Spiros On 17th

Quiet with good service and big portions. Quality of the food not on par with the price however, solid yet not proportionate to the 25 – 30 $ price point on most entrees

Visited Spiro’s yesterday for lunch. We were the first ones at the restaurant and there was a steady flow of people after we got there. We ordered the IOANNIS SPECIAL — Succulent pulled lamb, garlic, tomatoes, onions & feta cheese — so garlicky and so delicious. Parmesan cheese and chili flakes come automatically to the table without me having to request for them. I like that! We also ordered the Lamb Meatloaf plate; came with mashed potato, gravy and some steamed vege-​carrot and zucchini. All were great! Fantastic wait service. Will be back. I want to try the Lamb Kleftiko.

We’ve been coming here for years when we feel like awesome Greek food. There Pizza is the best ever, or the Slovakia plates. They are often busy Friday and Saturday nights, smaller seating arrangements so I’d make a reservation — but this place is well worth the wait. Staff are always friendly; food is always fantastic!

Simply the best place for having a delicious meal, service was friendly and perfect. We were there for my daughter birthday and enjoyed everything.
Highly recommended.

Haven’t been here in decades! (Used to visit a lot in high school — but we only ever ate the pizzas back then :-)
Four of us decided to have dinner here on Sunday. We made a reservation and were seated in a lovely booth by the window. You would be able to guess by the décor that you are in a Greek restaurant. It has a sunny Mediterranean style that is very welcoming (lots of blue).
One thing that took away from the atmosphere was a blue napkin that was placed diagonally on the table as a centre piece. It was stained and looked like it had never been washed — smelled bad too. Off the table it went and we were set to order.
We shared DIMITRI’S PLATTER. It started with a small Greek salad that was only so-​so. I don’t know about you, but I like cucumbers in my Greek salad and there were none in this one. But on to the platter! There was moussaka, 2 beef souvlaki, spanokopita, 4 lamb chops, Greek ribs and both rice and lemon roast potatoes. Every thing was nicely spiced and very tasty. My favourites were the spanakopita and Greek ribs — yum yum yum. Spiros calls it a spectacular feast fit for the gods, and they come very close. The only drawback was the lamb chops. By the time we got to them they had cooled off and lamb tastes best piping hot! We solved that little problem by taking them home and heating them up for lunch the next day — delish. All in all a good deal for $ 98 — especially if you’ve never eaten Greek and want to try a little bit of everything.
We finished up with some coffee and shared a Baklava and Kataifi for dessert. Both are made from Phyllo pastry with walnuts almonds, cinnamon and honey. One is layered and the other is rolled and both were perfection!
The service was cheerful, friendly and prompt.
I think I’ll be back — gotta try one of those pizzas that Spiros is known for.

Another great neighbourhood gem. Hearty meals and take-​out! Italian, Greek, it’s all good. Big portions so go hungry.

Excellent pizza (we had the Bebas Lamb) and friendly service. Definitely recommend this place. The patio could use some sprucing up, but it was a pleasant place to be.

SPIROS’S PIZZA ! The only Greek Restaurant well known in Town and Best in traditional Lamb Roast & BBQ.
On Mother’s Day I was there with family and luckily we got the table We all enjoyed our Feast, having Pizza, Lamb on Spit which was so delicious. My Kids they love pizza from Spiros. We was happy with everything from the food to the service
We will return for sure on Father’s Day and I hope you try it too.

Let’s just be clear, I really enjoy Spiros but I will not be going back. I have been a customer for many years (but not a regular). We started with a tasty Caesar salad that was good, but had too much dressing and some yummy calamari that was perfectly cooked. Then we had 2 awesome pizzas. I had a ice tea and one other in my party did as well plus what I thought was a refill each .When the bill came I was charged for 4 drinks. I asked the (hostess) when paying my bill why refills where not free. She stated that we had 4 drinks and they don’t have free refills. Then she proceeded to inform me «that our regular customers know of our drink policy «which to me was more or less F off … I realize that businesses are in business to make money but to pay $ 12 for 2 drinks and 2 refills of watered down fountain pop in a medium
sized glass is pushing it. They made there money on $ 22 pizzas, don’t take advantage of me … Guess I wasn’t a regular but now I’m not a customer at all ! Thanks for inspiring me to write a review after lurking all this time ! Service was great too: D

I found this place quite by accident, and was very happy with everything from the food to the service. I had the chicken souvlaki with a feta spinach and artichoke dip to start. Easily the best meal of my month.
I will return for sure, and I hope you try it too!

