My fiance and I had dinner here last night and thought it was alright. For us, the lighting was too bright and we were not aware of how kid friendly it was.
As far as the food...
For our appetizer we got the Tirokafteri which tasted just like pimento cheese, nothing special. I got the Neframia, the roasted loin of lamb. I LOVE lamb and get it often. This lamb was very tender and good, but I think it could have used some flavor. My fiance actually got the most delicious dish. He got the vegetarian Mousakas Nestisimos and it was great!
They do have cheap wine and our server recommended a tasty red blend that we enjoyed. I will say, the service there is great! Everyone was in a wonderful and looked to be enjoying their job. It showed from the Valet guy to the owners. I will give them the highest compliment on this!
The service here is amazing! Â Friendly, funny, and very nice. Â The owner (or manager, not sure) offered me a shot at the bar and also arranged to have the valet find my car and park it in their complementary valet lot. Â WOW! Â Complementary valet is AWESOME and also to go find my car when I was unsure of where I parked being/not being a meter zone? Â Outstanding service! Â We really felt welcome here and I will definitely go back in the summer for a drink on the upstairs patio. Â I thought the food was good but not excellent which is why the 4 star. Â I had the salmon, and it was a bit overcooked for me and also a bit fatty/greasy. Â I tried my friends whitefish and liked that better. Â I would like to try some of the vegetarian options next time.
Review Source:We enjoyed a very pleasant midweek lunch here while using a Groupon. Â Highlights: Â bright and pleasant dining room and an amazing server. Â I cannot say enough about the male server we had. Â Helpful, attentive, and very nice!
The food was OK: Â a gyro pita, tilapia pita, flaming cheese, and octopus. Â Nothing spectacular but fine.
This would be a good place to take out of town guests who want to try Greek Town.
Pegasus is my favorite Greektown spot-attentive and knowledgeable servers, nice ambience! Â This was the first restaurant in the area that I tried, and I have been happily going back since. Â I love the hardwood floors, murals, and multilevel dining areas. Â In the spring and fall, between heating and AC seasons, the front windows open WIDE giving an alfresco feel to indoor dining. Â Very nice! Â I most enjoy the fish and seafood selections-sea bass is yummy! Â I am especially fond of the rooftop during the summer months (menu limited to appetizers, but it's easy to have a bunch of small plates, a bottle of wine and call it a meal). Â There's a great view of the skyline-it's a true Chicago gem. Â Opaa!
Review Source:My husband and I headed to Pegasus for Christmas Eve dinner. I can't speak for him but I thoroughly enjoyed my meal! We started off with bread and ordered the Tirokafteri as an appetizer which was delicious! It tasted like a combination of roasted red pepper hummus and feta cheese. For my entree I order the Htenia which is sea scallops with fresh spinach and rice in tomato sauce. I highly recommend this dish if you are not all too familiar with Greek food like myself.
The overall atmosphere was inviting and friendly - love the open space. Some people may find the service a tad slow but to tell you the truth I enjoy time in between each stage of my meal and like to feel not rushed.
Years ago, I ate at Pegasus maybe once or twice a month and thought the food was pretty good. This week I placed a delivery order: yuvetsaki (chunks of braised beef over rosa marina pasta), arni kapama (chunks of lamb over spaghetti), and a classic Greek salad. A friend and I tried all 3.
The yuvetsaki was very salty. I had to add some brown sugar and a splash of white vinegar to cut the saltiness. Afterward, the dish tasted better. I still couldn't really taste any herbs, but at least the tomato flavor came through. Some of the beef was fine, but most of it was overcooked and dry.
Compared to the beef dish, the arni kapama seemed under-seasoned. The lamb was tasty, but there were more chunks of pure fat than lamb in the dish. Compared to how some other restaurants serve this dish, the Pegasus version was skimpy on the lamb. The pasta was bland--not nearly as flavorful as I've had at other restaurants. Arni kapama is supposed to be tastier than this!
