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Ela Taverna, a modern Greek restaurant, is serving at 1551 N. Wells St. in Old Town. The counter-service spot is built mainly for pickup: guests order online, choose a pickup time and collect their food at the counter, with limited indoor seating and a small terrace for those who want to eat on site.
The menu covers pitas, bowls, plates, spreads, salads, flatbreads, sweets and coffee. Pitas include pork gyro, chicken, steak, lamb, shrimp and grilled vegetable versions, and bowls pair proteins such as free-range chicken or all-natural steak with lemon-dill rice or quinoa and Greek salad. Plates include a gyro plate, bifteki and Greek lemon chicken, alongside spreads like tzatziki, tyrokafteri and taramosalata, avgolemono soup and peinirli flatbreads.
According to the restaurant’s website, the kitchen cooks with Greek extra-virgin olive oil and serves beef-tallow fries. Desserts include frozen yogurt in flavors such as pistachio kataifi and baklava crunch, plus bougatsa and loukoumades, and the coffee list includes a freddo cappuccino. Ela also offers catering platters and digital gift cards.
Ela Taverna lists hours of 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Check elataverna.com or Instagram at @elagreek for current hours and online ordering.
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Website: https://www.elataverna.com/
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