Acropolis Street Food brings authentic Greek classics to Carlisle

The street food company, which was established in the Northeast in 2016 and has gone on to become a staple in the region, held its second Carlisle pop-up at Everlast Gym on Currock Road on Wednesday, March 27. 

Acropolis Street Food's Carlisle pop-up was fronted by Fotis Filippopoulos who said that had been blown away by the 'warm welcome' that the pop-up has received when it made its local debut on Thursday, March 15.

The pop-up's menu (Image: Matthew O'Hara/NQ)He said: "We were very touched by the warm welcome we received from the Carlisle audience."

This sentiment was echoed by a spokesperson for Acropolis Street Food who revealed plans to make the pop-up a regular occurrence in Carlisle after it was initially attended by over 80 people. 

They said: "We’re always looking for more pop-ups to serve from and we’re very happy with our first pop-up in Carlisle so we’re looking to have that a regular spot."

REVIEW

After speaking to Fotis about the success of Acropolis Street Food's first pop-up in Carlisle, he very kindly invited me to come down to the second to see what authentic Greek street food is all about. 

I arrived at Everlast Gym and was presented with my first dilemma. Admittedly I am not a Greek cuisine aficionado so I asked Fotis to make me the food that he believed best represented Acropolis. 

What he produced was a Chicken Gyro that saw meat, a cucumber, lettuce, and tomato salad, chips, and halloumi generously topped with the famous Acropolis sauce and paprika and wrapped in freshly grilled pitta bread that was slathered with tzatziki. 

The 'Dirty Greek' and Chicken Gyro (Image: Matthew O'Hara/NQ)Fotis also recommended that I try the 'Dirty Greek', a platter that combined a generous portion of chicken and chips with chill sauce, tzatziki, chill sauce, and more Acropolis sauce. 

I also got some freshly fried halloumi chunks which perfectly accompanied the meal I shared with my brother. 

The Fried Halloumi with a side of Acropolis sauce (Image: Matthew O'Hara/NQ)All in all, the food was delicious. The satisfaction of watching Fotis handcraft my meal was only topped by the flavorsome mouthfuls I enjoyed and I can't wait for the pop-up to return to Carlisle soon.