Poseidon Bakery

The last stop on our 2014 World Cup eating journey was for Greek food at Poseidon Greek Bakery. This is one of our absolute favorite places in Hell's Kitchen and we love stopping in there for sweet and (mostly) savory treats. They've been there for generations, and it's a good thing they own the building because otherwise I bet they'd already be pushed out of the space with the crazy rents these days.

To celebrate Greece in the World Cup, we picked up one of each of their savory pies to split for lunch. We love Greek pies, even if they're not really the healthiest things to eat. We still dream about the pies we had at Ariston in Athens.

We think we've had all of the savory pies before (except for maybe the cheese) but we've never had them all at the same time to see which one was our favorite. I cut them all for us to split and heated them up a little bit in the microwave before we delved into our lunch.

The four pies were:

Kreatopita (meat pie with ground beef, leek, onion and scallion)

The meat filling was very flavorful and tasty. The leek, onion, and scallion additions livened up the ground meat, and they offered a fresh spring flavor to the whole pie.

Tiropita (cheese pie with feta, ricotta, cream cheese and mint)

As with many Greek cheeses we've tried, this was a touch on the salty side. The overall flavor of the pie was very good though. The mint really came through nicely as an accent to the cheese which helped temper the salt a bit, and it also added a refreshing coolness to the flavor.

Menina Mash (vegetable pie with spinach, potato, leek, dill and onion)

We've written about the menina mash before, and I had this as part of my Greek journey at the last World Cup. We loved the rich flavors of the vegetables in the mash and this was probably the pie that tasted the healthiest to us.

Spanakopita (spinach pie with feta cheese, leek, dill, onion, scallion)

Like with the tiropita, the cheese added a nice saltiness and richness to the pie. The spinach was full and hearty, and the dill was a nice addition, but the amount of spinach made this a little more bitter than the menina mash pie.

If we had to rank the pies in order from the one we liked best to least, A's order would be tiropita, kreatopita, menina mash, and spanakopita, and mine would probably be kreatopita, menina mash, tiropita, and spanakopita. Although we ranked the spanakopita in last place, I should probably note that it's still quite a good pie. All the savory pies at Poseidon are good. We just liked the other ones more that day at lunch.

If you find yourself in the area, definitely stop in for a pie. They're a great snack and a few would make a great meal!

Poseidon Bakery is located at 629 9th Ave (between 44th and 45th) in Hell's Kitchen.