Pegasus -- Greek food on the fly

Cathy and I had a very busy weekend in the Chicago area, but it was time to head back to Ann Arbor.  Only one problem: we hadn't eaten since 9:00am and it was after 1:30pm.  We were in the northern suburbs and flirted with the idea of stopping at one of a couple sushi restaurants we had patronized in the past.  Sushi Kushi is in Lake Forest, and Fujiyama is in Northbrook.  Both are on our way south, but neither one was open at that hour as it turned out.  With it getting later and later, and almost 5 hours of driving ahead of us, I started driving on I94 towards Chicago, while -- Cathy iPhone in hand -- started searching for restaurants along the way that were close to the highway.  She suggested somewhere in Greektown.  It sounded good to me, so when we got down to the Chicago Loop, I pulled off at Adams St., parked around Monroe and Green  ($3.50 for two hours on the street), and we walked down Halsted to find a place to eat.  We chose Pegasus.  By the time we got there, it was around 2:30pm so the place was pretty empty.

Spanakopita

Dan's View
After being seated, we were brought a loaf of wheat bread (olive oil was on the table), the slices way too thick; bread too dense.  I was feeling achy, and tired (mostly from not eating) and didn't take time to peruse the menu, so I missed reading about their meat and seafood dishes.  Instead, I got the Spanakopita -- classified under Greek Specialties on the menu.  It was good, with thin and crisp layers of filo dough, and fresh spinach and feta cheese interior.  There was also a visible presence of egg which I never noticed before when ordering 'spinach pie'.

Avgolemono

I also ordered the Avgolemono, a lemon chicken and rice soup with a rich and creamy broth that turned out to be a very good choice to ward away my achiness.  It came with a slice of lemon, which if used would have been overkill.  Had I known my entree came with rice, I probably would have ordered something else as a main dish.

Our server was friendly, interested in where we were headed on our trip.  No alcohol for me, as I was driving. I wouldn't mind returning again, if for no other reason than to take my time reading the menu offerings and trying something a little more 'exotic'.

Cathy's view
Starved and desperate, we went to the first near the highway and first near parking. It was FINE. We had minimal time and at least I had low expectations. I love the Athenian Room for lunch Greek Food, but it was out of the way. I had gyros for things expeditious and they were fine, but not good.