What a fantastic Greek restaurant. The staff was incredibly welcoming and kind. It is not a very big place, but feels very cozy. Food was absolutely delicious , the Greek chicken was amazing! Everything on the menu was reasonably priced and the food being served throughout the restaurant was very generously portioned. Wish I had tried this place sooner! read more

Cross-Rhodes - Chicken Greek Style - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Absolutely delicious & everything the reviews here said are true. Service is incredible (so friendly), food comes out quickly, and the flavors are authentic. It feels like you're walking into your family's home. The space is no frills and the food is incredible. Easy street parking outside the place and it looked like most people had pick up orders. Portions are MASSIVE and it's quite a beautiful thing. I can't wait to order from here in the future! read more

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Always a great dining experience! The servers are always helpful too! Thank you! The restaurant is comfortable.

I have been eating at Olympus Gyros in Mount Prospect ,IL (Fantastic) for 30+ years, but I stumbled across this place doing in a corporate event in Evanston Illinois and was told about this place that has been in business for over 30 years now second generation owned by the daughter. The ambience is old school vibes just like you a picture in Chicago restaurant,very clean but absolutely fantastic delicious egg lemon soup the original and right way to Make lemon soup , Just flip'n fantastic as well as the Gyro sandwich..It doesn't get any better than this!!! And for the $22 bucks for soup and a sandwich , it's best deal in town and worth every penny highly recommend this place. FYI!!!!! *****It's Cash only!!! ***** Cheers!!! read more

Cross-Rhodes - Gyro Sandwich $12.00 - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Hands-down one of the best restaurants in Evanston. I might even go so far as to say it's better than the more-famous ones in Chicago's Greektown. It's no-nonsense, high-quality stuff. Bring cash. Well-worth it. read more

Truly a legit Greek restaurant. Reasonably priced (cash only), which is not a bad thing. A good sized menu serving authentic Greek appetizers, sandwiches, and full meals. Their salads are no joke! Excellent fresh veggies loaded into your plate and generous helpings of feta cheese. The small are large and the large can be shared. The egg lemon soup is the real deal. This is easily the kind of place you can find yourself a few times a week. There really is something fur everybody here. read more

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Some items are definitely better than others. They have great Egg Lemon soup. I ordered a chicken souvlaki and it was dry as hell. Portions are decent for the money, but again, not everything on the money knocks it out of the park. read more

Outstanding restaurant Best food Great service Friendly staff Efficient Inexpensive read more

Cross-Rhodes is one of my favorite places to get a burger. I've come here for many, many years and have eaten countless burgers. I get the Charburger with feta, and it's served with all the fixins on a sesame bun. It's always perfectly grilled and juicy and is served with Greek fries (crispy cottage with vinegar and oregano) which are just amazing. My friend has always ordered the vegetarian salad with slices of gyro with a cup of avgolemono soup. The tzatziki sauce is thick and garlicky and so good. Portions are very generous. Cross-Rhodes is nothing fancy but if you want simple and hearty Greek food, you'll find it here. Staff has been here for ages. Cash only but there's an ATM in the vestibule. Once long ago, we considered living around the corner from Cross-Rhodes, which would have been a disaster for my hips. As it is we make a regular pilgrimage and I'm always happy and excited to get a burger and look forward to the next visit. read more

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My boyfriend has been wanting to take me to Cross-Rhodes forever as they have one is his favorite burgers; The Rhodes Burger, which is a half pound burger patty with cheese, topped with gyros meat on a sesame seed bun. It sits on a bed of steak cut Greek fries, which are equally loved. It's a big burger and will keep you full for most of the day. He asked for it to be cooked medium, and it was perfectly medium. I took a couple of bites, and the meat was so soft and juicy and the gyros was perfectly crispy. They don't skimp on the gyros. I ordered chicken souvlaki with grilled vegetables and tzatziki sauce. Chicken kabob in general is pretty similar from restaurant to restaurant, but their chicken kabob was one that I especially enjoyed. It had great flavor, wasn't dry, but also wasn't swimming in juice and had a beautiful char. I love a char on my meats, so it was pretty hard to not finish my plate. The tzatziki was very good - thick, with good flavor and not overly garlicky. The service was wonderful. We were greeted upon arrival and as we left by who I assume was the owner. Our waitress was very sweet and personable and made you feel right at home. Very cozy place. If you're in the area, be sure to give it a try. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Chicken Souvlaki - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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I love this place. The skirt steak is super juicy, and the Maria fries are full of flavor. Service is friendly with perfect timing not rushed at all. They only take cash and close at 8 PM, street parking is easy. Highly recommend if you're craving a satisfying, well cooked meal in a laid back setting! read more

