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Taverna at the Mar Vista 12249 Venice Blvd.
12249 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
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Food
Mezes / Appetizers
- Tiropita
Phyllo pie filled with feta & ricotta egg filling, topped with sesame seeds
$12.00 - Spanakopita
Phyllo pie filled with spinach and Greek feta cheese served with house-made tzatziki
$13.00 - Kreatopita
Phyllo pie filled with caramelized beef and leeks with feta, topped with sesame seeds and chives
$15.00 - Melitzana (eggplant)
Charred eggplant with fresh tomato sauce, feta Greek EVOO, and parsley
$13.00 - Keftedes
3 traditional extra lean ground beef meatballs. Flavored with onion, garlic, ouzo, and mint leaves
$15.00 - Souzoukakia
House-made beef sausage braised in a rich tomato sauce, served with pilafi (rice)
$15.00 - Htapodi (octopus)
Char grilled octopus topped with ac vinaigrette, fresh oregano, lemon wedge, fava puree
$18.00 - Atherina*
Fried smelts, salt, skordalia (Greek garlic sauce)
$12.00 - Aginares (artichokes)
Grilled artichokes, yogurt dip, lemon
$14.00 - Elies*
Greek olives, cretan, & kalamata
$10.00
Pita Dips
- Tirokafteri
Greek feta cheese blended with yogurt, roasted spice, pepper, and EVOO
$6.00 - Tzatziki
Strained Greek yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, dill EVOO
$6.00 - Taverna
Bean puree, olive oil, spices, tahini, pine nuts
$6.00 - Melitzanosalata
Roasted eggplant, garlic, red bell pepper, parsley, ac vinaigrette
$6.00 - Skordalia
Greek garlic dip, garlic, EVOO, lemon
$6.00 - Patzarosalata
Chopped and marinated beets with yogurt, EVOO chopped walnuts (optional)
$8.00 - Taramasalata
Carp roe, fresh lemon, Greek olive oil
$14.00 - Fava
Puree of yellow split peas and lemon topped with red onion, EVOO, and oregano
$6.00 - You Dip We Dip
Sampler of the tirokaffteri, taverna, tzatziki, and melitzanosalata dips
$17.00
Salates / Salads
- Horiatiki
Tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, red onions, kalamata olives, imported Greek feta, olive oil, oregano, and capers
$18.00 - Sparta
Romaine, radicchio, toasted pine nuts, cretan, & kalamata olives, caperberries, and feta dressing
$14.00 - Mikonos
Wild arugula, herbs, tomatoes, shaved red onion, aged Greek sheep cheese, & sherry vinaigrette
$14.00
Soupes / Soups
Kirios Piato / Entrée
- Pastitsio
Ground beef sautéed with fresh tomatoes, herbs & onion, layered with traditional Greek pasta & cheese, baked with a thick, fluffy, topping of béchamel
$23.00 - Moussaka
Casserole of ground beef layered with sliced potatoes, grilled eggplants, and creamy béchamel
$25.00 - Youvetsi (Lamb Shank)
Braised lamb shank, with red wine, toasted orzo, cinnamon, and herbs
$45.00 - Half Rack - 4 Chops Paidakia
Char grilled lamb chops, fries, lemon, and house tzatziki sauce
$42.00 - Full Rack - 8 Chops Paidakia
Char grilled lamb chops, fries, lemon, and house tzatziki sauce
$84.00 - Bifteki Me Patates
Char-broiled old-style Greek burger with fries and feta
$25.00 - Souvlaki
Char-grilled chicken or pork skewers, tomatoes, red onions, fries, tzatziki, toasted pita, lettuce wraps
$26.00 - Pita Wrap
Char-grilled chicken or pork, tomatoes, red onions, fries, and tzatziki, wrapped in toasted pita with extra fries on the side
$20.00 - Lavraki
Whole sea bass, lemon oil, sauteed lemon, oregano, capers
