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Grecian Gyro
Categories: Restaurants Greek Restaurants Mediterranean Greek, Mediterranean [Edit]
855 Virginia AveHapeville, GA 30354
(404) 762-1627
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 9:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Dogs Allowed:
- No
32 reviews for Grecian Gyro
Review Highlights
"...90, get a side of pita bread for $.93) and truly yummy."
(in 4 reviews)
"...Grecian potatoes with Nick's special sauce is soooo good."
(in 3 reviews)
"Nick's Grecian Gyro doesn't look like much but it offers..."
(in 6 reviews)
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32 reviews in English
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Review from Food S.
Boston, MA
9/27/2011
This is the highlight of my semi annual trips to Virginia Ave. for Delta Training. I think I've been eating here for 20 years! I love the Gyro plate and it's the best Greek food I've had this side of Athens. (and I don't mean friggin' Georgia)
I will admit it can seem a little dirty at times but I love the food! Love this place!!! -
Review from Sari H.
9/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
Wow...this is definitely a diamond in the rough. If not for a friend's suggestion, I would have never ventured to such a tiny, nondescript place with an even tinier parking lot.
Yep, another postage stamp-sized parking lot with excellent food. They must have 10-12 parking spaces total..Wth?
I guess I'll have to finagle some parking alternative if I want to become a Grecian Gyro regular. And yes, I do want to become a GG regular because It was that good!.
We ordered the gyro combo platter with sliced lamb, well-seasoned potatoes, greek salad,pita bread and a heaping portion of their special sauce. Absolutely delish!
Reasonably priced( I think you can enjoy lunch for about $7-8, with a soft drink included), the portions of lamb and potatoes are large, and it's hella tasty!
I truly heart Grecian gyro... yeah!Listed in: My own culture club...
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Review from Kat S.
Atlanta, GA
1/23/2012
Went with a friend and ordered a chicken wrap, potatoes and drink. We ordered takeout since we were staying nearby at a hotel by the Convention Center. Very casual atmosphere and friendly employees. The kitchen is open and you can watch them prepare your meal. Very generous with the sauce on the potatoes. I'd definitely return if I'm in the neighborhood (or stop by one of the other locations).
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Review from Robin S.
Gwinnett, GA
1/12/2012
Loved it!
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Review from Matthew L.
Mableton, GA
11/12/2011
A great gyro dive if you're ever down by the airport. Place is always mobbed with Delta folks at lunch. Food is good and service is fast.
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Review from Ash S.
Lithia Springs, GA
6/2/2011 2 Check-ins Here
LOVE this place & Nick & sons who still run the place after years & years. I used to live around the corner & this was a go-to spot for good food. The gyros & Grecian potatoes with Nick's special sauce is soooo good!
Lunch time it is always packed with Delta employees (as are most places in Hapeville during the week). -
Review from Jamarcus T.
Stone Mountain, GA
2/4/2011 6 Check-ins Here
What a restaurant. I love Grecian gyro, and while I don't go greek once a week, but I do try to go often. This particular location (i'm familiar with three) is very hard to find parking especially if it's a nice warm day. The outdoor seating is prime real estate also, so if you see an open spot, you better grab it and give your buddy the order to place for you!
I always go for the veggie wrap, which comes with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and a special sauce at just under 3 bucks. Add some of the potato slices and that's some fantastic eating (go easy on the sauce though...it's great but can't be good for you!).
They do have a selection of grilled chicken gyros, beef/lamb, and they just introduced a new Mediterranean wrap (I honestly wasn't very impressed). A word of advice. If you order the Feta pita wrap, order another wrap to go with it, because it's quite literally filled with Feta cheese. Awesome if you love feta, but you may need to mix a few veggies/pieces of meat into that feta pita to even out the flavor.
Their hummus is just 'okay' and I rarely order it and I say the same for their baklava, but everything is worth a try here once -
Review from Phoebe T.
11/23/2010
The gyro was pretty yummy and I enjoyed the sauce. It was well wrapped and didn't get messy at all as I had assumed it would have. The amount of lamb they give you in a gyro is pretty sizable too. The price for a meal was a bit too expensive though - I would've been okay paying 5 something for a meal but it was close to the 8-10 range. That is bordering the cost of Greek food in downtown LA at this place which was much more nicely decorated and had salad included in their meal.
The patio is super cute though and if you're craving Greek food and in the area, I would highly recommend this place. If you're just looking for places to eat and don't really like spending 10 dollars on lunch, I would look elsewhere. -
Review from Tracie T.
Atlanta, GA
8/26/2011
I am from NY and this is the closest I have gotten to great Gyros. I have been going here for over 10 years and I love it. Now that I moved on the other side of town I go when i can but it is always great and fast.
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Review from Mark C.
