Feast on Authentic Greek Food
Food and beverage tickets ($1 each) can be purchased using cash or credit when you arrive at the Taste of Greece. In addition to enjoying food at the festival, you can also take home frozen tiropites and spanakopita (cheese and spinach/feta stuffed phyllo triangles), which will be available for purchase near the main entrance off Irving Avenue.
Lamb Burger
Mediterranean Style
Ground lamb grilled to perfection. This 1/3 pound burger will change your life. Keep an eye on the grilling area!
Souvlaki Dinner
Pork Shish-ka-bob
Souvlaki served with rice pilaf. Add a salad for a complete meal.
Loukaniko
Greek Sausage
Traditional Greek Loukaniko served with fresh pita bread. Better than a hot dog.
Loukaniko Dinner
Greek Sausage
Traditional Greek Loukaniko served with rice pilaf and fresh pita bread. Add a small salad for a complete meal.
Water, Iced Tea, Soda
Lemonade, perhaps?
All the basics to quench your thirst.
Coffee
Almost Bottomless
We use only the finest commercial blends.
Greek Wine
By the Bottle, or the Glass
Enjoy some of the finest Greek wines at the festival this year – Retsina, Red, or White.
Greek Beer
Fit for Olympus!
Introducing Hillas Beer from Greece. The beer that is dedicated to the ancient art of brewing.
Kataifi
Fun With Phyllo
These delicious rolls have a walnut filling wrapped in shredded phyllo pastry sheets.
Thiples
These go fast! Get ’em early!
Fried egg dough dipped in honey and topped with cinnamon.
Melomakarona
Just call me mellow!
Spice cookie dipped in honey and topped with nuts.
Kourambiethes
Just don’t call ’em sneeze bombs!
Buttery shortbread cookies dusted with powdered sugar.
Koulouria
Do the Twist
A twisted butter cookie. Simplicity and perfection, mastered.
Kok (Chocolate, Strawberry, and Vanilla)
Really? This is Greek?
Vanilla cake filled with custard and topped with chocolate.
Galaktoboureko
The Family Favorite
Sweet egg custard wrapped in filo dough, baked until golden brown, and topped with a honey-sugar syrup.
Baklava Sundae
What more can be said?
Vanilla ice cream, topped with crumbles of baklava.
Loukoumades
Donuts, Greek Style!
Hot, quick fried dough puffs drenched in hot honey and dusted with cinnamon.
Baklava
The Classic
Layers of buttered filo filled with spiced walnuts and syrup, and baked to a golden brown. The baklava is absolutely fantastic, and you should not leave the festival without a taste.
Greek Fries
The Only Kind of Fries…
Fried in fine Greek olive oil & sprinkled with a secret Greek seasoning, these fries are fit for Zeus himself.
Greek Salad w/Gyro
Greek Salad w/Gyro
A Greek salad mixed with tomato, red onion, feta, Greek olives, pepperoncini peppers, dressed and served with fresh pita bread. What makes this truly special is the pile (er, garnish) of Gyro meat on top.
Greek Salad
Greek Salad w/Pita
Greek salad mixed with tomoato, red onion, feta, Greek olives, pepperoncini peppers, dressed and served with fresh pita bread.
Mezethes
Appetizer Spreads Plate
Hummus and a zesty feta spread served with fresh pita bread and Greek olives.
Dolmathes
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Grape leaves stuffed with rice and spices; served with tzatziki sauce (cucumber/yogurt).
Loukaniko Sandwich
Greek Sausage
Traditional Greek Loukaniko served with tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce (cucumber/yogurt) on fresh pita bread.
Souvlaki Sandwich
Souvlaki w/Benefits
Souvlaki served with tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce (cucumber/yogurt) on fresh pita bread.
Pork Souvlaki
Pork Shish-ka-bob
Greek grilled pork shish-ka-bob. Add fresh pita bread for 1 additional ticket.
Tiropita
Cheese Pie
A blend of Greek cheeses, wrapped in Filo and baked to perfection.
Pastitsio
Think: Greek Lasagna
Macaroni & seasoned ground beef with a creamy bechamel sauce and baked to perfection. Pasta the Greek way.
Gyros
The Greek Classic
A blend of beef and lamb, roasted and served with tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce (cucumber/yogurt) on fresh pita bread.
Chicken Dinner
Opa! That’s a Meal!
Tender chicken breast, leg and thigh baked Greek style and served with rice pilaf, Greek salad and pita bread.
Lamb Dinner
Roasted Lamb
Traditional Greek roasted lamb dinner served with rice pilaf, Greek salad and pita bread. Keep an eye on the grilling area!
Spanakopita
Spinach Pie
Filo filled with herb seasoned spinach and a blend of cheeses, baked to perfection.
Date and Time
Our 2022 Dates and Times Are:
Friday, September 9, 2022
2:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 11, 2022
12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Greek Festival
Taste of Greece is a three day festival of authentic Greek food, live music, and cultural events, hosted by St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church.
The Taste of Greece Festival is now a cashless event. We will only accept credit and debit cards.
St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church
3450 Irving Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 825-9595
stmarysgoc@stmarysgoc.org