Opened in the early 1980's, Pegasus continues today to be the best overall Greek restaurant in the Detroit area. Service, food quality and freshness are all signatures and you can't beat the value for what you get.
I brought my employees here for a festive lunch and the manager Louie took exceptionally good care of us. We started with the flaming cheese (OPA!), hummus, and tzatziki dips served with pita and Greek bread. Yum!
Next up was their homemade lemon rice soup followed what is still the best Greek salad around (although they still don't use fresh beets).
The feast followed with platters of their specialty lamb chops, Lemonato chicken and sauteed shrimp with my favorite sides of potatoes, peas, green beans and rice with tomato sauce.
Cocktails are very reasonable as are the prices for the food and quantity you receive. Service is excellent as most servers have been around forever.
One note: Monroe St. is closed as of December 2025 so best to park at the Hollywood Casino and walk through to get to the restaurant.
Tarra Jones
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November 02, 2025
Came for dinner recommended by a friend as a must.. sat at the bar and Brian was very nice and helpful in suggesting food and things to do. Very knowledgeable about the history of Pegasus, the building and the area. Went back the next day to try more food on the menu! Can't wait to come back to town! Brian provided great service and was very attentive to the patrons! Friendly environment easy to talk to people sitting next to you and start conversations. It was a great experience all around!
Ken Asaoka
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January 27, 2026
It was very loud because some servers were literally throwing dirty plates to their dish bin.
Every time they do that we were like "Wow did someone drop bunch of plates on the floor??"
It bothered me so much.
The food was okay.
I think the best food there was the Saganaki.
My Lamb Kabob was tiny, dry and mushy at the same time.
Brian Chinchilla
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March 01, 2026
Honestly the best greek dining experience of my life. Emanuele kanakis got nothing on this. Saw a fight in the kitchen. Owner saved my friend from near death as he was guzzling some lamb at the speed of life. Really got him to slow down and chew his food. Thank goodness. Chris is driving the rental car.
Kris Nelson
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October 22, 2025
The Greek atmosphere was top notch. The gyro I had was good but only barely warm (that being said, I ate it all). They have 1 Greek beer and a lot of Greek wines. There are a lot of Greek restaurants to choose from in Greektown but this is one to try.
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Opened in the early 1980's, Pegasus continues today to be the best overall Greek restaurant in the Detroit area. Service, food quality and freshness are all signatures and you can't beat the value for what you get. I brought my employees here for a festive lunch and the manager Louie took exceptionally good care of us. We started with the flaming cheese (OPA!), hummus, and tzatziki dips served with pita and Greek bread. Yum! Next up was their homemade lemon rice soup followed what is still the best Greek salad around (although they still don't use fresh beets). The feast followed with platters of their specialty lamb chops, Lemonato chicken and sauteed shrimp with my favorite sides of potatoes, peas, green beans and rice with tomato sauce. Cocktails are very reasonable as are the prices for the food and quantity you receive. Service is excellent as most servers have been around forever. One note: Monroe St. is closed as of December 2025 so best to park at the Hollywood Casino and walk through to get to the restaurant.
Came for dinner recommended by a friend as a must.. sat at the bar and Brian was very nice and helpful in suggesting food and things to do. Very knowledgeable about the history of Pegasus, the building and the area. Went back the next day to try more food on the menu! Can't wait to come back to town! Brian provided great service and was very attentive to the patrons! Friendly environment easy to talk to people sitting next to you and start conversations. It was a great experience all around!
It was very loud because some servers were literally throwing dirty plates to their dish bin. Every time they do that we were like "Wow did someone drop bunch of plates on the floor??" It bothered me so much. The food was okay. I think the best food there was the Saganaki. My Lamb Kabob was tiny, dry and mushy at the same time.
Honestly the best greek dining experience of my life. Emanuele kanakis got nothing on this. Saw a fight in the kitchen. Owner saved my friend from near death as he was guzzling some lamb at the speed of life. Really got him to slow down and chew his food. Thank goodness. Chris is driving the rental car.
The Greek atmosphere was top notch. The gyro I had was good but only barely warm (that being said, I ate it all). They have 1 Greek beer and a lot of Greek wines. There are a lot of Greek restaurants to choose from in Greektown but this is one to try.