Recently Dianne and I were returning home from Huntsville and decided to stop somewhere for lunch before reaching Pelham. We first tried Niki's West on Finlay Boulevard, a legendary place we've enjoyed several times, but it was packed. So we got back on the Interstate and then exited at UAB intending to go to another favorite, Makarios at Five Points. We never made it, since we passed by Ted's Restaurant and swung in there instead.
We had eaten at Ted's once before, many years ago, and the lunch this time was as good or better than we remembered. We can highly recommend this meat-and-three with a Greek spin. Dianne had the souvlakia which was excellent; she let me have a taste! Since she got the last skewer of that, I tried the baked chicken and it too was delicious--as were the veggies.
Ted's is one of many restaurants with a Greek pedigree that have opened in Birmingham and Alabama over the past century. Ted Sarris and his wife Litsa opened the place at 328 12th Street South in 1973. Tasos Touloupis and his wife Beba bought the restaurant in 2000 and refurbished the interior and expanded the menu.
If you are in the area. or even if you're not, give Ted's a try. You can read more about the history of Ted's here. More about Birmingham's Greek restaurants is here and others in Alabama here.
