Chris Taverna is a family-owned Greek & Mediterranean restaurant in South Florida that has been in…read moreoperation since 2004. It was founded by owner Christos "Chris" Charoudis, the restaurant's menu is largely inspired by traditional family recipes. Chris's mother, Eleni, personally quality-controlled the dishes to ensure authenticity. This is the original restaurant, at the corner of Lantana Rd. & Jog, a second is on Congress, They have expanded & during covid outdoor dining in the parking lot was created. There is a free parking in front along with a steady stream of pick up traffic. The menu offers extensive Greek dishes with servers being very quick & efficient. Portions at Chris' Taverna are enormous. One plate is enough for more than enough for 2 of us to share. The restaurant is casual, reservations are not accepted, it's first come & first serve. Tonight six of us met here for dinner. We arrived before 6:00 and waited only a few minutes for a table. When we left there was a line outside. When we were seated we were given water & a garlic spread with warm fresh pita. We all shared babaganosh & generous delicious dips. My husband & I shared a gyro salad with lots of grilled lamb, more than enough for us both. Others enjoyed greek chicken salad, shrimp with pasta, and spanakopita. Everyone brought leftovers home, enough for a few meals. Happily we weren't rushed.

This place has 4.6 stars. Four point six!!! I had to double-check I wasn't looking at the wrong…read morerestaurant, or maybe Yelp accidentally merged it with a taverna in Santorini. As a Greek (and former chef), I was genuinely excited after about ten people insisted this was "the spot" when I moved to Delray Beach. So naturally, I came in expecting something remotely...Greek. Quick reality check for fellow reviewers: 1.Have you ever actually been to Greece? Not the airport. Not a cruise stop. I mean eaten real Greek food. 2.Do we all agree on what goes into a Greek salad and a proper gyro, or are we just improvising at this point? Because what I saw felt more like a creative writing exercise than a recipe. 3.If your rating is based on portion size, then yes, congratulations, you got a lot of food. But let's not confuse quantity with authenticity (or quality). That's how we end up with 4.6 stars. I won't even get into presentation, because that would require there being something recognizable to present. This place would have been closed in a week in NYC! If this is your introduction to Greek food, I apologize on behalf of an entire country.

If you see a woman making your gyros, you're in for a treat! I didn't get her name but omg these…read morewere the BEST gyros we've ever had there! They've been okay other times-- needed more of their dressing. She definitely made them NICE. Plenty of dressing, tzatziki... flavor-- YUM! 5 stars to the chef and the lovely woman that always takes our order keep up the great work!

The beef & lamb gyro was so good! The gyros were made in a…read moretimely manner. Nice clean place.

This is a very casual restaurant in the Publix shopping center on the south side of the street. It…read morewas quite busy when we stopped by for lunch. They have some small two top tables inside and a couple high tops outside. They had a board with lunch specials on it. But we wound up ordering from their regular menu. I got the moussaka and he got pasticchio. Both dishes came with a very generously sized Greek salad and warm pita wedges to start. The salads had tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, pepperoncinis, and romaine lettuce topped with feta cheese and dressing. There was also a small rice stuffed grape leaf -- cut in half. The salad could have been a meal in itself. The moussaka was layered egg plant and potatoes with a ground beef filling topped with cinnamon béchamel sauce. The pasticchio is the Greek version of lasagna but with elbow macaroni. Both portions were quite filling. I ate my dish and he brought half of his home. He was saving room for dessert. For dessert, he had galaktoboureko which is a custard filled pastry topped with simple syrup. He said it was good, but it would have been better if warmed. Or at least if the syrup was warm. We had very good service. If you like Greek food and are in the area, this is a good place to try. Large portions at reasonable prices.

This small Greek Eatery has Big offerings! Outside there are…read morethree high top two top tables and inside there are eight two top tables for inside diners. The open kitchen is busy and the enticing aromas are amazing. I ordered a Pastichio lunch which came with a very generous plate of Greek salad. Both were very good! I did save room for one of my favorites, Galaktoboureka! Yummy! You won't leave here hungry!

4/20/26-2pm- Absolutely delicious gyro pita! A huge portion of gyro meat! Enough to share! Prices…read moreare extremely affordable! A great value! Great service, great food and beer and wine too! Spotless and welcoming!

Tried this place out for the first time today. When you first walk in, you kind of get Chipotle…read morevibes where you think you're going to walk through and build your own bowl, but it is not like that at all. You order from a set menu and if you are dining in, then they prepare the food and bring it to your table. The staff was friendly and service was quick. The food was not bad. It was a good portion of food but the flavors were pretty mild. The prices are fairly reasonable for a pita, a you can upgrade to a combo for $5. That includes either a side salad or fries and a drink.

