“Med Grill is Little Italy's food-court Mediterranean option—big portions, rock-bottom prices, zero ambition beyond lunch-rush efficiency.”
While Morning Glory engineers soufflé pancakes and Buon Appetito simmers generational marinara, Med Grill operates in a completely different universe: the utilitarian food court on West Broadway where speed and volume matter more than craft. This is grab-lunch-between-meetings territory, the kind of steam-table setup where you point at saffron rice and grilled proteins behind sneeze guards, pay around $15, and hope the proportions justify the exchange. Sometimes they do—reviewers call out genuinely large pitas and all-saffron rice instead of the usual white-rice filler. Sometimes they don't, with complaints about cold sandwiches and regrettable portion sizes that suggest inconsistency runs high.
The vibe skews casual-weeknight and kid-friendly because there's no real vibe to speak of—just functional seating in a shared food-court space where the manager's friendliness (mentioned in positive reviews) becomes the main distinguishing feature. It's not the kind of place you'd walk to from your India Street apartment for passeggiata-style dining; it's where you end up when the office lunch hour won't stretch to a sit-down spot and you need something vaguely Mediterranean that isn't a chain.
The cooking itself lands squarely in "does this taste Mediterranean?" territory—reviewers confirm it does, though not in any way that suggests a kitchen with a point of view. Expect the standard build-your-plate format: proteins, rice, maybe hummus, pita that's sometimes big and soft, sometimes disappointingly small depending on who's working the line. With a 3-star average across five reviews and wild swings from "real fresh" to "tastes horrible," your mileage will vary wildly based purely on timing and luck.
Come here when you need cheap fuel fast and the mercato's already closed. Set your expectations at food-court level, not trattoria dreams, and you'll probably land somewhere between satisfied and shrugging.
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