This location of Greek's Pizzeria, a chain of independently owned, "local" restaurants with about 18 locations statewide, is located in a small strip center on Fox Road in the Geist area on Indy's Northeastside.
I have to be honest with you. That's about as specific as I can get. I'm not really sure I could find this place again, not because it's hard to find but because as I was driving around I made a wrong turn and got completely lost.
I was lost. I was hungry. "Oh look, there's a Greek's Pizzeria! Let's try it."
So, I did.
Unlike many who seem to try it, I'm not overly familiar with the chain. I'd tried the Broad Ripple location before it closed and I'd tried Muncie, but that's about it. There's a new one that has opened up near my home, but since I was lost anyway I decided to try this one first.
I did eventually find my way home.
This is a pretty small location that does offer dine-in, take-out and free delivery in a limited area. The dine-in area consists of a one-room open concept with a few wooden booths and some tables and the familiar red/black Greek's colors. There were two televisions on the wall - I say "wall," because both televisions were on the same wall.
I arrived at about 2-2:30pm, an odd time that likely explained why I arrived to an empty dining room. I chose a 4-top near the cash register. The room is pretty wheelchair friendly. The single glass door opening was light, though the server was also friendly and helpful.
Greek's offers daily lunch specials and additional daily specials; it seemed like they offered diverse enough options that someone single could easily find a decent option. I opted for a pasta dish - $6.99 for pasta with meatballs, marinara and sticks. I also ordered an iced tea, though was disappointed that they only offer sweet tea. My entire meal came in at just under $9, though if you opted for appetizers or one of their beer/wine options you could easily see a higher bill. However, I always appreciate when restaurants have menu options at varying price points. They also offer pizza (Duh!), sandwiches, shells, appetizers, etc.
My server was super friendly and helpful - I got the sense that's how she always is, though it was likely easier given I was the only customer with the exception of a couple carry-out orders that showed up.
I will admit that I hesitated with the pasta - there's not much worse than a spastic paraplegic fooling around with a fork trying to twirl spaghetti, get it in the mouth and not look like a 2-year-old gorging on a birthday cake. Yeah, it can get ugly (Admit it. You're not only picturing it, but you're hoping you never see me at an Italian-themed Elite event).
My impression of the meal was that it very much looked like a "sale" dish. It was a decent, lunch-sized serving for the price, but the serving size screamed out "daily special." The pasta was good, though I do think you're stretching to say it comes with meatballs when you get exactly two meatballs. The two breadsticks, or mini-sticks, were tasty. I actually really loved the marinara - it was the one part of the meal that felt rather generous.
I did get my always desired iced tea refill. That's a plus.
I enjoyed this meal, but it wasn't the kind of meal that would cause me to try to pull up Mapquest so that I could actually find it without getting lost. The food was good, though certainly not the best pasta I've ever had. Truthfully, I never contemplated anything but a 3-star rating. The difference between 3-4 for me is that a 4 usually means I'm going to be making plans to go back, while a 3 is an above average meal that met my expectations but didn't blow me away. The service? A 4. The food? A 3. The atmosphere? Probably a 3 (though they almost got a bonus point for the Ms. Pac Man machine in the corner!). For now, it's a 3-star experience with the possibility it may improve if/when I get lost in Geist again and try the pizza. read more