Despina's Mediterranean Taste Serves Local Lunchtime Fare
Despina's Mediterranean Taste is inviting local residents to stop by for lunch this week. The restaurant, located at 8 Main Street in Binghamton, New York, is operating during the ongoing Main Street construction, with street parking available on Front Street.
Owner Despina will be present in the kitchen preparing the restaurant’s well-known Mediterranean dishes. The establishment’s menu includes a range of appetizers such as Tzatziki with grilled pita and hummus with grilled pita, soups served in a cup or bowl, and various sides including potato salad, mac salad, 3 bean salad, tabouli, Greek leans, coleslaw, and air fried fries. Desserts offered feature items like baklava, buttermilk pie, and key lime pie.
Additional menu items include pita sandwiches with options such as lamb gyro, chix souvlaki, chix & feta, chix Caesar, falafel, and steak souvlaki. The restaurant also offers several salads with customizable options, as well as specialties like stuffed chix & cheese, Sophia stuffed pita, stuffed buffalo chix pita, and stuffed BBQ chix pita.
This report was compiled based on information provided by Binghamton Econ.
Source: Binghamton Econ Dev
Source Type: Business
Source Location: Binghamton
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