Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe

This is a chain restaurant, but it's still my favorite place to eat Greek favorites in Nashville. The lemon chicken soup is amazing and light. The kids meals are a very good value compared to other restaurants. It is possible to eat healthy here.

This is a go-to spot for business lunches. Quick, healthy and tasty! The chicken or lamb gyro are my choice!

Quick and healthy! I love the homemade chicken soup and the Mediterranean salad for a light lunch, or the roasted veggie feast for a heavier healthy dish. Their weekend pasta is also very tasty!

Legitimate Mediterranean food! So good! You won't be disappointed. They also do takeout and are very fast!

If McDonald's did it like this, I might be a chain restaurant fan.

I was a little reluctant the first time I encountered a Taziki's. Chain Mediterranean food? My only prior experience was with the horrible chain Greek place in the Chicago airport where I immediate food poisoning.

Anyway, back to the relevant facts. Taziki's is DELICIOUS. Fresh, relatively healthy, well-priced, and with plenty of gluten-free options. Back in my younger, care-free gluten-eating days, I was a giant fan of the chicken gyro; now that I am older and digestively weaker, I tend to lean towards their grilled chicken, which is always well-seasoned and tender. I am also a huge fan of their rice, which is slightly, but not overly, lemon-seasoned. It's not traditional, incredible Greek food, but it is a fast and cheap way to get fresh and nutritionally sound food. There is a patio, there is fast service, and there is baklava; what more could a person want?