? i have not eaten there yet, but i do know someone who has, who said that they were quite satisfied with their lunch. and in case you are wondering - yes i have waited tables in the past!
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So he didn't tip well propellorhead?
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it doesn't matter how many mussels were dead. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SERVED DEAD MUSSELS! i've eaten wonderful mussels in the area recently...at Lot 2 and at The Vanderbilt and guess what...NONE of them were dead!
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[quote="pastoralia"]So he didn't tip well propellorhead? again - i no longer wait tables, and have not done so for several years.. and my point was simply that it is surely more to do with the kitchen staff than the wait staff. i am not trying to excuse the fact, just qusestioning the angle of that part of the review.
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belzjm » never seen dandelions as a side before.
This is super exciting to read -- takes me back to driving to long island for my great grandma to cook dinner ... haven't had them since. Yum. -
Propellorhead, One normally complains to the wait staff, not the kitchen staff, because that is who one sees. It seems like it was the kitchen who gave the impression that they'd never encountered mussels before.
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BrooklynGigCenter » Don't be hesitant, we had a really wonderful meal there two weeks ago, and the service was excellent. I had the lamb shank, my wife had the red snapper....both fantastic.
Same here, 2 weeks ago. Our party had the red snapper, the whole fish of the day, tuna steak and the eggplant pasta. We started with a mix of hummus etc. Service was friendly and excellent. We'll go back. -
I had lunch here with four other people. The bread and olive oil were the best part of the meal. Just to go over a few things I tasted.. The mashed potatoes with olives was just ill conceived. The color purple was lovely but the proportion of spuds to olives was off so the dish was salty. Considering how over salted the food was in general perhaps they thought the salt in the olives was not enough and added in more. The sardines were dry. The potatoes(side dish) that were described as boiled and then sauteed with lemon and oregano were over boiled and the oregano was from the jarred spice rack. The potatoes that came with the fish were under cooked. The greek salad was over salted and wilted down. It is hard to wilt a cucumber. Most of the time if I have nothing good to say about a restaurant I will pass on saying anything at all but I am just so disappointed. the place is well located, well decorated, wait staff... but the food was just so lack luster there will be no re-visits.
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Veets - have you tried Istanbul Grill across the st? I've had a number of great meals there. If you're craving something Mediterranean give it a shot. They have their liquor license now as well and carry a few Turkish wines and others.
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istanbul grill is TERRIFIC! one of the big surprises in the neighborhood. really great turkish food.
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I haven't tried Istanbul Grill yet but will put it on the list.
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Ok just 2 more things that come to mind because I just read the beginning of the thread. The Dandelion greens were absolutely horrible. I am sure there aredelicious ways to prepare these greens but not in this restaurant.. On those flat screen movies they were playing old black and white films. >> think Bette Davis, Cary Grant,Bogart. Now that was charming especially on a cloudy, cool early afternoon where the color of the day was shades of black and white.
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Finally ate here at lunch time and wanted to throw in my two cents. Underwhelming. After being seated and handed menus, we waited close to 15 minutes before a waiter came by (and it was not crowded at all). He took our food order - beetroot greens salad for two and fish soup - and was walking away before we asked HIM about ordering drinks. "What whites do you have by the glass?" sez we. "White wine. Good wine." "But what kind?" "Good white." It was good, but there has to be a better description, no? The bread and olive oil were very good. The salad, less so - greens, beets, toasted walnuts and feta chunks in a nondescript dressing. Many of the greens were yellowing with age. The fish soup was watery and the broth tasted of low-sodium canned chicken broth. They've obviously overcorrected their earlier oversalting problem, because this was bland beyond bland. Included in the soup were a few mussels, shrimp, one scallop and various chunks of white fish and salmon. I'm willing to give it one more try, but they've got to step it up food- and service-wise if they plan to make it to their first anniversary.
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Any new reviews of this place?
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