Fancier/more showy than the Greek place just a few storefronts down, this place has a more varied menu. The breakfast is probably the best meal they serve, I'm not really into the more lunch/dinner items. read more

Service is great. Food is no good. They gave me some strange lemony rice soup to start, the gyros I ordered were oily and spongy (passable I suppose), the veggies that came with the gyros were so strongly laden with lemon and salt they were almost inedible. read more

My husband and I came here for lunch today on our way to a movie. First the waitress forgot my seltzer, no biggie. Food was average (good feta though) but the real doozy was when we got the check. Each item we ordered was jacked about a dollar more on our bill than what was on the menu. When we pointed that out to the waitress she said we must have gotten an "old menu." Then, when she gave us our correct bill, she said that she "accidentally" charged us for a different salad. OK, which is it? There also seemed to be another couple at the counter having the same discussion with the hostess as she re-tallied their bill. We are from NYC where skimming is common (particularly in Williamsburg) but here we never encounter it. I know times are tough but come on, not cool. read more

Great breakfast! Place could use a good wipe down as it was a bit dusty inside... Staff was friendly, and they have a good menu.

Slow, unapologetic service, lack of proximal competition, mediocre food. Makes us nostalgic for Boston.

Its all Greek to me! and I'm lovin' it! Grab a table early in the morning for a bite of breakfast or elbow your way through the lunch crowd for a gyro or two. Costa's is well worth the hassle of trying to find parking in the U. District. read more

Very good! I love Greek food and this place delivers on that love. The flaming cheese appetizer is amazing. For breakfast the Greek omelet is delicious! Most of the entrees I've had there have been absolutely wonderful. The service is great too, very nice people that know how to do their jobs! Baklava for dessert is mmmm. read more

I would give it zero stars if possible. We went to the restaurant on the Fourth of July for breakfast. We were seated and brought coffee and water. We sat for nearly an hour and never again saw one wait staff. My coffee or my wife's water was never refilled. After an hour of waiting for food it seemed to me that they prioritized to-go order over there current customers. After waiting an hour and getting no service we left and the wait staff didn't even care. I will never go back and I never even ate the food. Horrible experience. read more

Start with the bad. The young lady waitresses closed the doors an hour early on me and very pregnant wife,(like an hour early). Kind of a bummer since we bused in to eat there. The breakfast is fair, nothing amazing but great that it is offered, especially all day. The fries are a bit disappointing. Now the good. The middle aged ladies working there,(think are foreign), are great. The pasta I had was outstanding and even when busy you can tell the wait staff tried their best to make sure you got what you wanted. Can accommodate vegetarians well. Big male waiter is also friendly and funny guy.I really wanted to give this place five stars but the young girl wait staff ruined that. Still recommend the place. read more

This is my favorite place in the U district. The food is great, I recommend the gyro omlette. They let us come in and hang for long periods of time and the people watching along the ave can't be beat! My friends and I go a couple of times a week over the summers when I'm living in the area, but make a point to meet up there a coupld of times over the year just to get our gyro fix! read more

Great for breakfast!! Tons of food great atmosphere. I have had the eggs benedict and the country fried chicken with eggs. Both very good service is as fast as a place this small can be read more

Great hangover food but the waitresses ( in my experience) will completely forget about you, your water, an bringing you your check. But totally perfect for any tired college student who really needs awesome greasy breakfast that's cheap and fast. read more

Terrible Terrible Terrible. Understafed! all the way from the dinning floor to the kitchen. To summerize... food took long and looked like left overs. Service bad! the glasses for water were dirty and my wine glass had pink lipstick marks on it w/ finger prints. The place don't even have people to clean the dishes. STAY AWAY read more

Awesome food!!! Awesome service. Family owned.

