#COLAtownFoodie: Mediterranean Tea Room

food from Mediterranean Tea Room

Photo by @colatownfoodie

This is part of our monthly #COLAtownFoodie series featuring what @ColaTownFoodie (and her date) ate at local restaurants – plus, her recommendations + pro tips.

Mediterranean Tea Room /2601 Devine St. / menu / Instagram location

🍽️ Work week lunch fav: There are few things that get me more excited than a lunch date to Mediterranean Tea Room. This little international oasis on Devine St. is in my top ColaTown restaurant list. I try to dine here at least once a week and on my last trip there I ordered the 6 ounce chicken breast served over rice with a Greek salad ($8.75).

🍽️ Share: I always order the hummus upon arrival (extra pita, pretty please). It’s a delicious Middle Eastern blend of garbanzo beans, tahini, fresh garlic and lemon juice, topped with olive oil and kalamata olives ($6.75). A great dish to share with friends. (#ProTip: order it by the half pint or pint for gatherings at work or home.)

🍽️ Sweet Tooth: No trip to MTR is complete without a finale of Pistachio Baklava ($1.35). Order a piece or two for dessert or snag a few on the way out to satisfy that mid afternoon sweet tooth.

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