Aegean Taverna, Arlington, VA

While I was walking back to the Metro stop from the Market at Clarendon, I passed the Aegean Taverna; it smelled good out on the street, so I went in for dinner. There was a separate bar and a big dining room, with a group of three men entertaining the diners with Greek music played on two guitars and one bouzouki, occasionally singing. Every now and then some diners would get up and attempt to Greek dance. It was nearing closing time, so I kept dinner simple, ordering roast leg of lamb without even consulting the menu.

When the plate arrived, there were three huge slices of lamb with slices of garlic and a nice lamb gravy, and the lamb was *so* good! Sometimes lamb can be a bit strong out of season, but this was nice. It was accompanied by a half roasted potato, a stack of steamed big carrot coins, and a scoop of a stewed vegetable melange which appeared to be green beans, eggplant, onion, tomato, and spices heavy on the oregano. For dessert I chose a wonderful, warm galaktobouriko, which is a citrus (orange??) flavored egg custard baked in a crispy phyllo dough and then covered with a thick sugar syrup.