I have not ever had a bad meal here. I always enjoy the atmosphere and food. I usually stick to the same meal each time: the Gyro platter eith hummus and tabouli. Soo yummy and the portions are huge!! read more

When we uprooted our family from Washington and transplanted to Arizona, this was one of the first restaurants we ever tried. I am happy to say that ten years later, we still love Silvia, her family, and her food! We have eaten the Sharwarma combo for so long, I am not sure we could order anything else if we tried. She calls out our order as soon as we walk in. If we are having a treat, we choose rice and hummus as the side items. If we are watching our grains, we get the combos with sides of salad and hummus with cucumber slices instead of the pita. Our mouths bounce back and forth between the gyro meat and the chicken sharwarma, while trying different combinations of tzatziki sauce and their to-die-for garlic dip. The restaurant is quaint, comfortable, and well-decorated with lively music in the background. Order one of the three flavors of baklava for dessert on the way out. You will not be disappointed. read more

Phoenicia Pita Kitchen - Greek Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Best Mediterranean food in the valley. Great people, good quality ingredients and the flavor is out of this world!

Great food and great service. The chicken kabob has amazing grilled flavor. Hummus is authentic.

The gyros was good, but I won't be back as the customer service was awful. After the food was delivered nobody even asked if we needed anything else or if everything tasted good. My girlfriend didn't like her falafel wrap so she only took two bites. We eventually told one of the other servers. He took it away, but we still had to pay for it. There was only one other table with customers, probably for a good reason. read more

Phoenicia needs to up their game. Pictures below show a burnt chicken kabob and hot fries put into a styrofoam box that melted. Don't serve burnt food and perhaps buy different to-go boxes that both compost and don't melt? Rice was dry. They forgot to give us plastic silverware to eat with. The outside of the to-go boxes were greasy from someone with greasy gloves. This place could be really good but needs to improve. read more

Phoenicia Pita Kitchen - Fries a la melted styrofoam - Greek Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Greeted right away upon arrival. Ordered the kibbe appetizer to start. Excellent concept but didn't have much flavor and needed sauce and seasoning. The entrees saved the day however, chicken, lamb, beef etc. All was flavorful and delicious. Portions of their meat were plentiful and they didn't lack on sides either. Eating on a Sunday night, and there's a constant flow of customers and servers. Everyone including myself seems pleased with the food and service. read more

Absolutely the best hummus, tabouli, and fallafel's ever!!!!. I crave them!!!! Thank you!!!! As a vegan, this place rocks!

New to the Gilbert area, I was taken to the Phoencia Greek Cafe for lunch by one of their regulars who turned me on to the out of this world cilantro and jalapeno hummus for starters. Silvia, the owner seated us. Took our order. Served us. Cashiered our bill. She was everywhere, greeting people by name, scurrying from one task to the next with the grace and speed of a young gazelle. (Later I learned she is the chef as well!) Always a smile on her face, a true smile that beamed of thankfulness for us having lunch in her vibrant little cafe. She has such good energy and a grateful peacefulness about her even if she was multitasking like an Olympian. Once you've eaten here, she'll know you by name, remember what you like and always serve you with a genuine smile! Oh the menu. So many choices. I tried the gyro, as for me, it's a true test of Greek authenticity. It was the best gyro I had ever had. What a treasure! I can't wait to go back and try other dishes and their spanakopita. We took four flavors of baklava back to the office for an afternoon snack and believe me, it's something you have try---you will fall in love and crave more. This place is a find. I love supporting small businesses that have their act together and something special to offer to the community. If you love Greek food, visit Sylvia's place. You'll be a regular in no time. read more

I highly recommend this place! The food is amazing and fresh. I've been to alot of Mediterranean restaurants all around phx and this one is by far my favorite with the best food. The owner's wife is the sweetest and customer service is top notch!! I suggest ordering the phoenicia combo. You won't be disappointed. read more

So good and cheap! We get the Greek fries every Friday. Servers are always welcoming. Great selection! This place is obviously locally owned so keep up the great work and support your local businesses! read more

Delicious! The lady running the show was on top of the service. Gyros were yummy and the hummus trio was some of the best I've ever had!

