"Cheap" and "ethnic" are key words for any college restaurant-goer, and Steve's Greek Cuisine on Newbury Street, just a 10-minute walk from Beacon Street and Mass Avenue, qualifies as both. It's a casual coffee shop-style joint with the best Greek wraps in town, not to mention a variety of Mediterranean appetizers you won't find anywhere else, such as tzatziki ($7)—yogurt served with cucumbers and garnishes—and saganaki ($8)—fried cheese—which I ordered to begin my light dinner there.

The saganaki, which is a pan-seared Greek goat cheese, is a treat. Our waitress brought it out flaming with brandy, then doused the fire scuttling around the cheese with lemon juice. The red burnt edges of the dish had the slightest crunch to them, giving it great texture. The cheese itself is light yet salty enough to offset the brandy and lemon juice flavors. The brandy proves overwhelming at times, so I'm glad our waitress was generous with the lemon. The bitter alcohol aftertaste finishes strongly in the throat, a sensation that may surprise some but one that I enjoyed thoroughly.

Like burgers in American cuisine, wraps are an affordable and hefty staple of Greek food. First-timers who don't know what else to order should opt for the wraps as a default choice. The shish kebab wrap ($9) is classic and meaty but perhaps too rich for that light lunch to break up your Newbury shopping spree. Instead, it's a well-portioned dinner with bigger-than-bite-size pieces of lamb or beef. The lamb I ordered could defeat even the hungriest of students. Wrapped in hot pita bread with tomatoes, tzatziki sauce, onions and lots of lettuce, it's the healthier Mediterranean equivalent of the double bacon cheeseburger.

The souvlaki wrap ($8) is similar to the shish kebab wrap, though with smaller chunks of meat and spicier seasonings. The menu refers to these flavorings as "Steve's special spices," and they give the beef a nice peppery taste. Both wraps are recommended. One caveat for the unskilled: Beware of intense dripping of the sauce. It'll take me a trip or two more to really get that wrap-handling down, so in the meantime, I'm bringing hand sanitizer.

I had a meaty meal, but vegetarians also have just as much to drool over at Steve's, including the veggie grape leaves wrap ($7), tabbouleh wrap ($7) and falafel wrap ($8). The vegetarian mousaka is worth checking out—it's eggplant, potato and zucchini topped with béchamel (also known as "white") sauce.

The restaurant also serves burgers, though the only two I would recommend are the salmon burger ($10)—stuffed with feta cheese and spinach—and Steve's Special Burger ($9.45), which is a pita wrap with hamburger meat, sautéed onions, mushrooms, peppers and feta cheese inside.

Steve's Greek Cuisine is in a cozy red-brick street corner of Newbury Street that's hard to miss. The food and service is quick, which means more time dedicated to browsing the name-brand clothing stores or frozen yogurt spots you've been eyeing all day. Ask any local and they can instantly point you in the right direction to the restaurant, a testament to its great track record over the years.

Steve's Greek Cuisine is located on 316 Newbury Street in Boston. It is open 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m from Monday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. Call (617) 267-1817 for more information.