Sparta Taverna

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

I really loved this place. Great food, service and atmosphere, I went with my friend this evening I got the chicken pita with Greek fries (fresh, flavored and crunchy) , the place not crowded around 7pm on a Friday, Very recommended.

Just to be clear, I have never done a negative review but our experience warranted something to be said. The food’s ok, but specifically we ordered the “Sparta chips” which are just fried zucchini slices with tzatziki on the side…it was 11 dollars. We had figured it would be comparable to a side order of fries. We were wrong…It came with 20 small pieces of zucchini-that’s 55 cents per “chip”. It was disappointing to say the least. They were overpriced, greasy, and flavorless. When I called to ask if this was the regular serving they said “we usually give 14 slices…1,4-fourteen. So if you got 20 what’s the complaint?” That was even more disappointing than what we got!! lol! Oh, and they forgot the extra tzatziki too.

Two of us had lunch here. Falafel wrap w/side salad was good although the falafel was overcooked & dry. I had the trio of dips - Eggplant, spicy feta, & hummus. Loved the eggplant dip, spicy feta was very salty which feta can be salty at times. Hummus was OK - kind of mealy. Very nice interior & service was good. If in the area again, I would definitely go back. Street parking only. BYOB.

The Greek fries are one of my favorite fries ! But everything else I’ve had here has always been great as well.