greek ... live long established september 2006 current owner s tassos and chrisanthe stefanopoulos food type greek street address 28 woodbridge avenue city highland park new jersey county middlesex county new jersey state new jersey postal code zip 08904 country united states website http www.thepithari.com pithari taverna is a greek restaurant located in highland park new jersey . the restaurant was founded by tassos and chrisanthe stefanopoulo in 2006 ; the two had gained experience after operating a greek foods store next door new athens corner . reception of the restaurant included multiple favorable reviews in the star ledger 1 2 the new jersey section of the new york times 3 4 and new jersey monthly . 5 contents 1 history 2 cuisine 3 reception 4 see also 5 notes 6 references 7 external links history edit the restaurant was founded by tassos and chrisanthe stefanopoulos . 3 they gained experience in the food industry by operating a greek foods shop called new athens corner 6 and opened the establishment next door in september 2006 . 4 the indoor dining room of the facility sat 60 people in 2007 . 4 tassos stefanopoulos commented to the star ledger on the opening of the restaurant in 2006 that he wished to share the tradition of greek cuisine with others . 7 cuisine edit the establishment is a neighborhood restaurant ; greek food is prepared in the form of an open kitchen . 3 dishes include grilled octopus in oil vinegar and oregano ... lamb and orzo casserole sealed with greek cheese and baked and yogurt with nuts and honey . 3 eggplant is a frequent ingredient on the menu at the restaurant . 8 9 ultimate greek spread dishes include dolmades grape leaves tzatziki yogurt based sauce taramosalata caviar dip and melitzanosalata eggplant . 6 for the recommended seafood option the restaurant displays the catch of the day on ice in the dining room . 10 reception edit in november 2006 the star ledger highlighted pithari taverna among favorite places to eat in highland park new jersey . 1 in a december 2006 review of the restaurant for the star ledger peter genovese commented the appearance of a greek restaurant is welcome news enough ; the fact that pithari taverna serves up top notch food in a colorful casual setting is cause for celebration with or without a bouzouki . 2 a 2007 review in the new york times included the restaurant in a piece standouts among the year s best giving the restaurant a rating of very good . 3 note 1 karla cook of the new york times gave the restaurant a favorable review and highlighted an octopus dish . 4 peter genovese of the star ledger characterized pithari taverna as a personal favorite among greek restaurants in new jersey . 11 12 the 2008 edition of the book food lovers guide to new jersey noted greek restaurants often get overlooked in the rich culinary diversity of new jersey . pithari taverna is one of the state s newest greek restaurants and it s already among the best . 6 in february 2009 the new jersey section of the new york times again included the restaurant among recommendations for a romantic dinner . 13 in august 2009 heidi dalzell commented in the star ledger that the greek restaurant stamna greek taverna in bloomfield new jersey was of a higher quality than pithari taverna . 14 in 2010 new jersey monthly highlighted the establishment among readers picks for best greek restaurant in its 2010 readers and critics restaurant poll . 5 zagat survey listed pithari taverna as top listed in greek tops . 15 see also edit new jersey portal greek cuisine list of greek restaurants notes edit the paper explained its standards of the 46 restaurants we reviewed 21 or 46 percent received one of the top ratings 3 excellent 18 very good . references edit a b lardizabal yvonne november 30 2006 . town snapshot highland park . the star ledger . p. 2 . a b genovese peter december 22 2006 . a taste of the glory that is greece salads grape leaves spinach pie gyros on the menu . the star ledger . p. 44 . a b c d e corcoran david december 30 2007 . standouts among the year s best . the new york times . the new york times company . p. 10 ; section new jersey dining . retrieved 2010 07 16 . a b c d cook karla april 8 2007 . in the grip of octopus at a greek taverna . the new york times . the new york times company . retrieved 2010 08 03 . a b 2010 readers and critics restaurant poll . new jersey monthly . njmonthly.com . july 14 2010 . retrieved 2010 08 03 . a b c genovese peter 2008 . food lovers guide to new jersey . globe pequot . p. 120 . isbn 0 7627 4775 7 . qarooni nawal october 5 2006 . highland park residents savor an expansion of local offerings . the star ledger . p. 1 . in season . the star ledger . august 6 2008 . p. 39 . fusco mary ann castronovo august 5 2008 . get fresh with eggplant . nj.com . www.nj.com . retrieved 2010 08 03 . fusco mary ann castronovo april 22 2009 . jersey s bumper acropolis . new jersey monthly . njmonthly.com . retrieved 2010 08 04 . genovese peter december 12 2008 . stamna greek taverna . the star ledger . p. 024 . genovese peter december 11 2008 . stamna evokes the glory that was greece . nj.com . www.nj.com . retrieved 2010 08 03 . cook karla february 8 2009 . for a romantic dinner a list to take to heart . the new york times . the new york times company . p. 10 ; section new jersey dining . retrieved 2010 07 16 . genovese peter august 21 2009 . opa greek is the word on the munchers latest culinary adventure . the star ledger . p. 033 . zagat rated pithari taverna . zagat survey . ww.zagat.com . 2010 . retrieved 2010 08 04 . external links edit official website coordinates 40 30 03 n 74 25 19 w 40.500698 n 74.421881 w 40.500698 ; 74.421881 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pithari taverna & oldid 653870243 categories new jersey culturerestaurants in new jerseygreek american cuisinegreek restaurantsrestaurants established in 20062006 establishments in new jerseyhidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 march 2015 at 10 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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