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Jimmy The Greek

Restaurant Greek restaurant

Food-court option dishing out popular Greek fare such as gyros, souvlaki & salads. People often mention chicken, salad, service, potatoes, meal, rice, staff, Greek, experience, asked,


Address

Town Centre, 1355 Kingston Rd, Pickering, ON L1V 1B8, Canada

Website

www.jimmythegreek.com

Contact

+1 905-831-7540

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

3.50 (147 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chicken (22) salad (17) service (13) potatoes (12) meal (11) rice (11) staff (10) Greek (10) experience (9) asked (9)
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  • 1/5 Osama B. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrible experience at this location. The middle aged woman was extremely rude when I asked her to give me a container rather than a plate for my dish. I asked the cashier at the front (man with beard) if his coworker was feeling okay, and he told me everything was okay In an aggressive tone. I'm not coming back here again, customer service is lacking..,.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Deanna N. 1 year ago on Google
    Few things. I got to Jimmy's at 7:40pm. Asked for shrimp and salad and I was told it's too late for seafood because they turned off the grill. (over an hour before closing?!) So I asked for a chicken filet and salad. Not the meal, just chicken and salad. The girl gives me a skewer and salad. (I assume this will be cheaper I guess?) When I get to cash, the lady asks the girl "Is this the chicken meal?" The girl who served me says "no, she's just getting salad and chicken". The cashier lady says "same price." And proceeds to ring me up. This dry chicken skewer and lettuce cost $16 total. ($15 and change). And I asked the lady "that is the same price as the full meal???" And she said "yes. Salad is expensive" I asked "so I could have gotten rice and potatoes added to this as well for the same price then?!" She says "yes. Sure you can have them if you want". Too late, first of all. Secondly, you should be advising customers of this. Thirdly, how does this make sense??? I am in getting LESS food. So charge me less!! Never going back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Niki S. 2 years ago on Google
    Worst experience at Pickering Town Cnt ever. They gave very little salad and no toppings. They actually hide their cucumbers. There was no line and I see why. Disgusting customer service. Stop stealing peoples money. Just close down
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 zak s. 6 years ago on Google
    Generally a good experience the few times I ate there. The food is freshly cooked and the staff are friendly and fast. Many options for light hearty lunches and dinners. Service is fast and friendly. The desert options are great ranging from regular cakes to Greek pastry. Very accommodating for large groups. Parking is free and the restaurant is wheelchair accessible. Four star rating for a good atmosphere and friendly staff.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Frank R. 2 years ago on Google
    Been dropping here for over a decade! Love the roast chicken and lamb shank. They also have Salmon Hot off the grill (15 minute wait) but excellent with greek salad after the gym session.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 A A. 2 years ago on Google
    Extremely small portions. The peas and carrots in the rice are freezer burnt. Too expensive; they charge you as if they are a five star restaurant. For a rice and potatoes they charge $13 plus taxes and rude to you on top of it! They are no better than going to a hot dog stand, but for semi-quality Greek Food. Numerous health food hazards: mixing of pork and non-pork products; not using gloves. Never going back and will be reporting them to Food and Health.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Bahareh 1 year ago on Google
    Jimmy the Greek is one of my go to places in food courts and it never failed me until I came here to dine! The quality of food was very bad! The lettuce was yellowish color and looked very old. The chicken was very dark and soggy , it was definitely sitting there for a long time. The customer service was good and the lady who served us was very nice but I wont choose to eat here again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Farooq R. 2 years ago on Google
    Saturdays since we have so much to do we do not cook and take food out. Today I went to pick-up food from Jimmy The Greek at Pickering Mall. I was greeted by the staff in a hospitable manner, the food looked fresh, the portions were more than enough and to top it off the gentleman who cashed me out was truly a gentleman indeed, he was kind, friendly, hospitable and made me feel welcome. Thank you for the wonderful food and the great prices you offer to us. Wish your establishment many years of success. Please thank the gentleman who was working today he made my day.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Soulterror101 1 year ago on Google
    Pickering town centre location Ordered catering from them Staff was great. Owner was super nice Food was very well presented Everything was delicious Thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 A 1 year ago on Google
    I usually find theirs to be the best Greek food despite the not so great customer service and a few unpleasant staff. I noticed the prices have increased, but the new containers being used are terrible, they get soggy and warped and the food makes a total mess. I was completely disgusted to find 2 little flies in the salad. I saw the black items & upon taking a closer look I realized they were dead flies. Completely lost my appetite after. They are always a little stingy with tzatziki.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Surekah M. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious fresh food, served abundantly at reasonable prices🙂, great customer service by the ladies, keep up the great work team !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josh W. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice staff with fair pricing and portions.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gz M. 5 months ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Great service for a food court location.