$40.00 - Kotopoulo (Half Chicken)
Grilled half chicken, Greek potatoes, in a lemon olive oil and herb sauce
$32.00 - Vegan Moussaka
Eggplant, potato, mushrooms, vegan bechamel sauce, herbs, tomato and basil. Ask about availability
$28.00
Stin Akri / Sides
- Gigantes
Baked Greek giant beans
$7.00 - Spanakorizo
Spinach, rice, tomato, lemon zest, dill
$12.00 - Horta
Boiled greens with lemon & EVOO
$7.00 - Fasolakia
Braised green beans in tomato sauce
$14.00 - Patates Lemonates
Roasted potatoes, Greek style
$7.00 - Rice Pilafi
Toasted rice, cooked in chicken stock and olive oil
$7.00 - Orzo (Kritharaki)
Toasted orzo in lamb stock
$7.00 - Fries
French fries
$8.00 - Side Feta$7.00
- Side Pita$2.00
- Side Crudite$2.00
- Side Dip
- Skewer
Dessert
- Baklava
Layers of crunchy phyllo dough held together with finely chopped walnuts and a honey orange cinnamon syrup. Served with vanilla bean ice cream
$10.00 - Kataifi Ekmek
Shredded phyllo soaked in aromatized mastiha syrup topped with a layer of custard and whipped cream finished with pistachios
$12.00 - Portokalopita
Greek orange cake baked with crushed phyllo dough infused with fresh squeezed and mashed oranges, vanilla, and finished with special orange syrup served with vegan ice cream
$14.00 - Rizogalo
Rice pudding infused with lemon, cinnamon & milk
$10.00 - Scoop of Ice Cream
Kids
Drinks
Bottles & Cans
Wine
- Bottle Moscofilero
Semeli, feast white, Greece '22
$36.00 - Bottle Rosso, Red Blend
Ca' momi, Napa, California '21
$36.00 - Paleokerisio (Orange)
Domaine Glinavos, Greece '22. Made with organic grapes
$36.00 - Retsina Cricket & The Ant
Markogianni winery, Greece, NV. Made with organic grapes
$36.00 - Retsina Malamatina
Malamatina winery, Thessaloniki, Greece, NV
$32.00 - Corkage fee$20.00
Non Alcoholic
Food (GH)
Mezes / Appetizers
- Tiropita
Phyllo pie filled with feta & ricotta egg filling, topped with sesame seeds
$15.00 - Spanakopita
Phyllo pie filled with spinach and Greek feta cheese served with house-made tzatziki
$16.25 - Kreatopita
Phyllo pie filled with caramelized beef and leeks with feta, topped with sesame seeds and chives
$18.75 - Melitzana (eggplant)
Charred eggplant with fresh tomato sauce, feta Greek EVOO, and parsley
$16.25 - Keftedes
3 traditional extra lean ground beef meatballs. Flavored with onion, garlic, ouzo, and mint leaves
$18.75 - Souzoukakia
House-made beef sausage braised in a rich tomato sauce, served with pilafi (rice)
$18.75 - Htapodi (octopus)
Char grilled octopus topped with ac vinaigrette, fresh oregano, lemon wedge, fava puree
$22.50 - Atherina*
Fried smelts, salt, skordalia (Greek garlic sauce)
$12.00 - Aginares (artichokes)
Grilled artichokes, yogurt dip, lemon
$17.50 - Elies*
Greek olives, cretan, & kalamata
$10.00
Pita Dips
- Tirokafteri
Greek feta cheese blended with yogurt, roasted spice, pepper, and EVOO
$7.50 - Tzatziki
Strained Greek yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, dill EVOO
$7.50 - Taverna
Bean puree, olive oil, spices, tahini, pine nuts
$7.50 - Melitzanosalata
Roasted eggplant, garlic, red bell pepper, parsley, ac vinaigrette
$7.50 - Skordalia
Greek garlic dip, garlic, EVOO, lemon
$7.50 - Patzarosalata
Chopped and marinated beets with yogurt, EVOO chopped walnuts (optional)
$10.00 - Taramasalata
Carp roe, fresh lemon, Greek olive oil
$17.50 - Fava