This is my favorite breakfast place on the Ave. The California omelette is great! Good portions and friendly staff. I have never had an issue getting a seat as soon as I arrive. The only complaint is the service is often slow due to a lack of staff. read more

Came here on a Wednesday morning around 10 for breakfast. It was pretty empty but with only 2 tables taken by a group, and one occupied with just one person. It was my first time to Costa's without reading any reviews, so I was looking forward to ordering. I got the hazelnut French toast with scrambled eggs and sausage links, and it was really good! Also ordered bottomless mimosas. When the check came, our waitress noted that the the 10% service charge was already added to the bill, so it was a little more than we expected; but nonetheless, not bad for a first time visit. Would come again read more

Costa's Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love, love, LOVE the avgolemono soup here. When I'm feeling under the weather, this is one of the things I crave. Spanakopita, Moussaka, Hummous, all top notch. I haven't tried other items, mostly because I'm so fond of my favorite items here! This place is family friendly, and when I forgot a very important item here, I was overjoyed that they had kept it! read more

Bad food. Bad service. Bad ambience. I had low expectations and nonetheless they were disappointed.

Service is always slow and spotty. Friendly, but incredibly slow. Last time I was here was the last straw. I came in with two friends at noon on a Sunday. The place was dead. We were seated at a dirty table, so we moved to the table next to us. The busser came and put down silverware, and we all looked down to see a gross, dirty fork placed on my napkin. My boyfriend stole a fork from the table we were just at. We all ordered coffee. As we were waiting for it to come out, another busser placed a spoon down next to one of my friends. No one else got a spoon. Just him. Shortly after the coffee came out, the busser returned and dropped a spoon and two forks in the middle of the table. It was bizarre. When I went to pay (we always consolidate so only one person pays) the lady at the register was on the phone, clearly on a personal call as I heard "What's the score? OMG there's no way we're going to lose!" I waited as she ran my card (still on the phone) and didn't make eye contact with me the whole time. I would go back, except this has regularly been my experience with this place. Slow, spotty service, and expensive, not very good food. I'm never going back. read more

Good food. Decent service. WAY overpriced $14 for a chicken salad with feta and cranberries $5 for a bowl of glorified lemon rice soup. Tasty, but there are way better lunch deals on The Ave. read more

My husband and I wanted breakfast food at noon. We walked around a lot looking for a good place that was reasonably priced and didn't have a 20 min wait. We were greeted and seated immediately by a friendly hostess. The food really hit the spot. I ordered 3 eggs over hard w/sausage links, fruit and an English muffin. Everything was perfect! My husband ordered biscuits n gravy w/eggs over easy and crispy hashbrowns. He loved it. His eggs were perfectly runny and his hashbrowns were perfectly crispy. We will definitely be coming back :-) read more

My friends and I ate dinner here on Monday night before going to a Celeste Barber show at the Neptune. The restaurant was empty aside from the 3 of us. Food was good. I ordered the crab fettuccine. My only complaint is that I would have liked more crab, it was pretty sparse. We had to hunt our server down to get more wine, which had they been busy, I would have understood, but the place was empty. When I got up to use the restroom, I walked by our server who was standing by the restrooms with an electric fly swatter...swatting flies. Um...ew. When I walked back to the table the server had moved to be at the kitchen window, where the chef puts food to be delivered to tables...the server was...swatting flies, right there, where food is placed...possibly whacking dead flies into the kitchen/food. That's disgusting. I asked for our check and boxes. We paid and left. I won't be eating here again. 1. The service left much to he desired. Considering the place was empty our waiter ought to have been able to check on us, offer us wine, desert, water refills?? But, no. He was MIA apparently entertaining himself by killing flies. 2. That's disgusting. Swatting flies with an electric fly swatter over the place prepared food is placed makes me question the cleanliness and sterilization of the whole place. I guess maybe that's why the place was deserted...and I had originally assumed it was due to the fact it was a Monday night.. Anyway, hard pass on this place. read more

I HATE how Yelp makes people who cant cook macaroni and cheese think they are "Americas top chef" and have an obligation to be a rude critic. Ive been all around the world and have studied many different types of foods and how to cook them. At Costa's, everything is made fresh with good materials, and for what it is, its a great place to go for almost any type of occasion. Ive gone there by myself in between classes, Ive taken girlfriends there, Ive even gone there with my family. My parents have been going here since THEY were in college at University of Washington. 90% restaurants close within the FIRST 2 years of opening which makes it the second riskiest business in America (right after construction). On that note Costa's has been there since the 70's, which means they MUST be doing something right! Best part about this is they aren't a CHAIN! Its FAMILY oriented. To Sum it Up 1.) Great Service from kind people every time Ive gone 2.) Consistently good food (Day or Night) 3.) Fairly Priced and even affordable for Students 4.) Huge variety of foods, NOT ONLY GREEK FOOD! I go to Costa's on a regular basis and to this day still stand by them read more

