TLDR: delicious Greek food…read more Had a great time sitting on the patio eating dinner with 2 families with small kids. We ordered a variety of large and small plates which did well for eating a variety of things. Highlights for us were the Branzino, calamari, and watermelon salad!

I dare you to walk past Nikos and not feel compelled to enter immediately (or make plans for future…read moredining). It's just so beautiful with soaring ceilings, enormous plants, unique lighting fixtures and exposed brick, all making you feel like you're dining in a sultry Mediterranean courtyard, one that is climate-controlled, (appreciated on a blazing hot afternoon). The have a lovely shaded patio, too, if you really are looking to dine outside. The menu is also a sight to behold and there is something for every taste and diet (GF, Vegan/veg all noted on the menu). There's so many enticing vegan options! I ordered the hummus which was very good and a phenomenal fattoush salad made next level with those pickled grapes-- unlike any fattoush salad I'd ever had before. I appreciated the wine and cocktail lists, although I was not ready to imbibe at that time of day. Some great offerings there. And I also want to give kudos to our excellent waitress and the entire staff that thanked us and said goodbye when we left. It was just the perfect touch of hospitality.

Mediterranean food is my all time favorite cuisine. I had the chicken gyro and was pleasantly…read moresurprised by how delicious it was. The chicken was juicy and warm, the veggies were fresh, the pita was soft, and I could have eaten the tzatziki with a spoon. As always, the customer service was excellent.

Best falafel!! Ive been here four times and one time was just to buy like 15 pieces of falafel. All…read moreof their sides are vegetarian but are on the oily side. Other than the orzo salad and dips, I don't think i'd keep coming back for the rest of the sides. But you can't ever go wrong with the falafel. The wait for food is kind of long here but I don't really mind it. There's indoor and outdoor seating and plenty of parking. Never have had a problem with service.

Covered walkway coming in full of flowers and plants. The restaurant interior still gives you an…read moreopen air feel with a wall of glass and the light scent of flowers. Staff came to us immediately for our drink and appetizer order then allowed us the requested time to view the menu. The ambiance and feel of the place is incredible! We ordered the Greek mimosa and the spartan Bloody Mary along with the avgolemeno soup to start. Then the Pasticho and mousaka .Being Greek we are very particular about our Greek food. The Greek mimosa was excellent, the flavors aren't anything like a regular mimosa it is a whole new experience, if you like a red or rose wine try it! The bloody mark has a bit of a bite but it too has a great flavor I would not order if you don't like spicy or can't have salt. The avgolemano was delicious just the right amount of lemon too simple and elegant just lemon egg chicken rice and broth with light seasoning. The Pasticho was excellent! They even bought the right noodles ! About as close to my yaiyas as a restaurant can get! The mousaka was also delicious. Many times you get it the eggplant is either greasy or hard. This was perfect and not highly seasoned. I recommend giving this restaurant try parking is definitely a lot easier than Tara and the food is excellent and the ambience is fabulous!

Kipo's has been a staple of Chapel Hill forever, even at its previous location downtown. The…read moreatmosphere tends to be the draw-- it's decorated well, there are some fun foods (flaming cheese?!), and there tends to be a Greek dance train on weekend evenings. I went with a group of 6 adults this past week and realized that the atmosphere no longer outweighs the other nits for us. The restaurant was maybe 80% full, but our servers couldn't find the time to check on us. We had a bottle of wine served, and maybe 15 minutes later needed more wine. We finally got our server's attention and we got more wine. Once our entrees came out, our server and wine guy never came back to our table. We even told them we would like more wine but they never came back with it. We would've bought 4-5 bottles of wine that evening had someone come back to check on us. Instead, we just sipped our waters until we were ready to leave. The food was honestly mediocre all around. The lamb was overcooked and inedible, the eggplant dish was over salted, etc. We liked our dips platter, but it came with a tiny bowl of pita and like three pieces of celery for $24, so most of the dips went uneaten. If someone had asked if we needed more pita or vegetables we would have said yes, even if we had to pay for it. But nobody did. I could go into more details (mansplaining and some belittling all around), but it's not really important. We realized there are restaurants in Chapel Hill that we'd rather visit in the future. I hope Kipo's is able to make some changes because we really love it. But in the meantime we're going to give it a break.

Very unique and delicious bites at the olive. A little spendy, but the chefs clearly pour plenty of…read moreeffort into each dish to make them delicious. Some of the flavors are a little off and there were a few elements of our meal that weren't quite perfected.

Stopped by to get gas from a long car trip. Family was feeling hungry so we noticed the Bleu Olive…read morerestaurant across the street. We decided to check it out. Ambiance: When we arrived, it was rather full but we were immediately seated. Our table was sitting right near the door. Since it was rather chilly that day, I felt the chill breeze everytime someone would go in or out. We couldn't move since the restaurant was rather packed. Food: I ordered the falafel wrap with a side salad, bistro burger with a side of fries, and calamari. The food tasted great. Service: The service was not as impressive. I believe that good customer service should make you feel welcomed. We had to flag our waiter for a few things such as straws and refill on waters. Either way, we had a good experience.

