"We don't drive by Vaso's Kitchen on Powatan often. But with their recent outside renovation, we noticed the restaurant and decided to check it out. The owners of Vaso's Kitchen also own Vaso's Mediterranean Bistro and Taverna Kretekou, both of which are on King Street in Old Town. The restaurant is nestled in a really nice neighborhood, east of US 1 and West of Washington Street. It is clearly part of this neighborhood as several of the patrons walked from their home to eat dinner here. The ambiance of Vaso's Kitchen is absolutely first rate. Their other restaurants feel like you're eating homestyle, but eating here you really feel like you're at home. The staff are wonderful, friendly and helpful. The entire experience was comfortably paced. Food is served reasonably promptly, but it is also relaxed. That's why it felt like home to me. There are several outside seating areas, one between the restaurant proper and the Powatan Street. The other area is on the side of the building under a tent. We chose to sit out front and it was much nicer in my opinion. There is a small but adequate selection of wines and beer. I chose the Greek beer which was a lager. It was light and flavorful, not too filling. My wife had the Pinot Noir that she enjoyed. This is a Greek restaurant in contrast to the Bistro. Bread is served with olive oil. The oil is great; the bread, not so much. We chose the Artichoke Florentina. It is a full artichoke served with a garlic paste and sitting in herb flavored olive oil. If you like artichoke, it is a very interesting presentation. We also ordered the Greek sampler. This was a nice variety of appetizers, some of which were really good-great pita bread, spreads, very good stuffed grape leaves, fresh tomatoes, nice spicy pepperoncini. There was a lamb ball (we first thought it was a felafel) that was disappointing. Our entree was the Branzini. It was truly delicious. At $42 the price was a bit high, but the fish was good. We also shared the Greek salad. Greek salads are not the most interesting dishes in the world, but this was a bit boring in my opinion. We didn't have coffee, tea or dessert so I can't comment on those. This is a great restaurant to come with family and friends. It's a come as you are kind of place where you can find a lot of nice food in a wonderful atmosphere."
