The Skinny: decent eats for very reasonable prices... kudos on the garlic sauce (I love toum!) (3) counter service: pretty friendly and quick (3) value: plates are large and filling and provide good value (3).
We've been on a Mediterranean bent lately. After a lengthy doctor's appointment, the hubs and I decided to hit Stephano's for a quick fast casual tuck in.
I got the chicken shawarma combo plate (with a side of toum - or delicious garlic sauce) while the hubs got the gyros combo plate. We came during lunch hours, so we each got a free drink! Sweet!
They have a small selection of fountain drinks available. The hubs got some unsweetened ice tea while I just got some water with lemon. The drink station also sports some self-service pickles as well as fresh slices of lemon to go with your meal.
The combo plate comes with a sizable portion of hummus and Israelis salad and two slices of pita bread. At $11.93, these plates really fill you up! When I got my plate, there was a huge amount of meat on there. The amount of meat on the hubs gyros plate could have easily made up two sandwiches.
Both meats were caramelized off the spit and kind of grilled again to give it that charred flavor which I love. The beef/lamb gyro meat however was a bit blander for me and could have used a bit more spices. The chicken shawarma was a tinge too salty but when mixed in with other things, it was okay.
The Israeli salad was okay and perhaps a little over marinated the time I went. The hummus, although filling, didn't have enough lemony bite to it and was only okay in my books. The toum (or garlic sauce) is great! Would have asked for some more because it totally reminds me of the awesome Mediterranean joints in Dearborn, MI. The tzaziki was okay - nothing spectacular. The baklava was pretty generic so I would probably pass on that.
It's basically a counter service joint but the food is prepared to order and tastes pretty fresh. Prices for the amount of food is very reasonable and the staff is pretty friendly despite us taking a few minutes to decide what we wanted(they have a pretty big menu). I wouldn't necessarily make a trip out here specifically to eat at this joint but if I was in the area and felt like Mediterranean, I'd certain give it another go.