{"id":3872,"date":"2013-08-18T21:50:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T04:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2017-05-23T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T18:39:26","slug":"daphnes-california-greek-brea-summer-menu-media-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/?p=3872","title":{"rendered":"Daphne\u2019s California Greek @ Brea &#8211; Summer Menu Media Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What used to be Daphne&#8217;s Greek Cafe is now Daphne&#8217;s California Greek.\u00a0 Whatever its name is, I like it just as much.\u00a0 I first visited Daphne&#8217;s in 2008 when there was one location near my house.\u00a0 I was very sad when it closed because it was one of my favorite place to grab a quick bite.\u00a0 It is a much healthier alternative to burgers, pizza or fried chicken.<\/p>\n<p>About a month ago, I received an invitation to try their new items to its summer menu, I couldn&#8217;t wait.\u00a0 Allen and I picked the Brea location right in the heart of Brea Promenade as it was the closest to us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3873\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Collages166.jpg\" width=\"665\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Collages166.jpg 665w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Collages166-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The layout in all location is pretty much the same as you&#8217;d expect from a chain restaurant.\u00a0 After glancing at the menu, we placed our orders.\u00a0 The manager and staff were very helpful and friendly.\u00a0 One thing I am impressed with Daphne&#8217;s is that no matter which location I visited, everyone has been very welcoming.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3876\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-4.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-4-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>Flatbread seems to be a very popular item in every restaurant now, so we ordered the Pepperoni (Pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and savory tomato sauce).\u00a0 I don&#8217;t think you can find anyone who doesn&#8217;t like Pepperoni.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3874\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-2.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>Mango Chicken Salad (Grilled chicken and fresh chipotle mango salsa atop mixed greens and feta cheese tossed with a balsamic hummus dressing) is new on the menu.\u00a0 I am so happy they added this because it has 3 of my favorite ingredients: mango, salad, and balsamic dressing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s for a limited time only, so come try it.\u00a0 Whether you eat it for lunch or dinner, t is a perfect summer entree.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3881\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-10.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-10.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-10-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mini Pita Trio is also new on the summer menu.\u00a0 The name is &#8216;mini&#8217; but I thought they were pretty good sizes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3882\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jpg36.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jpg36.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/jpg36-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California Mini-Pita (above left) &#8211; A pita style sandwich with California flair featuring grilled chicken, jalapeno bacon and guacamole topped with salsa fresca.<\/li>\n<li>Cali-Greek Mini-Pita (above right upper) &#8211; Two world flavors in one pita. This pita sandwich features grilled chicken, Daphne\u2019s sauce, salsa fresca, feta cheese and kalamata olives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Greek Mini-Pita\u00a0(above right upper) &#8211; A Greek style pita sandwich with savory gyros, red onion and tangy tzatziki sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Allen and I enjoyed all 3.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t go wrong with this.\u00a0 The chicken and gyros were flavorful and tender and the pita bread were warm and soft.\u00a0 All of the toppings were fresh and complimented the protein well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3877\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-5.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-5.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-5-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>I also decided to try the 3-course dinner for $7.99.\u00a0 This is a STEAL!\u00a0 You get a starter, an entree, and dessert!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3880\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-8.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-8.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-8-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>I chose Lemon Chicken Soup as my starter.\u00a0 I loved how light and refreshing this soup was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3878\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-6.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-6.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-6-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the Entree, I chose Grilled Chicken Kabob with Fries and Cilantro Lime Brown Rice.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve always liked the Chicken Kabob.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t taste the cilantro in the rice as much as I thought I would.\u00a0 But I appreciated that it was offered as one of the sides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3879\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-7.jpg\" width=\"850\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-7.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-7-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>I got this cookie for Allen because you know he is the cookie monster.\u00a0 Needless to say, he was very happy.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Have you been to Daphne&#8217;s lately?\u00a0 If not, bring your family for a fresh, healthful and tasty meal soon.\u00a0 They have added so many new items built on a \u201cCalifornia-fresh\u201d ideal with savory, rich and robust Mediterranean undertones.\u00a0 Order a Family Pack that serves up to 4 people.\u00a0 My family sure enjoys it. Yours will, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Daphne&#8217;s California Greek<br \/>\n120 S Brea Blvd<br \/>\nBrea, CA 92821<br \/>\n(714)990-4790<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanspoon.com\/r\/20\/242160\/restaurant\/OC\/Daphnes-Greek-Cafe-Brea\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What used to be Daphne&#8217;s Greek Cafe is now Daphne&#8217;s California Greek.\u00a0 Whatever its name is, I like it just as much.\u00a0 I first visited Daphne&#8217;s in 2008 when there was one location near my house.\u00a0 I was very sad when it closed because it was one of my favorite place to grab a quick...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"pp_embeds":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[246,68],"tags":[113,95,205,323,457,717,461,92,596],"class_list":["post-3872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","category-restaurants","tag-beef","tag-chicken","tag-flatbread","tag-greek","tag-gyro","tag-mango","tag-mediterranean","tag-salad","tag-soup"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Daphne-3.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3lTx3-10s","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3872"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9603,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3872\/revisions\/9603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wendyfulworld.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}