Food and service is great as usual. Dimitris is very accommodating and made sure the food was fresh…read moreand ready in a speedy manner. Will come back again Thanks

It's always a great atmosphere here. The food is delicious and the employees are wonderful…read moreespecially Dimitri really happy to have this place so close to home

Absolutely incredible. The best euro meat I've had, perfectly seasoned, flavorful and cooked so…read morewell. The baba ghanoush and hummus were also next level, so fresh and delicious. Everything tasted authentic and high quality, and the whole experience was amazing. Definitely a new favorite spot!

I was one of the first customers that ate at Sofra when it opened up six years ago. Always had an…read moreexcellent experience here. I usually ate here at least twice a month or more for six years. And brought guests constantly . The food was always well prepared and at a reasonable price. The owner was always very friendly. BUT I will never again go back to Sofra after my experience last night. Last night I went with a couple of people that I had raved about this restaurant to. The owner, who certainly must've recognized me from the countless times I've eaten there in five years, barely grunted at me and the vibes I got from him were not very welcoming. He seemed really angry about something and was taking it out on his customers. There was only one other table that had customers and this was a Friday night. I found that really odd because other restaurants surrounding Sofra had lots of people sitting outside eating at their restaurants I ordered a falafel plate and others at our table ordered the İskender and another entrée. I practically passed out when I got the bill because I guess I didn't check the prices when I was ordering. The falafel plate, which was basically a spoonful of salad, a spoonful of rice, a few hard burned falafel, soup and a dribbling of tahini was $33. This is obscene. When this restaurant first opened they were charging for the same plate $15 and then they went to $25 after a few years which I thought was pretty high for the food we were getting but $33 is just plain greedy. I won't even do a review on the other two entrées because my party could barely eat them. I now see why there was nobody, literally nobody in this restaurant on a Friday night. And the owner, what happened to him? he used to be such a friendly guy and now he is just an angry man. The waitress never went back to check on us and refill our water after taking our order. Despite only two tables with customers in this restaurant. I read some of the reviews where owner says he hates the fucking country so why doesn't he just leave? There's plenty of really good Mediterranean restaurants that are not going to charge this kind of money for Mediterranean food. Even if the felafel was the best falafel I've ever eaten in my entire life - $33 is crazy. And it was not very good felafel - in fact all the food is mediocre. Where it once was amazing. So my suggestion to the owner is to lower his prices, improve the quality of his food and improve his attitude

Very reasonable prices. I have been here multiple times when I'm in the area. We had our food…read moredelivered and were charged a small fee. The menu states the Gyro is famous and I would agree. When we received our order, everything was packaged nicely and for 20 people, it was unbelievably correct! I'll be back in a couple of months to have a sit down meal because I noticed after the fact that they serve cod. It comes in a sandwich, but I would order it as Fish and Chips. It comes with tartar sauce. I don't see malt vinegar so I would need to remember to bring it with me.

The lamb here is absolutely amazing. I get it well done and it's still very flavorful. They give…read moreyou a big side of tzatziki and a second smaller one so it's more than enough. The lemon potatoes are really good. The peanut butter is also very good highly recommend. And the service is always exceptional. Everyone here is so nice and accommodating. I also get their salads here often and they're always good. I will say they changed their feta cheese that I don't like because it comes as a block and not crumble on top. That's the only thing that I don't like.

great food!! great service!! super clean!! Great menu I really recommend this place!!read more

This is one of those times where I pulled off the highway to get gas and realized I was hungry,…read morefound a place on Yelp, and discovered a gem. Now, I had no idea when I walked in here that this was a chain. With over 25 franchises across the country this business which started as a small shop in Nevada has become a leader in Mediterranean food. And don't dare call it fast food. It is good food. It is healthy food. It is delicious food. And if this franchise is indicative of what it is like in all of their locations, I will probably be visiting them when I am in their cities. I ordered the Greek salad with a chicken skewer and falafel because I wanted to taste a few things. I got a large salad because I was hungry. I could not finish it. It was too much for one and probably enough for two if they are not big eaters the chicken skewer was delicious with perfectly seasoned chicken which was cooked perfectly as well. It is so unusual to get skewers to taste this good and even more so in a restaurant that is not so fancy. By the way, when I say not so fancy because I ate in, I was served on regular plates, not paper. The falafel was not the best I had but far from the worst. I prefer a bit more of the Middle Eastern flavors, but I found it very satisfying and happily ate it all. The greens, the olives, the hot peppers, everything in the salad was delicious. They did not overdress the salad, so it was not soggy like many ordered and similar restaurants. The people that took the order were really nice and friendly, and they brought my food to me at the table. They have beverages which I enjoyed. It was surprisingly uncrowded, but there seem to be an excellent takeout business as they were constantly sending bags out I have bookmarked this is a place to stop when I am driving by. It is not inexpensive, but it is well priced for the quality that they give you. Highly recommended.