Zorba’s Greek Restaurant

Excellent service, wide selection of food & very clean. Plus they serve wine which is always a plus. We ordered the house special pizza, lasagna, and a gyro sandwich. The exquisite sauce is truly exquisite! It was all really good. I don’t leave many reviews but this one deserves one. Highly recommended!

I live for Zorba’s. Live! All of the food there is delicious and the whole place has a wonderful mom n pop feel. I always get the gyro sandwich because I’m a creature of habit, but everything else I’ve had over the years has been delicious. This is such a staple of the Irmo area that I’ve been going to since I was very young.
Some mom n pop places fail when it comes to service, but the waitstaff is very regular there. Most have worked there for years, and they do an excellent job every time you go. The best I’ve had so far is Haylee. Ask for Haylee every time you go.

Remember when Zorba’s had the best pizza in town? Remember when their pizza had cheese covering the whole thing? Remember when it felt like the person in the kitchen took pride in their craft and it showed in the food? Well not anymore.
My wife and I went to Zorba’s last night and the quality of the food has decreased tremendously. And what’s going on with their soda machine? No fizz in the drinks at all. Seriously, this almost saddens me because this used to be a family favorite. See the photo I posted (2÷12÷2016) of the $ 17 monstrosity of disappointment that we had last night.
The waitress was pleasant an apologetic. We rarely complain about food, but I did let her know that this wasn’t like the Zorba’s pizza that we were used to. We even gave her a big tip to let her know there we no hard feelings. and it wasn’t her fault that the food sucked.

So, back home in Texas. We had a restaurant called Opa!
We thought we’d never find another restaurant like it.
We were wrong.
Had dinner here the other night. And all I can say is… Yummy.
We were very happy with our dishes and the service.
I didn’t take any pictures. I forgot my phone at home. But I thought I’d at least write a review.
The chicken Marsala is delicious! The dish is very well portioned. I think two people can eat from it. We were served a salad before the meal came out.
The salad was so good.
The atmosphere was very nice.
We will definitely go back.

Pretty mediocre. My friend and I found the food very forgettable. I have the pistitsio and it was very over cooked with hard past all over. My friend had a gyro and the pita fell apart from dryness. Service was great though.

I love this place. The Greek food overall is excellent– I highly recommend the gyro or souvlaki pita sandwiches, the eggplant parmesiana grinder or platter, the Greek salad, and any style of their pizza. In fact their pizza is made with a really great combination of cheese that keeps really well for leftovers. Also I’ve never had bad service here. Definitely a staple of Irmo cuisine.

Great old time favorite. Had the Zorbas special salad, took enough home for two lunches. Never a bad experience.

Good gyros. Haven’t had much else, and I usually order to go. But their gyros satisfy my craving for one.

Excellent service and food!
Wife and I had a beef souvlaki with feta added. We also split a Zorbas Special salad.
Son had fried flounder and loved it.
Daughter had the gyro and enjoyed it as well.
All 4 of us had a piece of baklava and loved it.
Zorbas is our favorite Columbia restaurant!

Zorba’s is one of my hometown favorites! I can’t come back for a visit without stopping by for a Greek fix. Although their menu offers Italian dishes, subs and more… they are Greek restaurant. There other items are very tasty, but why go to a Greek restaurant and not order Greek food
By far, they have the number one Greek dressing I have ever had! I’ve yet to find an equal rival to satisfy my craving. They also have excellent pizza. A few Zorba’s pizzas and a large Greek salad are enough to please any crowd. Another tummy pleaser is the Chicken Slovaki… and lets not forget those Hreek potatoes!!!

The service was pleasant but The food was terrible. The tea was gross. And the fried pickles with store bought ranch were ok. I ordered the gyro and it was bland tzatziki sauce was bland and the meat was bland as well.

Been coming here for nearly 20 years and NEVER disappointed. Best surprise is the fish it is amazing!

My wife and I eat there frequently. Thier Greek salads are huge and delicious. The lunch specials will fill you up and are perfectly priced. I could eat Thier Greek potatoes daily. I hear their pizza is good but I can’t get away from the Greek food to try it. Thier interior is what you would guess a geek restaurant would look like. This is one of our favorite restaurants in all of Columbia. I don’t think we have ever had bad service thier and usually one of the owners is there.