I have been to Spiros several times over the years and absolutely love their pizza, which is fantastic Greek style pizza.
The other night I was there with family and we all enjoyed our feast, sharing large Greek salad, tzatziki & hummous which was plenty for the 6 of us. But this time I ventured away from my usual pizza or lasagna and had the spartan warrior’s steak which was incredible! Perfectly cooked chunks of tenderloin in a delicious sauce served with rice and lemon potatoes. All other meals were equally great at the table. It is a bit expensive here but you will not be disappointed with the food or service.

Very good Greek salad and delicious pizza, almost like a deep dish pizza, even 10 inch is a lot. Salmon is also pretty good. Moussaka is good but not a personal fan of it.

I think their pizza is fabulous, too bad it costs an arm and a leg to buy it. We bought two extra large pizzas and it was $ 75. One time I made an organic pizza from scratch that cost $ 90, but that was a bit insane. I would give this restaurant a higher rating if the prices were more reasonable.

May try this one again for dine-​in. Appears family run — this I like. Sopranos style.
We got our pie from here for take out (veg, my fave) and we could not eat it nice and piping hot so that may have affected the overall taste. For me though, a good pizza should be good eaten cold, warm, hot.
It is a thick Greek crust, an option was not given and we just went with what was offered. The crust is buttery and fresh but I think I will stick with Famoso Italian style thin crust if given a choice.
The toppings were good, thank God, no canned mushrooms here.
The cheese was ok… I wish there had been a bit more sauce, I liked the tanginess of it. Nothing worse than bland tomato sauce in my books!
The price — a small pizza was $ 19!!! WHAT?
6 pieces, a little larger than other small pizzas I have seen but still seems a bit high with no additions or alterations even by Calgary standards.
Open til midnight Fri and Sat, last order has to be in by 1140pm.

Maybe my new standard for Greek food in this city.
This is a recent discovery suggest by a friend when I dismissed Boston Pizza for dinner. I’m super glad I was «being difficult» this evening but I’m not sure how this became second choice to any one behind BPs. Ahem.
I’ve had flambeed cheese in greek restaurants before but Spiros does it best. The spanakopita was alright but really needed to be served with some tzatziki or something as it was just very dry. The spreads and pita were nice, I ate the feta and chili one and it was very pleasant. I stole some roasted veggies off the plate of my fiancé and I just love them. The village salad was great and I’m not a big salad person. Probably my favorite (so far) was the lasagna with tomato sauce — I’m just in love with that sauce and it made the dish very good. I rarely love pasta but this was great stuff and I would order it again.
Not cheap but it doesn’t need to be because they will remain consistently busy like i’ve observed in the late evenings on weeknights when almost nothing else still brings in crowds.
Still haven’t had the pizza but from the sounds of it… that’s my next trip!

The flambéed Greek cheese is great! I really liked this appetizer! The pizzas are very good too… I wouldn’t say they are the best pizzas in Calgary, but they are good… I would definitely go back just for the appetizer!!!

I’m not a big pizza eater but I LOVE Greek food. I found Spiros a little over priced and average food at best. I ordered the moussaka for take out which came with potato and side salad and it put me back $ 27. That seems steep for a dinner for one.
And the moussaka was the worst I’ve ever had. They do, however, make the best Greek salad ever.
If you’re going for the Greek I would recommend Creatus which is down the street. Their Greek food is so much better and more than half the price.

BEST PIZZA EVER. Have loved every bite every single time. Have had delivery a few times.
When I ate at the restaurant I had awesome service. Not a single bad thing to say about this restaurant.
Wouldn’t get pizza anywhere else after eating spiros!

Between Red Carpet & Spiro’s I choose these guys. Gluten free & wheat crust. Vegetarian pizza is AMAZING. Makes me miss «Martini’s» in Vancouver just a little less. They deliver, the staff is nice and the service is fast.
Good food, good prices, this is THE PLACE for pizza in YYC.

Food was delish (we had a pizza) but I found the prices REALLY high. When some of the entrees went by, I could see that many had large portions but if everyone in my family ordered something different we would be well over $ 150 without appetizers or alcohol (incl tax & one soda per).
Music is WAY LOUD and makes it almost impossible to talk. My 5 yr old loved it, though, and chair danced his way through the evening.