The Greek Kitchen
“i had the chicken souvlaki which comes with a generous amt of chicken, rice, and even a rather large salad for only $13.”
“I'm addicted to their Gyro platter which is HUGE and I always end up taking half of it home.”
“I also like the grilled calamari, the tarama, and their endless pita is so addictive.”
The Greek Kitchen
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Loved the food. Service was good. They were cool with my kids splitting an entree. The Gyros was very good, loved the texture of it. Greek salad was not over dressed. The grilled sausage appetizer stole the show. The fresh dill and onion garnish balanced the grease perfectly.
Really 3.5… But not quite a 4.
I had the lemon chicken egg soup, I can't remember what it's called but it was a super tasty. The service was decent. Nothing crazy exciting but this seemed to be a pattern for me during my NY stay. There didn't seem to be any dessert options, which if you know me, that's a problem.
The shape of the restaurant made it very easy to hear the surroundings tables conversations. Which, depending on your entertainment style you might enjoy. The prices weren't bad at all. I'm in between on this place. Not pressed to come back but it was good for what it was.
I'm giving it 3 stars because it's not family friendly.
No kids meals or kids options can make this a pricey meal when you take the family.
Otherwise really good. Service was quick, not very personable but fast. Portions were huge, I couldn't even finish all of my food. Pita bread was amazing. I got the gyro and my kids shared the pork kabob. Their kabob was far tastier than my gyro which was still really good! I wanted to switch though.
Strange observation : their water was awful. I couldn't drink it. Being a southern girl I ordered iced tea which I also couldn't drink. It tasted like it had gone bad. All I can speculate is because it was made from the same bad water.
I would definitely go again, but sans kids. No wait, quick service, and lots of space will make it a place to grab a quick and filling meal!
This place was quite empty on a Tuesday night but I'm glad it was empty. The service was good and the complimentary pita bread for the table was real tasty and fresh, I wanted to eat more of it but didn't want to fill myself up.
For the main, I got the grilled salmon dish with the Greek chips. I wasn't a fan of the Greek chips as I found them slightly too oily, but the char on the grilled salmon was solid – I enjoyed the salmon steak.
Overall, even though it was a solid salmon steak and the pita bread was good, the prices were higher than ideal for me, so I doubt I will be back for any just casual meal.
Wow! I was really spoiled with amazing Greek food living in Astoria and being close to Whitestone so I really wasn't expecting anything spectacular from The Greek Kitchen. However, I was proven wrong when I came here for a quick weekend lunch during a break from a class at the nearby hospital.
Platters are fairly large even at lunchtime, but I like that you get a salad with your choice of entree and a choice of a side. Sandwiches in pita are pretty generous. My friend got the gyro sandwich and I got the gyro plate. My plate had so much meat I had to give some to my friend. Compared to other gyro meats I've had, I felt that the gyro at The Greek Kitchen is a bit thicker (not a bad thing). We also got the spinach pie which was great.
Good quick service, great Greek food. I will definitely come back if I am in the area.
It was such a delightful place to eat at! Loved the authenticity, the atmosphere, cleanliness, and more specifically the food. It was a random pick on our walk in NYC and we didn't have reservations.
It did not take us long to be seated and we were immediately served and taken care of. The staff were super nice & prompt!
We ordered the Avgolemono and half roasted chicken with baked potatoes and both of the dishes were spectacular!! The avgolemono was new to me and I couldn't get enough of it (HIGHLY recommended)! The roasted chicken was tender, moist, juicy, and above all, flavorful!! I absolutely loved the baked potatoes, they were so tangy and oh so delish! And the portions are huge! Loved the place, would definitely be visiting again!
Came here after a class and was greeted warmly by the lovely staff here. Not sure if it was family owned but the service was amazing. They seated us quickly and put together tables for us without any fuss (we were a party of 8). They quickly brought water and our menus.
I ordered a roasted chicken souvlaki and we also got tzatziki & hummus with pita. They kept refilling our pita and it was so delish. The dolmades we got was also so yummy. Perfect consistency and super addicting. Just the right amount of tartness and saltiness.
The chicken souvlaki was super flavorful but the pieces of chicken themselves were too large for my liking. I prefer strips (I understand that it's roasted on a kebab but I like the attention to detail) and also more flavor! I had to add some of the tzatziki to get the real effect of all the flavors together.
They were super good about checking up on us and also splitting our checks (they won't do separate but they will divide up the payment).
Had The Greek Kitchen for lunch this afternoon – it is a fairly large restaurant with nice indoor "sidewalk" seating, which is awesome on a nice day and for people watching. The entrance is shared by Clinton Bakery next door.
The prices are so-so for the neighborhood and for the food.
$9 gyro sandwich – HUGE. Comes with nothing but the sandwich, however. The bf had this and he was stuffed – comes with the usual.
$5 side of fries – these "fries" are more like thick cut potato chips that are somewhat soft, covered in parmesan cheese. The bf thought these were "alright" – probably was expecting normal cut fries (so was I).
$13.50 gyro platter – came with choice of grain (I chose orzo) and a side salad. The salad didn't have enough dressing on it, but from what I could tell, the dressing was good. Not as many ingredients as the Greek salad main. The lamb gyro was really greasy, but meaty, tender, hot, and had a nice "charred" taste to it. The orzo was hot – for some reason I thought it would come cold – and had a bit too much black pepper in it (not the fresh stuff, but that meh-tasting flaky black pepper). The tzatziki sauce was full of dill and cucumber – very fresh tasting and I enjoyed this.
They serve pretty decent coffee, my but iced coffee was on the receipt as a "iced espresso" since they "didn't have any other buttons" for it. Huh.
Service was quite slow for the amount of people in the restaurant, but out waiter was very nice.
We'll put this one in the "maybe I'll return" pile.