Zorbas Greek Mediterranean Cuisine

I have search and search … Eureka! Finally I have found a baba ghanouj sans yogurt or sour cream, which is how I love it! I understand that adding yogurt depends on which Mediterranean region the recipe hails from. That being said, I love mine without so that I can better enjoy the roasted eggplant flavor. According to the waitress, Zorba’s has 3 different regional influences: Greece, Jordanian, & Lebanese. I’m going to hazard that my preference is due to the Lebanese influence since my favorite hummus & baba ghanouj is made by a Lebanese couple (Sam & Farrah) in Lubbock’s Lite Bite Mediterranean Café. Anyone know of a Lebanese restaurant in these parts?
The staff here were friendly and prompt! The waitress says that everything is made fresh to order and from scratch. It’s quite obvious from the quality of the food we enjoyed there!
In addition to the baba ghanouj we ordered falafels and the Trio plate. The falafels were the best I’ve ever had! BAR NONE! Hot, fresh, moist, fragrant, and with a tiny hint of spicy pepper heat. Amazing!
The Trio plate was quite good. I loved the chicken and gyro while my wife LOVED the gyro! Neither of us were impressed with the beef kebab. It was a little dry and reminiscent of meatloaf. However, we were so happy (and satiated) from everything else that that didn’t even earn a deducted star!
Other reviews commented on the lack of ambiance. True but I would rather eat fantastic food there than mediocre food in great ambiance.
We will definitely be returning!
Thank you, Zorba’s!

Delicious food, «has anyone tried shawano, I don’t know what it is but I wanted to try it» — Ironman
So I tried the chicken Shaws really and it was great along with the Pistachio dessert. The staff is awesomely nice.

This my favorite place to treat myself to whenever I have extra time. The management and staff are super friendly and personable, and the food is so incredibly delicious. Five stars isn’t enough!

Delicious! I got the chicken and gyro plate with dolmas (stuffed grape leaves). Tasted authentic and flavorful, the chicken had a great flavor of shawarma, and the young guy serving me was super friendly. Also a large portion that I had for dinner too. I will be back!

I tried this place for the first time today and it was great! Nice place for a quick Greek food fix! It was hot and delicious. Best Greek food around the area:

Fresh, tasty and consistent. Having grown up in a greek household, Im saying this is the best greek in SA right now. They have some other interesting mediteranian dishes too. They have some fast food, lunch size options plus good portioned dinner dishes. But again… TASTY. Try the eggplant with tomatoes, their greek salad, gyro and chicken shwarma. Their babaganoush is awesome. If they upgraded their pita bread, which isnt bad/​average, it would be even better Comfortable and always reliable.

Delicious Eats!!! Every dish was soooooo good! Real authentic cuisine that will be in my small list of favorites!

Came in for lunch on a Saturday. We started with dolmas and Moroccan tea. The dip that comes with the dolmas really made it special. As a main, I had the #73 and my man had the #75, which the waitress said were their two most popular entrees. The chicken was good, but the gyro meat was fantastic! Next time I will order with gyro meat. Full of flavors and moist. Their hummus was delicious as was the baba ganoush.
It’s a quaint, old fashioned decorated place with character. Definitely a mom and pop kind-​of place! Come get your Greek Mediterranean food here.

Excellent Greek food. Shared a falafel appetizer. Had a Schwarma and gyro. Couldn’t decide which was better (we share for variety and always do decide one dish is the better of the two but impossible tonight. Both great)) Decided to share a baklava as well. Salad was very fresh, humus and Tsziki sauce tasted homemade. Very happy with our over stuffed plates. We will be back!

Read about this place on Unilocal.We have found our new favorite Greek place.
The staff is more than nice and attentive. Ask questions and they are happy to explain dishes you may not be familiar with.
My wife and I loved the gyro and shawarma we had! Dude order of fries were perfectly crispy with a tasty seasoning!
We will most definitely be back soon!

Excellent neighborhood Greek food! Also rarely obnoxiously busy.
Known for the gyro of course the prices here are comparable to almost any other Greek place around. Not to mention they can throw down a Philly cheesesteak too.
Definitely worth trying out for yourself. Tell them Tab sent you!

It was just like to be back in Istanbul! The food just transport us back there! The taste was very exquisite! Chicken shawarma and chicken kebab were delicious! I would go back for sure!

I adore small, family owned companies and this one is in my top 20! The staff is helpful and friendly. The food is amazing. I don’t know what is in the chicken swarma but it tastes like Christmas to me. love it! The dessert with the orange cheese? COmpletely forgot the name, but order it. You will love it.

