The restaurant has style and substance--it is a college favorite and also great for families. It has a cozy feel with the decorations and art on the walls. The staff was very friendly and helpful for our group of eight. This is the kind of place I have yet to find in San Rafael. It reminded me of Lorna's in San Diego, which was one of my go-to's. An amazing menu (Greek and Italian and, most important, calzones!), reasonable prices, and generous portions with plenty to take home. read more

Met up with friends here over reunion weekend, and it was my first time back in years! The staff seemed a little overwhelmed, but we were patient and it all worked out great. I ordered the Greek salad with chicken and was pretty satisfied with it. A huge shoutout to Rena, our waitress--she was so friendly and incredibly helpful! (I don't know why the other waitress when we only asked if we could sit down and we knew it could be awhile for our turn, she was rude). I know this place has gone through a lot of ownership changes lately, so I really hope they keep the food quality up at this level. Heads up that it's only one check per table, but that was easy for us to handle. Thanks for the great salad! read more

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Great local spot, very friendly staff. Chicken souvlaki platter was delicious. Cozy little spot tucked away on Eddy Street. Will definitely return and be a regular. read more

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This restaurant is not my vibe. I came here several times to eat since a friend seemed to like this place. The times that I've came, we got seated pretty quickly. The service is good and they're pretty fast with getting our orders out as well. While waiting for our order, they gave us complimentary bread and salad, which was nice. Nothing bad about that. My steak with pasta was good but not great -- nothing that I would be dying to come back for a second time for. read more

Souvlaki House - Pizza Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Drove to Ithaca on a whim and decided to try more establishments. So glad I tried souvlaki house! The food is amazing! Out of towners don't be taken back if it's empty - it movesss and the food is delicious. Margherita pizza delicious with a kick. The souvlaki was fresh, the chicken grilled and savory and the tzatziki sauce was well balanced. The pasta was hugeeeee more than expected. Inside is cozy and clear they've been a staple for years. Service is kind and attentive! read more

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I don't believe I have ever been to a restaurant with carpet flooring, but this place was a first? We were seated quite quickly given how packed it was during the night of Cornell's parent's weekend. There is complimentary fresh bread and salad, which were good (can't go wrong with good bread). I got the baked ziti. The ziti looked pretty good with the melted cheese on top, but the pasta itself was overcooked, and the tomato juice seemed to separate from the rest of the sauce. Needless to say, I should not have eaten the whole dish as my stomach churned for the rest of the night from the sauce. Overall, I'm not sure I would come back and especially not have the baked ziti. However, portion sizes for all of the dishes looked quite generous for the price and the menu looks pretty extensive so you will get a variety of choice here. Also be mindful that you cannot split checks. read more

Souvlaki House - baked ziti - Pizza Near Me - Ithaca, New York

I've been a regular for more than thirty years. Hard to say what's better- the food or the people. Best in Collegetown, no doubt. Thank you for the memories and great food. read more

Best Greek food in town! Popeye pizza and the Greek salad are to die for!! Falafel. Baklava. Yum.

No frills spot in Collegetown with lots of dishes on their menu! My Chicken Parm sandwich was everything I wanted and more and the fresh Greek salad on the side paired so well. read more

Souvlaki House - Pizza Near Me - Ithaca, New York

Every time I went with my buddies in a small group, I've consistently had a B or B+ experience with solid/good food and usually solid service (although wait times can be long). However, the times I've come with a big party, the food that we've been served was not even mediocre in quality - the meatballs tasted unfresh, the chicken parm was average, and the pasta + marinara sauce felt microwaved. I'll give Souvlaki credit with their breadsticks, however; they're great. In addition, I feel like their menu is too expansive. It's overwhelming for customers and probably the chefs too and I feel like everyone would benefit from a smaller menu. read more

The food is pretty good for the price and is in a convenient location to many students in collegetown.

Location is good. Parking is a challenge. Their are many courses to choose and the food was very good. The service was outstanding and the atmosphere is great. read more

Food is always hot and delicious. Staff is always friendly and welcoming. Highly recommended

Cute friendly place on Cornell's Ithaca campus, this place serves greek and italian food. We got the aurora pizza which was okay but not that great, the shrimp fettuccine which was pretty decent, the lamb platter which was decent as well, and another pasta dish which I didn't try. The dishes came with a starter salad that reminded me of Olive Garden's salad. Overall, staff is friendly and ambience is homey so I would recommend Souvlaki, especially given the lack of other restaurants around town. The one thing is it is quite expensive! But again everything in Ithaca is like that.. read more

