Mediterranean Food Done Right: What to Expect at Santorini's Greek Grill

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There's a reason people who try Santorini's once tend to come back. It's not just the food. The food is really good, but it's the way everything fits together. Fresh ingredients, bold flavors, a menu you can actually make your own, and a price point that doesn't make you think twice about coming back on a Tuesday.

If you've never been, here's what you need to know.

It Starts With the Build

Santorini's is built around a simple idea: you should be able to eat exactly what you want. Start with a base, a bowl, a pita, or a Greek salad. Choose your protein. Load up on toppings. Pick your sauce. The combination options are wide enough that regulars rarely order the same thing twice, but familiar enough that you're never overwhelmed.

The proteins rotate across gyro meat, lemon chicken, ground gyro meat, grilled steak, braised beef, shrimp, and falafel for anyone going plant-based. The sauces, tzatziki, house dressing, and Doner Aioli, are made in-house and are genuinely the kind of thing you think about on the drive home.

The Dishes Worth Knowing

If you want something already built out, the signature dishes are a good place to start. The Original Pita is the one that started it all, gyro meat or lemon chicken, feta, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, olives, pepperoncini, lettuce, and tzatziki wrapped in a warm pita. The Zeus layers those same flavors over pita chips with Doner Aioli, which sounds simple and then surprises you every time.

For something a little different, the Fire Grilled Shrimp Bowl puts fire grilled shrimp on turmeric lemon rice with Greek salad, pepperoncini, feta, olives, and tzatziki. It's the kind of dish that makes people realize Mediterranean food goes well beyond what they expected.

Don't Skip Dessert

Loukoumades deserve their own mention. Three Greek donuts, golden fried, dusted with powdered sugar, and drizzled with golden honey. They've been on the menu long enough to earn a following and show up regularly on people's trays even when they came in swearing they weren't getting dessert. The baklava, flaky phyllo, buttery chopped nuts, honey, is the classic for a reason.

If you haven't tried the Brown Butter Cake yet, that's the one to add to your next visit. Served warm with vanilla bean mousse, toffee bits, caramel, and pecans. It's a lot, in the best way.

Fast Casual Done Seriously

What sets Santorini's apart from the fast casual category isn't just the food. It's that the food actually tastes like someone cared about making it. Mediterranean cooking is built on fresh ingredients and simple preparation done well. That's not a marketing line for Santorini's. It's just how the kitchen operates.

Seven locations across Utah, Farmington, West Bountiful, Sandy, and Riverton, including venue locations at Delta Center, America First Field, and America First Square. Order online at santorinisgreek.com or come in and build your own.

— The Santorini's Family