Got mints with the check and the food was amazing. Lamb skewers were especially good as was the beef. 10/10 would recommend

Whenever my dad visits me at UW we always go to Costas for breakfast. Its become a tradition. They have a great breakfast menu. I really enjoy their scrambles. read more

For a time, I frequented this establishment for to-go orders. This was mostly out of convenience, as it is located very near where my girlfriend at the time worked. We had exhausted many of the other restaurants on or around the Ave, and were in search of a reliable spot for breakfast take-out. I had associations of deliciousness with the Costas that was in Fremont, and thought this location was likely operated by the same family. I'm uncertain whether this is/was true or whether the common name was a coincidence. Anyhow, we began ordering basic two-egg breakfasts from here, and they were fairly decent, usually cooked accurately to our specifications. We liked the Greek-style round fries that came with our meals and for the most part they were fast, friendly, and consistent, if not consistently anything to write home about. One day I went in to pick up our order (we would call it in in advance from the shop) and it was complete chaos in there. It was a Saturday I believe, and jam-packed. They seemed to be drastically under-staffed, because there was no management of customer flow whatsoever. A free-for-all. As I was waiting in the amorphous blob of a queue, one of the tall potted trees that they have as part of their interior design tipped over in its pot and almost hit me in the head! The pot spilled soil all over the restaurant floor in front of the cash register! I helped one of the employees resurrect the fallen tree as another staff member came out to sweep up all the errant soil. Finally, after this whole ordeal and waiting another 15 or so minutes, I got our breakfasts and went back to the shop to consume them. They were rather on the cold side by that point, but we were hungry and they were passable, and knowing how busy the restaurant was we weren't going to complain. But then I noticed that the bread that had come with my meal had mold on it. This was not passable, and I didn't want them to be serving anyone else moldy bread, so I went back over to inform them of the situation. Again I had to wait a while, wend my crooked way through the clutter to the front counter. When I let them know about my meal, the gentleman I spoke with blamed it on the bread distributor, saying that he would be having a strong word with them. He then offered me a $15 gift certificate to the restaurant. After this experience, I wasn't so keen on returning, but I accepted this consolation as suitable enough and was on my way. Perhaps this place would be better visited in the middle of the week, or some time other than during the weekend brunch bracket? read more

A nice place to get brunch if you're a student and live in the udistrict but it's just a tad bit on the greasy side in my opinion.

I went here on a whim and i was seated very quickly. I think the biggest mistake was not ordering greek food as this is a greek restaurant. They have a lot of variety in their menu including breakfast food. I got the beef dip and bf got spaghetti and meatballs. Both dishes were okay (we tasted better) but the service was good. What I love about the beef dip was the bread (tasted so fresh!) Waitress was really friendly, but the food got to us a little slow. We would come back and try the greek food! read more

Great breakfast, I always get the costas omelet and it is huge. Hash browns could be a little more cooked into the center but other than that this is one of my favorite places. My brother says, "everything's great but the burnt toast" so just make sure they don't over toast your toast! Also he thinks the hash browns were a perfect 10! Staple diner coffee- my favorite part of smaller diners! read more

My roommate and I are touring the restaurants on University Ave. This is the 36th place on our tour. The interior of this restaurant was really cool. It was cozy and had a bunch of plants and a cool mural in the back. The staff greeted us immediately and were really friendly. We ordered our food and it came out quickly. Not a lot of people were there (we were eating at 11am). We ordered the 3 eggs breakfast and a "hamburger" with swiss cheese and fries. The breakfast food was a good respite from the usual fare we have seen on the Ave. The eggs were well cooked, the toast was good, and the bacon was very crispy (so if you're not into that, be warned). The hamburger was large, with a lot of beef, and came with a spread of veggies and mayo. The fries were crispy and hot, but they had a weird kind of fishy flavor (though this wasn't a deal-breaker). I would recommend this place as a nice sit-down eatery, set apart from the other cheap and fast food establishments which seem to target students. I will definitely go back. read more

they have great food i have goin there off and on since young kid that i am in late 30's that they have great food that staff there is very nice read more

