Fournos

This is a nice little Greek grocery store. Cheeses, olives, canned seafood, eggplant, dolmadas, soaps, oils, pastas, honeys, and sweets. Opa!!! Tell them Niko sent you. Fun and indie.

I was offered samples and given a «tour» of goods being offered here. I was informed that all of the bakeries at the Sponge Docks (on Dodecanese) use frozen pastries and that the pastries at Fournos are fresh. It even smells like a real bakery. Everything was delicious and the prices were lower than those at Hellas or competing bakeries. I’ll be back for sure.

Eek! While I didn’t go to the bakery myself someone bought me a box of Baklava and Katifi which is my favorite. This was the worst I have ever had! I wish my friend would have driven a bit further into the sponge docks to get some of the fabulous baked goods they have there. The recipe for the pastries must be a total different style than any I’ve ever had before. When I picked up the Katifi (my favorite!) I expected to taste the lovely sweet honey and walnut filling. No! This way not very sweet at all and was actually sour (not spoiled sour, just lemon flavored). Also the mix of nuts had an overwhellimg taste of All Spice which was another thing I didn’t like. The Baklava was the same style… too much All Spice and tart lemon and not soaked in honey.
Like I said, I’ve had many, many, Baklava and Katifi in my life and while yes, they all vary a little this was completely different. I even tried to top it with honey myself and still couldn’t eat it. I threw the $ 20 box in the garbage. If you go to Fournos I recommend you ask for a sample before you buy just to make sure it is what you are looking for.