Bourtheto: a Washington DC speciality?

[edbert]

Can anyone name a DC restaurant with "Bourtheto" on its menu?  From the Washington DC Eyewitness Travel Guide, p173 under the heading What To Eat In Washington:  "A dish of fish in a spicy tomato sauce, introduced by Greek immigrants".

[thirsty moore]

The only Greek restaurants I know of in DC are Yanni's in Cleveland Park or that Zorba place in Dupont.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
  The only Greek restaurants I know of in DC are Yanni's in Cleveland Park or that Zorba place in Dupont.

Also The Greek Deli, and there is another place between dupont and foggy bottom

[Random Citizen]

You may want to try asking this question on the Washington/Baltimore Chowhound message board.

[chaz]

Hmmmm.  I love greek food.  I worked in a greek restarant in richmond when I was 18 - 20 or so.  Strangely, richmond had a small cartel or greek restaurant owners in "The Fan", the neighborhood near VCU.  I haven't found a greek restaurant in DC that i love.  Suggestions please.

[Random Citizen]

It's more Meditteranean-themed than Greek, but I love Zaytinya.
 
 

Originally posted by chaz:
  Hmmmm.  I love greek food.  I worked in a greek restarant in richmond when I was 18 - 20 or so.  Strangely, richmond had a small cartel or greek restaurant owners in "The Fan", the neighborhood near VCU.  I haven't found a greek restaurant in DC that i love.  Suggestions please.

[edbert]

Thanks for the tasty link, Random!  
 I really think the whole thing is made up... it's just wierd that the book editor would come up with "Bourtheto"-  maybe that was cut&pasted from a Travel Guide for a city like Providence which actually has a population of Greek immigrants.
 
 That place between Dupont and Foggy B may be called Georgios.  They're weak on actual Greek food but do have the best Spanakopita in town.  I also like the frozen Spanakopita triangles they sell at Trader Joes (not the big pie or the tiny hors doeurves- they sell three versions of frozen spanakopita there)

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by edbert:
  Thanks for the tasty link, Random!  
 I really think the whole thing is made up... it's just wierd that the book editor would come up with "Bourtheto"-  maybe that was cut&pasted from a Travel Guide for a city like Providence which actually has a population of Greek immigrants.
 
 That place between Dupont and Foggy B may be called Georgios.  They're weak on actual Greek food but do have the best Spanakopita in town.  I also like the frozen Spanakopita triangles they sell at Trader Joes (not the big pie or the tiny hors doeurves- they sell three versions of frozen spanakopita there)

somebody just reminded the place between Dupont and Foggy Bottom is called Port of Piraeus, I went to Giorgios once when I used to work over there, that place has bad souvlaki
 
 I don't think you can get much better than the Greek Combo from The Greek Deli (orzo, a meatball, mousaka, lima beans or green beans, greek salad and bread, it can be two meals).

[chaz]

This thread made me hungry.  Went down to the Greek Deli for the combo.  Damn this thing is huge.  Two lunches at least.

[thirsty moore]

Their pizza was miserable the time I went, and the lady working the counter was this pissed off grandmother.
 
 

Originally posted by pollard:
 [QB]I went to Giorgios once when I used to work over there, that place has bad souvlaki[QB]

[Jaguär]

Yummmmmmmmmmmm......
 
 Greek food is one of my all time very favorite foods.
 
 I have some of those Trader Joe's spanakopitas in my freezer but need some lemons for it. I LOVE those things!
 
 I swear, I must have lived a past life in Ancient Greece.
 
 If you ever get to Baltimore, go east of Fells Point and eat in a very long time very good Greek restaraunt called Ikarus. Pure Greek Heaven!