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ATHENA GREEK & LEBANESE FOOD
www.athenafood.com
3551 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., Lafayette (Map) - 988-7618
Daily: Lunch and Dinner
2133 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette (Map) - 216-9975
Daily: Lunch and Dinner
431 Jefferson St., Lafayette (Map) - 234-8955
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner
2942 Grand Point Highway, Breaux Bridge (Map) - 454-6016
The downtown location offers outdoor seating where you can watch the world go by while munching on the authentic Mediterranean fare. Try their homemade fried falafel or a gyro, or go for the best deal in town, their buffet at the Ambassador and downtown locations, which offers hummus, baba ganoush, tabouli, grape leaves, mousaka, gyro and chicken shawarma and falafel with rice, and a candied almond to crunch in your teeth on the drive back to work.
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CEDAR GROCERY & DELI
1115 Jefferson St., Lafayette (Map) - 233-5460
Monday-Saturday: Lunch
Opened in 1981, owner Nabil Loli has an all-star lineup of 16 original sandwiches on the menu, evolving from rotating daily specials. Classics include the fried haloumi poboy; the Labani, layered with yogurt, kalamata olives, lettuce, tomatoes, olive oil and mint; and Chicken Tandoori, which marries the smoky flavors of tandoori with tahini sauce. Meat pies, falafel sandwiches, hummus and lentil soup are other longtime favorites. Check them out for fantastic groceries, as well. Be sure to bring cash or check, as Cedar Grocery & Deli does not accept debit and credit cards.
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DAMASCUS
112 Arnould Blvd., Lafayette (Map) - 989-0201
Monday: Lunch; Tuesday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner; Saturday: Dinner
Damascus offers Mediterranean, Greek and Lebanese cuisine in a casual setting. Select from a variety of sandwich options including the vegetarian yogurt sandwich made with tart, homemade yogurt or the tried and true hummus or grape leaves. Evenings, go for the kebabs — Damascus offers chicken, beef and succulent lamb.
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GYRO KING
2510 Johnston St., Lafayette (Map) - 534-0110
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner, Sunday: Lunch
Looking for Arabic cuisine that is familiar yet authentic? Look no further then Gyro King. The cooks and owners share their family’s recipes with Lafayette at this lunch and dinner place. Try the chicken shawarma melt, which combines cheese, the traditional chicken cut right off the rounded grillers and pita bread.
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POSEIDON’S
www.ieatgreek.com
103 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette (Map) - 235-9154
Monday: Lunch; Tuesday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner; Saturday: Dinner
Mediterranean options abound at Poseidon’s. From a light gyro salad or gyro sandwich to hearty traditional moussaka, Poseidon’s offers a full experience in Greek cuisine. Try the taramosalata, a traditional dip made of red caviar and olive oil, the stuffed grape leaves, and follow up with herb infused leg-of-lamb cooked in red wine. Finish with baklava, the delicate syrup and pistachio-flavored traditional Middle Eastern dessert.
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SULTAN’S CAFÉ AND GRILL
www.sultanscafeandgrill.com
1503 N. Bertrand Drive, Lafayette (Map) - 456-6020
Monday-Friday: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Owner Mustafa Ozen is Turkish. His partner, Ramzi Nassour is Lebanese. The running joke between the two men involves a disagreement about whether the kibbe and kefta, the baba ganoush and chicken shawarma, the Lebanese tea and Turkish coffee, hail from Beirut or Istanbul. For customers who want an all-American menu, there’s baked potatoes and steak sandwiches, but for those with a taste for the Mediterranean, go for the tang of yogurty tzatziki.
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ZEUS CAFÉ
www.zeuscafe.com
3809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., Lafayette (Map) - 406-9387
Daily: Lunch and Dinner, full dining
1103 W. Pinhook Road, Lafayette (Map) - 269-1434
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner, full dining
4100 Johnston St., Lafayette (Map) - 704-0344
Monday-Sunday: Lunch and Dinner, express
1315 Camellia Blvd. Suite 300, (Map) - 704-9387
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner
2728 W. Pinhook Road (in the Shell Station), (Map) - 234-4333
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner
271 East Lewis St. (on UL Campus), (Map) - 289-9387
Monday-Thursday: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner; Friday: Breakfast and Lunch
423 Jefferson St. Lafayette, (Map) - 504-4275
Monday-Wednesday: Lunch and Dinner; Thursday-Saturday: Lunch, Dinner and Late Night
You can measure the popularity of Zeus’ traditional Greek and Lebanese fare by its expansion to seven locations. The Johnston Street spot even includes a drive-thru, and on campus, you can get breakfast. Lunch specials include overflowing gyro and chicken pita plates, served with hummus, feta salad and a healthy dose of garlic throughout. For dinner, go around the world with the Zeus Special Plate: a Mediterranean sampler of chicken shawarma, gyro, hummus, fried kibbe, meat grape leaves, mujadarah and tabouli.
