Spitz Restaurant - Tempe At ASU — Restaurant in Tempe

Such a mixed bag here. If you’re a student and you aren’t tight on M&G, I’d pretty confidently say it’s the best place to spend any student meal plan money.m (especially given how marked up a lot of things are at the student convenience stores). But even with spending just these already awarded meal plan dollars the prices are a bit steep for a place that’s borderline grab and go, not table service, etc. The food here is generally pretty consistent. The gyro is my go-to and doing this with the beef and lamb generally turns out quite nice. The fries are generally delicious and putting them in the gyro is an unusual, but not poor idea and tastes alright. The taste is good, and it is consistent, but it still feel like it’s missing a little something, and maybe because of the fries masking the taste but I don’t know about the halal mark. I’ve had once where the food left me with an upset stomach and gassy, which given it both doesn’t happen consistently and I can eat a gyro normally fine I don’t know how to feel. Some of my ventures outside of this normal have been a bit less successful, for example with the Mediterranean bowl which with the mix of the warm meat combined with a lot of items that don’t mix together excellently isn’t as great as the gyro. I’ve gotten some weird interactions with staff when coming in a bit on the later end usually around 15-30 minutes before close (I sleep late so sometimes stopping by for just a side order is nice for a late night snack). It’s nothing bad, but it feels like a “we closed 10 minutes ago” type of vibe at a sit down restaurant or bar… I understand from the side of a worker but I’d get it more if it was like 5 minutes before closing or something. It’s almost as if it’s soft hours where the place effectively closes 20-30 minutes before it actually does at 1. If that’s what we’re going for then I’d just say have your hours close at 12:30 or 12:45 instead. I can’t also wholeheartedly agree to give a 5 star review to an establishment that has a policy to give free drinks and a side(?) to all who give a five star review AND per platform you give a review on. With college kids in the mix it feels a bit sketchy and a 4.9 average review that stands here...

TLDR: Not safe for people with allergies.

My boyfriend and I came to campus specifically to try this place and see if it lived up to the hype.

Yesterday, we walked in to order, and one of the first things I told the cashier was that I was allergic to sesame. Ordered no hummus in my medi bowl because of my allergy. When I got home, I took a bite of food before realizing that there were sesame seeds sprinkled all over my bowl. We called the restaurant a couple times and no one answered, so we drove back to the shop.

Overall, the situation was handled very poorly imo. Once I told the cashier that there was sesame in my bowl, she responded with "yeah I was thinking about that.. because of the seasoning." Followed up later with "If I were you I would have seen it."

At first, the cashiers refused to give us their manager's phone number, but later wrote it down on a piece of paper. They were trying to tell me to call the store the next day, or find a corporate number on the website. I told them I expected a call from the manager in the morning, because a situation like this is dangerous and unacceptable.

As of today, no manager has contacted me. I feel like for a food establishment connected with the university, the way that this was handled was incredibly disappointing.

We did get our money back, but we lost about 30 minutes ordering and another 45 driving there & back, and dealing with it.

I would not recommend anyone with allergies to eat here. Staff are unable to identify ingredients in the food and take basic safety precautions to ensure that an allergen ingredient doesn't end up in...

Review of Spitz – A One-Way Ticket to Regret (and the Bathroom)

Ah, Spitz. Tucked away in an uppity neighborhood swarming with loud college kids who think paying too much for mediocre food makes them sophisticated. I walked in hoping for a decent Mediterranean meal, but what I got was an overpriced disaster disguised as dinner—and a fast track to intestinal chaos.

Let’s talk about the rip-off. Nearly $50 for two meals and a box of fries. One of the meals was basically a lettuce mountain pretending to be something worth eating. I didn’t realize I was paying premium prices for what felt like a salad bar reject. And the fries? Oh, they weren’t just salty—they were aggressively salty, like they were trying to pickle my insides. As for the rest of the food, it had this weird, confusing sweetness that made me wonder if they accidentally dumped sugar into the seasoning mix. Nothing says “authentic Mediterranean” like salted candy falafel, right?

But the real masterpiece? The raging, unstoppable diarrhea that followed. I’m talking about the kind of digestive apocalypse that makes you rethink your life choices. It hit fast, it hit hard, and it made sure I couldn’t leave my bathroom for hours. I didn’t just pay for a meal—I paid for a full-body experience.

So, if you’re into overpriced lettuce, confusingly sweet and salty food, and an evening spent becoming one with your toilet while college kids shout about their weekend plans outside, Spitz is the place for you. As for me, I’ll be sticking to something less hazardous—like eating sand.

0/5 stars. Thanks for...