Freska Mediterranean Grill

Authentic and delicious gyros! More of a fast food joint with counter service. Plenty of tables and lots of authentic and delicious foods!

Nice and clean and full of great options — what will hurt this business is the awful service. We have enjoyed the food here several times now, the veggie feast, gyro, beef, chicken kabob were all very tasty. The hummus could use a little more flavor but overall it’s wonderful to have a fresh eating option in Greenway Place. However, customers from the surrounding area are on a tight schedule and used to good service (five guys, Starbucks) and the service here has been beyond bad. Servers don’t know how to answer questions about the food, are very slow, don’t speak English (my Spanish translation to Greek food names is not so great) and are painfully slow. Please please hire better help! We really want you to stay in business!

Decided it was time to try one of Greenway Station’s newest eateries. Saw this described in another review as «Chipotle for Greek food» and it’s not a bad analogy. On the night we ordered take out, the patron traffic seemed light but it was early in a Sunday.
The menu is very straight forward and you customize your choices based on a prescribed set of categories and options. We ordered one Classic Greek Salad and added chicken plus a lamb and beef gyro with a side of sweet potato fries. The salad ingredients were more than ample and the ratio of «fixins» to lettuce was very good. All of the ingredients were ripe and tasted very fresh. The Greek dressing was pretty standard but adequate. The chicken on top is not grilled chicken but rather chicken gyro meat. My fellow diner said it tasted good and was not overly greasy like some gyro meats can be. It came with a grilled warm pita cut into quarters that also passed the freshness and flavor test. This was definitely worthy of four stars.
I ordered the lamb and beef gyro and was pleased by the quantity and quality of gyro meat piled high. You have a choice of sauces but is there really any other choice than tzatziki?!? Again the meat wasn’t overly greasy and the options for add-​ons included about 8 different items. I went for the standard sliced tomatoes, onions, feta, and tzatziki. One suggestion to the restaurant in the future is to put the tzatziki on the side for takeout orders. After a 10 minute drive, the tzatziki had virtually liquified and separated under the heat of the gyro meat. Lots of other Greek restaurants have learned this lesson along time ago so I hope they learn the same. The feta tasted very fresh and definitely was not an off the shelf supermarket quality cheese. 3.5 stars for the gyro which could have easily been four had it not been for the sauce miscue.
We had never had sweet potato waffle fries so we ordered a side of those to try. Unfortunately, we were told that the distributor dropped off the wrong product and they only had standard SP fries. They were fine but nothing special. Wouldn’t order again but still want to try the waffle version. Didn’t try any dessert items but the baklava did look homemade or at least not frozen off the truck. Looking forward to trying in the future.
The west side and Middleton is starting to get a better mix of food offerings aside from the chain restaurant paradise it had grown to become. I hope others support Freska not just because it is a serviceable Greek option (which it is) but to also prove to other local restaurant entrepreneurs that our suburban palates know a thing or two about taking culinary risks like our brothers and sisters on the Isthmus.

Got lamb gyro. $ 7.36 get alot of food for the cost. Didnt get the offered meal (drink and rice or something)

I had the beef/​lamb sandwich with tzatziki and my wife had the falafel sandwich. It was slightly better than a frozen supermarket Mediterranean meal. This place needs someone to Lean their process; chaos all over. The tzatziki was over garlic with little dill, lemon, or even yogurt flavor. The falafel was dull to the taste buds. The tahini was bland. I wouldn’t discourage you from trying, but don’t expect anything special. I hope they move to using fresh ingredients and recipes with more rich flavor, rather than blandness that is uninspiring.
Why would anyone open a restaurant to offer bland food which appears very little of the offering is freshly made.

This was a great find. I was looking for a healthy alternative to the standard burger spots in the area and stumbled across this place on Unilocal.Definitely the best Mediterranean food this side of Banzo! The lamb and beef gyro was excellent, as was the fresh hummus. I also got a small salad with a homemade strawberry vinaigrette dressing that was delicious. The location’s track record is not great based on previous tenants, but this is worth a visit!

I honestly don’t know if I’ll return. Which is unfortunate because I was super excited to have this option on the west side.
I ordered a chicken gyro «sandwich» with a side of falafel. The initial person taking my order started making a plate. Then stopped and went to get two employees to help her. Another person took over my order, which would be fine except the first person didn’t tell him what I ordered and they were not so soft spoken/​music was so loud that it was tough to communicate what I wanted.
It’s a good thing I wanted tzatziki on my sandwich because he lathered it up without asking. There’s a million other options to top it with but none are labeled and he seemed like it was a hassle to tell me what was what.
Flavor was okay but I honestly think I can get a better chicken gyro for half the cost at the mall.
The falafel was, strange. It was swimming in so much tahini that I couldn’t see the falafel itself. It had a strange texture and the flavor was completely different than anything I’ve had before. Not necessarily good or bad but I wouldn’t order again.
Overall it was okay. If I give it another try it’ll be in a few months to give them some time to figure stuff out.

I’m glad Greenway Station got some new restaurants, and I’m definitely glad Freska is one of them. I’d say that Freska is essentially the Mediterranean version of Chipotle. You get to pick your base (rice, couscous), meat, and veggies. The ingredients are fresh, high quality, and flavorful. My first time in I was so confused with how everything worked and the server was really nice in explaining the whole process and what everything was. I got the steak which was quite tender. I kinda wish they’d give a bit more for what I was paying (8 – 9 dollars). The one major thing that I didn’t really like was that everything was so separated that it was hard to mix it all into a nice «bowl». Overall, great selection and quality though! Must try :)

It has a gyro spit and mediterranean food made casual, we need more of this. I had the lamb and beef gyro with hummus, tziziki sauce with tomato on a pita and it was spot on. I had a side of falafel which was just okay, not very fresh inside. I’ll be revisiting this frequently for my gyro fix and other med options. They have some nice looking salad options on their menu as well.

