Aria Mediterranean Cuisine

I've never had a bad meal at Aria. They have a great variety of dishes on the menu. The chicken curry and the lamb kebobs are my favorite. The rice it comes with is also pretty tasty. The one thing they could work on is the ambiance. The dining room is pretty bare bones, and it's sad because it gets in the way of an otherwise great restaurant. If they put a little more effort in, this would definitely be a five star.

Great local restaurant with Greek and Middle Eastern food.  Informal ambience; fast service.  I like the Gyro Platter with the Cucumber Salad.  Many choices in the deli case for take-out as well.

I get takeout from Aria farily often, about once a week.  This is definitely a 4-star place for the two-dollar-sign price range.  Go with expectations! -- the food is simple, wonderful, and delightful.  Excellent place for the casual eat-in (where we go when we HAVE to get out of the house), as well as a quick pick-up for delightful and varied at-home dinner.

Although not a vegetarian restaurant, your vegetarian friends will have no difficulty selecting a meal.  I'd say that well over half of their selections are vegetarian.  Meat is a component, not a base, for a meal. Azim is almost always in back (chef-owner) and will gladly talk about the food with you and answer any questions, too.

For the most part, they nail the balance between seasonings and ingredients quite well.  Neither is overpowering; each allows the other to speak.

Last night, we had the roasted corn salad (a favorite), the three bean salad, chicken chili, gobi (cauliflower and chick peas), and the folded potato pancakes whose name I forget.  I've enjoyed their burritos (not rice-stuffed, thankfully), greek and cucumber salads, baba ghanoush, hummus, samosas (wonderful!), chicken, etc., all in the past.  On the other hand, I've found their falafal to be dry and the tabouili to be too lemony.  Oh well, not everything is perfect (for me)!

If you're in the Media/Swarthmore/Springfield area, this is a topnotch place for a low-key dinner or good meal-at-home.