The food was good, good portion sizes and the staff was very friendly. However, the prices are not clearly stated in the menu so you don't know what you will be charged until you walk up to pay at the register. The menus have a disclaimer that all items have been increased by $1 - $3. An itemized check was not provided so I have no idea if I was charged the correct amount, but the final bill seemed pretty high. They need to update their menus to show current pricing so customers know how much they will be charged. They also need to provide an itemized check for customers to review before they pay. read more

Hands down the best Greek food I've had since I was in "Greek town" in Toronto! My brother in law and I picked up some take out from here about 2 weeks ago and man, we love this place now! The wait staff is amazing, so friendly and definitely seem like they love working there, which is always great to see. I ordered the lamb and chicken shawarma combo with hummus and tabbouleh, and a chicken shawarma wrap for my wife. The lamb was TO DIE FOR! The biggest, thickest slices I have ever had, and it was so crispy on the outside while still moist and delicious on the inside! The chicken on both meals was a little on the dry side but still really flavorful and definitely tasted like good shawarma. But what really made the meal was the hummus...seriously I could bathe in that hummus, it was that good. It was the creamiest, most delicious hummus I've ever had and definitely tasted like they had made it on site, fresh! Even the Baklava was amazing! Seriously, if you love Greek food, PLEASE eat here, you will be in heaven! read more

Wow! Super delicious. Stumbled upon this place while shopping in the area. I had the lamb. Best lamb chops I think I've ever had. The flavor was outstanding! My husband had the gyro and the meat was super tender and juicy. Service was great, too. We will be back!! read more

Wow! This was an amazing meal for just a random stop before a movie. I've lived near here for a few years and always had it on my list of places to try but no one else I was with was ever into it. Tonight I was alone so I dropped by. The servers are friendly and helpful to an unusual degree (and easy on the eyes too). I had the gyros plate with hummus and tabouli. Tabouli can be hit or miss for me and this is a definite hit. So good and not to much of any one thing. Seriously the best Mediterranean place I've ever eaten at, and again, the service was impressive. I'll be back read more

Used to be one of my favorite restaurants. When I went this time, the quality had dropped so much that I couldn't even eat my meal. Chicken in the chicken schwarma platter was so greasy that it was not even edible, texture of hummus had changed, and rice was not good either. Why the sudden change? read more

This is my favorite Mediterranean place in all of Arizona. The food is fantastic. Sylvia and her staff provide amazingly warm and friendly customer service. Gyros and shawarma are amazing. Best hummus is the valley. Would recommend to anyone looking for authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Tip: keep your receipt to come back and get 15% off your bill Tuesday through Thursday read more

The hubs picked up some dinner from here on the way home. Missing items, the hummus taste like bland bean dip and the baba Ganoosh is inedible. This was a waste of time and money. It went in the trash can and back out he goes for some decent carry out. read more

extremely dry chicken, cold fries, sour salad, and terrible service. nobody even came back to check if w needed anything. asked for garlic sauce and was told it was extra. my dog wouldnt even eat the shawrma. after all that, they charged 3.5 % fee for paying debit. read more

Phoenicia Pita Kitchen - 3.5% FEE FOR DEBIT CARD? WHAT A BUNCH OF THIEFS. PROBABLY WANT CASH TO HIDE THE MONEY, WHY ELSE WOULD THEY DO THAT? - Greek Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Great presentation of food. But wish my Greek fries were hot, beef kebab was dry and tough. May give it another try for their gyro. Service was friendly but they disappeared towards the end of our meal, left us waiting for our check. read more

Phoenicia Pita Kitchen - Greek Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

I am addicted to their Chicken Shawarma wrap! It is amazingly delicious, and the portion is quite generous. The Tziki sauce is so, so good. The Greek Fries are to die for. I get them every time even though I'm sure they have a couple million calories. Reason goes out the window because they are that good! This is a fast casual restaurant that is reasonably priced, has great food, and super friendly service. I highly recommend. read more

This place is BOMB!!! Fresh ingredients, delicious flavors, creative menu, and EXCELLENT customer service. We actually feel like our business is appreciated when we eat here. read more

