Great food and service. Never been disappointed. They do charge extra with debit and credit cards.

This place knows how to make a good hot dog. The dogs are tasty, the toppings are fresh, and the fries definitely deserve some attention too. That said, it's one of those places where you leave happy... but also wondering how a couple of hot dogs somehow turned into a meal that cost more than you expected. It's not a deal-breaker, just enough to make your wallet quietly sigh. Still, there's something about a really good hot dog that keeps calling you back. Maybe it's nostalgia. Maybe it's the smell of grilled onions. Maybe it's because I keep convincing myself, "This time I'll only order one." Spoiler: I never do. Overall, it's a fun local spot with good food and a laid-back vibe. Not perfect, but definitely worth a stop when the hot dog craving hits. read more

Food was great as in the Palatine location, I grew up eating there as I was a Pirate. I was so excited to discover they had a location 20 minutes from my house. Took my daughters and told them it was the best food in my hs years. Soooo disappointed with the girl at the cashier, she was not only rude but seemed like that was the last place on earth she wanted to be at. Not the experience I wanted to have specially when I was bragging about this place all week! read more

Went for dinner with friends. The restaurant was quiet when we got there but busy as it went on. I ordered a southwest chicken pita. It more like chicken taco. It was grilled chicken on pita. With zesty ranch , cheese, pico, jalapeño, was very wet. They might want to drain pico. But good over all. I did not like my fries. Tossed them. Would not ever get the fries. But would go back and try more. My friends. All liked what they got. The soup , the chicken pita with bruschetta , blt pita, the restaurant was clean inside. read more

Kosta's Gyros - Fast Food Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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the pepper and egg sandwich for $4.99 was a good deal. cheese sticks would have been better if the marinara wasn't served cold. my wife liked the falafel and fries. burger could have been cooked a little longer for being ordered well done. overall great place for the kids, very affordable. big menu. read more

Ordered the chicken nuggets and they were super fresh and hot. I came with a large group of people and we all got our food relatively quickly and everyone was satisfied with the quality. We sat in the back room and visited for a good two hours and no one rushed us. This is definitely a good local restaurant that we are happy to support. read more

We got take out and the food was made fresh and on time for the take out order. We enjoyed the food, although the falafel sandwich just had 4 in a large pita. We got a mix of sides including curly fries and sweet potato fries which were good. The baclava was very good, sweet abd cinnamon flavored. The chili was flavorable and aromatic. The inside is clean, spacious and had a tavern sports vibe inside. Pricing was fair for the size of most of the portions. read more

Wow, it has been 10 years since I reviewed this place. I wish I could say it has gotten better, but it's still the same and maybe a little worse. The quality of the food is still high. I love the chopped salad and add gyro meat to it. The salad is so good with the feta and olives that I don't even put dressing on it. The prices however are just way out of line. It's too expensive to feed a family of 5 here. These days, I just spit the salad with my wife, but it comes to over $15. Kosta's has also implemented the shady practice of adding a charge for using a debit card versus cash. If you're a restaurant that is going to do that, please let us know proactively. I didn't see a sign stating the charge, and even if there is one, why not just reflect the increase in price in your menu items? The prices are already high AND you're charging me extra because I'm using debit? I'm feeling very disappointed. read more

We were greeted nicely and the guy helped us and answered our questions. The place was very clean and everything well stocked. We each ordered the Greek gyros plate which has double meat. They use fresh ground lamb with their own spice mix to create their own unique flavor profile. Meat is soft, tender and delicious. The onions and tomatoes are nicely sliced on the plate. The tzatziki sauce is creamy and clings nicely to the meat. Order an extra pita and sauce if you order this huge plate. You'll need it (in a good way)! French fries were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. We could only eat a few as there was so much meat on our plates! Super generous portions are given here! 1 gyro plate is enough for 2 people easily! I never had a chance to get to the fries. I only got through 1/2 of my plate and there was no room for desert! Great job Kosta's! They told me they have a Kosta's location in Palatine too which is a much closer location. read more