San Francisco, CA
10/20/2007
Nick's is definitely part of my regular lunch-time rotation when I'm working, and I'm kind of sad that I'm not at Delta HQ as often as I was over the summer. I always just get a gyro wrap, but if I'm feeling extra-hungry, the gyro plate is an amazingly filling meal. The gyro as a whole is sometimes a little greasier than I'd like, but oh, add the sauce and it really doesn't matter anymore.
The place isn't much to look at, but a glance at the line at lunch should be enough of an indication that the food's good. Indoor seating is very limited, and while the outdoor patio is comfortable, how comfortable can it really be with the smell of Jet A and diesel?
Still, Nick's is a standard lunch spot, and one that anyone who enjoys gyros or other Greek food to take a visit to. -
Review from Dean A.
East Point, GA
1/15/2008
Nick's Grecian Gyro doesn't look like much but it offers excellent food for the price!
Try the Gyro Plate, with Greek salad and potatoes. When they ask you the magic words "Sauce on the potatoes?" the answer is "YES!". Dang....now my mouth is all watering!
The souvlaki (pork loin) is very good, as is the lamb gyros. I also like the chicken plates but the lamb or pork rule here. The hummus is ok. Not the best I've had but decent.
While the meat and potatoes are great, the thing that really tops it off is the pita bread they use. Toasted up on the grill and either wrapped around the sandwich, or in the way of the plates, cut and served open faced. This is the stuff that will make you come back.
Their tea is super sweet, so be warned. I usually order half sweet and half unsweet.
Man, where is a napkin when I need it? -
Review from Art H.
Atlanta, GA
4/21/2011
When you walk in the door, if you can walk in the door, Nick, or one of his very friendly staff, greets you immediately. Nick, replete with Greek fishing hat, looks like he just got off the plane from Athens... and being this close to the airport, that might be the case. The food is authentic Greek fare but better than most food you find in Greece. The gyros, both lamb/beef and chicken, are great. The souvlaki is excellent. Get the roasted potatoes on the side and have them covered with Nick's Greek (tzatziki) sauce. As the sign out front says, "Once a week go Greek".
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Review from Bryan S.
Peachtree City, GA
1/19/2009
This place is kind of dirty with awfully soiled looking people behind the counter (one lady with jail-house tattoos, missing teeth & greasy hair) but, damn, the food is good. I don't want to publicize them lest they become even more popular and prices go up but I think word got out about 10 years ago.
Gyros are highly recommended. They aren't huge (I'm a big eater) but two really fill me up. Great sauce - not tzatsiki but something similar.
Side order of olives are pathetic (what do you expect for, like, 50 cents?) but the dolmades are really good and a good value.
A gyros and large order of dolmades run me around $9 and I'm a happy camper.
Easily accessible from the airport if you know where you're going. They close just before 9:30 p.m. so not a destination for late night munchies. -
Review from Laura W.
Atlanta, GA
4/3/2011
Mmm, my new favorite lunch spot. Gyros and potatoes are good, love the tzatziki sauce. If you love feta the feta pita is so good. My fave though is the chicken pita with feta added- goes great with a fountain grape soda! Wraps are the perfect size and prices are very reasonable.
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Review from Sonya S.
Atlanta, GA
7/17/2008
My husband runs by Nick's on the way home from work sometimes and picks up dinner.
Twice, I had the gyro plate. First time, I got a lot of potatoes seasoned heavily with their salt/Greek seasoning and basted heavily with their Greek sauce. On top, they laid out the tasty gyro beef and lamb meat. The accompanying salad was pretty good and not drenched with salad dressing.
The last time with the same order, I requested the sauce to be on the side. I got fewer potatoes that weren't as soft. Again, the salt/Greek seasoning was heavy (why!!!???). The gyro beef and lamb were great. The salad was wilted from sloshing around in the salad dressing which also was very salty.
Too much salt, people! Wow.
in both instances, the bread was great. Their hummus is pretty good as well as the dolmades.
I grew up on this food. Now, this place isn't as good as homemade, but, if you catch the heavy hands that shake the salt, you will have a decent meal for a decent price. -
Review from Darryl D.
Portland, OR
5/7/2009
Good Gyro's, great prices, get the potatoes with sauce.
The sauce probably has a million calories, like a bad for you ranch dressing. -
Review from Katie K.
11/8/2009
This place is good! I have passed this place tons of times while on my way to the other eateries across the street, and never considered Grecian Gyro because it looked super sketchy, old, and was basically falling apart. But my coworker once mentioned that the potatoes here are "awesome," so we took a lunch out here the following week. At first, I was afraid that there wouldn't be any vegetarian options on the menu since I don't eat meat, but there was enough to keep me happy.
If you get a plate, the meal is a good size for lunch - medium sized gyro with potatoes (there's some sort of addicting white sauce on them), salad, and a drink. It's a bit pricey though - $10 for something that is essentially fast food. Plus on the salad, they give you just ONE kalamata olive, which is simply ridiculous.