My husband and I ordered takeout, even though we were 30 minutes late our food was still warm when we picked it up. The grilled chicken sandwich is way too good for something so simple, and the gyro meal fed us both with a portion left over for tomorrow. The man behind the counter who helped us today was a delight. We will be coming back whenever we're in Evanston. read more

Always the best, cash only be prepared, Greek fries and gyro are so good, carry out and delivery are always fast, been in the same spot forever read more

Well unfortunately our restaurant was closed today Psisteria so we dicided to try this place . We read the reviews before going there they all sounded great but it wasn't. I think next time I'll wait till the place we go is open its well worth it this place had no spice in the food our pop was served out of a 2 liter bottle I could go on but im totally disappointed with this place . read more

Really nice local spot... Very accommodating... You will not leave hungry and they're extremely nice people... Try the Greek salad and the shrimp! read more

I had two charcoal grilled shrimp skewers with grilled vegetables last night and my daughter had the melted cheddar pita sandwich; we split the feta and kalamata olive appetizer. They were all delicious. I previously had the feta burger, lamb chops, souvlaki country pita sandwich, Greek salad w/gyros and all were of great value. The servers are always courteous and attentive. They have a good selection of beer and wine. I'm a return customer. read more

It has been a few years since we visited Cross Rhodes. We were truly looking forward to having the Greek Chicken and the Maria Potatoes. Oh my god!!! The chicken was probably boiled the day before and thrown on the grill before it was served to us on top of potatoes bathed in vinegar. Disappointed to say the least. Do not even attempt to order what they call "calamari". So disappointed !! read more

I have been eating here for decades. Greek chicken dinner with dry fries. Heaven! The servers are great.

Cross rhodes was there first place I ate at when moving to Evanston. It will always have a special place in my heart. The restaurant is cash only which makes it really difficult for me to visit without making a separate trip to an ATM first. If it's your first time here, definitely get the gryo dinner plate with tzatziki sauce. This plate will feed you twice and you will be dreaming of the sauce. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Charburger - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

We had the charburger (not flame broiled... grilled on a floor flat top) with cheese and fries plus a Greek salad and side of tzatziki. The burger was great. No frills, good flavor, all the fixin's, medium rare as requested. Steak fries are good. They come with some kind of "lemon sauce" which I expected to be thicker but is really very watery so the bottom fries are kind of wet, but that's okay. Portions are generous. The salad was a good size too. 3 nice sides of quite flavorful feta and a red wine vinegar dressing that I really liked. I like vinegary things quite a bit. It was a nice Greek salad. The tzatziki didn't have a ton of flavor except for some raw garlic flavor, it could have used dill IMO. I won't get it again. Last time we were here we got the Lemon Rice Soup. It was cold outside and the soup was so good. Great value for what you get. Food is so expensive these days. Service was fine, she was nice. Ambience is diner. Big ol' flat top grill you can see basically right there in the dining area. Everybody is nice. They do a good takeout business. read more

Fresh, clean, prompt and nice service. Very good food. Everything we try has fantastic flavor. We will be back.

Yum. Everything has remained delicious the past 30 or so years this restaurant has been open. They have added some items but the old stand-bys, Greek Chicken, Gyros Platter, Skirt Steak, salads remain delicious. Only cash read more

Mediocre food, terrible delivery. Burger was pressed flat. Fries were soggy. $7 for a 3oz container of hummus. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Burger flattened for delivery - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

My wife wanted some vegetarian mousaka for mothers day so I called in and placed a pick up order. I was told 15-20 minutes for the food to be ready, and it took me over 25 minutes to get there. Upon arriving I was told my order wasnt ready, and one of the guys at the counter was bothering me trying to get me to buy one of their over priced $6 macro brews while I waited. I paid for my order and waited at the counter. Ultimately my order wouldn't be ready until 45 minutes after I placed it. While standing at the counter I had the displeasure to watch my wife's mousaka be prepared. It was from a frozen tray of food not even prepared there, but rather at Athenian Foods in Melrose Park. And it was re-heated on the same grill they were using to cook burgers, meaning this previously vegetarian dish was no longer vegetarian. I think it is safe to assume any even minorly complex dish which is more involved than heating something on a griddle, is purchased from a food service company like Sysco and is just re-heated to order. When I got home I began unpack the char-burger I ordered. Neither the burger nor bun was charred, nor do I think they have an actual grill to do so. And it was the saddest burger i've ever seen, worse than even McDonalds fare, just a thin patty of beef in a crushed bun. The bottom bun was also sopping wet due to the white wine they coat their "greek" fries in. Most curious of all is that I was forced to pay $44 and some change for this Sysco-tier slop. I have no clue how they arrived at this total, as according to their menu prices the Mousaka was $15, the burger was $14, a half order of fries was $4.50 and the minestrone soup was $4, or $37.50 in total. With tax I should have only been charged $41.34 assuming 10.25% sales tax. This business is cash only, and I can only assume it is because they have been kicked off their payment processor due to excessive chargebacks for habitually over billing customers. So in summary if you want poorly re-heated frozen food or the saddest burgers imaginable, that take twice as long as quoted to be ready, from a restaurant who lies about whether or not dishes conform to your dietary restrictions, go to Cross-Rhodes, if not i'm sure Yelp can help you find a far better Greek diner that wont steal your money. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Their supposedly "authentic", "fresh" and "culinary treasure" Mousaka is really just frozen food re-heated on their griddle. - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