But here's my biggest complaint: The takeout containers were absolutely useless. They were too thin and dangerously flimsy. The bottom of one container--the one holding the yuvetsaki--split open on its way to my apartment, so that dish was leaking everywhere when the delivery guy handed it to me. The container holding the arni kapama also broke on the bottom while I was pulling it out of the delivery bag. What the hell, Pegasus?
On a positive note: Eh, the salad was very good and, strangely enough, that takeout container didn't break.
So yeah, I probably won't order out from Pegasus again.
YUM! Came in to use my voucher and really loved the bright, airy space the moment I walked in. Maybe because it was Monday evening, the restaurant wasn't as noisy and hectic as Greek Island across the street. We started with the always popular saganaki, then two lamb entrees. The lamb loin was tender but a tad dry in some places. Friend's leg of lamb was juicy and melt-in-mouth tender. Would've been perfect if it came with some veggies rather than two giant potato balls. We ended with creme caramel, which was a bit too rich and sweet for my taste. Service was excellent. Also gotta love the complimentary valet parking. This could very well be my favorite Greektown restaurant. Highly recommended.
Review Source:This is definitely my new favorite Greek restaurant in Greektown! Â I used to always go to Parthenon, but I came here because of a Google deal I purchased. Â My husband and I ordered the Piato for our appetizer which is a mixture of all their available cold spreads and stuffed vine leaves served with pita. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I loved being able to try 5 different spreads at once! Â For our entrees, I ordered the gyros platter and my husband ordered Pikilia #2, which is basically a combination plate of various different Greek specialties (my husband wanted to try a bit of everything). Â We were very pleased and enjoyed both our meals. Â Service is friendly and I love the quaint and clean ambiance. Â We had the Milopita for dessert, and it's nothing either of us have ever tasted before. Â The best way to describe it is like an apple/cinnamon pie filling wrapped in super thin crunch noodles with honey and shaved almonds. I know that sounds so weird, but it was REALLY good. Â We ate everything!
I highly recommend this place and my husband and I will definitely return!
I went to this restaurant using a Groupon on a Sunday afternoon.
It was a bit slow so was surprised  when no one took our order for a while although our bread basket came by pretty quickly,
Food was good- succulent.braised lamb and gyros appetizer. Service picked up and loved the fact that the head waiter made an attempt to play with my 6 mo old toddler!! serve me greasy food and I may not come back, make me feel loved by acknowledging my baby boy and I will forever be a loyal customer!!
Overall, It was great to come back to Greek town, loved the complimentary valet parking.
I will go back again for sure even w/o the Groupon.
I've eaten here a couple of times and it's pretty yummy and authentic. They have a cool cheese appetizer that comes out and they light it on fire. The only thing that's weird is they bring salad dressing and sauces out in plastic containers. Seems a little tasteless for a restaurant with white table cloths.
The mousaka is yummy yummy and there is an awesome view of the city. Definitely a standout in Greek Town.
I've been to a number of Greek restaurants because of my love of a few items - saganaki, tzatziki and of course gyros. And by these three items, do I judge all places.
This place knocked it out of the ballpark. We also ordered the steemed mussels (mydia) which was amazing - beautiful plump mussels in a broth of tomato and garlic. I ordered the Pikilia #1 (Pastitso, Dolma, Gyros and Spanakopita with Rice Pilaf) - so good. I love a good stuffed grape leaf and these were nummy. My boyfriend ordered a lamb dish, the braised green beans were so flavorful, they practically stole the show. We ordered another side order of them to go.
We sat at the bar, my boyfriend knew the bartender and it was wonderful - a very social atmosphere, but a nice place for dinner. I cant wait to come back.
Try the Pastitsio ($12.95) - it's baked macaroni mixed with Ground Beef and Lamb, Seasoned with Spices and Grated Cheese, Topped with Bechamel Sauce. Delicious and not too filling. The Solomos Skaras ($15.95) is broiled Atlantic Salmon Filet topped with Egg-Lemon-Dill Sauce. Delicious as well. Friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Not sure that it's any better than Athena or Santorini, but a nicer experience than 9 Muses.
