Athenian Grill

Fantastic traditional gyro pita sandwich. Moist, flavorful meat and perfect Tzatki (so?!!) sauce! Also, the French fries were fresh cut, hot and delicious. The Greek seasoning was not bad, it just didn’t add much flavor. Really, a minor complaint. Wanted it to be special like the rest of the meal!
Waitress was friendly and didn’t make any mistakes. Prices were very affordable.
The baklava wasn’t one of my favorites (it’s my second favorite dessert overall so I’m picky) as it was slightly dry and not as nutty or flavorful as others I’ve had. It was the largest piece I’ve ever seen but it was also expensive for the size ($ 3+).
I’m new to the area so this was my first try to find a non-​chain restaurant for a fast casual style meal. But, with those minor issues aside, it still earns top marks and will be my go-​to gyro place from here out.

Excellent Greek cuisine. Moved here from NY — grew up next to Astoria the Greek capital of NYC — this place makes me feel like I am back in NY. Great food at affordable prices. Very tasty. Kids love it too. Waitress’ are personable and attentive.
Only 1 critique — tables are a bit sticky and could use a good wipe down. I wipe it down myself — nothing too bad and it is not going to stop me from eating here weekly.
Opa!

Absolutely love the grilled chicken sandwich with Greek fries. Flavor and portions are consistent, which is very important when something becomes your new favorite. Great service, very accommodating staff. :)

In Indian Trail for a basketball tournament, I quick checked Unilocal for nearby good restaurants and picked this unpretentious little Greek restaurant for dinner just one short mile away. Since we’re down here most weekends I consider this a great new find!
First, this place is ridiculously affordable. My dinner was $ 7.95! Second it’s got an overall 4.5 star rating for good reason. Third, our server Quinn was a delight. Helpful throughout, he was pleased to give recommendations when I accepted his offer (who else knows the food as well as the employees?)
I went with his favorite, the Athens Gyro Platter which was gyro (lamb, I’d imagine) meat on a pita with a side of delicious tzatziki, Greek salad and my choice of side. Quinn had mentioned earlier that the fries were seasoned with the same Greek seasonings as the wings so I tried them… yum!!! I’d never get plain fries again. $ 7.95
My husband went with the chicken pita which was grilled chicken, tomatoes, onions, tzatziki and also chose the fries. $ 6.25
I also ordered the Horiatiki Village Greek Salad as an appetizer to share which is a lettuce-​less salad of tomato, cucumber, red onion, green peppers, feta, black olives and three dolmades which are rice-​stuffed grape leaves. I’ve had them before when they are super-​piquant and these were happily a little less so which meant my husband enjoyed them also. Plus it came with warm pita triangles which were just yummy. $ 6.55
We tried the baklava (the only thing I forgot to take a picture of but someone else did) and it was warm! Absolutely delicious and only $ 3.25!!!
All the servers checked in on us at least once. Quinn was great. I wish we had this place up at Lake Norman but since we don’t I’ll have to come back on some future tournament weekends. Two thumbs up!

Best falafel… best gyro platter! Very generous portions, extremely fresh, best wait staff, great customer service. And we’re from NYC!

Good food and a large portion for the price. We always get the chicken souvlaki platter. Can’t beat it for $ 8.00!

The waiter was really kind and very professional and the food was pretty great! But the atmosphere is the only reason I gave 3 stars instead of 5, they really need to work on making this place a bit more attractive. Get rid of the fake flowers and the noticeable screws on the fake brick wall. Also, not sure who picked the music when we were there but it had a very strange mellow sound to it, didn’t feel too happy.

The hostess/​cashier was awesome, extremely friendly however it just so happened that this was my first time there with my boyfriend. I was looking forward to my grilled chicken salad and after chit chatting & paying for our food I came home to a pathetic salad with no lettuce, plenty of tomatoes & grape leaves. I am livid & now going to bed hungry! My boyfriend ordered the pork loin platter & seemed to enjoy himself however he realized it was chicken over rice instead. Customer service was great however how are you dead on Monday & still manage to get our orders so incorrect. To sum it up after that experience I will not come back!

1 star for the tzatziki, 0 for everything else. This place is lousy. To begin with the tables, booths, fake plants and sagging ceiling tiles are any combination of worn out, dirty or sticky. The service is abysmal, at one point I was literally mid-​sentence telling the waiter something and she just walked off.
The «rotisserie» lamb is actually browned in a pan, and it makes for some soggy meat. And careful for what you order, it’s likely to be called a gyro and end up being meat in some store bought pitas with absolutely nothing else on it.
The «Greek» fries had a few flakes of dried oregano on them and the salad was nothing special, especially the styrofoam tomatoes.
And for some reason the sides are all American fare, fried okra, cole slaw… not sure why there isn’t anything greek about it.

Delicious food and you get a lot for what you pay! I have enjoy some pitas, souvlaki and the bigboy burger, all were fantastic also the greek fries and salad are good. Good for a lunch outing, cheap compared to other local greek places.