But all in all, its decent food. It's too expensive to come here all the time, but its a good treat every now and then. Make sure to come on the early side, because parking can be rather scarce. -
Review from Terry F.
1/25/2010
The closest Greek place to East Point and College Park.
Tasty gyros. Be sure to try the potatoes. The baklava is also worthwhile.
These guys seem to be open all of the time and I have never left there hungry.
Great place to scratch your Greek itch! -
Review from Mark C.
Atlanta, GA
7/23/2009
I don't know what all the buzz is about. I thought it was VERY meh...
My chicken wrap was swimming in the white sauce, there was WAY too much of it. It was pretty gross actually. Big chunks of white chicken though...too bad they were cold!
The worst part was the potatoes. Cold and greasy.
I think that, had the food been at the proper temperature, it may have been better.
It was just bad. Very, very forgettable meal. -
Review from Brian M.
Annapolis, MD
7/10/2007
Down the street from Delta Airlines HQ, most of the patrons are airport workers and such. My dad is addicted to the Gyro plate, which is delicious. The gyro meat cooks on the vertical oven deal and Nick or someone slices it off and grilles it up. Just a bad ass place. The Cokes have crushed ice, which is a little added bonus. Very small space inside, with a covered deck for the overflow.
Listed in: You've never been here...
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Review from Katherine D.
Atlanta, GA
2/15/2008
The Gyro here is perfection, really. And Nick is actually Greek, so that helps things too. Lunch here is inexpensive ($3.99 for a Gyro, add feta for $.90, get a side of pita bread for $.93) and truly yummy. Get everything "sauced." Mmmm...
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Review from Jesse Z.
Atlanta, GA
6/18/2008
Lunch was actually very tasty, minus the price and the salad. Gyro Plate wrapped, came out to $10.05. Its a ton of food, I would rather it be a little cheaper and small portions, as I could not finish all my food, and neither could any of my co-workers. The Gyro was very good, as were the Grecian Potatoes. I'll be back if I feel like spending the money. Food is great, price isn't.
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Review from Diane D.
Atlanta, GA
1/20/2008
I eat here about once a month, I get craving the grilled chicken and potatoes with that yummy sauce and just find myself there - standing in line. The place is small so I almost always get it take out which is fine with me!
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Review from Scott P.
3/14/2008 1 photo
Super busy for lunch, but quick courteous service with great food... will definitely head back!
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Review from Sunshine M.
Atlanta, GA
10/9/2007
The line is out the door, but the wait is well worth it! I always order the Veggie Gyro with Greek Potatoes, the Tzaikiki sauce is loaded on top and it's addictive.
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Review from Dave S.
Atlanta, GA
5/9/2010
Potatoes are great, the mythic white sauce is really good, but probably not good-for-you.
Got a gyro, which was among the better I've had. The meat was well seasoned, and adorned with the same white sauce.
The little house salad served on the side was pretty fresh, and had a very nice dressing on it - also housemade, I'd guess.
Overall a good little spot, and obviously popular judging by the crazy long line that backed out the door (even on the rainy day when I was there). It *is* a bit pricey for what you get, but I take solace knowing it's scratch-made and damn tasty. -
Review from Boris Y.
Roswell, GA
3/16/2010
Gyro and get the sauce with the Greek fries. Penny for penny, tough to beat.
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Review from Brent H.
5/20/2009 1 Check-in Here
Excellent Gyros and potatoes. I've had a lot of gyros and different places in Atlanta and I've yet to find one that comes close to the ones here.
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Review from Jada G.
8/21/2009 1 Check-in Here
I'm part of the Delta clan, so we usually frequent this place once a week. "once a week, we go Greek" I've been coming here for about 6 years. I have no complaints. When i come here during lunch, the line is always out the door. I love the potatoes. I always ask for the sauce on the side (depending on who makes your plate, decides how much sauce you'll have)
I always get the lamb gyro plate. It comes with a great greek salad (nothing special, just a basic salad, but very good) and some potatoes w/ the Mediterranean cucumber sauce. I pay about 7-9 dollars. The wraps use to be a pretty good portion, but within the last few months their size has decreased by half. And they charge you for extra sauce and feta. This recession is a bitch!
I love their ice, it's the small, crumbly ice like you get at the hospital.
This is a family owned, but not operated business. It's tiny in size and personality. The food is good and simple, not great, and the prices are fair.
A lot of yelpers have commented on the workers. Yes, they do like they are on work release.
I can honestly say, Nick's gyros are the best I have ever had. If you know of better...tell me -
Review from Donnell H.
Atlanta, GA
1/15/2008
Great spot for lunch.
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Review from brad s.
Winona Lake, IN
3/13/2008
For the price and atmosphere its hard to beat. The pita bread is awesome. The gyros, salad, and hummus were awesome.
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Review from Skip F.
Atlanta, GA
3/31/2011
great place to have an authentic gyro.