Not sure if this is a place you want to have your order delivered. The food was awful and the order was all messed up. They forgot our pita bread but we got hummus. This might have been isolated but not on my return list. There are so many other Mediterranean establishments that unless I was starving and driving by I wouldn't go back. We called regarding the order and it was like they could care less. The notes section useless they didn't read them, oops, sorry they said. read more

Been going here for years. Love the Chicken Shawarma with rice and the Garlic sauce. The owner is one of the nicest courteous people you will meet. Great family run business. You know the food is good when they are busy all the time. This is real Middle Eastern food like Grandma used to make. And, they serve Pepsi! read more

Amazing food!! Portions were very full sized which I was happy about. Ordered the gyro combo plate with the Greek fries, the Greek fries were incredible! Will definitely be back soon. Thank you for staying open through these difficult times! read more

Edit: The waiter is no longer working here. We have since returned and had a wonderful experience. Review: My family and I have frequented Phoenicia for years (since they opened) and never had an issue. We have always gotten along with the owner, Sylvia, and the staff that have worked there. But tonight we had a completely different experience than we normally have. My mother, father and I walked in and tried to find a place to sit - the place was crowded, like normal. The head waiter (who recognizes us every time we go in) told us he would clear off a table for us and asked us to wait outside. We waited for about 10 minutes and then another family walked in and they seated that family before us. My father walked inside and politely told the waiter that we would come back another time. The waiter asked him why and my father told him that we were just going to go and that it was okay. The waiter (I kid you not) then yelled at my father, "What do you expect? All of our tables are full, man!" I heard this all the way from outside. My mother and I looked through the window as multiple people turned to watch. My father then said, "Don't worry about it, we're leaving". A waitress came outside and told my mother and I that they had a table ready for us - my mother politely said that we were just going to leave because the waiter was rude. The waitress tried to get us to come inside again, but my mother repeated that we wanted to go because the waiter was rude. The waitress let out a long sigh, threw her hand up in the air, and stormed back inside. We left. Sorry, Sylvia, you are a wonderful person - we miss seeing your face every day! I'm sorry to have to report such a poor experience. I hope we can fix this! read more

Stopped in for lunch and ordered the chicken shwarma plate for only 5 dollars and some change. The chicken was great , not dry at all. The hummus and garlic sauce was really good too. I actually ended up buying some hummus and pitas to take home. The staff told me they have an all you can eat lunch buffet Friday-Sunday for $8.99. I will be back to try it. They should get a liquor license... P.S. make sure your significant other eats the same thing. The breath/burps you get are killer! :) read more

I've been here numerous times for their Sunday buffet. It is so tasty! Everything from pitas, rice, hummus, chicken, gyro meat, salad, lentil soup, tabouli, kalmata olives, and various other rotating dishes are all so good. The regular stuff on the menu seems a little pricey but the buffet is always priced right and very, very good! The service is great. The cute woman working the weekends is talkative and funny. All of the staff make you feel right at home while you're eating. Their garlic sauce is crazy good, I highly recommend asking for that! They'll get you some from the back because they don't put it on the buffet line. That with the chicken?! Oh my gosh. Yum. read more

ordered for takeout after a long day at work- the house salad was seriously excellent, hummus was so good. you can tell they put love into their food! read more

Excellent food at a great price. I had the pleasure of going during their Sunday buffet. What a treat. $8.99 for all you can eat Gyros, rice, chicken, meatballs, hummus, fruit, lentil soup, stuffed grape leaves, pita, etc., etc..... the food was all very fresh and wonderfully seasoned. The staff was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. Their food is all home made and you can tell by the excellent taste. Their lemon aid is fantastic, I highly recommend it. read more