Storefront restaurant with very casual atmosphere. Food is good; the usual Greek fair gyros, souvlaki, Greek salad, baklava, etc. l like the Greek chicken, salad and rice. You can order double meat on the gyro and have a 2^nd lunch for yourself-​the sandwich is huge.
Service is quick and the prices are fair to low.

A noon client cancelled so I figured it was a great time to try this relatively new spot a co-​worker raved about.
The establishment is rather small but cutely decorated with Greek-​inspired artifacts. A young host greeted me and showed me where to place my take-​out order. The menu has all of the popular traditional Greek items, from gyro pitas to greek salads to souvlaki. I am a shrimp lover and chose a grilled shrimp pita, no veggies. The host-​turned-​server suggested the fries for my side so I went with it.
I didn’t open the box on my way back to the office but the aroma coming from it was wonderful. When I finally opened the box back at the office, I was astonished at the portion size for less than $ 8. My pita was LOADED with grilled shrimp. I was expecting maybe 5, 8 if I was lucky. The tzatziki was delicious although next time I will ask them to go a little lighter on it. I see why he suggested fries! I was determined not to even eat them but once I saw them, I tasted one… then two. Ok… I probably ate about 10. No idea what the seasoning was on them but it was awesome.
Above all, the sanitation rating was 99.5.
Great food, fast service and friendly staff help this spot get 5 stars from me!

I wish I could say positive things about the food, but the service was so unprofessional that it ruined what could have been an enjoyable evening. The waiter was young, and made lots of mistakes; the hostess (also young) got into an argument with the waiter in front of our table (including the use of a few swear words in front of our kids).
Our order was incorrect; we had asked for a salad with no cucumbers, and they made a mistake. We asked them for a fresh salad, and they quickly returned. We asked the waiter directly if «they had just picked off the cucumbers be brought it back». He said no, but the first bite of salad had several cucumbers. He admitted he’d lied.
We asked to see the manager several times, and he never appeared. Highly disappointed; I get that his staff was inexperienced, but he’s unable to manage his front of house, then he needs to get someone he can trust.

Great service and awesome food, our first time and would not be the last. Happy to find a great restaurant near the house.

Great service great food Reasonably priced Love coming here Very clean and Collin Was our server He was Awesome — Denise R

I have to give Mr Quinn a 5 star rating as our server, very attentive and consistent. The food was reliable and though I wish I saw more lemon in the food. We love a home cooked meal for sure and this was it. However I’d focus more on freshness, lemon, less oil because these folks have a good thing going for them. Love the Tzaiaki sauce!!!

I came to Athenian wanting Turkish coffee (or Greek, if you’d rather); instead, I left with my heart won over by Chicken Salad Pita and its lip-​smacking, chunky self… not to mention Chef’s Special Fried Cheesecake — its delicate filo and sweet syrups still on my tongue. And though that coffee was a no-​show (not sold here!), I heard I could dine with a wine or two next visit. I’ll keep that in mind when I’m in the mood to undo some Grape Leaves or get nice and intimate with a Chicken Souvlaki Platter one evening.
I was serviced well here. Wave upon wave of full-​bodied flavor. Moreover, the atmosphere was full of energy… patrons having at it here and there, everywhere… whether it be Horiatiki or Lamb Gyro or Baklava. All for relatively cheap.
Any innuendos aside, Indian Trail has a solid Greek eatery up its alley. Yet with an ever present crowd already in on the action, I doubt there are many who’ve yet to hear just how good Athenian is. I’m already dreaming about my next visit…
FYI – (1) free WiFi available; (2) again, no Turkish/​Greek/​Arabic coffee here; (3) not surprisingly, no hookah here; (4) outdoor dining available; (5) best tzatziki in the area; (6) AMEX NOT ACCEPTED!
Rating specifics (i.e. 1 – 5, low-​high)…
— Overall recommendation = 4.25
— Food taste and quality = 3.5 (nothing on their menu’s formulaically bland, despite «what-​the-​heck» items like BBQ Wings or Shrimp Po’ Boy)
— Portion size = 4
— Price = 4.75 (compared to Greek eatery prices I’m used to seeing, the fact that 100% of the menu is below $ 8 amazes me…)
— Atmosphere = 4.5 (I hung around studying all afternoon, and the place was at least half full at all times… great music too!)
— General service = 4.75 (my waitress Amber killed it – in a good way of course)
— Waitstaff = 5
— Location = 4 (nice, visible area… abundant parking)

Really delightful place with great food. I’ve eaten here a handful of times and it’s consistently enjoyable. Usually pretty quiet, so servers are attentive. No complaints.

Came here after soccer away game because the Unilocal reviews were good. The décor is neither inviting nor horrid. The prices are very fair. The gyro pita was quite good, very good gyro burger, too. The French fries are limp and without flavor. The side Greek salad was decent and sprinkled with kalamata olives. We would come back.

Fantastic!
The place was attractively decorated with wall murals, new booths, chairs and tables.
Service was prompt and courteous.
Grilled chicken pita sandwich with Greek fries great tasting and tons of chicken. Most places are skimpy!
Pork pita with fries was terrific and cooked well.
So full didn’t get to try the baklava :(
Will be back!