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El Greco Grill

4.3 (455 reviews)
ModerateGreek, Mediterranean

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Chicken Gyro Bowl $14.95 Chicken gyro on a bed of rice with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, feta cheese, & El Greco sauce
Steven C.

Food: I must have gotten lunch at a bad time because the chicken was unfortunately dry. Had to mix it very well with everything else & the sauce.. it was still a little dry. Good portion size for the price and you can't go wrong with healthy Greek food. Ambiance: Friendly staff and very clean inside. Welcoming establishment. I'll be back again but will try something different. Parking: plenty of parking even if you need to grab and good or have a quick eat.

Sammy G.

The food has gotten better here because the owner Tim has been cooking himself lately. I tried his pork skewer dish with salad and rice and it was so good. The quality has definitely gone up since last time i visited here. Also Tim is a real nice guy. He is very respectful to the point where you think you are in Greek. I really appreciate his great customer service the the standard he has on his cooking. I really recommend this place. The environment is very clean. Definitely recommend trying this place now that Tim is Cooking himself.

Emily W.

I get why this spot has great reviews! Employees were friendly and food was made to order. I went with the pork gyro pita ($12.95) and made it a combo (fries and soda +$4.95) and I'm glad I did! The pork in the gyro was crispy and charred on the outside, and tender on the inside. The tzatziki sauce in the gyro went so well with the ingredients. Fries were solid as well. Overall good value for the combo meal - super filling and delicious :) Plenty of seating inside and about 5 tables outside. Parking is in a designated lot, and the restaurant shares the plaza with a few other shops.

Gyro pork plate with fries
Glenn M.

Absolutely Delicious! Went here with my lovely daughter yesterday for lunch. The two words about describe the food perfectly! We both ordered the gyro plates. Heaping portion of delicious browned juicy flavorful crispy pork pieces piled on your plate. Served with either French fries or rice. Plus some salad and pita bread. The fries are wonderful! No idea what oil they fry them in but they are super tasty! Just enough crunch with a light pillowy airy inside to them. Super yummy! The service was very good as well! You place your order and go find a nice table to sit at. While sitting you get to hear the hunger inducing clatter of plates and the clanking of the spatula working the pork on the griddle. You also get to smell the deliciousness as it wafts through the restaurant causing your tummy to grumble. When the orders are finished, the gentleman grabs the plates and ferries them to the patiently waiting diners. Every time the gentleman grabbed the finished orders, my daughter and I would sit up straight in our seats hoping he was carrying our feasts. (Now I know how my dog feels when I'm preparing his dinner) Once the plates were gently set down in front of us, all conversations ended. The only sound you could hear was the sound of chewing. Yummy! The food here is awesome! We will be back!

Gyro
Zehra A.

I love Greek food and I eat quite a bit of it! This place is awesome, from the food to the service. The chef Giannis knows what he's doing with food. You can tell he loves food and loves serving it up right. There hasn't been one dish I didn't like here. Every single person who's worked the register over the past 2 years (since I've found this little gem!) has been friendly and given top-notch service. I highly recommend the dolma and Greek salad. The feta they use here is good quality, and so are the olives. And if you like your drinks sweet, you should definitely try the sour cherry Loux soft drink. It's a little glass bottle. You won't go wrong ordering anything here!

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D'artagnan D.

Would have to say we've eaten frequently in every Greek restaurant in SJ area but had not made time to visit Greco Grill. It's clean inside and out and enough parking to make getting inside easy. You'll be greeted as you walk in the door and Mia doesn't get any more authentic than having three or four Greek brothers/ friends working counter/ kitchen and laptop. Placed order quickly and waited patiently food takes a few minutes to come out ( 10-15 ) and to me that means FRESHLY MADE! Everything tasted delicious, especially the pita bread and the tzatziki. Staff came and checked on us twice to make sure everything was OK. They expressed a bit of concern to make sure the gluten-free / gf, celiac Beef plate was ordered and brought to us safely. Will certainly be back

Chicken Gyro Plate
Agnes D.

I didn't get to ask but this place looks like it opened within this past year... there's nice amount of indoor seating and a few outdoor seating . The staff was nice. When i asked if the salad dressing has egg in it, he offered me another dip (eggplant) which was amazing! I could have asked for another one; I ate it with the meat and salad. I love that the Chicken Gyro was not salty, that is always a plus, although, i thought it could use just a little bit more of whatever spices they typically use.... But yes, no complaints... it was a nice serving of meat and rice. The only reason why i didn't give it a 5 was because i thought it was a bit overpriced for the gyro plate. The typical price for the same entree in a similar setting would be between $15-$18. I thought the owner was there also, or perhaps the manager, but i didn't notice him engaging with customers.