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We've been here 2X now. Service is always friendly, it's clean, not too crowded, and restrooms were clean & stocked. Our food is always good. We've tried a few different things. The mozzarella sticks, bosco sticks, and sweet potato fries were all great appetizers! Their gyros are delicious & loaded with meat! Huge portion! My husband had a chicken gyro here & enjoyed his also. They are family friendly. They offer take out as well! We will be back, I'm sure! read more

Fresh food takes awhile to get but that's due to they make it fresh. Huge portions large menu with tasty options read more

Kostas used to be great,plenty of food for the price, thumbs up, NOW however they have cut ALL the amount of food, plus prices are higher, poor decision on their part. There are plenty of beef places around here. Stay away from here till they get their act together. Sorry Kostas owner get it together and stop ripping your customers off. Hope you get this and figure it out, also we have been there the last two times and the pick up order was wrong. read more

The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. I Would definitely recommend Kostas .

Every summer, my daughter and I spend a couple weeks at my moms; we always have Kosta's while we are there. We actually don't live too far from Kosta's, we are on the other side of Algonquin and prefer Chubby's. However, Kosta's has the best Cream of Chicken Rice soup. Hands down, the best. The restaurant is always a little messy, sticky tables and floors but the service is usually pretty good. read more

Moved away about 4 years ago and when I fly back to visit family, this is the first stop to get my fix for amazing gyros. Prices are a little high but who isn't these days? I love this place! read more

Wide Menu. Decent for for the area. A lot of competition out there. Prices are still a bit stiff, but for is still good.

First time here at Kostas in Algonquin Il. and Wow are they way way overpriced. Two hotdogs, two small drinks and fries that seem like they are frozen from a bag . $25.90 you read it right almost 26.00 I should have walked out when that rung up but we were hungry. How can they charge that for this food? This should have been double dogs . Two beef meals would cost you about 36 or 37 dollars. Portillo's is much better at these prices, better fries better dogs. First and last time here!! read more

This is the second time in a row with disappointing dinner from Kosta's. Last time we had one messed up dinner order, so it was excusable. Today we ordered three items: a quart of chili, gyro plate and baklava. First, no baklava in the bag. This is an expensive item to forget! My husband said he thought about opening things up to check, but thought it's only three things so they had it. The chili doesn't taste good - it was always my favorite and I order a big one for a couple of meals worth, so I'm not sure what changed but I'm definitely not excited to eat this again tomorrow. Lastly, the chili was lukewarm at best. We live ten minutes away and my husband came right home. I had to microwave it! Disappointing and expensive. I'm not sure after two fails in a row that we'll return. read more

Great place for a Greek salad easy to order and it had everything. It was large and took some home. You order off a menu and wait for it to be made. The company I was with ordered gyros and they said it was good read more

Best gyro In the world. Also fantastic gyro varieties is your up for something different. Sometimes the fried stuff tastes like old oil but it's all good. read more

The food is very consistent always served hot and timely. The guy's work very hard to get the orders out quickly and I am amazed that they get the orders right the first time!!! read more

I.always order the gyros. I think of all the places to get a gyro, this place includes the most meat, the best onions/tomatoes and the freshest pita. No question that you get your money's worth here. The fries are very good as well, but I don't get them often because I am so stuffed from the gyro. I've never tried anything else there, but I do want to try their hamburger and Italian beef some day. Great place to at least try once to see if you like it. read more

Expensive and overall just ok. The fries are terrible and apparently, that is normal. The gyro was decent. Overall, I was not impressed and will be going elsewhere for my gyro fix. read more