  • 1/5 Gabriel 6 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    On tonight visit I ordered 2 chicken souvlaki meals and wanted more veggies less rice and potatoes I communicated with the staff member. She totally ignored my request and informed me that I should tell her from before with an attitude I told her that I did she was not listening at the end I refunded my order and went elsewhere to bring dinner for my family. The staffs were very rude and turn me off from wanting to eat the meal.

  • 3/5 Reagan F. 5 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    I’ve been going here 17 years. I’m usually in love with every experience but today I was rushed out, was given cold rice and piping hot potatoes, asked for extra tzatziki and was charged for it (saw it on the screen) then was told I wasn’t charged for it with a big sigh and was told “just take it”, but if I didn’t pay for it I shouldn’t. Although it was charged to my card they didn’t seem to agree so I refused. Was take out but wasn’t given a bag. Ordered a veggie meal and said it 3 times and then chicken tongs touched my spinach pie. Can’t eat it now since I’m a vegetarian because of a very traumatic experience with chicken. Really really upset me.every other time I’d give 5 stars but this really upset me. My food is inedible. I was going to tip before the last few things happened but there’s also no tip option on the card reader! Probably not going to bother going into the mall anymore. At this point it’s not even worth it to go to the mall this was the last place I went anyway.

  • 1/5 Ashley K. 4 months ago on Google • 23 reviews
    Unfortunately, my usual delightful experience at the mall's Greek restaurant was far from satisfactory this time. My experience was marred by some unexpected and frankly unreasonable charges. My main issue was when I asked for an extra plate to share my meal with a 4-year-old child. I was taken aback when they said there would be a 50-cent charge for the plate. This seemed quite petty, especially considering that families often share meals, and a small gesture like providing an extra plate can make a big difference in the dining experience. Another disappointment was with their spinach pie. In the past, this came with tzatziki sauce, but I was informed that it's no longer included and would be an additional charge. These small charges left a sour taste. It felt like the restaurant was nickeling and diming its customers. Especially when we had order one meal and a spinach pie which already cost $22. Plus I was informed of the extra charge once I had already paid for my food. The necessity of a second transaction for these small charges likely incurred more in processing fees than what they gained, adding to the sense of unreasonable pricing. The staff member was very unfriendly and just kept repeating that “head office” made the changes. Like it was out of her hands to be reasonable. There was zero attempt to resolve the issue, instead I chose to be refunded for the whole meal and decided to dine elsewhere. This experience has left me hesitant to return or recommend to others.

  • 5/5 Jessica M. 5 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    I know most would classify this food as bland but I love the food here because to me it is pack with flavor 😋! I enjoy it all the time because it is consistent in taste and staff are super efficient

  • 2/5 Lord S. 5 months ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Wow. I think this place changed ownership. The roast chicken i used to love is now consistently salty! Same goes for the potatoes. I am a Jimmy the Greek fan but I can't buy from this location anymore. Pickering town centre Jimmy the Greek is the saltiest out of Metro Hall, Scarborough Town centre. Too bad, I come here often. Eat at your own risk.

  • 5/5 Jason M. 6 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    The service was great! I come here often. Ordered the roast chicken, spinach pie, chicken souvlaki. They gave generous portions of the salad, dressing, rice, and potatoes. The rest is standard size. When I got the spinach pie they actually put it in a separate paper bag. The take out box was full of salad, rice, and potatoes! They've consistently provided fresh food with generous portions and I'll keep coming back!

  • 5/5 Pankul M. 4 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Amazing food. Very quick service. Kudos to the staff they handle the crowd really well. There were a few ahead of me who were being rude, but they very handled very well by the guy there. Overall a 4.5.

  • 1/5 Domenic T. 8 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    I ordered a pork souvlaki dinner. The skewers were burned and dry, and it didn’t even taste like a proper marinated Greek souvlaki, The meat was probably a day old at least, and I couldn’t finish my meal, it was that gross. Plus, less than an hour later, I had to rush to the washroom with diarrhea ( 3 times in less than 20 minutes!)

