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Family owned & operated since 1987. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner specializing in Greek cuisine. Our menu offers classic Greek dishes as well as original recipes that have been developed from our own Greek heritage and traditions. Whether you’re trying marinated skewers of souvlaki, a steak off our broiler or a decadent flaming cheese appetizer, your experience will be simply enjoyable!
Greek favorites & steaks served in a relaxed, sizable space featuring a large, indoor Ficus tree.
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Address: 1301 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 676-9900
Website: http://www.fivecolumns.com/
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Reviews
Grant Carroll
Ugh, where to begin? This is what passes as “medium rare” at this establishment. Ghastly.
I ordered a New York Strip, medium rare, with an appetizer of pita and hummus. As you can see, the steak was effectively well-done and very much on its way towards burnt.
I ordered an ale which tasted on the verge of expiration. Not great.
I had a house salad and the croutons were stale and vaguely tasted of mold.
Lastly, the machine dispensing the fountain drinks is clearly inundated with mold and you can taste it in the beverage.
Not a good experience, will not be coming back.
… moreI ordered a New York Strip, medium rare, with an appetizer of pita and hummus. As you can see, the steak was effectively well-done and very much on its way towards burnt.
I ordered an ale which tasted on the verge of expiration. Not great.
I had a house salad and the croutons were stale and vaguely tasted of mold.
Lastly, the machine dispensing the fountain drinks is clearly inundated with mold and you can taste it in the beverage.
Not a good experience, will not be coming back.
On Cinema at the Cinema
We had such a fantastic experience at Five Columns Greek Restaurant! From the moment we walked in, the customer service was amazing, everyone was so friendly, personable, and genuinely welcoming. You can really feel the pride they take in making guests feel at home. The interior is beautiful, clean, and comfortable, with a warm atmosphere that makes you want to stay and enjoy every bite.
I ordered the Eggs Benedict with gyro, and wow, it was incredible. I’d never had that combo before, and now I’m completely obsessed. The gyro was perfectly seasoned and paired so well with the hollandaise sauce, rich, flavorful, and absolutely delicious.
We also shared the bogatsa, and it was out of this world, perfectly flaky, warm, and lightly sweet with just the right texture. The Greek salad was fresh and crisp, and while the dressing was a little on the olive-forward side for my personal taste, I can tell it’s a great authentic flavor that others will absolutely love.
My husband got the chicken gyro with house fries, and he couldn’t stop talking about how good it was. The chicken was perfectly cooked and seasoned, the tzatziki sauce was creamy and full of flavor, and the fries were seasoned to perfection, crispy, golden, and delicious.
Overall, everything from the food to the service to the atmosphere was five stars across the board. It’s rare to find a place that nails it all, but Five Columns does. We left full, happy, and already planning our next visit, a true Bellingham gem!
… moreI ordered the Eggs Benedict with gyro, and wow, it was incredible. I’d never had that combo before, and now I’m completely obsessed. The gyro was perfectly seasoned and paired so well with the hollandaise sauce, rich, flavorful, and absolutely delicious.
We also shared the bogatsa, and it was out of this world, perfectly flaky, warm, and lightly sweet with just the right texture. The Greek salad was fresh and crisp, and while the dressing was a little on the olive-forward side for my personal taste, I can tell it’s a great authentic flavor that others will absolutely love.
My husband got the chicken gyro with house fries, and he couldn’t stop talking about how good it was. The chicken was perfectly cooked and seasoned, the tzatziki sauce was creamy and full of flavor, and the fries were seasoned to perfection, crispy, golden, and delicious.
Overall, everything from the food to the service to the atmosphere was five stars across the board. It’s rare to find a place that nails it all, but Five Columns does. We left full, happy, and already planning our next visit, a true Bellingham gem!
Allie Fluette
This was my fiancé and my first time here, recommended by a friend who ate lunch there before. The server Sula, I believe, was so sweet and funny. I will be back many times for the traditional fettuccine Alfredo. Best Alfredo sauce I have ever had in my life, and I’m a fettuccine Alfredo girlie. The restaurant is very clean, and we were offered homemade cookies at the end. Highly recommend.
