Here’s the menu for this year’s Greek Festival drive-thru

Update: In order to stay COVID-19 safe, the annual Yiasou Greek Festival announced on Tuesday, August 17, that it will be a drive-thru only event. The drive-thru menu was released on August 20.

Yiasou means hello, and we are all ready to welcome back one of Charlotte’s favorite annual events, the Yiasou Greek Festival, albeit with some pandemic pivots.

After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the annual Greek festival is back Sept. 9-12 as a drive-thru only.

Greek Festival drive-thru menu:

Dinner platters:

• Souvlaki - skewered marinated pork ($15)
• Chicken - marinated grilled chicken tenders ($15)
• Gyro - lamb and beef seasoned with Greek spices ($15)

All platters include:

• Side Greek Salad - lettuce, tomato, pepperoncini pepper, onion, feta cheese, olives and Greek Dressing
• Tiropita - feta cheese pie
• Spanakopita- spinach and feta pie
• Dolmanda - grape leaf stuffed with ground beef and rice

Sandwiches:

• Gyro Pita - seasoned lamb and beef, Tzatziki sauce, tomato and onion ($8)
• Chicken Pita - Marinated grilled chicken tenders, Tzatziki sauce, tomato and onion ($8)
  
  
• Souvaki Stick - seasoned pork skewer ($3)

Also on the menu:

• Large Greek Salad: lettuce, tomato, pepperoncini pepper, onion, feta cheese, olives and Greek Dressing ($8)
• Side Greek Salad ($5)
• Greek Fries ($5)
• Tiropites - 2 pieces ($3)
• Spankopites - 2 pieces 9$3)

Pastries:

• Amygthlota - box of 4 ($10)
• Galatobouriko - box of 4 ($12)
• Baklava - box of 4 ($12)
• Koulouria - bag of 12 ($9)
• Combo box - assorted ($15)
• Loukoumades - 12 pieces ($8)

Members of Holy Trinity’s Folk Dance programs will present traditional folk dances on a stage along East Boulevard, so you can see them perform as you pass by.

Yiasou Greek Festival

When: Sept. 9-12.

Admission: $5; children 12 and younger are free with a parent or guardian.

Location: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 600 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: Dilworth

More info: Follow the Yiasou Greek Festival’s Instagram account.

This story was originally published June 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Melissa Oyler

The Charlotte Observer

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