  • 1/5 Ana R. 1 year ago on Google
    Do not buy Jimmy the greek from here!!! They won’t refund me unless I need to drive there which is ridiculous!!!! Saying they don’t do e-transfers or have an account via etransfer how stupid!!! Also the food is very very salty everyone! Save your money and don’t purchase from here ever! Also customer service is rude and lazy! Very very very very rude customer service I’ve ever gotten

  • 1/5 Jzotic Fire K. 11 months ago on Google
    Got chicken souvlaki dinner honestly this is a no it was hard it taste like next day chicken, I will not be returning, always remember sell fresh

  • 2/5 Michael V. 1 year ago on Google
    Greek food cannot be dry. Here they managed to make both meat and rice super dry despite sauces. We couldn't finish our meals. Service is very nice though.

  • 4/5 nina w. 10 months ago on Google
    I like theirs better than oshawa .. here they allow you to put taziki on your salad. But the oshawa they do not it's stupid

  • 3/5 Adam “Welcome to Oz” O. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is pretty good considering it’s fast food. My only complaints are that they are super cheap with the portions now and for some stupid reason they keep the tzatziki at the cash instead of a fridge. It shouldn’t be Out shouldn’t be room temperature

  • 5/5 david k. 1 year ago on Google
    Alwatsa nice place to get souvlaki. It's a really full meal complete with roasted potatoes and salad.

  • 3/5 Steve S. 1 year ago on Google
    Dropped by after work for something different. It was good. Got the souvlaki with rice and salad. I can make this way better at home but it was good for fast food. Filled the void in my gizzard.

  • 5/5 Jacob1986 2 years ago on Google
    Very yummy! Love the food! The service is fantastic. You get so much !

  • 2/5 Mike & Zulma P. 2 years ago on Google
    Food is delicious and well portioned, unfortunately this rating is based on the costumer service, no smiles or welcome feeling and it feels like the staff are only there for a pay cheque and hate their job. But all in all it’s food court meals

  • 1/5 Alex G. 2 years ago on Google
    Easily the worst chicken souvlaki wrap I've ever had. It was gas station quality lettuce and massive tomato chunks wrapped in the wrong type of pita with an unseasoned, overcooked, dry to the bone chicken shishkabob dropped in the centre.

  • 1/5 T F. 3 years ago on Google
    I have ate here twice because its the only semi healthy option in this food court. The first time the chicken souvlaki was so dry and old it was no longer grilled meat more like beef jerky. the second time i went the gyro was so dry it was also beef jerky just sitting in weeks old grime will never ever eat here again and take my advice. DO NOT waste you money here. The food is literally weeks old and reused I have never seen them make fresh food on the gill.

  • 5/5 Paul T. 4 years ago on Google
    Never disappoints. Food quality is always excellent and big portions. Very fresh.

  • 5/5 Cha D. 4 years ago on Google
    If in doubt, go to Jimmy! :) I always asked them to give me salad instead of the rice & potatoes and they always obliged. Love this particular location. I always feel like I get my money’s worth here. They give sufficient serving that’s almost good for 2 people. The staffs are always nice, although there’s one lady who I never see smile. Lol But all in all, this particular location is 5/5 for me.

  • 5/5 Maja P. 2 years ago on Google
    Positively surprised! :) I ask them for extra rice and they provide and even ask me if I am happy. I want to say publicly: Thank you ❤️.

  • 5/5 r m. 2 years ago on Google
    Paid $13.55 for meal. Got salad potatoes and skewer with chicken. Asked for a lil more potatoes , was done without argument also asked for more tzatziki and salad dressing gave it to me without extra charge. Man who served me was friendly and respectful. Salad was fresh and potatoes cooked nicely with flavor and chicken was delicious. Price could've been a little less but I'm not paying rent in the mall so it's okay as long as food tastes good and service is good. Probably the best place to buy food in the mall to honest with you. Definitely the healthiest!

  • 1/5 roughd 7 months ago on Google • 1 review
    This place is awful. Ordered the chicken dinner. The chicken was super dry, came with 2 potatos; 1 was rotten, and the other was tiny. Rice had zero flavor. Extra charge to get the salad in a separate container.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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