… moreCathy O
My food was outstanding as usual. It arrived hot and presented nicely. Very tasty. However, I asked Bailey,my server, for a glass of water 3 times. Never did get it. She also forgot to bring my cutlery with my salad. I had to ask for it. I will be back. Everyone has a off night. I highly recommend.
… moreHelena Miller
The server was very rude. We had never had Greek food before and every time we asked the server a question they answered very annoyingly. We tried a little bit of everything. The appetizer was very small and expensive. When our lamb was under cooked the owner argued with us. The lamb was raw, bleeding and lightly seared. We asked for the lamb to be medium rare with extra tzatziki. We asked multiple times for extra tzatziki. When we were finished we got our tzatziki. Food was bland and staff was extremely rude.
… moreAlyssa Springs
Five columns is my go-to neighborhood restaurant when I want to relax. They have such a relaxed vibe and it really feels like a family run restaurant (because it is)! I think that’s another thing that I love about it. Soula knows exactly who we are and it’s only one of two restaurants in town where you feel welcomed into their space because they remember and know you. I love the ambiance, the color they use in their décor, the giant tree in the middle of the restaurant, and my favorite aspect is how CLEAN it is there. You cannot say that about many places these days. I’m not exaggerating when I say you could probably eat off the floor there. The floor never has any leftover food under the table from the last guests, everything is wiped clean, and you can tell there is a sense of pride in their ownership there. I feel strongly that that feeling transfers into the food a person cooks and that is also apparent at Five Columns.
I will add more photos over time, but most recently we went back for breakfast after our dinner there the evening before. I love eggs benedict and theirs has a delightfully fresh hint of lemon in their homemade hollandaise sauce. The hashbrowns are cooked perfectly and portions are generous with all of their meals. My partner had the salmon eggs benedict & loved his as well.
For dinner, you can’t beat the Greek salad here and the saganaki (flaming cheese) dish that they light at the table. The humous is creamy in texture and not dried and pasty like other places. For entrees, we usually order from a few things we love, but I really like their pasta dishes.
Don’t forget to leave room for Greek desert though because their bogatsa is amazing. It’s a cinnamon vanilla custard inside a phyllo dough pocket and a perfectly sized desert to end with.
I have to give one last shoutout to the owners at Five Columns because they went above and beyond with a request of mine in the past where they specially-made my favorite Greek dish for me – pastitsio. It’s usually only offered once a year with a special and they made it on a special order for me.
Five Columns has very friendly service, good food, relaxing atmosphere, and I highly recommend frequenting their establishment. If you go around Christmas time, they give these little cards inviting you back in January. You open the card in January at your table and there is a fun surprise inside. This year we won $50 off our meal- the grand prize! There were 4 of them out there & it was so cool to win. What a fun way to bring us back in again.
… moreI will add more photos over time, but most recently we went back for breakfast after our dinner there the evening before. I love eggs benedict and theirs has a delightfully fresh hint of lemon in their homemade hollandaise sauce. The hashbrowns are cooked perfectly and portions are generous with all of their meals. My partner had the salmon eggs benedict & loved his as well.
For dinner, you can’t beat the Greek salad here and the saganaki (flaming cheese) dish that they light at the table. The humous is creamy in texture and not dried and pasty like other places. For entrees, we usually order from a few things we love, but I really like their pasta dishes.
Don’t forget to leave room for Greek desert though because their bogatsa is amazing. It’s a cinnamon vanilla custard inside a phyllo dough pocket and a perfectly sized desert to end with.
I have to give one last shoutout to the owners at Five Columns because they went above and beyond with a request of mine in the past where they specially-made my favorite Greek dish for me – pastitsio. It’s usually only offered once a year with a special and they made it on a special order for me.
Five Columns has very friendly service, good food, relaxing atmosphere, and I highly recommend frequenting their establishment. If you go around Christmas time, they give these little cards inviting you back in January. You open the card in January at your table and there is a fun surprise inside. This year we won $50 off our meal- the grand prize! There were 4 of them out there & it was so cool to win. What a fun way to bring us back in again.
