A different kind of flavor
Posted by The Skyliner on February 17th, 2010Jessicah Peters
Staff Writer
Zestos is a family-owned restaurant in Travelers Rest and has been open since April 2007. Hagelios and his wife Maggie own and manage Zestos, serving Italian style food. The special lunch buffet includes a salad bar that is only $7. Hagelios described the buffet as a meat and veggie one, emphasizing that it was always fresh and chef-prepared.
The menu is limitless and very hard to choose from. Zestos has a variety of entrees which leaves the decision for every customer a tough job. Their entrees include subs, sandwiches, gyros, paninis, burgers and chicken. And if a student needs to eat on the run, there is also a take-out menu which makes Zestos not only affordable and delectable, but also convenient.
Walking into Zestos gives one the feeling of being at a high-priced restaurant. The décor has many statues and elaborate vases and the lighting is dim. However, once the menu is set in front of you and you glance at the low prices, prepare to be amazed. Zestos’ menu holds prices more characteristic of a burger joint than an Italian restaurant. One might question how big the portions of the meals are, but be ready to ask for a to-go box. “It is kind of our motto: a great quantity at a low price,” said Hagelios.
A benefit for all North Greenville University students is a 10 percent discount with proof of student ID. Zestos is located next to George Coleman Ford off of Highway 25 North. Zestos is a great place to eat a lot of food for less money. It also is a great place to bring a date, not only because it is affordable, but also because it has a romantic setting with dim lighting and Italian music playing in the background.
Go taste the startlingly affordable yet fresh, chef-prepared Italian food of Zestos.
Tags: Spring 2010, Vol. 110 - Issue 4