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Acropolis Greek Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Greek Restaurants Mediterranean Greek, Mediterranean [Edit]
621 James StUtica, NY 13501
(315) 793-1015
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Acropolis Greek Restaurant
5 reviews in English
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Review from Garret N.
Bishop, CA
7/25/2009
I stopped in for lunch today and got a gyro with the feta on top. The restaurant isn't very welcoming at all (you order through a window it would be difficult to deliver mail through) but when I tasted the gyro all was forgiven. The meat is tender and plentiful and the feta is easily the best I've ever had. The prices are quite reasonable too.
The restaurant is take out ONLY at lunch, you can't sit anywhere. -
Review from Raymond D.
Whitesboro, NY
9/11/2011 1 photo
My wife thought the salad was great. She actually ordered a chicken gyro with the salad but they mistook the order and gave her only a salad. But even with just the salad, it was great to her. So even without the gyro, she thought it was great. Just please be careful around Elm Street, Howard Avenue and a lot of other roads around there. It has an extremely high crime rate.
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Review from Ron F.
Utica, NY
6/23/2011
Small, family-run restaurant. Food is excellent! Staff has always been friendly. You must try the tzatziki! It is fantastic: it comes with grilled pita bread triangles brushed with oil; it is very creamy and garlicy. Literally, the best I have ever had. Parking is a little weird. Lunch is by take-out only, I think. Used to have a vegetable sandwich that was fantastic.
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Review from Kimberly W.
Philadelphia, PA
Updated - 11/25/2008
OK, I hate to sound insensitive here, but a friend of mine and I went out to the Acropolis a little while ago as the "Light The Night" walk for leukemia was finishing up. (We had no idea that the race was actually ending at the restaurant itself until 5 minutes after we got there.) It took almost 10 minutes for any staff to come out and notice us, even though the restaurant was fairly full. The lady who owns the place came out and acted like we were bugging her when we asked if a table was available. She then launched into a LONG guilt-trip about the walk, and how her son has leukemia, etc., obviously trying to guilt us into giving money to the cause. Both my friend and I give to charities on our own time, but we both are more than a little turned off when someone essentially puts you on the spot in an attempt to get money out of you. We've *all* had relatives get sick and die from horrible diseases, but to guilt-trip your customers (after ignoring them for way longer than is proper in a small restaurant,) is seriously beyond rude. (I should note that we politely sympathized/nodded, so it's not like this behavior was warranted.) The owner then almost begrudgingly gave us a table, and the *two* waiters that were assigned to our section continued to ignore us as they brought drinks/food and took orders from neighboring tables. (I have nothing but sympathy for wait staff doing their best in a busy environment, but ignoring us --which, I suspect, was passive-aggressive "punishment" for not being part of the walk/falling over ourselves about the cause-- was beyond unconscionable.) My friend and I --due to the stellar meals we've had at the Acropolis in the past, and due to the fact that neither of us had eaten there in ages since I moved away-- put up w/the snubbing for 20 minutes without so much as anyone asking to take our drink order, and then left. This used to be one of my favorite restaurants of all time, and I used to go so often that the owners actually remembered me and my usual order when I came in. I have to say that after this rude behavior, I'd seriously hesitate to ever go again when I visit Utica. If a restaurant wants to only serve people that belong to a certain organization for a given night, isn't it just common sense to put a sign on the door or somesuch to essentially let the general public know that's the case? Why go ahead and seat --and then purposely alienate-- patrons who knew nothing of this beforehand?
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/18/2008 First to Review
Ah, this is one of my favorite Utica restaurants *ever!* I miss this place terribly, and always… Read more »
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Review from Marilyn W.
Montara, CA
6/11/2009
I am visiting Utica NY from my home near San Francisco and I must admit that I was skeptical about finding high quality cuisine in Utica. In the first 5 days of my visit, I have dined at the Acropolis twice, going back because the initial meal was more than memorable, just exactly what I love in a meal. The restaurant is not pretentious, just warm and easy to feel comfortable there, especially eating alone, which I was. The food is "oh my wonderful!" Simple authentic Greek dishes, prepared with love and care. I had the shrimp Neighborhood dish on my first visit and switched to lobster on the second. Both times I very much wanted to like the plate, like my dog Henry would want to do. Every single bite was perfection. A simple Greek salad, dressed with lemon and olive oil in exactly perfect proportions, a generous helping of marinated shrimp or lobster, and accompanied by some amazing Greek style pita, warm and soft. I am trying to figure out how to go again before I leave. I just cannot wait to savor this wonderful food again. The service is attentive but not too...and the other diners proved to be friendly and helpful with suggestions about where to find things around town. A girl could not ask for more in an overall perfect dining experience. You MUST try this restaurant. You will not be disappointed!