Lilia Vazquez
I had never been to this restaurant before and honestly didn’t really want to have dinner here but we were being invited for dinner so we didn’t really get to choose where to go. After looking over the menu a few times I almost didn’t even want to order anything just because I was afraid to try something new and because I am not used to eating at such pricey restaurants.
My kids had a burger with fries and they really enjoyed their burgers which was surprising coming from my youngest since he isn’t much of a burger person sometimes. My bf and I both ordered steak and potatoes with a side of salad. My brother ordered the feticichini alfredo with shrimp added to it. Everyone enjoyed their meals including me.
The service was ok. Once we arrived I had seen how my brother was already drunk and so I was very disappointed in the waitress so still served him another 2 glasses of wine instead of cutting him off. I don’t think I would ever person go choose to go back to eat here unless I were to get invited here again.
… moreMy kids had a burger with fries and they really enjoyed their burgers which was surprising coming from my youngest since he isn’t much of a burger person sometimes. My bf and I both ordered steak and potatoes with a side of salad. My brother ordered the feticichini alfredo with shrimp added to it. Everyone enjoyed their meals including me.
The service was ok. Once we arrived I had seen how my brother was already drunk and so I was very disappointed in the waitress so still served him another 2 glasses of wine instead of cutting him off. I don’t think I would ever person go choose to go back to eat here unless I were to get invited here again.
Kool Ryder
My wife and I have been here to eat several times . The food is always great and the service is with a smile too ! As it was again last night , I had the lamb chop / rib special & my wife had the chicken, Parmesan Alfredo ! Food was excellent !!! Highly recommend this restaurant. : – )
So a follow up : we returned to eat our anniversary dinner and what a treat . I ate the rib steak topped with mushrooms and garlic prawns !! Oh man !!! Highly recommended. The food is so great !!! : – )
… moreSo a follow up : we returned to eat our anniversary dinner and what a treat . I ate the rib steak topped with mushrooms and garlic prawns !! Oh man !!! Highly recommended. The food is so great !!! : – )
Jeff Sani
For those of you who had the pleasure of dining at Mykonos before they decided to close their doors, dining at Five Columns will be somewhat of a disappointment should you have a hankering for some Greek food.
Some negative feedback:
– The environment is drab and dark and does not seem to have much of a theme at all – It could be the inside of a Dennys restaurant. Given how expensive it is to dineout these days, part of the experience should be cultural ambiance related to the cuisine you are eating. In other words, i want to feel temporaily transformed, where the senses, tastes, smells, and atmosphere of a restaurant strongly evoke memories of being in that country or culture. Lots of room for improvement at this place.
– The pictures on the menu are not at all appetizing and make the dishes look like something you would get on your tray at a prison or junior high cafeteria. Those should be changed immediately. Pro tip – use some proper lighting.
– Not enough pita bread accompanies dishes that require it – Hummus, Tsatziki, Saganaki, etc…you will get about 1/2 way through that appetizer and have to ask for more which you will have to pay for. IMO, pita bread at a Greek restaurant is akin to chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. It should be plentiful and just keep coming…
– They do not seem to offer roasted Greek lemon potatoes with any dish. I loved this option at Mykonos. I stead they offer what alpaear to be just large cut fries.
– Portion sizes are small for what you are paying. $8 for hummus that looks like a dollop from a single ladle spoon and the 2 pieces of pita you receive is not enough for 4 people. You will probably need to order 2 unless u want to fight iver it. Would be better if 5 columns just increased the cost a little and served a larger portion with more bread. This dish should also come with some vegetables like cucumbers or carrots and not just be about the bread – a hummus appetizer should be about the hummous.
– I ordered the chicken souvlakia with rice. The chicken was very dry, over seasoned, and was not served with any tsatziki sauce which this dish desperately needs since the chicken is so dry. Therr was so much seasoning on my checken, I could not even tell it was chicken without a closer look. The rice that came with the dish was good, but was a lot closer to Italian risotto than any Greek rice I have had before. Where is the lemon flavor????