I’ve been dining at Zorba’s for a couple of years. It’s a plain restaurant, no frills.
I always have a gyro and fries It’s generally pretty good.
However, today I was charged $.50ea for hot garlic paste. I was taken back, because I hadn’t been previously charged. I questioned the server and she said the owner Norman insisted on charging. Apparently, it’s stated on the menu, but I haven’t ever looked for it, because I always order the same thing and don’t look at the menu.
Obviously my fault.
I much rather have the prices raised a $.25 than nickel and dime patrons for stupid hot sauce that cost $ 2.25 for 12 oz.
Next they’ll be charging for to go cups and boxes.
I spoke to Norman, the owner, since we know each other. He was indignant about the fee.
He said other restaurants charge $.75.
And I know other restaurants, where it’s FREE…
I’m very disappointed considering I’ve been a long time regular customer. I certainly can afford the $ 1.00 they charged for two. It’s just the frivolous nature that bugs me.
Sadly, his attitude left me with a bad taste,
I doubt I’ll return.
I wish them well…

Wouldn’t get the gyro again, and the fries were some of the worst I’ve ever had, but the baba ghanoush was very good.

I’ve had two of their chicken entrees, both were very tasty. The side salad has a nice mix of vegetables and the dressing isn’t too tart. Also the lentil soup has great flavor and the pita chips that they serve with it are nice and crisp.
Yes, it’s a hole in the wall, back corner of a strip mall but it’s clean and the staff is very helpful. Will offer suggestions if you’re not sure what you want to eat.
The desserts are very yummy but not so big that you can’t finish them.
Will definitely be back again to try something else!

3.5 stars. A no frills Greek restaurant with friendly service.
I got a combo plate for $ 13. It came with two kebabs and shawarma. One of the kebabs, the kefka, was bland and not spiced but everything else was pretty decent. A tad bit expensive at $ 13 considering this is what you’d call a hole-​in-​the-​wall.
Not much to say– again, it’s a no frills Greek restaurant in San Antonio with waiter service. Good portions and you’ll walk out full.

At Zorbas Greek Mediterranean Cuisine you get that ominous feeling like showing up on a Tuesday for dinner and an «Out of Business» sign being hastily taped to the window. I hope that doesn’t happen until the owners are ready to retire because they have a decent product. However, they also have some shortcomings that need to be addressed.
First, let me say that our meals at Zorbas were quite tasty. The salad was just ok, but I found the gyro and chicken plate quite tasty. My wife got 2 kebabs with falafel. While she enjoyed the kebabs, the falafel were very dry and required constant lubrication via the garlic-​yoghurt or whatever it was, dipping sauce that came with each meal. The pita was warm when it came out which is always nice but the hummus was a bit thin, although tasty.
Overall, this is a nice Mediterranean restaurant in the neighborhood. The food is pretty good but the one server/​waitress seemed overworked which resulted in inconsistent service such as having to wait over 10 minutes for a tea refill. When we asked for the check, she decided to partially clean a table that had been vacated before we entered the restaurant. The check came about 10 minutes after the request. If the economics support it, Zorbas needs at least one additional wait staff during peak meal hours in order to provide better and more consistent service as well as to lessen any miscommunication with orders.
I would recommend Zorbas and would eat there again if I was hankering for a kebab and was in the neighborhood. If they address the aforementioned issues, I think Zorbas could do some fine business.

Oh shawerma, how I missed you!
After a week long business trip to the Midwest, I was ready for something different. Thanks to Unilocal,I finally decided on this lil place I had not been to.
Had the falafel, hummus and chicken shawerma pita. The hummus was so creamy and tasty. The falafel was crunchy on the outside and hot and soft on the inside.
Now, by the time I got my pita, I was already full. What the hell, might as well finish it, it looked damn tasty. The chicken was served more like a gyro than pita. It was very well seasoned with tomato and cucumber filling.
The only reason for a for stars is not the quality or service which were excellent but the location; I passed it up twice since it was hidden at the back of a small shopping strip and the street sign gets lost with all the other signs. I wish they had more outside seating though, especially when the weather was as great as it was yesterday. Will be back nonetheless.

I agree with Elizabeth R.‘s well-​put review, but I’ll give ‘em an extra star cos it’s not everywhere you can get fresh delicious flavors from so far off. Plus nice mom-​and-​pop joint! (with a few pictures of the gorgeous Santorini to stand in for ‘ambiance’.)
Fan of the fresh hummus, the falafel, and the chicken schwarma with a bit of extra garlic sauce smeared on!