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    The Simple Greek

    3.8 (189 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Greek bowl build your own
    Steve W.

    Stopped here for the first time. I recall first seeing this one the TV show The Profit with Marcus Lemonis. Love the concept and the food is great! Definitely coming back when I'm in the area.

    Gyro bowl on spring greens with tomato, roasted red peppers, red onion, feta, and hidden lemony potatoes. Tzatziki and hummus on the side.
    Alexandra R.

    This was really delicious and affordable! We aren't often in the Chesapeake area but were looking for an easy carryout dinner after viewing a house nearby. The Simple Greek had a really easy order online option, and the food was ready in less than 10 minutes. My husband did a gyro rice bowl, while I opted for the gyro bowl on spring greens. We both LOVED our dishes! The gyro meat was thick cut and plentiful, toppings fresh and delicious, and it was nice that the bowls also came with pita and 2 sauce options. I did the tzatziki and hummus. Their hummus is so light and fluffy! With 2 bowl entrées and tax, our total was just over $20. Really a great deal considering how fresh and delicious everything was, with good sized portions!

    Is Simple Greek Greenbriar closing?  It is 4:30 and half the chairs are up.  Out of Spanakopita.
    Roxanne C.

    Why are the chairs up and mats rolled up at 4:30 when they are open until 7 PM? Out of spanakopita

    Gyro and Spicy Falafel Bowl

    This place is tastier than Cava and Mezeh!! Fresher and better tasting. The staff is friendly here! The signature white sauce reminds me of Halal in NYC so good!

    Lamb gyro bowl
    Jordan B.

    I've eaten at The Simple Greek quite a bit in the past couple of weeks. Their gyro bowls provide a filling lunch option without being too heavy on your stomach. All the ingredients are fresh and delicious as well; furthermore, I can attest that their lamb gyro, chicken gyro, and Mediterranean shrimp bowls are all bomb. The food is good, but what keeps me coming back to The Simple Greek is their impeccable customer service. On my first visit I came in about 30 minutes before they were closing (which was my bad), and I got a Brown rice bowl, everything was delicious but the brown rice tasted dried out and ruined the taste of entire bowl for me, when I went to the counter to explain my discontent, Maiya, was very friendly and had no problems remaking the bowl with a fresh batch of rice (even though they were about to close). Every time I have visited thereafter Maiya has been there with a smile and has really looked out to make sure all my needs are met. In fact, every worker I have encountered has been very friendly and helpful. Overall, The Simple Greek provides good food and even better customer service.

    Order canceled with no other information as to why. Just a call back number.
    Persephone M.

    Service is good. I was given a refund for my order. Very nice people. I hope to actually go get something in the future as I have been to Simple Greek and adore the food normally.

    Bowl, traditional lamb protein, pickled onions, tomatoes, rice, potatoes, village salad, feta, tzaziki sauce.
    Nina D.

    The service wasn't too bad. Reminds me of a chipotle/subway where you select an option and and they run you through the assembly line. The food was good especially the sauces including the garlic cream. Everything was fresh. Loved the garlic green beans. Maybe if the pita was tastier, but overall pretty good, but not a huge fan of the rice. Didn't taste lemon as advertised. Overall, not too bad.

    Maria G.

    This was a no for me dawg (In my Randy Jackson voice). Like all other reviews, it's Chipotle style and had great choices to make your perfect meal. I opted for the traditional gyro. It was dry and bland. The tzatziki sauce was too thick. You can add unlimited toppings on your sandwich or salad so that's a plus. But I didn't enjoy my gyro enough to want to come back.

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    Delicious food, friendly staff, cheap prices, large portions, and extremely fast service! Highly recommend!

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    The Greek fries were amazing. The gyro had a decent amount of meat, but it was cold and didn't taste hot off the spit.

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    The brown rice was hard and it was hurting my husband teeth. We told them they could of given something else or the desert

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    It's the Greek version of chipotle. You can get both hummus and tzatziki on your gyro. Makes for a delicious alternative to other fast food.

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    Dolmades and Greek fries minus feta good. Ordered salad but lacked dressing. Definitely would order Dolmades again

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    Overall not impressed! The wrap and salad let something to be desired! The only thing I would return for is fries

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    6 years ago

    Delicious. Great for a weekday lunch. Service and fast and friendly. Be sure to get the Greek fries.

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    Great place to eat something healthier and fresh. Very friendly staff and a welcoming clean environment. Will visit again for sure!

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    Mr. Falafel Plus

    Mr. Falafel Plus

    4.0
    (16 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    I stopped by to pick up dinner for me and my boyfriend. We ordered a medium cheese pizza, large…read morefries, and garlic knots. I don't think the pizza was the best I've had, but overall thought it was solid! The garlic knots were way bigger than I expected, but unfortunately they weren't quite to my taste, not really garlicky enough and a little too crispy for me. It seemed like a nice mom and pop shop. The owner was kind and welcoming :) I would return to try other items on their menu, but would skip the garlic knots next time. He did mention that they're closing in a month though :( So if you're in the area, go out and support while you still can!

    Sunday afternoon, headed to an ODU game we figured we'd try someplace we'd not usually go…read more The food was ok. Not the greatest Gyro I've ever had, but not the worst either. The tzatziki was also ok. We also got a baklava sampler, probably the best thing we got this day. The service was good and service was quick. I chatted with the owner who is originally from Egypt. We chatted about his terrible timing in opening restraints, as he opened this establishment just before COVID, and in Egypt he opened a restaurant just before the 2011 revolution. He also took a few minutes to tell me about the giant picture of Alexandria, Egypt... not Virginia. We chuckled that the traffic could be equally bad at both. This is a pretty big take out place, and the neighborhood could go either way. I'd try their shawarma or falafel, but pass on the gyro.