Puree of yellow split peas and lemon topped with red onion, EVOO, and oregano
$7.50 - You Dip We Dip
Sampler of the tirokaffteri, taverna, tzatziki, and melitzanosalata dips
$21.25
Salates / Salads
- Horiatiki
Tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, red onions, kalamata olives, imported Greek feta, olive oil, oregano, and capers
$22.50 - Sparta
Romaine, radicchio, toasted pine nuts, cretan, & kalamata olives, caperberries, and feta dressing
$17.50 - Mikonos
Wild arugula, herbs, tomatoes, shaved red onion, aged Greek sheep cheese, & sherry vinaigrette
$17.50
Kirios Piato / Entrée
- Pastitsio
Ground beef sautéed with fresh tomatoes, herbs & onion, layered with traditional Greek pasta & cheese, baked with a thick, fluffy, topping of béchamel
$28.75 - Moussaka
Casserole of ground beef layered with sliced potatoes, grilled eggplants, and creamy béchamel
$31.25 - Youvetsi (Lamb Shank)
Braised lamb shank, with red wine, toasted orzo, cinnamon, and herbs
$56.25 - Half Rack - 4 Chops Paidakia
Char grilled lamb chops, fries, lemon, and house tzatziki sauce
$52.50 - Full Rack - 8 Chops Paidakia
Char grilled lamb chops, fries, lemon, and house tzatziki sauce
$105.00 - Bifteki Me Patates
Char-broiled old-style Greek burger with fries and feta
$31.25 - Souvlaki
Char-grilled chicken or pork skewers, tomatoes, red onions, fries, tzatziki, toasted pita, lettuce wraps
$32.50 - Pita Wrap
Char-grilled chicken or pork, tomatoes, red onions, fries, and tzatziki, wrapped in toasted pita with extra fries on the side
$25.00 - Lavraki
Whole sea bass, lemon oil, sauteed lemon, oregano, capers
$50.00 - Kotopoulo (Half Chicken)
Grilled half chicken, Greek potatoes, in a lemon olive oil and herb sauce
$40.00 - Vegan Moussaka
Eggplant, potato, mushrooms, vegan bechamel sauce, herbs, tomato and basil. Ask about availability
$35.00
Stin Akri / Sides
- Gigantes
Baked Greek giant beans
$8.75 - Spanakorizo
Spinach, rice, tomato, lemon zest, dill
$15.00 - Horta
Boiled greens with lemon & EVOO
$8.75 - Fasolakia
Braised green beans in tomato sauce
$17.50 - Patates Lemonates
Roasted potatoes, Greek style
$8.75 - Rice Pilafi
Toasted rice, cooked in chicken stock and olive oil
$8.75 - Orzo (Kritharaki)
Toasted orzo in lamb stock
$8.75 - Fries
French fries
$10.00 - Side Feta$8.75
- Side Pita$2.50
- Side Crudite$2.50
- Side Dip
- Skewer
Dessert
- Baklava
Layers of crunchy phyllo dough held together with finely chopped walnuts and a honey orange cinnamon syrup. Served with vanilla bean ice cream
$12.50 - Kataifi Ekmek
Shredded phyllo soaked in aromatized mastiha syrup topped with a layer of custard and whipped cream finished with pistachios
$15.00 - Portokalopita
Greek orange cake baked with crushed phyllo dough infused with fresh squeezed and mashed oranges, vanilla, and finished with special orange syrup served with vegan ice cream
$17.50 - Rizogalo
Rice pudding infused with lemon, cinnamon & milk
$12.50 - Scoop of Ice Cream
Sunday | 11:00 am - 9:30 pm |
Monday | Closed |
Tuesday | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Wednesday | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Thursday | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Friday | 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 9:30 pm |
Authentic Greek Food!
12249 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066