We were here on a Thursday evening for a seminar event. They have 2 rooms in the back that are…read morevery well suited for small gatherings. Service was as to be expected for this type of event. I got ONE glass of ice tea and no offer of a refill. We had a small menu to order from. The Caesar salad was divine !! Well dressed and shaved parmigiana. I had the spaghetti with shrimp and feta. Shrimp was well cooked but the feta did not taste like feta. It had NO taste at all. Not sure what would cause this. It had a red sauce that was OK. Hubby had a sirloin steak that was drowning with gravy and mushrooms. Did not look appetizing at all. For dessert we had chocolate cake, served with a dollop of whip cream and a strawberry. The outside seating looked lovely. We may be back to try that out.

Let me begin by saying, the appetizers here are amazing--well, at least, all of the vegan ones…read more(most of which I've gotten). There's a green hummus??? Wow. Perhaps my favorite out of everything we got all night. However, although they do have a nice variety of vegan appetizers, they only have one vegan entree, the Golden Quinoa. It isn't bad, but it pales in comparison to the appetizers we've had. Additionally, over the past two years (during which we've come to parizade about 3 times, because we had a massive giftcard to use up), the quality of the entree has gone down somewhat. When we went last night, I was disappointed to feel that it was altogether underseasoned. It's also disappointing to see that they have not attempted to introduce or switch our their vegan entree in 2 years. The service also varies. Last night, our server was fantastic, and obviously very experienced, but on past visits we have gotten less experienced servers who have made our dining experience more uncomfortable rather than less so. Perhaps most frustrating is that only one out of three of the servers appeared to understand what it meant that we were vegan. Both of the others, after being told that we were vegan, recommended dishes which were not vegan (which we had to awkwardly tell them), or suggested we add protein to the quinoa dish (which, again, I don't think they have a vegan tofu to add--or if they did, he didn't tell us). I'm willing to have some grace on a server that is learning, but I think it's frankly unacceptable for a fine dining establishment to have wait staff who don't know how to accommodate vegan customers (especially when they literally have their vegan options labeled on the menu!). Generally speaking, a hefty giftcard to a fine dining restaurant should feel like a gift, not a burden. Because of the limited vegan options, however, using up our giftcard felt like something of a chore (and we ended up resorting friends with us the last time so that we could blow most of it on a few bottles of wine). If you aren't vegan, I'm sure you would enjoy this place. If you are, I think that there are much better fine dining experiences in the area. Even so, I'm rating this 4 stars because the appetizers, the wine, and the cocktails were all truly 5 stars.

This place is a bit unassuming, located in an older strip mall next to a Sheetz off Miami Blvd in…read moreDurham. There are a lot of great little shops in this plaza that deserve recognition--I never would have found them without a Yelp search. I walked in to get a quick takeout order because I had to be back for a meeting in 30 minutes. I almost left because there were about eight people ahead of me waiting to order. I also just started a keto diet, so I was hoping they had something I could actually eat. The menu looked incredible. If I weren't on this diet, I totally would have gotten the gyro and fries that I saw delivered to a nearby table; I was literally drooling. I settled for a Caesar salad to go. I forgot to ask for no croutons, but that is on me! It came with fresh pita and tzatziki, which looked and felt awesome. I tasted the tzatziki before giving them both away, and it was delicious--probably the best tzatziki I have tasted in a long time. For my salad protein, I chose the chicken skewers (you get two). The salad was dressed, and I had to sprint to my meeting. I opened it and took a bite at the office, and let's just say I kept my camera off and my microphone on mute for most of the call! The chicken had such good flavor, and the salad had a generous amount of shaved parmesan with a nice dressing. They also did what I always do with a Caesar: added lemon. There were two big wedges of lemon in the container, which provided that perfect extra hit of acid I always look for. While I didn't get to interact with everyone, the woman running the front of the house (and probably the back, too) was incredibly nice. I wish I experienced that kind of service everywhere I went; the world would be a much friendior place. I think I'll be a regular here.