Review Source:Pegasus just wasn't what I remember it to be back in my college days. ((Then again, any meal that cost more than 5 bucks or didn't consist of ramen noodles was typically pretty darn good.)) From what I remember I would have given it 4 to 5 stars. Now, I'm stretching for 3.
Does the atmosphere remind you of something straight out of Greece? Sure. I assume so anyhow. Either way, it's cute and different in a Greek family home kind of way. No modern and contemporary designs here.
However, the food lacked a little something to be desired and the service a whole lot more. Don't get me wrong. The food wasn't bad. In fact, it was pretty good. Just not for the price tag. Example: 15 bucks for a plate of gyros? I expected those babies to be top notch, otherwise I would have walked a half of a block and grabbed one from Mr. Greeks, which is equally as good and a third of the price. I ordered the Yuvetsaki ((a fave from my college days)) and found it to have the same delicious flavors, but was significantly more salty and oily this time. The braised beef could have been a lot more tender as well. Boo. I did love the baklava, saganaki, and the dolmas. But again, kind of expensive for what you get.
The service left me irritated. Our server was very hands off and often scarce. When he did wait on us, each of our requests felt like we were putting him out. I didn't think that asking for water and lemon was a big deal. Thank goodness the server filling up the puny water glasses was on top of it or I would have been taking numerous trips to the bar for refills. But, the best was yet to come. We ordered a couple rounds of Ouzo and was fairly grossed out to find hot pink lipstick residue on some of the glasses. Gross. I don't want to know where those bright pink lips have been. When we told the waiter, we got them replaced with nothing more than a shrug. No comp, no apology. Nothing.
Would I go back? Eh. Maybe. I'm confident in saying I would try somewhere else first.
Furthermore, I think I need to stop living in the past and off of nostalgic memories. Insert sad face.
Food was great. The medium review is because our waiter gave us bad service. Never to be found....we usually had to look for him. My friend noticed the table next to us, seated after us, got had his attention, got their food before ours...and were happy. We were a table of 6...and some had glasses of wine, we then ordered a bottle. We would have ordered another bottle, but we decided to buy wine on the way home, and drink our second bottle there. He was missing for so long, the second bottle, if ordered would have been delivered when we were done eating. I prefer Costa's....and we always get great service there. Each time I am in Chicago, and try another place other than Costa's. I am sorely disappointed.
Review Source:I actually like the place better than Greek Island (which was the most recommended by friends). We went on a Saturday at 6:30pm and made reservations just in case. We didn't need them, and we ended up sitting on the terrace. You cannot make reservations for the terrace-- first come first serve. Customers can only order small plates/tapas on the terrace.
The weather was perfect! There were 4 of us. We ordered a bottle of wine and overall ordered our own plates. We did shared saganaki (which EVERYONE needs to eat at least once). I ordered dolmathakia "yialantzi" (waaaaaay better than Greek Island and it's served with the yogurt on the side-- my favorite!) and Plevrakia (I probably won't order these again... too fatty). I also ordered a small Horiatiki Salata-- it was delicious, made of vine tomatoes, onion, cucumber, feta, anchovy.
Waitress could have been a little more friendly... she seemed to only come around when we were looking around, waiting for her. Other than that... everyone else was nice. Valet parking is free!
Brought a couple of friends there who had come to Chicago on vacation. Â Our waiter was incredibly rude from the start. Â Once we had our food, he didn't check on us for an entire hour. Â We tried to wave him down and even asked another worker to send him over. Â Nothing. Â When he finally came over to give us the check, I told him we had needed more bread and drinks but
that he hadn't checked on us. Â He actually raised his voice at me. Â Will never go there again. Â I live right near Greektown and the other Greek restaurants in the area have great service. Â This restaurant is simply awful.
Armed with a groupon, I tried this place on a Sunday night around 8p.m. The dining room was empty. We made reservations anyways, just in case. Upon arrival, we asked about the upstairs veranda...the reply from the hostess, "oh we don't take reservations for veranda. that's because we only serve apetizers and drinks up there". Don't even know what that means. But I believe the purpose was to seat us in dining room.