Always been a big fan of Kosta's Gyros, so that's why we decided to do Kosta's catering for my daughter's first birthday. Selecting the right food for this event had to be excellent because you only get a first birthday once in your life time so it had to be good! My wife an I sat down and decided we wanted to the chicken kabobs, gyros, oven baked greek potatoes, and mediterranean rice. So a week before the party we placed the order with Kosta's cause as you know with a big catering order you need to give the kitchen ample time to order the ingredients, prep it, and then cook it for the party. We went with 7 pounds of chicken kabobs for a total of 56 skewers and 4 pounds of gyro meat, large tray of potatoes, and large tray of rice. The ordering and pick up went without a hiccup. Except they did let us know that if we paid by credit card that there would be a 3.5% credit card fee. Hold up fam, I'll be right down to the restaurant to pay in that green, dinero, bread, coin, bacon, and dough. You ain't gonna get me for an extra 3.5%. The food was done right at the schedule pick up time and now it was time to party! Now, I'd like to add a tale of caution here. Now you may have noticed that so far I've had nothing but good things to say about Kosta's, so then why am I have giving them a 4 star review? Attached to my review, I provided a picture of the chicken kabobs. No where else on Yelp or on Google for that matter has there been a picture of the chicken kabobs and the only person to blame here is me, myself, and I. What I should have done before the party is gone to Kosta's and sampled the chicken kabobs myself. The reason being is that the amount of chicken that comes on each skewer. I was not the only one at the party that made the comment of why there was so little chicken on each skewer, there were several people who commented. The width of chicken on each skewer comes close to a centimeter thick, not an inch thick, but a centimeter. I had no idea that each kabob didn't come with a hunk of meat and that was MY FAULT. So I'm giving everyone else full warning now that's the way Kosta's does their chicken kabobs is like this. Beyond this everything to the rice, potatoes, and gyro was A+ all around by the restaurant and their staff. Overall, everyone was happy and full at the party, even the birthday girl approved of the food and the day after we received many comments as to how good the food was and "what was that restaurant you ordered the food from?" Maybe it would be a good idea for Kostas to include a few business cards so that I could pass them out? But who am I to tell a business owner of what or what not to do? Being in this area we are lucky to have Kostas Gyros in the neighborhood and I hope to have them succeed for many more years to come. Keep up the great work Kostas! read more

Kosta's Gyros - Chicken Kabobs - Fast Food Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

No idea how this place has only 3.5 stars. I love Kostas. It is so convenient and they have fairly healthy options if that is what you are looking for! If you are looking for a quick pickup, you can either call Kosta's or put your order through online. Then you can just go through their drive-through! You don't even have to step foot inside. Their website is great. For healthy options, I love the chopped greek salad. SOOOO GOOD. I also like the "Tuscan Chicken on a pita" (pictured). It so amazing and I always ask for extra bruschetta (at no charge!). For non-healthy options, obviously their gyros are great. Pizza puffs, bosco sticks, fries, etc. Everything is good. Their honey mustard is some of the best I have ever had. Oh, and their chicken and rice soup is FANTASTIC. Ask for some lemon on the side to squeeze into the soup, it adds a nice flavor. The owner and all the employees are super nice! I highly suggest this place for some quick and easy comfort food :) read more

Kosta's Gyros - Tuscan Chicken Pita - Fast Food Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

My son and I enjoyed dining in to experience the atmosphere. We reviewed many jerseys and uniforms displayed on the walls. Service was prompt and professional. The gyros platter with double meet feeds 2 hungry people. Be sure to add an extra pita slice. read more

I have been coming here since I moved to the area as a young boy 18 years ago. They have been a huge supporter of all the sports leagues around the area, as evidenced by the plaques on the wall and jerseys hanging up. Everything on the menu is delicious. From the burgers ti the beef to even the bosco sticks. The one thing I will always get from now on is the southwest gyro. The meat is delicious and trimmed fresh to order. Prices are a little high, but the portions are huge and we'll worth the prices. I will continue to come here again and again, as I have never been disappointed in any menu item or the friendly service. read more

Kosta's Gyros - Southwest Gyros - Fast Food Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

My husband and I went here for dinner last night. We were pleasantly surprised by the ambiance for a fast food restaurant. The service was friendly and fast. We each had a side Greek salad which were very good. My husband had an Italian beef/sausage sandwich which he said was good except the giardinara was too spicy so he didn't use that. The French fries were excellent. I ordered the turkey chili which had a good flavor, but was so spicy that neither of us could eat it. It had big pieces of jalapeño in it which is what made it so spicy. We ended up throwing it away after each taking one bite. My advice is to leave out the jalapeños and offer them on the side. The food here is too expensive for it to be inedible. read more

Glad to see the menu now includes fries with ribs. The service is always prompt and accurate. The ambiance is always great.