I have eaten here three times now, and this will be my last visit to this restaurant, which makes me sad, because that means I am still searching for a good mediterreanean restaurant in the valley. My experience last night was appalling--and I won't go back. It was a slow weeknight-- me and one other table. My other two visits I stuck to the Chicken Kabob, which I liked enough to come back. Despite the pita, which is mass produced and not the homemade yumminess I have had in other restaurants, the chicken was well prepared and tasty and the garlic dip was great. Those are my two fav things, the rest I can ignore. This visit, I was talked into the buffet by the waiter. Told me it was a great value for the money ($12.50). I got up and checked it out, and it looked interesting-- and it included soft serve pistachio ice cream. Okay-- I agreed and got my plate. The food was extremely luke warm-- by the time I got it to the table, it was cold. I know a little something about food handling safety, and this scared me. They should be scared-- someone is going to get very sick. I stuck to the items that were the least likely to harbor salmonella. Honestly, the food was tasty-- I liked most of what I tasted. I really liked the chicken gyro meat that was made into large meatballs. Yum! The rice was kinda crunchy-- I think it was sitting there for quite a while---and the pitas were warm, even if they were not homemade. When I got up to get my yummy softserve pistachio ice cream...I was told by the same waiter who talked me into the buffet that they didn't have the ice cream today, but I could buy another dessert for $2.00 more. SAY WHAT? I thought he was joking at first. Um, No. I asked him why in the world would he talked me into the buffet if they didnt have all the included items? He said he didnt think it was a big deal. I asked to speak to a manager, and he said that he was the manager "on that night" Eventually, after more arguing and displeasure, he brought me a small piece of baklava to "try to make me happy" What has happened to customer service these days? I did find it ironic that when I paid my bill, they had a sign asking you to send a message to the Food Network to get them to come film. If you forwarded the message to them, they will give you a free piece of baklava! The food ordered off the memo is pretty tasty, but if you go, stay away from the buffett. And don't expect the management to take care of you-- you're on your own here. read more

The key to good Mediterian starts with fluffy rice. From there the ability to bring out the many flovors in each item so you are made happy to be lucky enough to have chosen the resturant =smile. Today we wore big smiles at the Phoenicia. Starting with a hearty welcome and ending with a drive-by of their desert area. We were too full for desert. A great experience. read more

I asked the kid what she wanted for dinner and she straight up said, "LAMB" So using dear old yelp again, we found this place, and we liked it. I ordered the vegetarian sampler, which came with falafels, tabouli, hummus, and stuffed grape leaves. The falafel was really crispy on the outside and moist in the inside, the hummus tasted fresh, and I did like the stuffed grape leaves, although I read in one of the reviews below it came out of a can...which is ok for me I guess, as I will be on the hunt for one of these cans...they were good. My friend ordered the gyros plate ---- and yes, the meat was good!!! We were all pretty stuffed, but when we saw that they had crepes we had to order them. I had the nutella crepe and my friend ordered the apple cinnamon crepe. They were huge! I think 1 crepe would have been enough for all 3 of us. Both were very delicious - my nutella crepe had bananas, strawberry sauce, and whipped cream on it - I wish I could tell you what was in the apple cinnamon one, but my face was too busy being stuffed with nutella goodness. I ate the whole thing leaving me...really stuffed. As we left to pay guess what else I found that they had?! TURKISH DELIGHT!!! I had to eat one (gah...I just can't stop). IT WAS GOOD TOO! Oh and the lady that served us was really friendly :) read more

I really loved this place. Came in on Saturday wanting their buffet, After reading stellar reviews here, and that it was $8.99, I had to go. The place is modern, shiny and very attractive. So were the waiters I may ad. I have to say, everything I had was delicious. The hummus, Greek salad, stuffed grape leaves and such - wonderful. These kinda pizza crisps like middle eastern pizzas that were superb- and we ate the last 3. I am not a big tabbouleh fan- but it was the best ever. Their lentil soup did not disappoint. In the hot section, they had great stuffed cabbage, meatballs ( not Italian style ), rice, broiled fish, chicken and gyro. My favorite was the stuffed cabbage and meatballs w/rice. The gyro meat was ok, I was happy as can be. We also got one soda ($1.99) and a baklava -great by the way ( $2.00 ), My partner went to ask for more of the pita thing-ees and they sad we could have more, but for $2.50. He didn't even want to tell me but he let it slip out and that really but me in a bad mood. What the hell ? It's a buffet and you want to charge me extra for something that ran out? Hell no. I was ready to go Jersey on them- but that's the old Jose'. The new Jose' was full, and with great food I just felt like shutting up. The Boy was happy too with his frozen yogurt- he especially liked the cheesecake flavor. We asked the very attentive and attractive waiter for our bill - I look at the check and it's $34 and change. I almost had heart attack. It seems the price of their buffet has gone up in one year - from $8.99 to $12.99. I should have seen the small sign behind a counter that said the price - I didn't to my regret. Food prices have gone up, but this buffet is not worth $13 in my opinion- especially when they want to charge an extra $2.50 for something they ran out of. Any way, with tip we took a $38.00 hit. Truly I was devastated as that is way, way above our pay scale - and it was my fault cause I didn't check the price. But where the hell did I get the $9.99 price ? Maybe I am crazy- except that I check their web site and it says $9.99. And yet my friends, I shall return because I really loved the food.. They gave us a coupon on the receipt that gives us 50% off on second buffet, so it will cost the $20 I originally was going to pay. And maybe they will run a groupon too. read more