Greek Salad was boring. Mussels were average. Macaroni with beef was ok but beef was tough. Braised lamb (ordinarily my favorite) was coldish to warm and did not look appetizing at all.
Athena's and Greek Islands were packed when we passed by. I wonder if this place is one of those restaurants that rely upon the spill-over. To those restaurants, I always say "put your best foot forward and then you'll be the one spilling over to the other places." But this restaurant does not make an effort. They seem content with mediocrity.
P.S. turning down the lights because it's empty while you still have diners finishing their meals is tttttAAAACCCkkkkyyyy!!!
I love me some Greektown. Â The interiors decorated like a cheesy Mediterranean village, the flaming cheese, the cute waiters, the free valet - always a guaranteed good time. Â In the case of Pegasus, our waiter was not cute, but he was extremely hilarious which is always appreciated - made fun of me a bit for texting at the table. Â And let's be fair, I deserved that.
I came with a biiiiig party for a friend's birthday, but service was still fast and the food came out hot. Â We ordered several bottles of cheese, and started with delicious saganaki and bread. Â I think our table ordered 7 saganaki. Â Everybody loves the hell out of that stuff! Â Self included. Â For my entree, I got the Pikilia #2, which is a combo of Greek standards. Â It included Pastitsio, Spanakopita, Roasted Leg of Lamb and Chicken Riganatti, and also had some rice and potato alongside. Â Big plate! Â Everything was good - I especially liked the pastitsio because I really love savory pasta. The lamb was tender and flavorful too. Â I'd easily order those as their own, stand-alone entree in the future. Â It was $17.95 for that entree - so it's not a hugely cheap place, but the portions are SO BIG that you can easily get another meal out of your entree, especially if you start with saganaki and a salad or something.
Haven't tried a Greektown place yet that I didn't like it! Â Who can argue with cheap house wine, flaming cheese, and huge portions of savory deliciousness? Â I can't say Pegasus really stood out to me above other yummy Greek restaurants in the area, but it certainly earned it's place among them.
For my third night in Chicago on a business trip, I was determined to have some good Greek food. Â My second night at Greek Islands was disappointing, so I tried Pegasus (which is right across the street). Â Talk about night and day.
My experience at Pegasus was superior in every way. Â My server, Maravina (sp?) was very friendly and helpful in all respects. Â She greeted me with a big smile and took the time to explain the specials. Â Once again I ordered the dolmades (I love these things when they're done right) and they were excellent. Â Obviously hand made, they were much bigger and far tastier than the ones I had the night before. Â I ate them slowly, rolling my eyes in happiness. Â Now I know the feeling my cat gets when I give him a can of tuna.
For an entree, I had Kotopolou Fournou. Â Yeah, I couldn't pronounce it either so I just pointed at the description. Â It is a half chicken, marinated and broiled with potato and grilled vegetables. Â When it arrived, it looked too good to eat. Â The Chef obviously knows his aesthetics as well as his food. Â Long story short, everything was just too damned good. Â The chicken was perfectly seasoned and cooked, the grilled vegetables were obviously fresh and not overcooked, and even the lowly potato was notably tasty. Â The bubbly Maravina also told me that the chicken was Amish. Â Or at least raised by them is my hope; the prospect of dining on poultry with religious convictions unnerves me.
So now I'm happy. Â If I return to Chicago you can bet I will visit Pegasus again. Â I highly recommend.
Postscript: Â The owner, Caesar Melidis took the time to thank me for a well-deserved positive review. Â I'd bump my rating to Six Points if I could for this alone. Â Thanks Caesar!
Came here on a sunny afternoon to sit out on the rooftop terrace, have a drink, and eat some plates of little food. Â We arrived at about 3pm on a hot, sunny Saturday and were immediately seated. In fact, most of the terrace was empty. Â After ordering drinks, we started working our way through the tapas-style menu that they serve outdoors. Â
Saganaki -- Bring it on! Â Fried cheese. Â I can feel my heart working a little bit harder to push this through my bloodstream right now, but it is tasty!
