The Big Greek Cafe — Restaurant in Maryland

Kevin P. introduced me to Big Greek Cafe, a fast casual Greek spot at the corner of Norbeck Road and Georgia Avenue. When we arrived, we had trouble finding a parking space in the shopping center during lunch on a Friday. However, we took our chances parking at a nearby parking lot. After we ordered our food, we didn't anticipate to wait over 30 minutes for our food. Orders after ours came out before ours. We had to ask the staff several times to check on our order.

We shared a Big Greek Feast, which came with Chicken and Pork Souvlaki on Pita Bread and Gyro with Greek Fries. The meat in Big Greek Feast were quite flavorful. The chicken souvlaki was served sort of pre-cut and tasted better with lemon and tzatziki. The Gyro consisted of shaved gyro, tzatziki, tomato, and onions wrapped in pita bread. It was served with Greek style French Fries, which consisted of crispy french fries topped with crumbled feta, cubed feta, pepperocini, and freshly chopped herbs. In addition to the Big Greek Feast, I ordered a side of String Beans with Tomato Sauce. I felt like they could have had more flavor to them. We ended our meal with a slice of Tiramisu. My friend was right - it...

Cannot review the food or service, so only leaving one star for the atmosphere. Literally the worst parking situation I've ever seen for a business of any type. The food may be amazing, but I'll never know because it is impossible to visit the restaurant. The only way in to the restaurant's "parking area" is a very narrow, alley-like street that leads to an amazingly cramped and inadequate parking lot. The best part is, unless your vehicle is extremely small, once you get into the lot and realize there is of course no parking, the only way out is to slowly and perilously back out of the same narrow, car-lined alley you just drove into, while other drivers are also attempting to enter. Seriously, look at this parking situation on Google maps.

There is another parking lot across the street for a different suite of businesses, but you can tell those places grew tired of overflow parking, because it is FULL of signs telling you that if you park there and go across the street to the Greek restaurant, your car will be towed.

Would love to visit, but 100% not worth the...

Love Gyros with LOTS of tender lamb and delicious tzatziki sauce? Baklava? Greek salads with feta and real olives (watch your teeth!)? Greek string beans and Greek fries with feta? Then put Big Greek on your list.

Parking is horrible at their location at Georgia Ave and Norbeck Rd, so if you go after 5pm, park in White's Hardware just around the corner and get your steps in. It's absolutely worth the 1-minute walk.

Christian, Christian, the cooks and the rest of the staff are great guys, too. Leave 'em a tip in the tub on the counter; they all earn it.

Big Greek also has great carryout catering-size quantities. We brought home bulk lamb, salad, pita, sauce and orzo for our daughter's graduation and everyone left full and happy. Call in advance. My wife uses them for meals at church for her leaders when they meet at night. Feed 'em, and they will come.

And lest I forget - $5.00 GYRO WEDNESDAYS!!!

I don't work there, but...