Best gyro around great portions fries are killer Always a stop when I get back into the Chicago suburbs read more

When we've had a long day of shopping in Algonquin we usually end up here to grab food to go home. It's the perfect place to meet everyone's needs. Kosta's is normally on point. Tonight we ordered via DoorDash and IDK what happened with tonight's delivery. Let me start with what went well. The gyro contained loads of meat and pizza puff was cooked perfectly. Where things fell short were our two orders of fries. They were both undercooked and overcooked. They also appear to have been cooked in old grease. The fries had a bunch of black particles on them. Our toddler turned them down! Please read the feedback and adjust. You're a great place to eat and this is not our normal experience with your establishment. read more

Kosta's Gyros - French Fries - Fast Food Near Me - Algonquin, Illinois

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$29 for a slab of Ribs no sides!! There was barely any meat on the bones!! Total waste of money!! Cream of Chicken soup was watered down!! Had no flavor!! Will never order here again!! $77 wasted money!! read more

Ate here a couple times in the past 2 weeks. It was delicious, had 2/3 dbl cheeseburgers, cooked perfect, juicy, cheesy, perfect . Also had gyro sandwich, meat was fresh, plenty of it, sauce was good, onions cut thin, fresh tomatoes, and the pita was great, soft,warm, fresh . Ordered fries both times, and they were also cooked to perfection. This will be my new go to place instead of Portillo's , since they can't get out of there own way ! Way to go Kosta's crew read more

Stopped for lunch on Saturday. Ordered 2 Gyro plates. Took a lot home. Meat was great, good sized portions. The booths were neat and clean as well as the drink machine area. Nice to see they don't have that touch screen fancy crap, drink thing I can't figure out how to use. The crinkle cut fries are the bomb. Will definitely be back for more. read more

Kosta's Gyros - the best Greek restaurant Food was hot and delicious. Staff was really friendly. Really recommend! read more

My husband & I love Kosta's. Hands down, I believe Kosta's makes THE best cheeseburgers in the Chicago suburbs...and I consider myself a cheeseburger connoisseur. The interesting thing about Kosta's is that the main "food attraction" is their gyros, which my husband loves. I, on the other hand, am there for their amazingly awesome cheeseburgers. I consider myself a cheeseburger connoisseur... so I tend to remember a great burger. The absolute BEST burger I've ever had was in Austin, TX at a great little place called "The Bricks". Kosta's burgers come in at a close second. If your cheeseburger isn't running down your arms to your elbows? Then that is a boring burger. read more

Their prices are extremely high and their food is smaller portions. Will not go here again! read more

Kostas... Let me just say I do enjoy mostly everything on the menu! Great Refreshing salads, kids love the chicken tenders but come on, we come here for the Gyros right? Well this place is just bland when it comes to that. In most cases, it's just Cold dried unseasoned meat piled so high you can't even get to the pita with an entire onion placed on top. Again, Big fan of Kosta's, just not so much Kosta's Gyros.... read more

Worst customer service ever! I ordered a bowl of soup last week paid for it, got home and it was a cup! I called in to speak to someone and I spoke to a man. He told me next time I was in to come in and get a credit. I go tonight to get soup expecting to pay the difference. The kid I spoke to made me feel like I was trying to get away with something. He went on to tell me he had Covid and he was the only one working last week! Well if you have Covid why are you working around food and people. I don't need $3.00 it's the principle of how you made me feel! Go take a course in Customer Service! Terrible customer service. You list a customer over $3.00 and I will make sure I post all over social media. I didn't want to give a star but had to. read more

We have lived near Kosta's for as long as it's been there. Over the course of that time, I don't think I have ever had anything bad or where they screwed up our order. We have eaten in, got our order to go and it is always solid. Now, have I had a better gyro elsewhere? Yes. Have I had better burgers or hot dogs elsewhere? Yes. But overall, always solid tasting food. I like all of the options on the gyro and chicken sandwiches. They are all excellent. Kosta's always delivers delicious food. Are the prices in line with everywhere else? Yes, it's pricey, but where is it not? Since it is the only 3 minutes from our house, we will continue to support this local food business until they give us reasons to go elsewhere. read more