Dolmadakia Yialatzi -- "Dolmeh" if you eat any Persian food. These ones were pretty standard. Â Rice wrapped in grape leaves. Â Tasty but nothing spectacular.
Kalamari Yemisto -- Â Baked calamari, filled with spinach. Â I had actually never seen a whole calamari before, only after they had been cut into rings, so was pretty surprised to find that a calamari is about the size and shape of a lime.
Feta & Elies  -- Feta and olives, with the dish heavily weighted in favor of the feta.  There were all of five olives, and a slab of feta cheese like a pack of playing cards.
Hummus -- Â Yep. Â Hummus.
Agginares "Ala Polita" -- Artichoke hearts in a fennel sauce. Â Actually my favourite thing, really, really soft and juicy.
A really nice way to spend a summer afternoon: in the shade, on a roof terrace that is decorated like a second-rate summer camp, eating way too much cheese.
After dining here 3 times now, I'm confident enough to say that there are seriously much better Greek restaurants in this area. The food was mediocre. The bread basket was hard as rock after 3 minutes. My whitefish was fairly large in portion but a tad chewy and no flavor. The best part was the garlic smashed potatoes, but such a small amount, nothing special about a huge lump of broccoli as a second "side" either. I'm used to the amazing, savory tomato-sauce based veggies at places like Greek Islands and Santorini, seriously order the Spanakorizo at Greek Islands btw.
My friend had the swordfish kabobs, which was a small portion with a mound of rice. We both agreed it tasted and had the same consistency as salty overcooked chicken breast. My favorite part of the meal, other than the potatoes, was the Avgolemono soup which was very good and came piping hot (important!).
The free valet was very convenient, the service was friendly. The atmosphere is cute, but not very festive. Everytime I've been there it's kind of empty. We wanted to sit on the outdoor veranda but were told it's only for appetizers or desserts, and NOT dinner - very disappointing seeing as that's the MAIN/only reason we chose this place. Also it's pretty much the only Greektown joint that's on Open Table.
If you're in the area for dinner, check out another place. If you want to sit outdoors for small plates, then go here.
Ended up here because Greek Isles had a half hour wait and Pegasus was just across the street. Should have walked the other way...Nothing special about the food, entrees did not come out right, space was loud, environment is dated, air was turned up too high and service was brutal. Got a drink at the beginning of the meal, but was never asked if I wanted another after first was finished...You know it's pretty bad when the server hands you a check and says "sorry guys..."
Don't waste your Loot...Many better options for a good Greek meal steps away
I was here for a birthday dinner for a dear family member. I expected the usual, seeing as we'd been given a pre-determined menu (don't ya hate that!) and we were expected to cover any additionals we incurred ourselves.
I enjoyed my dinner, but felt like the Kotopoulo "Alexander" could have had greens instead of spinach? I don't know. I will be back to try other options.
The atmosphere is wonderful. The door was open, parking was right across the street, and was surprisingly not outrageously priced.
We went to Pegasus on Saturday (5/19) for lunch. They're remodeling the dining room so the only area open was the rooftop veranda - lucky for us, the weather was gorgeous and sitting outside and enjoying it was high on our priority list.
We've eaten at most of the restaurants in Greektown and Pegasus stacks up with the rest of them in terms of variety, quality, and quantity. We started with the calamari, which had a light breading and was relatively tender. The cocktail sauce that accompanied it was standard and rather boring. I ordered the Greek combination plate with patsistio, roasted leg of lamb, green chicken, and spanikopitia - it was good, generous portion, filling. My husband ordered the gyro plate and it was also generous with the portion size, but one thing that drove him nuts was that they cut the pita into triangles. All he wanted to do was fill a full pita full of meat, tzatziki, and meat. Oh well.
Overall, Pegasus is a pretty standard restaurant in Greektown - they all pretty much have the same food. I have yet to find somewhere with something unique and irresistible. However, Pegasus does standard greek food as good as anyone else but they have a beautiful patio to enjoy it on!
Came here for dinner on Mother's Day. We made reservations and were seated promptly. Server was delightful. Missing a few teeth, but very charming and helpful. Food was good, restaurant was clean and well lit. Portions were good. Wine was good - not sweet.
