New Lake Norman fast-casual eatery features family recipes, other authentic fare
Two restaurateur cousins with family roots in Greece have opened a fast-casual, takeout-type restaurant featuring their family’s recipes and other authentic Greek fare.
The Greek Eats & Sweets opened Feb. 18 in the Harris Teeter-anchored Shoppes at Morrison center at Brawley School and Williamson roads in Mooresville.
Co-owners Stavros Basmas and Michael Ntourmas based many of their menu items on family recipes, Basmas told CharlotteFive at the restaurant on Friday. They get many of their foods and beverages from Greece, he said.
“We’re as authentic as you can get,” Basmas said.
Protein bowls, handcrafted gyros
The Greek features five-step, build-your-own protein bowls ($12.98) and:
• Handcrafted lamb and beef, pork, chicken and falafel and romaine gyro sandwiches ($11.98): Choice of traditional or whole wheat, seven-inch pita with tzatziki, tomato and onion.
• Signature gyro sandwiches ($13.98): Hand-crafted in choice of traditional or whole wheat pita, including The Zeus, lamb, pork and chicken, feta, tomato, onion and tzatziki; The Goddess, chicken, tomato, onion, tzatziki, tirokafteri; The Notorious P.I.G., authentic pork gyro, onion, pickle, barbecue sauce; and The Mother Clucker, crispy chicken tenders, tomato, onion, cheddar, honey mustard.
• 5-inch mini gyros ($6.89): Lamb and beef, pork and chicken gyros hand-crafted in a 5-inch pita with tzatziki, tomato and onion.
• Spreads: Housemade and served with a warm pita, including the tzatziki, Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill ($5.99); Tirokafteri, spicy whipped feta ($7.59); and Hummus, chickpeas, tahini, lemon, Greek EVOO ($5.99).
The menu also includes six Greek desserts ($1.99 to $9.95) and two salads: The Greek ($6.98) with romaine, tomato, cucumber, onion, feta green pepper, dolmades, Kalamata olives and Greek vinaigrette; and the Village ($9.79) with tomato, cucumber, onion, feta, Kalamata olives, Greek EVOO, red wine vinegar and Greek oregano, no lettuce.
The Greek also has $11.49 kids’ meals.
Family’s New York restaurants
The cousins grew up in a family of restaurateurs who ran pizzerias and authentic Greek restaurants on Long Island, New York.
Basmas said he and his family moved to Mooresville almost 20 years ago, and he grew up here, he said. His father, Chris Basmas, was born in Greece, and Michael Ntourmas has grandparents from Greece.
“We’re a family-oriented business,” Basmas said. “We cater a lot to customer service. But we have the technology and resources that the big chains have to make it convenient to customers,” such as a rewards system and DoorDash delivery.
The somewhat Chipotle-style protein bowls have been especially popular, he said.
I chose The Zeus signature gyro on Friday. It was so huge that meats spilled onto my plate as I picked up the sandwich to devour it. I grew a white mustache on first bite from the delectable tzatziki sauce. I made it halfway through the sandwich, it was so ginormous, and finished it off later at home.
A little kick from spices in the meats made the sandwich all the tastier. I’ll be back for more and more from this menu.
The Greek
Location: 111 Marketplace Ave, Suite B, Mooresville, NC 28117.
Cuisine: Greek
Instagram: @OrderTheGreek
This story was originally published March 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM.