Zorba's Grill

Zorba's Grill, located on Nassau Street behind Thomas Sweet's ice cream parlor, serves a Greek-diner combination of burgers, gyros, kabob sandwiches, souvlaki and salads — all prepared to order by a couple of industrious looking guys sweating over a massive gas range.

Though a few public tables and benches grace the area separating Zorba's from 185 Nassau, the restaurant itself provides no sit-down area, and the sterile, linoleum-floored interior would hardly be an inviting place to dine.

I'm partial to the chicken kebob sandwiches — tender chunks of chicken marinated in lemon, garlic and thyme, grilled and wrapped in a warm pita with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onions and yogurt sauce — though the chicken is occasionally under-marinated.

The chicken or lamb gyros also make for a good lunch despite the fact that the gyro meat can taste processed. A liberal dose of the yogurt sauce easily remedies this and any other problems.

Zorba's food can be a little greasy — what diner food isn't? — but comes fast, hot and filling, perfect for a break from the dining hall or eating club. Best of all, the sandwiches are cheap — $4 or $5 each — so Zorba's makes sense to those of us living on student budgets.