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Kosta's Gyros

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Greek restaurant Gyro restaurant

One of the Most Revieweds in Palatine


Address

401 E Dundee Rd, Palatine, IL 60074

Website

www.kostasgyros.com

Contact

(847) 991-3088

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1.5K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 9 PM

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  • 2/5 RJ D. 1 year ago on Google
    Went here for a second time. Amazing fries still. Asked for an Italian gyro no peppers bc I'm allergic to them. They just took the pepper off then gave it back to me. I had an allergic reaction to it. Really wish I could have kept the 5 star review I previously wrote.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kasia S. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been a customer of this restaurant for 10 years. I was always very happy to go there with my family for dinner, I also ordered food by phone very often. The food was always very good and the atmosphere was nice. All the people who have worked or worked during this time were very nice. Today I called to order dinner by phone and the girl who picked up and wrote down the order was very rude. She wrote the wrong order, everything was different than I asked for. After arriving home and taking out the food, I called the restaurant and reported that the order was not what I ordered and the same girl was very unpleasant again, she lied that she was manager and hung up the phone while i was still talking. I went there to fix the order and she was still very angry. I really like this restaurant but as long as she works there I will not go back there. It's a pity because the food is good and the atmosphere was always pleasant before then.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sonia N. 2 years ago on Google
    Super cozy environment with a great selection of items. Fries are to die for actually and great prices for everything
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sia N. 2 years ago on Google
    The restaurant has a variety of options on their menu. I know this place mainly because their gyros are good. I do not know what the other food on their menu tastes like, but I already tried their ribs and some of their food, and they were good, as well as more like decent food. I've known this place for a long time, but I just visited it recently and I was really surprised to see their prices, which are now higher than they were. I still ordered, and I only ordered a gyro sandwich, fries, and a drink, which cost me quite a lot. The staff behind the counter were nice and friendly and told me that there would be a short wait for the food. It was not really a short wait because I waited longer than I expected. When I got my food, the portion of the meat in the gyros sandwich was generous, but the overall portion of the sandwich was not really that generous. As far as I can remember, it still tastes the same. It is not the best gyro sandwich I have had. It is more like a decent gyro sandwich. I like it, as well as the price. My only complaints are definitely the slow service and the prices.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Monica L. 1 year ago on Google
    So it's a nice clean place and it's not too expensive but my issue isn't with the food or the prices 🙃 it's with the HEAT ! ITS 88f and they have no AC. I found it extremely uncomfortable to sit there and eat...plus no drive thru. I won't be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael C. 1 year ago on Google
    1st time here, recommend by a few friends. Definitely do not disappoint. I had there 1/2 chicken dinner combo and it was absolutely delicious 😋, great menu and combo items to choose from. Very clean place, was busy as well. Will be back in the future!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Konrad G. 1 year ago on Google
    If you want a good gyro with fries, don’t come here. Mediocre food at best. Gyros are dry. No sauce on them. Fries are the low quality frozen fries that are just reheated.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dave V. 7 months ago on Google
    This place is epic! Best gyro sandwich I've ever eaten. Great customer service, clean restaurant, clean bathrooms and history all over the walls. I wish I lived closer!

  • 5/5 Brad M. 8 months ago on Google
    Back in my home town on vacation. You want an awesome gyros and fries, this is where you get it. Place has been outstanding since it opened as Kourtis way back in the day. The only thing that changed was the name, good food for sure.

  • 5/5 Barbara W. 8 months ago on Google
    First time at this restaurant. Very nice and clean. Ordered Gyros and Beef sandwiches. Both very delicious. The only thing I will do in the future is ask for Tzatziki sauce on the side. Sometimes I like a lot of sauce and sometimes I like a little sauce

  • 1/5 Angela K. 6 months ago on Google
    I’ve given this place multiple tries, but it’s been bad each time. There is a hidden fee when you use a credit card (they don’t let you know about that beforehand), they mess up my order each time (i.e. requested no green peppers on a salad, but there were green peppers all over it), they are always out of many of their items, so I can never get them, and the service has been terrible each time I’ve been in there. I recently called in an order for pick up, it was just a soup and a salad, the restaurant was empty, and it still took them 25 minutes to prepare my meal.

  • 3/5 Wendy 8 months ago on Google
    Fry bags are so teeny tiny to begin with, and still, they only fill them halfway for some reason. But gosh, are the fries to die for. The gyros are top-notch as well, but not much else is anything to write home about. If they served the proper portion of the consistently delightful fries, I would've given 5 stars for sure.

