Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe - Cary - RTP — Restaurant in Cary

I ordered my Greek salad and asked for no tomatoes and my chicken on the side. The young guy who appeared to be a teen obviously didn’t understand and look at me with confused look. So I had to repeat it. So this is a typical Greek salad nothing major I just asked for certain items on the side. Why did it take a little too long for to get my food???? I know why because a group of teens came into the restaurant and what did they do? Start talking to the guy working the register!!! When I noticed bags being placed directly behind him; I walked back up to the counter and tapped my Apple Watch!!! Like how much longer do I have to wait for a Greek salad???? He turned around behind him and there was my bag just sitting there!!! I grabbed it and left! I was upset and if I was not in a hurry to leave I probably would have said something!!!! Nevertheless this is what reviews are for!! I would really appreciate it if this restaurant trained their younger staff on customer service and checking back on tickets to ensure that all customers have been rung up, and actually received their orders. I would have also appreciated it he asked if I needed any plasticware and napkins. I use to work as a waitress, hostess, and cashier so I know what to do! I really enjoy this salad and I have not been to this location in a really long time so I decided go there today. Update: someone reached out to me after this posting and while I appreciate it, I have not been back to take them up...

Friday night me and my girlfriend had a really awesome dinner date at Tazikis RTP. We were greeted by friendly employees as we walked in and they did a great job of recommending us drink and menu items. We ordered at the cashier and then basically had full service dining for the rest of the night, we were pleasantly surprised! We enjoyed some delicious hummus and warm pita as our appetizer and really enjoyed the recommended bottle of aged Pinot Grigio. We ended up each trying a different entree, my girlfriend tried the Mediterranean salad with Salmon and I tried the Lamb Feast with a Greek salad and potatoes. We were both raving about the appetizer and our entrees! The staff was very friendly and the restaurant was very clean. They also provided us with clean wine glasses and an ice bucket which chilled our white wine. They poured our first glasses and opened the bottle for us. They even came and checked up multiple times to refill our waters and see if we wanted to order anything else and how our food was. We ended up ordering dessert (baklava) from our seat and they went and rang it up for us so we wouldn’t have to disrupt our dinner! All in all we had a super nice time and the general manager was super friendly with us. We liked our dinner so much we ended up coming back to get some takeout to bring to my family’s house for dinner and it turns out they all love Tazikis as well! Will 100% be back. 10/10 would recommend to anybody who...

Putting the "meh" back in Mediterranean food!

Pros: Super fast. I'd absolutely call it kid friendly as well. Easy to get in and out if you're in a rush. Diverse - if disappointing - menu that can easily please meat-eaters and vegetarians alike.

Cons: Everything was absolutely underseasoned. The lamb gyro had little actual lamb flavor and was reminescent of cafeteria mystery meat. For a place called "Taziki's" they're absurdly stingy with it. The beef gyro was better - very tender - but again, underseasoned. The cucumber and tomato salad had pitifully old basil, pale and somehow soggy cucumbers, and tomatoes that tasted like they were harvested months ago. The kid's feast of chicken and rice was decent enough for the toddler - lemony basmati rice and somewhat dry chicken.

For the cost ($27 for two adults and one three year old) you could have a much better meal at practically any restaurant in the Triangle. If you're going for stellar Mediterranean, skip this chain and try the Mediterranean Grill and Grocery on Revere Rd in the Parkwood neighborhood. Similar price tag, but with with...