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    Mazari Kebab and More

    Mazari Kebab and More

    4.7
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    This place was soooo good! For me, I loved being surrounded by books that featured Middle Eastern…read morecharacters, trusted classics and the smell of a PROPER Turkish Coffee! I fell in love with Turkish Coffee in Afghanistan and this was so on point. I might as well have been sitting on a carpet with the local women of the region. The lady who ran the from of the house was so kind, I greatly enjoyed and appreciated her hospitality! The food was absolutely delicious. I was able to stay on my macros all while enjoying outstanding food. There was no gimmick or shortcut with the food. The sights smells and tastes made me feel so welcomed. I can't wait to go back and enjoy myself, even brought some kabobs home, for dinner.

    One my favorite should have been 5star however the server that came in kinda yell to my daughter…read morewhen she went up to get what she asked to her and we did not understand what she said. The food as always were great, the eggplant is always the go to w sides, I had lamb chops so good the rice today are on a harder side and not the way i wanted it. My husband had the chicken was okay he said. The restaurant is clean and kinda had a renovation where we do not see their kitchen anymore. Hopefully they stay stronger because at lunch only 2 tables including us, though i think they get take out or delivery. Must try if you like this kind of mid eastern food.

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    Mr. Shawarma

    Mr. Shawarma

    4.5
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    7.3 mi
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    This place is not it. I got a chicken bowl and a hummus bowl. They only had a handful of toppings -…read morethe chickpeas weren't seasoned- taste like they came straight from the can. The meat lacked flavor. The hummus was THE WORST hummus I have ever had - the olive oil drizzled on top had an awful taste and the hummus itself had no flavor. The best thing about this place is that the pita is hot. Save your money and go somewhere else. The staff seemed uninterested and were slow. The drink machine was off and needed to be turned on (they had already been open an hour and this had yet to be done)

    I've been wanting to checkout this restaurant for awhile and today was the day. The restaurant…read morelayout was clean and simple. The staffs were kind and friendly. I got a bowl of chicken and lamb with everything in it. I saw a a few customers before me ordered the falafel and thought it must be something I got to try, so I ordered some as well. At checkout I couldn't decide which sauce to choose and ended up with four different sauce to try. The food was fresh and the flavors were just right. Also, found out the falafel would not be something I personally will crazy for. The four sauces I tried and describe as... 1) Garlic - similar to ranch 2) Harissa Aioli - similar to ranch yet a tad spicy (My favorite) 3) Tahini - similar to light ranch with a very light touch of sesame butter 4) Amber - tangy and a bit bitter with turmeric Either I was already sleepy when I had the food or the food had me feel sleepy afterwards. Overall, it was worth a try.

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    Papa's Greek Family Restaurant

    Papa's Greek Family Restaurant

    4.2
    (335 reviews)
    3.4 mi
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    This is the best Greek spot I've ever been to! It's so good I'm over here writing a review…read more Everything always hits so crazy Me personally, my go-to is always the western gyro ‍ if you want a recommendation gone ahead and get one of them asap

    Oh this isn't good... We are heartbroken today at how awful our experience was. Papa's Greek has…read morebeen one of our trustworthy, go-to, reliable places after church for almost 10 years! We've loved it, quite literally. But after today and sheer number of problems, we doubt we would ever return, and that's very sad to us. We went after church. We were the ONLY customers there. I saw them doing a Door Dash order or two, but basically it was just us, a party of 4. One server working the floor. Our order. Wife got the beef-souvlaki Greek salad. Daughter a Greek gyro. Son a 16" pizza half pepperoni half grilled chicken. Me a 16" supreme pizza. I even talked to the server about "supreme" and she was like yeah, oh yeah, I got you, I know what that is. And I said I really like heavy toppings, especially the olives and mushrooms. I heard her literally go tell the cooks that. She returns to tell me they have NO ONIONS TODAY! What else for my pizza. Disappointed, no onion? It's Noon on a Sunday and we are the only customers. Ok, sub with tomato. Daughter loved her gyro. She said best ever. She doesn't like opinions, so it's perfect, she didn't have to pick them off. She loved it. Wife gets her souvlaki- beef Greek salad. NO ONIONS. She didn't tell her that. My wife wants those darn onions on a salad, to be sure. But wait, wait... also no Feta cheese at all on this Greek salad. But wait, there's more. The beef, every piece, is so tough, it's like tire rubber. Truly. None of us can chew it up. Literally, it's THAT bad. You're telling me the cooks didn't know it was tire rubber??? My pizza. Smelled good. But, very very SPARSE toppings! I asked for extra. I heard her tell them extra. Nope, just a light sprinkling of veggies. Darn. BUT WAIT! This Supreme had exactly ZERO meats. Zero. And just a light sprinkling of before toppings. My son's pizza? Half pep, half CHEESE. WHERE'S THE GRILLED CHICKEN??!?!? And the waitress is very unattentive, playing on her phone, not looking at us. Very hard to get my drink refills. I finally waive a cook over, the server is still on her phone. I said the pizza was supposed to have grilled chicken, and the beef on the salad was tire rubber, 100% inedible, replace with chicken, please. So they grilled some chicken up and brought it for the pizza and another salad for my wife. Still no feta cheese. Stayed tuned folks, the best is yet to come. The chicken made the pizza much better. My wife was already put off by the tire rubber beef they actually served her, and no onion and feta on a Greek salad. She just wanted to run the heck out of that place. But wait.... The coup de gras. While picking through the lettuce on her salad, we found a BABY COCKROACH , yep, alive and crawling around. We were about to go ballistic with all these screwups, and I just decided to not complain, and to never return, and voice it in a Yelp review, so others are aware Papa's Greek has come off the tracks, and needs to find its self again....... They were lost as lost can be today.

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