Some Positive:
– The Greek salad option was delicious. The dressing was very flavorful and tangy. While I was expecting something different (green pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, etc..), the salad was
– Likewise, the Moussaka was spot on and would probabaly be what I order there if we decide to revisit.
– The Saganaki was also good and I was pleased to see that on the appetizer menu – just did not come with enough bread. So if you are unwilling to pay for more bread, you will probably be eating much of that with a fork and knife.
– The retaurant has a strange mix of food. There are some signature Greek dishes, but there are also so many non-greek options that it felt somewhat like a generic american diner. 5 cloumns should just focus on one cuisine/culture – Greek. I am willing to give this place another try in the future but it likely wont make my short list of options for dining out. It will take a strong desire for Greek flavors to get me back here.
… moreSome negative feedback:
– The environment is drab and dark and does not seem to have much of a theme at all – It could be the inside of a Dennys restaurant. Given how expensive it is to dineout these days, part of the experience should be cultural ambiance related to the cuisine you are eating. In other words, i want to feel temporaily transformed, where the senses, tastes, smells, and atmosphere of a restaurant strongly evoke memories of being in that country or culture. Lots of room for improvement at this place.
– The pictures on the menu are not at all appetizing and make the dishes look like something you would get on your tray at a prison or junior high cafeteria. Those should be changed immediately. Pro tip – use some proper lighting.
– Not enough pita bread accompanies dishes that require it – Hummus, Tsatziki, Saganaki, etc…you will get about 1/2 way through that appetizer and have to ask for more which you will have to pay for. IMO, pita bread at a Greek restaurant is akin to chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. It should be plentiful and just keep coming…
– They do not seem to offer roasted Greek lemon potatoes with any dish. I loved this option at Mykonos. I stead they offer what alpaear to be just large cut fries.
– Portion sizes are small for what you are paying. $8 for hummus that looks like a dollop from a single ladle spoon and the 2 pieces of pita you receive is not enough for 4 people. You will probably need to order 2 unless u want to fight iver it. Would be better if 5 columns just increased the cost a little and served a larger portion with more bread. This dish should also come with some vegetables like cucumbers or carrots and not just be about the bread – a hummus appetizer should be about the hummous.
– I ordered the chicken souvlakia with rice. The chicken was very dry, over seasoned, and was not served with any tsatziki sauce which this dish desperately needs since the chicken is so dry. Therr was so much seasoning on my checken, I could not even tell it was chicken without a closer look. The rice that came with the dish was good, but was a lot closer to Italian risotto than any Greek rice I have had before. Where is the lemon flavor????
Some Positive:
– The Greek salad option was delicious. The dressing was very flavorful and tangy. While I was expecting something different (green pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, etc..), the salad was
– Likewise, the Moussaka was spot on and would probabaly be what I order there if we decide to revisit.
– The Saganaki was also good and I was pleased to see that on the appetizer menu – just did not come with enough bread. So if you are unwilling to pay for more bread, you will probably be eating much of that with a fork and knife.
– The retaurant has a strange mix of food. There are some signature Greek dishes, but there are also so many non-greek options that it felt somewhat like a generic american diner. 5 cloumns should just focus on one cuisine/culture – Greek. I am willing to give this place another try in the future but it likely wont make my short list of options for dining out. It will take a strong desire for Greek flavors to get me back here.
Ron “Bald Bastid” Corleone
Wifey and I needed a serious break from the stress. We decided to stop in and from the moment I walked in I was sold. Well lit, pleasant atmosphere, and immediately greeted by our waitress who sat us down, asked for drinks. She was always smiling and had a positive energy. We ordered the fried cheese…best we’ve ever had! Then we ordered…she got the Lamb chops, I ordered the gyro with chicken and pilaf. The tzatziki sauce was incredibly tasty, the pilaf was nicely seasoned, and the chicken was spot on. At one point the waitress checked in and wifey told her , “I wanna kiss the cook!” Hands down, if you want fantastic Mediterranean fare, THIS…IS…THE..PLACE!! We are definitely coming back without question.
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