Let me start with the negative, and it is a big one. My wife and I wanted to come here maybe a year…read moreago and we didn't get around to it until today. Huge mistake. This place is freakin' delicious. So, we had a great meal from the food truck once. And Gussy's catered a wine pairing dinner at Peak of the Vine in Apex which was spectacular. We decided then we had to visit the brick and mortar location, but one thing after another delayed us until today. We went with our (adult) kids and everyone loved every bite. I had a new pork gyro and their amazing lemon rice (do not sleep on the lemon rice, it is a stealth amazing side), my wife had the fried shrimp platter and the shrimp was great. Somehow more shrimpy than most fried shrimp. I don't know what that means, but there you go. My daughter got the chicken gyro with fries and declared the fries her new favorite fries. The veggies were so crisp and fresh in the gyro that even though she finished all the chicken, she brought the last few bites of pita and veggies home because she didn't want to waste them. My son is a limited-taste eater, but was relieved to see some Italian classics on the menu. He went with his favorite sandwich, a chicken parmesan hero. He didn't have super high hopes for an amazing experience, because outside of a pizzeria chicken parm is usually just good, never great. But he was shocked, "This is better than most pizzerias. I'd have to get one here and one at Mezza Luna and have them side by side to judge them, it's that good." So yeah, Gussy's. Don't wait around like we did. If you find yourself close to RTP, plan lunch at Gusssy's. Or make the trip special during the week. You won't regret it.

While visiting The Can Opener I decided to try Gussy's. I love Greek food ! My friend decided on…read morethe Greek fries and I ordered the falafel on pita. Customer Service was excellent. The food was fresh and very tasty. This was an affordable lunch while enjoying cocktails at the indoor bar. I really enjoyed my time at the Can Opener and look forward to trying new items.

A sleeper hit at the Can Opener food truck park for me! We got the Zeus Platter, which came with…read moregyro, chicken breast, falafel, Greek salad, Mediterranean pita, and your choice of fries or lemon rice and hummus or tzatziki. We enjoyed everything on the platter with my favorites being the strong grilled essence of the perfectly tender chicken, crispy outside & fluffy inside of the falafel (I just wished there could have been more than one haha), and refreshing flavor of the tzatziki. Overall, it was a very healthy & tasty meal. Service was fast; the ambiance of the Can Opener is great, with tons of covered outdoor & indoor seating. Free parking is available on the adjacent W Pettigrew St. 9/10 would recommend!

My wife and I had dinner for the first time at the Mediterranean Grill and were very pleased. The…read morerestaurant was clean and bright, nicely decorated, and comfortable. The staff were most friendly, efficient, and helpful. The prices were quite reasonable as well. I ordered the Gyros platter (lamb/beef, hummus, pita, tzatziki sauce, Greek salad), and my wife had the beef loin kabobs (sides of tabouli, grape leaves). The portions were very ample and the food was great--the ingredients were fresh and high quality. The hummus and tzatziki sauce were among the best I have had. The lamb/beef gyro meat was very tasty, and the beef loin kabobs were outstanding--they also removed the skewers before serving. We enjoyed our meal so much that we will be certain to visit this restaurant as often as possible. If you enjoy Greek cuisine the Mediterranean Grill is a must if you are in Durham.

A complete disappointment. I 've been eating more vegetarian lately so decided on a roasted…read moreeggplant wrap. Nothing on the menu indicated it was cold or pickled. I was expecting a hot roasted soft yummy eggplant wrapped in pita with feta and hummus (my additions). Instead i got cold, ie chilled pickled slightly chewy and tough ie, undercooked eggplant slices in a wrap, with hummus and feta added. OMG! I think what they did was to stuff my wrap with the cold marinated eggplant salad from their deli case. WTF? The cashier refunded my money. I'm giving 2 stars because most of the time their food is good.

A great lunch spot with plenty of healthy options. My wife and I both enjoyed a "build a bowl"…read morewith the chicken shawarma and lamb/beef shawarma. Both entrees were fresh and tasty. I highly recommend the Toum, which was extra garlicky. The Baba Ghanouj and Tabouli also hit the spot. We also shared the spinach feta Man'ousheh, which would be a suitable entree, itself. Straight out of the over, it was so hot and fresh! As a bonus, a server was walking around an gave each customer a free sample of the baklava. Oh yeah!!!

The grilled chicken bowl with Mediterranean rice was really good, especially because they cooked…read morefresh chicken for it. The grilled chicken in wrap was not freshly cooked and it was not great. The kale salad was really good paired with the grilled chicken. We wanted to go back and try this spot again, but the my were closed on New Year's Day. That should tell you how good the freshly grilled chicken was! Only problem is they didn't send any eating utensils with our to go food, and it's not great finger food.

Showmars in Brier Creek is easy to miss if you're not looking for it. It's tucked on the corner of…read morethe shopping center, but parking is easy once you're there. The menu is a mix of southern fast food and Greek staples, which I'm a bit indifferent about but they seem to not interfere much with each other. I've been twice on different days now fried chicken sandwich one visit, Greek salad the next and both were good representation of both. Staff is friendly every time and the food comes out fast, which is exactly what you want from a spot like this.Also plenty of indoor seating and table service as far as delivery and removal of your order. Great pick for a quick lunch when you want something a little more interesting than usual fast food.

Get the mini meal and save yourself some coins! Also the…read morefish Sandwich is soooooo delicious.