Ordered the carbanaro chicken with salad. It was good sauce a little thick and strange combo on pasta for me. Maybe a lighter sauce with artichokes might be nice, but then that would make it another dish. Friendly staff and good service. The place is very over the top Greek décor which makes me wonder is this what all Greek restaurants look like or is it what we think they should look like so they do it that way.

I have no idea why I keep forgetting this place is there, tucked in a corner of a mostly empty shopping mall, decorated with some of the most odd, but yet most special and wonderful decorating techniques I’ve ever seen.
The price can’t be beat, the ingredients are so fresh, the service quick… there really isn’t anything I could possibly complain about. I was with a medium size crowd and we did some cross testing. The pizza tasted awesome, the dalmadas… so good. I experimented and order the soup that had a creamy lemon taste to it. I’d never experienced anything like it, but it was wonderful. I need to make an effort to get over here more often.

Went here because of family. Not our choice. The tea tasted like cigarette butts. He waitress exchanged it for a coke. The service was ok. Our waitress was nice! We had the 10 $ Greek salad which was totally small! You get twice the size at Grecian gardens. We also had a pepperoni pizza. Greasy oh my gosh! Not the best but not the worst we have ever had. Later that night my husband, 7 year old daughter and I were hurting from both ends! We will never go back! Ugh bubble guts beware! I just get upset when my little one gets ill from a restaurant.

This is a great place to go with groups, kids, and/​or a variety of palettes. Ours, to which all these categories apply, had the appetizer platter (hummus, dolma, feta cheese, spinach in puff pastry, cheese in puff pastry, tsatziki (sp?). I thought the cheese was excellent, the hummus very good, but the rest very weak, surprising since this is a Greek place. The stuffed chicken, lamb gyro, broiled salmon, chicken tenders, regular pizza (they also have a Greek pizza which we did not try)…all got high marks. We also ordered the moussaka which was good.
Of the deserts the key lime pie and chocolate volcano got good reviews. I had the baklava and again, oddly since this is a Greek restaurant, found it not that good.
Bottom line is it’s a big barn of a place, service was very good, and there’s something for everyone, including a quesadilla.

Hummus was fantastic, rest of the food was good. Huge portions. Sampler platter appetizer was spectacular. Would have been a complete meal for two if they added gyro meat! LOL!
House Red wine was not very good.
As a side note, we had to move tables because of a screaming crying child. Then had a guy talking on speaker phone next to us at the second table! Just kinda a noisy dinner.
Overall very good food

Great food that tastes wonderful! The décor is very Greek. They put some money into the atmosphere when they moved here. Unfortunately, the ceiling and décor is dirty. If you don’t look up, you’ll be fine though.

It wasn’t the best place for Greek food, but definitely not the worst either. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the dishes we had:
— Spinach Pie w/​Filo Dough (Appetizer) — It was good. It was light and fluffy and easy to bite into. They could have used a tad more seasoning though, it would’ve benefitted w/​a pinch more flavor.
— Stuffed Grape Leaves w/​Lemon Sauce, a.k.a. «Dolmas» (Appetizer) — It was alright. It wasn’t as tarty as most dolmas are typically made. The lemon sauce was interesting.
— Spanokopeta (Entrée) — AMAZING. The closest way to describe this dish is that it looks like lasagna (minus the marinara sauce) but instead it’s texture is crispy and soft. The filo dough gives it that pastry crispiness and the softness comes from the sauted spinach and crumbled feta cheese. It tastes soo good, it will melt in your mouth!
— Baklava (Dessert) — Disappointing. It was soggy, overly sweet, and just a hot mess. Elie’s Lebanese Restaurant is not too far way, their baklavas are phenomenal.
I wasn’t too impressed with the service, our server seemed bored and took her time coming to our table. The woman who brought our food out was clumsy and spilled stuff getting it on the table. The hostess was friendly though.
Lastly, the place is pretty big and is good for groups.