Sharon H.

Clean space with modern decor. Order at the counter. We're currently vegetarian for lent, so didn't try any of their meat dishes, which we wonder if those would have been better From their appetizers we had the Melitzanosalata, which was a mashed eggplant dip. It's heavier on the pepper flavor (and is reddish), with a tinge of spiciness. We had their falafel wrap- I liked the fresh soft pita, and the falafel was well done. Otherwise, the wrap was a bit flavorless, but the he tzatziki sauce helped and I wish there was more of that in the wrp. We also tried one of their specials which which was the plant based meat patty wrap. This was borderline gross. It looked kind of like a impossible patty, but it was so soft and mushy inside. The crisper edges tasted okay- so I think it just needs to be cooked differently

Food taste GREAT, and service very friendly. Clean ambiance and we have a big party of 13 people and order lots of food. We end up clean out all the plates. Will be visit again next time in San Jose.

Gyro
Aiza B.

This place never disappoints. Whenever I come by here, I make it a point to stop by and grab something. My favorite thing to order are the soups. The lentil and the avgolemono are top not notch, humble, and full of flavor. Their service is friendly and quick. Their ambiance is low key, tucked in the corner of greatness. Okay... so I went home and had to go ahead and add more. This has to be some of the best food I've tried in my life... this is coming from some who cooks well, and is a foodie too! The chicken wrap and the chicken gyro bowls has a good amount of spice and cooked to perfection. The feta cheese melted in my mouth like cream cheese would, the veggies were mouth watering and fresh, while the soup was just as good as I remember it. I'm always stuffing my face as if I'm in a race (for no apparent reason), except that it tastes that darn good.

gyro bowl gyro fries
Jocelyn S.

This place goes so hard. A friend and I shared a gyro bowl and gyro fries and we definitely could've fed another 1.5 persons. I had the rest for my next two meals. Price is super reasonable, we ended up paying about $15 each. They have both pork gyro and chicken gyro for the halal and kosher friends. They also have sweet and spicy tabasco on the side and wow I definitely will be stocking up on that. Thanks for putting me on!!

Flogera
Pati S.

This place is GREAT as far as the service and food goes so giving it a 5! I do think that they could use a bit of sprucing up inside. I had the Chicken Gyro Salad. It was fantastic! My friend ordered the Paidakia plate (lamb shank). It was great too. I tasted it! We also both had the Avgolemono (Lemon chicken rice soup). Yum! I have to say the absolute best, to DIE for treat was the Flogera. It's a type of dessert somewhat similar to baklava, but way better! Like so good I wanted to roll around on the floor and moan! Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the actual food so that last picture is a stock photo so you know what it is. It's not on the menu yet.

French Fries
Quoc H.

Takeout order: 7/10 Chicken Souvlaki Pita Wrap $15.95 - comes with fries on the side but gets really soggy if not eaten right away. The wrap also had fries inside and those were soggy as well. Chicken skewer bits were delicious and good amount. Pita was soft and warm. Honey mustard inside wrap was a good flavor but needs more. 7/10 Pork Souvlaki Pita Wrap $15.95 - same review as the chicken wrap. The fries were actually very little portion as the picture is me adding more from a side order. Also retoasted this wrap and fries which tasted a lot better! Still needs more sauce. 8/10 Pork Gyro Bowl $14.95 - large amount of rice! Veggies were fresh and pork was a mix of tender and juice pieces and tough and dry pieces. Both veggies and meat were good portion. Feta cheese was a good add for creaminess and flavor but also made the meal really heavy. Overall pretty good and would get again. 8.5/10 Pork Souvlaki Pita Wrap $14.95 - came with very little fries but there was more flavor in this wrap than other ones (maybe because more cheese). Star of the wrap was definitely the pork! It's one skewer of pork belly that was so juicy! Perfect ratio of meat to fat and cooked well! Not dry at all. Highly recommend this meat on a bowl.

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Craving Greek food...this is the place. I've tried everything and I approve. These guys are wonderful chefs

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Totally worth the ride great gyro and friendly people. The garlic sauce on the gyro was great

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Excellent tzatziki and grilled meats. Ive had their pork and beef dishes and they are very very tasty

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Why do they put French fries in everything? Too much grease. Food is expensive and just ok. There are better places to eat.

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