This Greek restaurant is a hidden gem near South Coast Plaza that spawned a summer offshoot at the summer Sawdust Festival in Laguna Beach. Thasos features authentic Greek dishes, based on family recipes, including a signature lamb stew. Also worth mentioning is a marinated lamb shank which is offered as a special, and is one of the most popular dishes ordered. The Costa Mesa original restaurant opened in 1999 and a Newport Beach offshoot debuted in the Spring.
What we ate:
Marinated Lamb Shank ($15.95) This is available a couple of times a week and well worth making the effort to coordinate your appetite with this dish. It's sauteed wtih onions, garlic, parsely, rosemary and oregano and then simmered in red wine and tomato sauce for a few hours. The result is succulent, tender lamb that falls easily off the bone and melts in your mouth.
Gig Variety Platter ($8.75)
This delectable platter has something for everyone including dolmades, spanakopita, Hummus, Melitzanoalata, Feta cheese, and marinated Kal
amata olives. Served with pita wedges.
Pappou's Island Fries ($2.35)
Greek style fries, with a blend of Parmesan,herbs and spices. Finger-licking good.
What we ate:
Marinated Lamb Shank ($15.95) This is available a couple of times a week and well worth making the effort to coordinate your appetite with this dish. It's sauteed wtih onions, garlic, parsely, rosemary and oregano and then simmered in red wine and tomato sauce for a few hours. The result is succulent, tender lamb that falls easily off the bone and melts in your mouth.
Gig Variety Platter ($8.75)
This delectable platter has something for everyone including dolmades, spanakopita, Hummus, Melitzanoalata, Feta cheese, and marinated Kal
amata olives. Served with pita wedges. 
Pappou's Island Fries ($2.35)
Greek style fries, with a blend of Parmesan,herbs and spices. Finger-licking good.
What we drank:
Kourtaki Retsina of Attica Greek wine to get an authentic taste of Greece. And, what a story to this wine - it's made from grapes (expected) and tree sap (totally unexpected), but somehow the flavor combination works to produce a very distinct flavor. Retsina has been produced in Greece for thousands of years. Way back in days of yore, the wine used to be sealed in vessels with Aleppo Pine resin. While this isn't necessary these days, small pieces of resin are typically added to the must during fermentation to keep the pungent tradition alive, without the turpentine smell, thankfully.
For more info: http://www.thewholepita.com/
Kourtaki Retsina of Attica Greek wine to get an authentic taste of Greece. And, what a story to this wine - it's made from grapes (expected) and tree sap (totally unexpected), but somehow the flavor combination works to produce a very distinct flavor. Retsina has been produced in Greece for thousands of years. Way back in days of yore, the wine used to be sealed in vessels with Aleppo Pine resin. While this isn't necessary these days, small pieces of resin are typically added to the must during fermentation to keep the pungent tradition alive, without the turpentine smell, thankfully.
For more info: http://www.thewholepita.com/
-D.N. and C.S.
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