Kalamata's

In Short – This bright little storefront cluttered with cafe tables bustles with energy. You'll watch with awe as chef-owner Mehar Fawaz glides gracefully behind the counter keeping order and chatting with customers, all while stuffing a lamb gyro and plating falafel. The Mediterranean menu features customary falafel-gyro-tabouleh fare with a twist. Generous salads boast plenty of just-cut romaine and veggies tossed with Greek vinaigrette. Warm gyros bulge with spicy meat, crisp greens and cool cucumber sauce.

Editor's Tips

Parking:: The Glendale Shopping Center overflows during peak lunch and shopping hours. Best bet is on the Pier One side and down to lower level parking.
When to Go:: Lunch can be a mob scene, but the service is swift and the line moves quickly.
Save Time:: Grab a takeout menu and call or fax in your order ahead.

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05/27/10

We won't be going back...

by nashvilleguy37211 at Citysearch

We had lunch at Kalamata's on May 1. The plastic ware is off-putting, and the fare is not cheap. The food was disappointing; my tuna in a pitas tasted like an old sponge and my wife's chicken was dry as Brentwood in August. We won't be returning to Kalamata's.

Pros: None
Cons: Poor food; cheap plastic ware; indifferent service

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03/13/10

Worst restaurant experience in Nashville

by antoniagustava at Citysearch

I was mistreated at this place, I don't know if the person was the owner or an employee. He was deliberately rude and did not apologised. The food is nothing special, in fact it was my dish was too hot, and the salad I had was of poor quality. Don't go to this place!!!

Pros: nothing
Cons: Poor service and the food is nothing special.

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02/01/10

low business ethics

by Nickolasut at Citysearch

they think they always gonna have same amount of costumer so they dont really care about ethics as long as they sell their food!!!

Cons: not fresh food time to time

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10/12/09

Excellent casual mediterranean food

by wwwDrNeincom at Citysearch

Personalized service, excellent food, friendly atmosphere

Pros: very fresh food
Cons: none

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04/27/09

Never had such a lip puckering experience...

by victtrav at Citysearch

I'm giving it two stars because of the wonderful baklava and good brownies... the salad ingredients were fresh and crisp... the pita bread was good... BUT... the gyro meat was very off-putting, like a Greek Spam that came out of a can. I've never encountered anything that unfortunate even in the cheapest of Mediterranean hole in the walls-also they were very stingy with the quantity of "meat", even though in this case it was appreciated. Next up, everything from the stuffed grape leaves(very gummy rice too), the salad dressing, the baba ganoush all had an overwhelming, unpleasant sour flavor- not sure what the ingredient was, but it also turned off the three other people I treated to the meal. Lastly, I had to drink water for several hours, evidently due to a salt lick hidden in the food. I had dined at this place a few weeks after they'd opened, and I remember the food at that time was more authentic and homecooked, not the almost unpalatable ingredients I encountered this time around.

Pros: great desserts
Cons: tastes like fast food Greek, rather than homecooked

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