Tasty not "Lazy Greek" in Venice, FL

My wife & I enjoyed a delicious Greek meal at the Lazy Greek Cafe (http://www.lazygreek.com/) in Venice, FL last  Friday evening.

We started out sharing two appetizer plates, each of which cost $8.99:
1. Athenian Thunderbolts with slices of Loukaniko sausage, slices of gyro meat, and tzatziki dip. The tzatziki is made with yoghurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon, and olive oil. (For those who care, "gyro" is pronounced "yeero" like the English word "hero" starting with a "y" instead of an "h" rather than like "gyro" in "gyroscope.")
2. Athenian Polis which had stuffed grape leaves, feta cheese, and olives.

We were each given a small plate of pita bread with our appetizers.

My wife's entree was mousaka - eggplant, potato, and meat sauce covered with bechamel sauce, nutmeg and parmiggiano reggiano cheese - for $8.99.

For an entree I had:
1. A plate of several spanakopites (singular - spanakopita) for $4.99. Spanakopita is a triangular shaped pie made with filo dough and stuffed with spinach, feta cheese, and mitzithra cheese.
2. A plate of tiropites (singular - tiropita) for $4.99. Tiropita  is a triangular shaped pie made with filo dough and stuffed with feta cheese, and mitzithra cheese.

For dessert, my wife had an order of two baklava for $4.

I had an order of two kataifi for $4. Kataifi is like baklava but is covered with what looks like shredded wheat. It is stuffed with a mixture that includes ingredients like chopped walnuts and almonds, sugar, and ground cloves. It is soaked in honey.

I had order galaktoboureko, a custard-like dessert, but they were out of it.

All of our food was very tasty.

Our wine was a Greek merlot for $8 a glass. It was drinkable, but not much more. We also sampled a wine from Crete, but it was worse than the merlot. All of their wines were Greek, but they did not have a wine list. Someone should advise them that there are some very nice, reasonably priced Greek wins like those from Domaine Mercouri, Domaine Sigalas, and Domaine Skouras.

Our waitress was very pleasant and helpful.

We arrived there early, just after 5 p.m. (we were in Venice for an art exhibit and decided to have dinner before returning home.) The restaurant was filled by about 6:30, so it would be best to have reservations.

There are both outdoor and indoor tables.

There is belly dancing on Saturday nights.

The restaurant is located in the Brickyard Plaza at 530 US 41 Bypass South in Venice, FL. Phone 941-375-1268, about half a mile south of Venice Ave. The Brickyard Plaza is a pleasant, U-shaped plaza that is paved with brick and has a fountain in the center. There is also a Mi Pueblo restaurant there.