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Date of Visit: September 27, 2021 This was the first restaurant we ate dinner on our arrival to the Finger Lakes. Most restaurants are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays in the area. We used Yelp to help us find this one. We were the only "old" people in there among all Cornell students. That was fun as I love young people! The meal came with one of the best salads and bread sticks ever. Served in a large salad bowl to share. We ordered a lamb dish and also the Souvlaki House special with sausage, meatballs and eggplant with mozzarella and marinara sauce. The meatballs were moist and flavorful and the entire "casserole" was amazing and more than enough for two people. My husband ordered the Souvlaki plate with pieces of lamb and homemade tzatiski sauce. The lamb was actually hard to cut and chew. We put it aside and ate the pita with the tzatsiki which was amazing. We told our server at the end of the meal about the lamb. She spoke to the owner and they took it off the bill. That was so nice and meant a lot to us. read more

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An Ithaca institution for over 40 years, I'm not sure why it took me so long to try it. It's not fancy but the food is solid and service was attentive. We ordered a chicken pita, a falafel pita, and a side of fries for lunch. At $8.50, the pitas are a great deal and stuffed full of protein and veggies. We added tzatziki sauce to both which elevated the flavor even more. Most falafel I've had is dry and flavorless but this one was hands down the best I've ever had. We left feeling stuffed and happy with the prices for a quick lunch. read more

Souvlaki House is one of the best places to eat in Collegetown. Especially if you split many of their larger portions with friends, you truly get an awesome meal for a good price. When you first walk in, there is a very warm home-y feeling that many restaurants in Ithaca lack. The servers are all extremely nice and willing to help answer whatever questions you may have. The breadsticks and salad was so so good. Breadsticks were flavorful, crunchy on the outside but fluffy on the inside. The chicken parmesan and beef were also very good, nothing terribly special but still flavorful and satisfying nonetheless. I very much so enjoyed my experience here and would definitely recommend to a friend! read more

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After putting it off for so long, I finally went and it honestly exceeded my expectations (although they were pretty low to begin with). I've heard from friends that it was really mediocre food, so I decided to order the bikteki as a classic Greek dish. Although the main dishes took a little while to come out, I thought the beef was seasoned really well. It was very much just beef patties with fries, so can't really go wrong. The salad and bread were good but nothing extraordinary. Don't know if I'll return, but glad I got to try it. read more

Souvlaki House - Bifteki - Pizza Near Me - Ithaca, New York

It should never take 15-20 to come take my order. Especially when people who came in after me are already placing their orders. From the start the service was crap. The dolmadakias are mecchhh at best, and they didn't bring me bread for my bifteki until I asked for it. The service was simply crappy for slightly-above-mediocre food. Saw me once, won't see me again. read more

Came for the Mr's college reunion, and he and his friends HAD to come here to reminisce their past time here. They said the owner still looks the same, and besides a new paint job everything was still the same! And what struck me as a pretty bad ass was the fact that they cut their pizzas here with a machete! Lol We got the standard pepperoni pizza and the popeye (feta with spinach). We also started with their large Greek salad. I liked it, although I think you kind of have be a pizza gourmand to appreciate the fine quality and presentation. ;-) I also got their baklava, I would not recommend that if you like your baklava crunchy because it didn't have the crunch factor. Service was very quick and friendly, the owner is constantly scanning the room and the waitress is always running around. Cheers! read more

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I really enjoyed the villager salad all the tomatoes were delicious. The grilled chicken was a nice combination of crispy and juicy. The Gyro was so large and also good. The falafel's could've been a little bit larger that is my biggest critique. The mozzarella sticks were also good but it's hard to mess up mozzarella sticks. Staff was friendly and nice. read more

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Very happy we looked to yelp for greek food. Found this place and took our chances. My wife and I both ordered the chicken Souvlaki (gyro). Wonderful ! The chicken tasted like it was grilled over wood fire or charcoal. Can't wait to go back. Getting hungry just thinking about it. Waitress was very pleasent. We ordered a large Margarita pizza to go but it was way to spicy to eat. Will try a different one next time. We Will Go Back !! read more

My wife and I have been coming here for a while now and we love. Even now during the pandemic we've been doing to orders and everything has been excellent. (We did take out twice today haha.) If you like good food and great people you should definitely check this place out. read more

Food was awful my partner got a lamb gyro and it was actually steak and I got some pasta and it was just really gross. They need some improvement. read more

Servers are sooo nice. I'm In love with their Tzatziki and pita also soo good. Big fan of the spicy feta dip too

Broad and decisive menu. They serve with care. Get the spanakopita! The red-foldable booth seats put the place over the top. read more

Iconic restaurant in Ithaca! Last night we ordered out to bring to sunset lake. Had the gyro and chicken platter, pizza and fries. Great comfort food in these trying times. read more

Nice people....expected a real Greek salad and not a light garden salad with a bit of feta cheese...not terrible but not exciting

Love Souvlaki House so much! I love their calzones, eggplant parm and chicken souvlaki. The stadium seating booths are awesome. The owner is so friendly. I love the old joint, definitely worth coming if you wanna eat like a cornellian. My favorite is there garlic hot dog buns and their airy hummus so good! Their Greek salad is huge as well! Don't forget to check out my profile! read more

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The food is pretty good. No complains about the chef. I recommend the chicken souvlaki.. it's soft and really delicious. I think the waitress was having a bad day though. She didn't seem like she was too thrilled to be there. Made us feel like we are cheap or something by telling us the sauce is extra $ about 3 -4 times ! Felt pretty offended by that. Kept mixing up the refills on the tea/lemonade. Place is good for a quick bite. read more

Great, friendly service. Meatball parm is awesome and filling. Has been there forever and still going strong.