  • 2/5 Nicholas H. 6 months ago on Google
    Could barely afford it, The place is SO EXPENSIVE! $9 dollars for a Polish sausage... $11 dollars for a Gyro NO fries OR drink! $20 for lunch with no drinks or fries?

  • 4/5 Chad W. 5 months ago on Google
    Just moved to the area and decided to give them a try. I personally loved the gyros. My wife said the chicken and coleslaw are much better at other Greek restaurants. Too dry here. Nice service and the taziki sauce was delicious.

  • 1/5 Michael R. 10 months ago on Google
    The cooks were very rude. The cashier was very nice. I would never trust them to cook my food again not nice at all. Just my experience.

  • 4/5 charles l. 1 year ago on Google
    The Gyro combo meal is great value. They will serve two people or give you a second meal. The credit card surcharge stinks so bring cash to avoid the surcharge.

  • 2/5 Cassie O. 1 year ago on Google
    The lady at the front would pick and choose who she would be friendly to. In the middle of ordering she would pick up the phone to take an order while I was in the middle of ordering without telling me to hold on or anything. Then wanted to charge me extra for sauce when I didn’t get any at all when my order was finally ready. Waited over 20 mins to get my food. Food was not worth the wait. Bad customer service. And safe to say that I won’t be coming back here.

  • 5/5 Rob S. 10 months ago on Google
    This squirrel 🐿️ and momma squirrel, go here offen. Thought 🤔 I left a review. Well it's a five ⭐ place. Service is good, food is great 👍 and serving size is large. The price is worth it. Momma squirrel 🐿️ 💕 the soup 🍲. I like the gyro plate 🍽️ 😁. Needed photos, but I was hungry and forgot, we go here offen. Look for up dates.

  • 2/5 Kevin W. 1 year ago on Google
    Kosta's used to be a place we looked forward to visiting. Now, they've raised their prices across the board and lowered their quality. Even the portions seemed smaller. I used to get a Gyros plate that came with a Greek salad on the side. The Gyros plate is now just an open faced gyro with double meat and fries for $14 slopped into a container. The side salad it used to come with is now being charged separately over $6. The meat didn't taste good. I paid for extra sauce and it was watery and like cups of tasteless cucumber water. On top of the increased prices, I was charged a 3.5% service fee for using a debit card. It was very disappointing overall.

  • 2/5 Bkktraveler B. 1 year ago on Google
    Let me start off by saying that I’ve been a loyal customer for over 20+ years. The gyros are fantastic, but the last few times the sandwiches (which are over $10 now with tax) have been light and small. I gave them a call to let them know, but the girl that answered said ‘you can order double meat’. I said I understand that but as a customer I’d never had to do that the past 20+ years. I don’t even mind the price increases, but just give me a decent sandwich. Disappointing experience for sure from a restaurant I really like.

  • 4/5 Jake H. 10 months ago on Google
    Best baked Italian beef in the state. It's perfect everytime. Good fries and quick turnaround on food. Can be busy during the school year lunch hours, that's how ya know it's good.

  • 5/5 Evan L. 1 year ago on Google
    I've been coming to this place since it was Curtises, but moved away last year. The food today was fantastic as always and came along with that sidekick of nostalgia. Loved the shrimp basket and the combination sandwich that we got. I highly recommend this place to any and everyone.

  • 2/5 Petr F. 1 year ago on Google
    Liked this restaurant years ago. I visited Kostas gyros now after few years and ordered gyros plate. The meat looks like warmed in microwave, tomato was still freezing cold (probably served straight from freezer). Not planning coming back anymore

  • 1/5 Edgar M. 1 year ago on Google
    Bad cooks who look soulless and rude. It wasn't a complicated order, Gyro plate and Italian Sausage with hot peppers. Took extra long, doing 5 other orders more quickly until I said something. They ended up getting my father's order wrong by giving him gyro meat instead of the Italian Sausage that he ordered.

  • 5/5 Nick T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food! The business was well kept and the food was great!! It was a little pricey ($50+for three gyro plates and cheese sticks)but the food was incredible! Such good gyros I think it was worth the price!

  • 5/5 Lawrence P. 1 year ago on Google
    Yesterday evening, we ate at Kostas with our family and some cousins and our parents. The food, (as always) was great, freshly cooked and mighty tasty. The service was speedy and the team members were very kind and polite, while treating us like highly-valued customers. What's not to like? We love this place and we recommend it.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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