Ekko’s Greek American Deli combines comfort food from both the Mediterranean and the United States, ladling keftedes—Greek meatballs—onto plates alongside specialty burgers. Run by Houston-born Jamal Malik and England-born Haroon Malik, the eatery serves tender gyros, chicken kebabs, and falafel enclosed in warm pitas, each designed by a chef with 20 years of experience cooking in Greek kitchens. Instead of noshing on traditional checkered flags to start their meal, patrons instead dive into appetizers of spinach-filled spanakopita or saganaki—cheese set on fire and then un-set on fire before being eaten.