My husband and I just moved to the area and had a few friends and family members recommend Sparta as a great local spot to check out. We went on a random weekday and were surprised to find a good number of parties dining in. Since the area is full of seemingly great restaurants, I took it as a positive sign that so many were choosing to also dine at Sparta that evening.

The menu is pretty robust and I don't know enough about Greek food to speak to its authenticity, but my heart went straight to the falafels. Some might consider it sacrilege to put both fries and falafels into a wrap, but I applaud such audacity to happily 'junkify' a dish. Realistically speaking, both of these fried items suffered a little in the crunch factor after sitting together in a tightly wound wrap, but the flavor and fun was definitely there. My husband enjoyed his gyro wrap just as well, though he encountered a few drier bites here and there.

The side Greek salad we ordered (mainly to balance out all the fried food in my order) was delicious if a little smaller in size than we would've liked. The surprising highlight of our meal was the eggplant dip that we ordered as an appetizer. It was served cold but delicious, and the accompanying pita bread was warm and slightly buttery tasting. Never did I think I'd be writing home about how good the pita bread in a restaurant was, but neither of us could stop talking about it - both during and after the meal.

The restaurant is surprisingly spacious, and service was polite and responsive to our needs. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area!