Dallas Advocate:
People visit to Stratos Greek Tavern for the authentic cuisine
from the standard gyro to the grilled kabobs and gourmet moussaka. “Before you know it, everyone is jumping on the tables,” owner Nick Rizos says. That’s because at night, the restaurant transforms into a vivacious nightclub, complete with a DJ, belly dancers and shouts of “Opa!” filling the air.
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Phyllo and honey and lamb, opa! Stratos Global Greek Taverna may look like a sports bar, but its cuisine demonstrates Olympian skill
In “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” the line that probably gets the biggest laugh is when the heroine introduces her fiancé as a vegetarian. “No problem,” says her astonished aunt. “I’ll make lamb.”
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D Magazine:
Boisterous Nick Rizos runs this “global Greek taverna” near Bachman Lake. Though we can’t speak for the buffalo wings (on the bar food side of the menu), we can declare the Greek food some of the best in Dallas, including salty and savory saganaki, moist pastitsio, and authentic gyros.
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Dallas Observer:
Nick and Dawn Rizos own a gigantic Greek taverna replete with large wrought iron work and the Hellenic blue and white color scheme. The Rizoses dish out what they call “global Greek cuisine.” This means Greek specialties with a smattering of Mediterranean staples. For example, made-to-order fettuccini Alfredo and pastitsio, sharing table space with gyros. Patrons can watch and/or take instruction from belly dancers and salsa dancers Thursdays-Saturdays. Enjoy the pet-friendly patio and the European coffee: “Opa!”
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Zagat:
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Pegasus News:
“Gyros are awesome and so is the belly dancer…” “entertaining, lively, great drink prices, and the food is good too…” That the location may or may not have formerly been a strip club lends Stratos an interesting ambience.
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DFW.Com/ Fort Worth Star Telegram: It’s all Greek treats to us
Greek native Nick Rizos had big visions when he opened Stratos in 2001. Half-bar, half-restaurant, the place is 5,600 square feet with multiple rooms, big-screen TVs, club-style seating and belly-dancing lessons.
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Gay List Daily: We dont’ need another gyro
If you want to take a trip to the sun-soaked hills of Greece, you can buy a $1,200 ticket to Athens (plus $100 to transfer all your toga-filled luggage). Or you can discover a little bit of Greece right here in Dallas.
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