I happen to work in this area as well. Having Mediterranean for lunch is a treat. Chicken shwarma and gyros are great. The only thing about this place is that English understanding can be a challenge for some workers.

Think Greek Chipotle! You order a pita, plate or salad, then go down the line, choosing your toppings. Very fast, and quite delicious! Healthy, yummy, fast food in America. How refreshing!
I had the vegetarian feast — hummus was yummy, falafel cooked to order, fresh spinach, tasty tabouleh (which is rather heavy on the bulgar and short on the parsley, but still good), soft pita, and very smoky baba ghanoush (a bit too smoky for me, but that’s just me). I’m a saltaholic so thought everything could use a bit more, but that was easily remedied. $ 7.95 for the feast.
Also ordered a small Lentil soup, which was hearty, though on the sweet side, for $ 1.95. Hubby got a large soup (which was not that much larger) for $ 3.95. It was the egg lemon rice soup, and as previous reviewers mentioned, it definitely needs more lemon, though he did enjoy it quite a it anyway. He also got a chicken gyro for $ 6.95 (does not come with any sides, but you choose from many toppings and sauces to load it up). Loaded with chicken, large, juicy chunks. Tzatziki sauce was very good.
Lots more of the menu to explore. We will definitely be back!

I’ve been drive-​by stalking this place for months now, anxiously awaiting a fresh food alternative to the burger-​fest that is this area. I work near here, and if I don’t bring a lunch, my food options are limited to burgers, fast food burgers, pub burgers… you get the picture. So hearing that a Fresh-​Prepared, Mediterranean style restaurant was going to be opening was music to my ears! Needless to say… they’ve been open a little over a week, and I’ve been here three times (yes, I was that excited!).
Inside, the décor is very nice for a quick-​eat place like this. You can tell a lot of time and pride was put into this place. Nice booths, tables, and the décor on the walls is unique and interesting. I was surprised when my husband and I came with our toddler that they only had one high chair, and it was broken (no center strap, so we had to hold our kid in it with one hand while eating with the other or she’d slide right out). To be broken when they’d only been open a week was strange, but we had bellies full of yummy food, so it wasn’t even a big deal (although I’d suggest fixing this before someone who is a little more grumpy and anal about these things gets you in trouble for it!).
Let me get to the food… omg…Salads! Platters! Sandwiches! Soups! It’s so nice to have a plethora of vegetarian and vegan options. So far, I’ve had the Falafel Plate, the Spinach Pie Platter, and the Greek Salad with Falafel. All were super fresh (the spinach pie was literally coming out of the oven), perfect sized portions. You have a very large selection of fresh and colorful veggies to add to your food, Brown Rice Pilaf or CousCous for your grain, and let’s just have a moment of silence in appreciation of their perfectly browned and warmed pita bread… mmmmmm.
This place will definitely be leading me to «forget» my lunch at home more often so I can dine here frequently.

I have been driving by this place on a regular basis, anxious for a new dining option. Finally Freska is open, although I only knew it because of the previous review on Unilocal since there is no mention of it on their Facebook page or official website… and I had taken a few day break on my drive-​by stalkings.
My husband and I both ordered the lamb/​beef gyro plate and were pleased with the flavor of the meat and options for veggies, sauces, etc. to go on top. The portion was very generous, especially for lunch! They have quite a few meat (and non-​meat) options to either make a plate out of or assemble in a sandwich, making for a lot of combination options. The veggies all looked very fresh and presented in a way that made me want to order a big salad so I could taste them all. In addition to our main plates, we tried the falafel side and tried to order the stuffed grape leaves, but they do not have these avaialble yet. I was quite disappointed about that since I love a good grape leaf, but the falafel made up for it. The falafel side was a very decent portion, good texture, flavor and a great crisp on the outside. I would have like a bit more of the sauce drizzled over the top.
As a last minute decision I picked up some baklava for dessert. Overall, it was good, but I do think it could benefit from either a little more of the sugar syrup over the top layers or possibly the top section of phyllo not being as thick. As is, it was difficult to cut through the top for a bite with my fork. The nut mixture and the bottom layers were delicious, so I ended up just removing the top section all together.
As expected the service is still getting ironed out. I initially asked what was in the fresh veggie mix for the plates, thinking it would save time from requesting cucumber, tomato, and onion if it was all in the «mix». Unfortunately, it was the guy’s first day and he asked about 3 people before finally giving up. By this point I had clogged up the line a bit — completely unintentional. There were also some inconsistencies in my plate being handed over the top to me versus being pushed down the line to the cashier so they would know what to ring up. Small things, but during a busy lunch period it slowed everything down.
The restaurant itself is very nice, with plenty of seating at either booths or tables. Everything was very clean, bright, and inviting.
Overall, I would definitely recommend checking this place out. It is very refreshing to have a locally owned, yet quick and healthy option for dining out in Middleton. I love Mediterranean food, so will certainly be checking this place out again in the near future to sample other items on the menu.
While they get their full website up and running, I did find a full menu from a place that did the design of it that you can peruse their offerings on:

Freska is a welcome addition to the Middleton/​Far West Side of Madison. It’s nice having an alternative to burgers.
The menu is small with salads, pita sandwiches with gyro meat (lamb/​beef or chicken), kabobs (beef or chicken) and falafel. The sandwich options also are offered as a platter with rice, couscous, or salad included.
I had the lamb and beef gyro to go. It was very good and filling. Service was friendly and very fast.