A good Mediterranean restaurant isn't just the perfect place to practice close-up magic on unsuspecting patrons—it's also a great spot to meet friends and share Burton Gilliam gossip. Start your tongue wagging with today's Groupon: for $8, you get $16 worth of freshly prepped salads, grill fare, and refreshments at Spinners, in El Cajon.

Spinners operates at a fast-food pace, while still maintaining an emphasis on freshly sliced, ripe-as-rain ingredients. The salad-slathered menu shines with homemade, authentic Mediterranean dishes designed to please palates and banish hunger under a meaty and green-laden grave.

Customers can snag the pita wrap, featuring gyros, chicken spinner, or falafel inside a fresh pita along with a choice of vegetables and sauce ($6.49), or opt for the spinner fries, topped with gyros, chicken spinner, or falafel alongside feta cheese ($7.99). Beef lovers can rejoice in the kebab burger—a half-pound beef-kebab patty drizzled in kebab sauce supplemented by vociferous veggies ($6.99)—or lighten the protein load by indulging in the hummus veggie wrap ($3.99). No matter which freshly spun creation catches the eye and tongue, diners can opt to finish their feasting duties either indoors or out on the restaurant's airy, nature-swept patio.

Reviews

More than 40 Yelpers give Spinners an average of 4.5 stars:

• Whenever I'm in San Diego I have to make a stop at spinners, their food is amazing! Spinner fries are my favorite!! – Nivin M., 1/12/11
• I am a weekly spinner customer. Love there Gyros and chicken. Have sent clients there in the past and I will continue to do so. – Vincent S., 7/16/10