Love the complimentary Mother's Day dessert of chocolate covered strawberries.
I stopped for lunch with a business associate and it had been quite a long time since I had visited Pegasus. It was a favorite dinner stop of mine before a basketball or hockey game at the UC because the service was fast and the food pretty good with a nice price point.
Fortunately, things have not changed at Pegasus. The lunch crowd was a bit slow, but the service was as good as it gets. The waiter was at our table at the appropriate times and our food came out quickly and piping hot. Â I had the lamb shank, which can sometimes be too little meat and too much shank, but this serving was spot on. It was very tender and the sauce was awesome. I am a big guy and I left satisfied.
The side potatoes were very good and we were in and out in 45 minutes. As in most Greek joints the bread was plentiful and excellent.
We could have done a half hour but we talked and relaxed a bit after finishing our plates.
If you are looking for a 4 or 5 star food experience than pass by Pegasus but if a reasonably priced, well served meal is your goal you can do much worse than this Greek staple.
One tip is use the valet parking. Parking across the street at lunch is $10.00.....valet is $5.00 Â Duhhh
It is nice when a restaurant keeps its eye on what is does best and Pegasus delivers on the Greek experience for a reasonable price.
A staple of Greektown, for a reason.
Stopped in here with a girlfriend for dinner. Â It was a beautiful evening and the windows were open letting the fresh air in. Â It was so nice to enjoy the outside even though the rooftop wasn't open.
We were greeted by the very friendly host. So welcoming, I felt like a regular.
Our server was equally friendly.
We both ordered gyros. Â They were great. Â Not overly oily/greasy. Â Great Tzatziki sauce, fresh tomatoes. Â Definitely not the 3am gyros on a Friday/ Saturday night.
Would love to come back and enjoy the rooftop.
How can one pass up Mediterranean food?!? Â Mmmm-mmm!
As for Pegasus, it is a consistent meal experience, but there are many other Greek restaurant in Greek Town that are much more enjoyable.
Upon walking in, we were greeted immediately. Â As always, I was perplexed by the wine choices, and the bartender came to my rescue. Â He told me to try a dry, red Greek wine. Â Yum, yum! Â
As for the remainder of the evening it was alright. Â Our waiter was not always around and the food was mediocre. Â The Greek salad had way too much dressing and too many inedible pieces of lettuce, the tilapia shish kabob was cooked to death and tough as leather, the rice was overly cooked, and the chicken alexander was dry and a bit greasy.
The ambiance of the dining room was very welcoming. Â I felt as if I was back in Greece, watching the day go by, but it was not enough to win me over.
The roof in the summer is wonderful especially for a late dinner on a weekday. Â It's super quiet and you can just soak in your surroundings. Â
The food is good. I'm not going to pretend like I know what's truly authentic and what's not; I've never been to Greece. Â I do know that my mousakas was good - eggplant, ground beef, ground lamp, spices and cheese. Â The dish was seasoned well, and the portions were large. Â We got the flaming cheese for kicks. Â It was just cheese, but how can you go wrong with cheese? The tiropitakia (filo & feta triangles) were tasty. Â
The service was pretty good while we were here, but again, it was nearly empty. Â We were drinking a lot, and our waiter was funny and went along with our raucousness. Â The drinks here aren't anything special. Â The beer list could be expanded, and the cocktails are so-so and overpriced for what they are. Â Food prices are pretty good with a lot of their entrees hovering around the $15 mark. Â
So Pegasus was good, but I don't get a hankering for Greek food all that often. Â If I do, getting out to Greektown is a pain in the ass. Â I'm not that willing to make a trip out there, even if the food is pretty good. Â However if you find yourself in Greektown, I'm sure the food won't be disappointing.
Went here with my wife on a Saturday around 7pm. The hostess said that we should have called ahead for reservations. We had a seat at the bar. The flamboyant bartender was pretty busy. In the 10 mins that we say there. He never asked us if we wanted to get a drink. We were seated and after about 15 mins our waiter appeared. He attempted to rush passed us but I was able to get his attention and order 2 soups and an order of kalamakari. Soup was amazing and so was the fried squid. It was just too long of a wait for our food. We left after we were finished and never ordered an entree.