OK...one thing that I hate is tough chewy meat. That just kills me and that's what I got at Costas. I ordered the 3 skewer combo with chicken, lamb and beef. I was looking for lamb that would melt in my mouth...nope. The beef was worse it was like an old truck tire...The side and the soup where good though hence two stars... read more

Meh. This is more like an American diner that has some Greek items on the menu. The service was moderately friendly, and the food was just OK. The hummus pita sandwich was decent in terms of the hummus quality, but the pita was greasy, the side salad looked wilty and I honestly didn't understand the little potato disks on the side. Are those Greek? My dining companions said that their meat kebabs weren't great. read more

I was here today on the occasion of a late birthday brunch and while none of the food was bad, it just didn't compare to other brunch places I've tried. Maybe it was just what I ordered, the gyro and feta omelette, that was a little lackluster because the menu selection was pretty huge. I just had a simple request that they didnt add so much feta but it was still too much for my liking. The decor is a plus however, with all the green plants hanging everywhere making it feel like i was in a safari haha. It's still a place that I would consider going back to but maybe trying other things like the skillet or the benedicts. read more

I have always seen this place but have only recently been in, but to my surprise it is a pretty decent place. The wine was alright but their greek food was pretty on point. The rice and gyro meat especially stood out in their offering of a mixture of greek specialties plate combination. Prices were alright. Overall a good place to try if you want mediocre american greek food. read more

Walked by saw the menu posted outside and decided to stop in. Very glad we did. Very nice service, very knowledgeable about their food options. Nice atmosphere. Very very very good food. The lamb was amazing! Would highly recommend! read more

Not too bad, not too good either. Like many of the restaurants on the Ave, Costas is just there. The food was middling to average, certainly nothing to write home about. The saganaki (brandied cheese set on fire) that we ordered was delicious, but it's hard to get fried cheese wrong. My spanakopita wasn't so great though...it had a weird hint of spearmint that I've never experienced before in that dish. Usually it's feta cheese/onions/spinach? To top it all off, there was one waitress working the entire floor on a Friday night, and she forgot to bring us our check for at least a half an hour. I guess we might come here again if we were feeling really lazy, but there's other Greek restaurants in town that we have yet to try. read more

Reliable food, generous portions. Friendly service, if a tad slow. This place is down the street from my office so I go fairly often. The only dish I've had that I didn't care for was the Croque Monsieur--the ham slices were about a half-inch thick. Authentically Greek - they have Retsina wine! read more

I like the service, espresso, and overall the food is excellent. I usually get falafel plates or hummas dishes with a lot of veggie sides. Very tasty, easy to find parking, and generally a quieter and roomier restaurant than those closer to the U. read more

I've passed Costa's on my way to Shinka's many times and have always been curious. So one evening, my friend and I decided to kill time by partaking in our favorite activity. Eating at different restaurants. The interior of Costa's is very pretty. I felt like I was going to have brunch! It had that "brunch feeling" if you guys know what I'm talking about. Anyway, we split a Smoked Salmon Fettucini which was really delicious! The sauce was drinkable. It's a shame there was only one garlic bread piece, because I would've gone to town on that sauce. The salmon was tender, too! As for the portions, my friend and I usually split a pasta because it's hard to finish by oneself (such as at Maggiano's). But we were unfortunately not satisfied. So we decided to get some coffee and dessert. We spied this cute old man (Cute in the "Aw! What a cute old man reading his paper and eating his sandwich!" way. Not the "Colin Firth in Bridget Jones's Diary is so cute!!!" way.") drinking a pretty coffee and decided to order the same with something that tasted and looked like a flan. Everything we ordered was very good! read more