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Best greek food in evanston hands down. Workers are so accommodating and food is always a treat. Never had anything bad here

tldr. food is good but never coming back out of principle So here's the thing. The food was great. Reasonable prices for a good amount of food. I took home left overs and it was easily another serving. Also our waitress was the sweetest person ever. Now to the bad parts. First, it's cash only. Not terrible since they have an ATM but it had a ton of fees (but thats typical). I think this place would greatly benefit from going digital. The receipt was handwritten and the tax was also mentally calculated (and slightly wrong but it's fine). On the receipt, it also read 34 for our total and we were like okay, great. And since a ton of restaurants take an automatic 20% gratuity, we didn't at all question when we only got 15c back. But, the receipt actually said 39, and it is totally on us for not leaving more of a tip. However, what I thought was unacceptable was when the manager (?) ran after us after we left and started berating us in the middle of the street for not leaving more of a tip. And when we said we would come back, she did not stop and her tirade when on for another 5 mins before we came inside to break a bill for the tip (atm only gave $20s). When she broke it, she took $2 without telling us on top of the $5 we left. read more

I used to come here a lot way back when, it's good to see they survived the Pandemic. I've liked everything on the menu, always been treated well, and the prices are very reasonable. Nothing much has changed since I was in graduate school last century, and I do love a place that has stayed the course. Consistency makes a good restaurant great. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Steak and fries - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

Good food and service. I used to live in the neighborhood and dined there regularly since 1988.

You can always count on their consistency. Of course, the Greek chicken is amazing. I can never get enough of the potatoes and sauce. I've been coming here for years and always eat here when I'm back in town, every single time. If you haven't been here, just go, food is great. Bring cash, only form of payment accepted read more

9. 9. 6 Cash only! And they have a cash machine inside the door if needed! Large portions and all sauces house made. Large steak fries come a couple ways. read more

This is the perfect restaurant - casual and family-friendly, delicious scratch-made food and nice beer selection! We tried Cross-Rhodes for the first time this past weekend and had a fantastic meal - we started with Taramasalata, which was one of the best I've had. The gyro dinner was scrumptious and piled high. The Pastitsio was rich and mouthwatering. We left full and happy! Looking forward to bringing family! read more

The great Greek diner. A classic staple in southeast Evanston. This is the place for a delicious affordable dinner. Cash only (but they do have an ATM.) Real Greek fries (vinegar & herbs...) are the ONLY Greek fries. That's the MUST do. read more

I'm genuinely shocked at the number of good reviews, which is what motivated us to check this place out. The food tasted like refrigerator and was very obviously re-heated by the microwave. The spanikopita was super greasy, and the vegetarian pastitsio was inedible. When I scraped the top cheese off, it had the texture of dried shredded chicken and the whole thing was bland and tasted pretty gross. We were also surprised at the cost and couldn't decipher how they got to the total. When one of the cooks went out for his smoke break, the cigarette smell was super strong from our table. Definitely won't be trying again. read more

Delicious. My grandma is 99 and has me pick up their lemon soup- her comfort food. also has the freshest Greek salads!

I found the portions huge but the product over cooked and dry. I read other reviews but I do not agree and I will never return.

My mom's going to write more below but basically the shell Mac and cheese combined with the corn bread was my favorite part of Thanksgiving.... Ok now my mom... You may not have thought of Cross-Rhodes for a traditional Thanksgiving feast, but man, did they DELIVER and I mean that literally and figuratively!!-Mom read more

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Cross-Rhodes has been our favorite Greek restaurant ever since I was a young child. I highly recommend this diner to residents or anyone visiting Chicago who wants authentic Greek food close to the city. Everything on the menu is a staple. read more

Cross-Rhodes - Greek Near Me - Evanston, Illinois

I have been eating at Cross Rhodes for decades. Consistently good food and friendly staff. Gyros burger is a huge meal Gyros sandwich always packed with tasty meat Greek chicken good for two meals and the Greek fries are great. Support your local businesses and have a great meal! read more

I love this place! Highly recommend! I just moved to Evanston in August of 2023, and it has been hard not to come here every day! You have to try the Maria fries!! read more

Phenomenal. I eat here very often and I can say it's one of the best restaurants on the north shore