Wouldn't recommend this place.
I've been to a few of the restaurants in Greektown, and while Pegasus isn't bad, I wouldn't say it's one of my favorites either. Â We went on a Tuesday night and it was pretty empty. Â We were seated quickly after handing out keys to the valet (gotta love complimentary valet parking in Greektown!) and I promptly ordered a saganaki and grilled octopus. Â I don't think I've ever had bad saganaki and this one was good too. Â The octopus I thought was a bit tough and not as tender as I would've liked.
We asked the server what he would recommend (my boyfriend wanted a chicken dish and I wanted a lamb). Â He recommended the Kotopoulo "Alexander" for him (Skinless Chicken Breast, Stuffed with Spinach and Feta Cheese, Topped with Kasseri Cheese, served with Rice Pilaf ), and the Arni Psito for me (Slices of Prime Roasted Leg of Lamb in Natural Au Jus. Served With Potato Riganatti and Braised Green Beans). Â Unfortunately, he came back right away to tell me that they didn't have the lamb anymore, and suggested a different lamb and potato dish he thought I might like.
My boyfriend thought that the chicken was better than the lamb. My impression was that both dishes were decent but nothing amazing. Â Overall, I thought all the dishes were a bit dry/tough for my taste.
I've been here a few times. Â The food probably deserves 4 stars: vegetarian moussaka is quite tasty, and the chicken Alexander had great flavor though the chicken was a little tough for my taste (something I often experience when ordering chicken in a Greek restaurant). Â We had a chocolate flourless cake layered with raspberry truffles for dessert that was really very good. Â
So why the missing star? Â The service is...confrontational. Â As an example, I set aside my plate with half the stuffed chicken breast on it because I wanted to take it home. Â When our server walked by, she stopped, stared me in the eyes, and demanded, "What's wrong?!" Â I always feel slightly uncomfortable here--like I'm waiting to be yelled at. Â If only anxiety aided digestion...
Food= nothing to write home about.
Chose Pegasus b/c it was the only restaurant that could get 9 of us in on short notice on a Saturday night.
Service: AWFUL!! Â Our waiter, a poor man's version of George Clooney, was rude, dismissive, angry and basically a huge jerk. He slammed our food down on the table, refused to make eye contact with us when we all wanted more drinks (hello? alcohol = higher bill) and then when we thought we were done at the end of the meal this joker puts his hands up and pushes at us like he was completely done with it. I guess that's the problem with the automatic gratuity...why work hard when you know you're getting a good tip?
You know what? I'm completely done with Pegasus. There are so many good greek restaurants in greektown and this is not one of them.
So maybe after all of these reviews and complaints the owner will get rid of this server? Doubtful...
I came here for a family dinner after a funeral. Â They were able to take a last-minute reservation for 20 which was highly unusual. Â We got the family style meal as well as a few regular entrees for those who had special dietary requirements. Â The food was fine - not the best, not the worst. Â The warm pita and saganaki were the best things of the meal. Â The salad had too much oily dressing.
Service just felt off or borderline-rude. Â Busboys would refil waterglasses, splashing water in some of our party's faces. Â The waiter would make loud announcements to seperate the family style diners from the 4 people with regular entrees. Â At the end of the meal, I felt like they were trying to get rid of us even though we were not lingering. Â
One plus is that they brought out our leftover cookie tray from the funeral and served that with desert! Â Will I come here again? Â I don't know, but I feel like I've been treated better at other Greektown restaurants.
Finally! Â After 5 years of hearing about it we finally made it! Â And OMG YUM. Â Â I'm still craving some hot, oily pita bread from here. Â *drool* Â
The view is amazing. Â The prices are perfect. Â The food is quite tasty. Â And event the wine bottle prices were decent ($25 for the house white? Yes!)
Our waiter was a bit weird and a lot sweaty. Â Only down side. Â
So happy I finally made it and can't wait already to go back!