Came here on a random whim for the first time a couple of weeks ago with a friend. We were talking about greek fries (translation: I was talking about greek fries) and said friend had never experienced them before. After a quick little yelp search for greek fries, I found Phoenicia! Holy greek fries. This is the BEST I have ever had anywhere. I could eat them all day, everyday until I get so big that I can't have my own airline seat anymore. Thank God for the gym, y'all. Aside from the all encompassing greek fires, the falafel is crispy and hecka GOOD. I have now been here three time sin the last week and a half and I am bringing everyone I know with me. Oh, and the hummus. WOW. The super hot boyfriend doesn't even like hummus usually and he thought this was amazing. They make it in house and can sell you a small container to take home for $6. We purchased the classic (which is what they serve with their dishes), but I heard mention of a jalepeno/cilantro one that I am definitely going back for when I get through my first container. The staff is incredibly friendly and you will meet them all at some point during your meal. They all come over and ask if everything is great and offer to refill your water glass. Love this type of teamwork! Oh, and side note, they are closed on Mondays. Don't do what I did and get yourself all worked up for greek fries and be disappointed when you show up on a Monday and walk away greek-fry-less. read more

BEWARE OF THIS BUSINESS IF YOU USE THEM AS A CATERER. I wanted to have a tray of pastries for my baby shower. The price list advertises the tray at $49.95. I called the owner (Sylvia) to order and tell her I wanted 1/2 tray of a certain pastry and the other 1/2 another type. I specifically asked her if there would be a price change because of this accommodation, Sylvia responded that the price remained the same, $49.95. On the day of the shower, I go get the pastries and the person at the register tells me the price is $76, that there is nothing that he can do about it as the owner had placed the ticket and he could not change it. I asked him to call Sylvia: she told him on the phone that she never said the price would be the same as the one advertised... Of course, one hour from the shower, there was nothing I could do, I took my order, but those pastries left me with a very bitter taste in my mouth. If you decide to do business with them, just make sure that they let you know if there is a change in the initial quote they give you. read more

It was 10:30am and my wife, sister and I were very hungry. We were in the area, which we never are, and needed some chow quickly. At first, we wanted Pei Wei! Closed. Chipotle? Closed. We really didn't want to leave the complex so we decided to search. Then, we found this place. It was about 10:45am and the sign said they opened at 11am but one of the workers told us to go right in. I liked the mom and pop feel of the shop! We go in and we're immediately greeted by a young lady who tells us to seat ourselves. We didn't realize it was an actual sit-down restaurant where they take your order. We thought it was one of those fast-casual type of places. Unfortunately, we were kind of in a hurry so we placed our order to go. I'm kind of on this burger kick. I broke my "no eating flour" kick last night when I had a burger at the Garage in Phoenix, and felt like eating another. So, I decided, what the hell. One more won't hurt! You can go back to that afterward. I looked at the burger list. The Greek Burger. Greek Fries. Oh man. So good. The burger was fantastic. The fries were to die for. It was smotherd in feta and a thick greek sauce. My wife kept eating my fries. So to get back at her, I ate some of her gyro. She got the gyro platter. That was very good too. If I'm ever back in the area, I'd be up for this place again. read more

Gyro pita wrap was amazing. It came with a ton of meat and the quality was great. Staff was extremely friendly as wel

We travel in Europe and eat gyros all the time and love them. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST WE HAVE HAD!!!! The meat portion was huge and the meat was so tender!!! Our new must stop for Gyros!!!! Thank you for doing such a great job at providing a quality meal!!!! read more