Review of My Favorite 'Zeus' Restaurant

I heard a lot about Mediterranean food from my dad, and my dad said the Mediterranean was the tastiest food. I never ate any Mediterranean food until I came to Lake Charles and, I don’t know there was a Mediterranean restaurant. Our family friend introduced us to the Zeus Greek and Lebanese café restaurant, which located in W. Prien Lake Rd and the opposite side of the Prien Lake Mall. The restaurant is open from Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.- 10 p.m., and Sundays closed.

For the first time, I went to the restaurant with my family for lunch, and the waiters in the restaurant greeted us and assigned seats and gave the Menu. I ordered a diet Pepsi and a gyro plate. The drinks came first along with pita bread and zaatar-a green color powder mixed with oil, realize it was a free appetizer. Food takes approximately fifteen-twenty minutes. After a few minutes’ waiters bought the salad- one of the best salads I ever taste in my life. Salad is a mixture of lettuce, tomatoes, olive, cheese, and zaatar. Last, the meal arrives, and I can smell the gyro meat and mixed spices. The gyro plate came with two hummus, rice, and placed gyro on one side and some onions. The food taste of garlic and mixed spices, and the hummus and rice also taste good. The food costs twelve dollars and worth it.

The second time I go there, they greeted us. Waiters assign our seats, and I order the same drink and Zeus special plate. It is a combination of foods served gyro, chicken shawarma, fried kabab, grape leaves, rice, hummus, salads. The rice and salads were different from the first time. I liked the meats, rice, and salads, and I was not too fond of the taste of grape leaves. The smell of the food is the same as the first because I can still feel the taste of gyro meat on my tongue. The meal costs eighteen dollars, and two people can share the food. The atmosphere was quiet and calm and relaxing music. People spent at least one hour in the restaurant.

Overall Zeus is one of my favorite restaurants in Lake Charles. The restaurant is neat, and the interiors are impressive. Dinner was the best time to go because there are a few peoples inside, and it will be quiet and calm. The staffs are friendly and will do anything for the customers.  

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