If our eyes were truly as big as our stomachs, life would be nothing more than a series of eye-drop splashes, eyelash rescues, and failed excursions to the sunglass boutique. Put proportions in their place with today's Groupon: for $8, you get $16 worth of dining at Squares Restaurant on East Liberty Street in Ann Arbor.

Under tasteful direction, the cooks at Squares Restaurant prep and dress myriad inventive edibles, which grow ever more accessible thanks to the restaurant's quick-serve setup. The Signature Squares encapsulate a quarter pound of chicken, turkey, ham, pork shoulder, gyro meat, or marinated veggies on top of a quadrilaterally sound piece of white or whole-grain flatbread.

The menu continues with options aimed to please omnivorous appetites, including the Vegetarian Plate—a medley of grilled zucchini, yellow squash, broasted potatoes, butternut squash, and red and green peppers ($5.99)—and the Carver's Plate, which stars a choice of meat nestled next to broasted potatoes and roasted butternut squash ($6.99). The chefs also prep and serve freshly baked sweets, such as danishes ($0.99 each or three for $2.49) and the signature cinnamon-raisin-topped bread pudding blended with rich vanilla custard, caramel, chocolate sauce, and pride ($2.99).

Reviews

ArborWeb.com featured Squares. Twelve Yelpers give Squares an average of three stars, and seven Google Mappers give it an average of 3.5 stars.

• Second, it's bright and clean with more appealing atmosphere than other sandwich joints in Ann Arbor. It also has a lot of sitting space, and feels like a place I can sit down and take my time instead of gulping everything down. – Red G., Yelp, 1/7/11
• The tender, perfectly seasoned gyro meat was outstanding, especially when paired with the lettuce, tomatoes and "signature Square sauce." – Julie Halpert, AnnArbor.com