While the shabby brick exterior of the former Papagus family restaurant looks exactly the same as it has for decades, the interior of the new Mystiko Greek Kitchen is now an upscale Greek food and wine bar. Black marble floors. Lots of glass. Square white china dishes. Dark wooden chairs. Dimmed lighting. Not really my kind of decor.
Fortunately they didn’t try to update the food. Classic Greek dishes still jumped off the menu.
For appetizers, Aline and I tried Spetchokofi which marinated Greek sausage with red and green peppers. And we also tried a a Saganaki Opa which was Kefalotiri cheese baked with butter and rum flambe. For our main meal, Aline had lamb Arnaki Exochiko which seemed to be a thick doughy pastry filled with melted cheese and lamb while I tried the more classic lamb souvlaki skewer with very flavorful rice. As usual Aline went with something more unusual and ended up liking her dish less. The meal also came with good bread and tzatziki.
Making monsters is Dr. Nutt’s specialty. Her best creations are the Yummy Mummy, the Boogie-Woogie Man, and her masterpiece, Dracula-la-la! who loves to sing Opera music. It’s music to Dr. Nutt’s ears, but the villagers don’t like the idea of singing vampires roaming around their town. When they storm her laboratory they are in for a pleasant surprise.