Cozy Greek comfort food. Amazing baklava! Nothing too fancy but the kind of place that's just what you need sometimes. Great old pictures of Cornell Greeks (frats and sorority) yearbook pictures from the 80's on the walls. read more

So I come here with family - one went to Cornell, the other is in Ithaca College. For the type of place it is, 5 stars. Again, FOR THE TYPE OF PLACE IT IS. That's how we should rate these things. Sauce was excellent. Was happy to see an army of frat bros come in, acting like, well, arrogant frat bros. It added to the ambiance. Would go again, without or without the bros. read more

I like it, it's definitely above average (and I'm a picky eater) and for a collegetown restaurant, AMAZING. The portions are good (definitely a family style sharing kind of restaurant). The food tastes pretty good, pastas, pizzas, Greek food, it's all good. The prices are a bit... eh. So collegetown has all these overpriced restaurants because we don't have any other options. But, it's not like Souvlaki House was super overpriced, I'd say it was fair. The atmosphere was good, definitely laid back, casual. Great family restaurant to eat at. If you're having a major carb craving, this is the greatest place to do it. Come with 4 friends and it'll be a great eating/socializing experience while sharing food and indulging yourself. read more

To start the meal off, they brought over a huge bowl of Greek salad. The amount of feta cheese they put in it is very generous and it tastes great. As far a pizza goes, this is the best you're going to get in Ithaca. We tried the Cascazilla pie and it was excellent. The crust is cooked to perfection and definitely makes the pizza. I also tried the gyro platter which was solid. Finally, on the way out, I saw one of their calzones and it was the size of a football. The restaurant is pretty cramped and dated but, in my opinion, it adds to the charm of this place. Overall this is a restaurant worth checking out with great food and great service. The price to serving size ratio is also in the customer's favor. read more

Their lunch special is still one of the best in town. The greek salad tastes very good but next time I will ask for no dressing. What a nice place to treat yourself and a friend to a weekday lunch. I wish they were open earlier on sunday but what can you do. p.s. check the date on the mustard. Last time it was about one year past the best by date. But you know, mustard can't do you too much harm. read more

My first taste of Greek food. I haven't been there in a while but here's what I remember: Their house salad comes out in a big bowl and has huge chunks of feta cheese in it plus a couple kalamata olives and tomatoes. It's dressed with red wine vinegar, olive oil, and oregano. It's simple, but awesome. Very tasty! I could never get enough of it! They also serve complementary piping hot garlic breadsticks with butter. These were good, but nothing special. I remember always getting their Lamb Souvlaki plate ($11.95) and being very full afterwards. The lamb is charred to perfection, it's very juicy and tasty. I recently got their Moussaka ($11.95) and it was pretty good as well. Their Spanakopita ($9.95) is also very good. Everything here is tasty and is all served for a very reasonable price. Good for groups or a date. Next time I'm back in Ithaca I'm definitely hitting this place up again! read more

Well... I'm giving it 1 star for effort. The "breadsticks" are literally heated up hotdog buns with some oil/seasoning on top. Literally: hotdog buns. The garlic bread is also a sandwich hero bread - cut open, heated, with oil and garlic seasoning. Minus two stars (and I'm being generous) The food itself was fine. Wont kill ya, but wont taste like much. I got the chicken souvlaki wrap. It was literally just pieces of chicken, a handful of romaine lettuce, a few tomatoes and onions in a pita. That's all. No sauce, no seasoning. It was boring, dull. Minus one star. Also I'm convinced the pasta sauce was store bought - like Ragu's or something like that. The pasta was just spaghetti with bland sauce. Nothing more, nothing less. Service was OK. We definitely felt played after we stepped out. $35 for 2 people - and the food was not worth the price. Never going back. Nice people there, but never going back. read more

Pros: friendly and quick service, short wait for food, dolmas, tzatziki, feta, and pita tasted good. Cons: dolmas were very hard, souvlaki meat was so chewy barely any of it was edible read more

I came here with a few grad students and I decided to order the moussakka. I have had authentic Greek food so I was expecting something similar. It definitely didn't meet expectations. The cheese topping was non existent. I like that they give you bread, although it is just hot dog buns, and salad. I can understand why students like this place since the value is so good. I will have to come back to try some other options. Overall service was good and the owner is very friendly. read more