JP Eats!

Greek on the Cheap

Gail’s Café and Grill serves up comfort food faves in Jackson Square.

  Hispanic eateries and pizza shops have long dominated the eats scene in Jackson Square, so it was a welcome change when Gail’s Café and Grill opened its doors in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood last spring. The bright, airy and attractive eatery offers Greek-inspired, home-style classics and enjoys a prime location on Centre Street, just steps from the Jackson Square T station. Owner and JP native Lakis Vlahoulis curates an expansive, reasonably-priced collection of comfort foods prepared by his brigade of mostly Greek cooks. Spinach pie, lemon-roasted potatoes, kabobs and gyros are signature dishes on the café’s quasi-Greek menu, but hearty American fare like barbecued ribs, Angus burgers and fried chicken are equally popular picks. Subs…

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