Do you remember when I used to throw Yelp events? Â The beer garden events? Â Well, the event at Pegasus was the jewel in my beer garden crown. Â In fact, the little old guy who ran the rooftop at Pegasus would remember me every time that I came back. Â
When my cousin was in town from Germany this weekend and wanted to get together, I immediately suggested that we go eat on the rooftop and the folks at Pegasus did not disappoint. Â The service was wonderful and we only had to wait 10 minutes for a table (even with the Taste of Greece festival going on!)
My new favorite dish: Â Mini-lamb chops, flame broiled. Â Boo-ya! Â Opa-licious! Â
I've eaten in the restaurant a few times before, but it's just not the same as the roof. Â The roof is where it's at.
Like the mythical creature itself, Pegasus doesn't exist in my reality!
My experience really deserves a 0 as I didn't even get to eat/drink anything other than the water & bread placed on the table when we were first sat, because we ended up walking out
Once we got to the table, we started talking since we hadn't seen each other or gotten together in awhile. When our waiter came to get drinks, we told him that we hadn't looked at the menu, and he said he'd come back in a second. When he got there, we were ready to order.
I was doing the main ordering since we were going to split 4-5 appetizer plates so that we could enjoy a few different  items. I ordered our appetizers, and the waiter turned away pretty quickly to leave. My friend said, "Excuse me, I think I'm going to get a salad." And waived him back real quickly.
She ordered one of the salads, and then second guessed herself as she was trying to decided between 2 options. She asked him, "Which do you think..." and before she could finish her question, he interrupted her and said, "Well, what I think is that I need to get the saganaki for this other table since you don't know what you want."
AND TURNED RIGHT AROUND AND WALKED AWAY!
My friend, who is a Southern girl with great manners, looked as though she had been smacked in the face with a fish. Looking around the table in awe, she asked my other friend and me, "Did that seriously just happen?" My other friend laughed nervously, which she does in uncomfortable situations, and I said that indeed our server had just been a prick.
Being that all 3 of us have served, we found it completely unacceptable for our server to say that to us in such a foul tone. We did notice that there were a couple tables behind us with 5-7 people, and perhaps he was feeling busy and rushed with that stress. But if this were the case, you need to set expectations up front with your tables.
If he would have said to us, "Ladies, I'm a bit swamped tonight, so I just wanted to let you know that I'll be running around." We probably would have been aware of what his stress level might have been. Also, what he SHOULD have done is said something to the sort of, "I'm so sorry, but I must get their saganaki appetizer out, let be come right back and help you choose."
However, being that he DIDN'T provide that information to us (if that was the issue), he should have NOT come to our table to provide us SERVICE if he couldn't dedicate a few minutes in helping us pick out dishes for the table.
When he did come back after serving the saganaki to the other table, he came up defending himself saying, "You know sometimes I have time to help but sometimes I don't. I just didn't have time." Still in that impudent tone!
And at this point, I interrupted him and said, "Listen, we've all served, too, but this is COMPLETELY unacceptable." He didn't want to discuss this, admit fault, etc. He just told me he "didn't have time for this" and walked away.
I told my 2 friends we were leaving, went to the hostess and asked to speak to the manager.
She pointed to the gentleman who was also behind the welcoming/hostess stand and identified him as the owner. I proceeded to tell him what had happened, and I then told him that we didn't have time to waste on his restaurant for that service. He was just quiet the whole time but did say sorry when I was done explaining.
So, sir, if you're reading this, let me suggest you either staff more on Saturday's, encourage your staff to ask help from you or others in running out basic appetizers to tables OR, perhaps, fire the eh-hole. He is bad for business.
I was very heated in my exchange with the server when he came back to our table to, again, tell us he didn't have time to help us and was heated when talking to the owner. I was so livid that this ruined what was supposed to be a good, fun time at a new restaurant for us as I've stuck to a "favorite" right up on the corner.
NOT worth your time. (Instead, I'd recommend Greek Isle, which is where we went and had a great meal like we have before. Read my review for Greek Isle. You'll love it.)
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