Athens Souvlaki

I love that they're here! Downtown needs a walk-in, sit down, affordable place, and Athens fits the bill. You can have lunch in an hour, the food is homemade and delicious, and service is good. A perfect diner style experience. The homemade bread is a MUST - you can see them making it as you dine, and it comes with all of their yummy salads - the chicken Greek is my favorite. The dressing is also homemade and just so yummy. Something about it is just so much better than other places. It's creamy and tangy. I also really like their lemon rice soup. You really can't go wrong - pita sandwiches, saganaki, salads, all good, and you'll spend between $8 and $20. A lunch staple downtown for sure.

Located inside a strip mall in Southfield, it's a pretty unassuming place. We went for dinner on a Friday night and the restaurant was empty, however, there was quite a bit of takeout orders coming and going. The people who work there were really nice. We ordered some Greek salads which were great!! My wife had the lemon rice soup which she also liked. I had a gyro which was wrapped in a really unique, and tasty, pita. The meat, however, was sliced thick and kind of mushy. I prefer it thinner and crispy. It came with some fries, they were fine. My wife had the moussaka which came with some really overcooked beans and some cold peas. Meh. If it wasn't for the super nice people there I'd give it two stars as it was also kinda pricey.

Fabulous food. I especially enjoy the pita bread. I've never had pita bread like that anywhere else. Homemade

Their Greek salad is awesome! It's the only thing I get with double pita and a bottle of dressing. The pita is homemade so I get two! #nothinglikeit

Food is always good! Pricey but delicious. Best coneys in the state. Especially better than those other places downtown.

It's inside the shopping center. It's a small narrow, but deep location. It's been here since 1966 and I just found out about it. It's a little diner, looks about 24 years old as far as the interior.The woman waiting on me has been here for many years. Was pleasant to me. They make all of their chicken breast and kebab dishes from scratch so it takes a bit of time. The small side of Greek is made with iceberg lettuce, doesn't look like the menu picture. The rice on the chicken breast is hard in parts, not sure if it wasn't cooked all the way or if it's hard from being burned. The chicken breast has a dry red powder all over it, applied after it was cooked. Everyone that works here seems super friendly. Most of the people coming through seem to be regulars and know the staff when they come to pick up their food. The waitress is super sweet and wanted to make me happy with my meal and offered to try some lamb or beef gyro. I don't eat either beef or lamb sadly but it was a sweet offer anyways. The chicken was alright, the peas and green beans are overcooked but then again they seem to be stewed. The beans and peas tasted good. The rice isn't good to me at all, much too crunchy from being undercooked.

Our monthly lunch group varies from four to twelve people and we try to mix the type of places we meet at with respect to ethnicity, cost, ability to accommodate a group, and the location. Looking at recent places we've visited, I noticed that we haven't been to a Greek restaurant, so Athens Souvlaki fit the criteria.We arrived at 11:30am on Saturday and it wasn't busy yet so we were seated immediately and waited for the rest of our group...only five today! I had been studying the photos and menus on Yelp and had predetermined that it's been a while since I've had a Gyro so my wife and I both ordered the same thing and also split a bowl of Lemon Rice (Avgolemono) Soup.Service was excellent and our food came out very quickly. The soup was delicious and you can add chicken for an extra charge. The Gyro was also very tasty and was served with what seemed to be straight sour cream instead of the usual Tzatziki sauce. Overall we had a great meal and leisurely time with friends.

The Chicken Greek Salad at Athens Souvlaki is absolutely the best. Never thought I'd ever crave a salad, but this one changed my mind. It's always fresh and tasty. No old, wilted lettuce here. The chicken is freshly grilled, the dressing is delicious, and the pita that is served with the salad is hot off the grill. Good food and friendly, fast, and efficient service make Athens Souvlaki a great place to eat.

Best homemade pita. Best Greek dressing. So much better than it has any business being in this odd location. Worth the trip!

The most delicious, fresh and tasty Greek salad!! The service is always amazing!The family atmosphere is great.