The staff at Zingo’s is very friendly, welcoming you the moment you walk in. According to manager Kaitlin Kurek, they’ve been serving fresh Mediterranean cuisine in Perrysburg for over eight years now. The restaurant is co-owned by Erika DeWood and Dave Sperling, and you’ll find the fare here is unlike any other Mediterranean restaurant in the area.
Place your order at the counter, get a number and take it to your table. When your order is ready, it’s brought directly to you by a server. I found the service here to be fast, attentive and efficient.
Twists on Greek favorites
Regarding the food, the operative words here are fresh and unique. The Mediterranean Junk salad, consists of crisp leaf lettuce, parsley, tomato, cucumber, red onion, radishes, diced red peppers, chickpeas, Kalamata olives, feta cheese, baked pita chips, with grilled chicken and gyro meat. The salad is served with their signature homemade creamy balsamic dressing ($12). Additional salad selections include Adrea’s Apricot Salad, Greek, falafel, almond rice and tabbouli.
On the appetizer menu, you’ll find traditional grape leaves in both vegetarian and meat varieties as well as hummus and a unique feta salsa, which is served with baked pita chips (8-ounce ($4.50) and a 16-ounce ($8)). The salsa is delicious and certainly worth a try.
Mediterranean specialties at Zingo’s include falafel, chicken gyro and tawook, along with various kabobs, including kafta cheeseburger and vegetarian gyro kabobs. Their twist on spanakopita, or spinach pie, uses a thin pita in place of the usual phyllo dough, stuffed with a traditional spinach filling and then grilled ($7). This is a really creative adaptation of the traditional version and, served with a side of tomato sauce; it tasted much lighter.
Out of the ordinary
Entree options include feta chicken, veggie mixed grill, chicken tawook, kafta, shish and veggie kabobs. The feta chicken is a large plate of grilled chicken with zucchini and tomatoes over couscous. Prices range from $12-$16, with the kabob trio priced at $20. They also offer family style dinners for 2-8 people, with entrees and various sides for $30 to $75.
On the more unusual side is the Mujadra; lentils and rice topped with sautéed onions and cabbage salad for $6.50. They call this a side dish, but it is a large plate and very filling as well as delicious.
Desserts run the gamut from homemade baklava to a marshmallow and chocolate chip brownie for $3. They even have vegan chocolate cupcakes for $2.50. For the kid in all of us, they offer cookies with dried cherries, toffee, and chocolate chunks, and a chocolate chunk cookie with toffee pieces and mini marshmallows.
And speaking of kids, Zingo’s has two kids meals— a grilled cheese pita and chicken or gyro chunks for $5.
Zingo’s Mediterranean is located at 106 Louisiana Ave. Perrysburg. Hours are 11am-9pm Monday-Saturday, closed Sundays.
419-872-5800, eatzingos.com.
