Just your typical greasy spoon. Good for when you get a gyros craving. Always predictably average

their gyros are excellent but their service is a whole other story. I ordered online and when I arrived I was ignored then my order didn't have the fries and when I called about it I was given attitude by 2 different persons. I think it's sad that the owner allows this because I don't want to go back, even for the fries I'm owed, not really worth all the aggravation, I'll go to Chubby s next time. read more

Love the food, hate the front end service. Whom ever the older person is, she needs to take a chill pill. Owner take note.

We were traveling through the area and We were told Kosta's has good sandwiches and reasonably priced so we stopped in. Really glad we did. My husband had the Gyros it was very good, nice taziki sauce. I had the ribs They were fall off the bone and the sauce was sweet like a sweet baby ray's. We would stop again if we are out this way. read more

I have been going to kosta's in algonquin for years and i have never been treated the way i was by any manager, ever. He was extremely rude and the issue about my order was my fault!?! I will not return. You have lost my business. I want to speak with the owner! read more

Came here looking for a tasty gyro instead I received a lukewarm one on top of that it had a weird taste to it my daughter ordered cheese fries fries were good the cheese tasted like the one from 7-11 son ordered chicken tenders these were your typical frozen an deep fried tenders nothing special on a plus side the portions are large just lacking the quality read more

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This place used to be great, but they changed a staple included with most meals, their French fries. That used to be the best thing about them, awesome fries. Then they changed to "crispy fries" and it ruined the taste of their fries. They blame it on the mfg saying they no longer offer the good fries. My response is then you should changed vendors.. Ingredients make or break an establishment. Without good fries, I am now frequenting other establishments. read more

During the shelter in place, there's not much you can do other than order out. My boyfriend and I ordered through Uber eats, and while the food arrived in a very timely matter, the food was incorrect (switched with another order). Unable to reach Uber eats, I called the restaurant directly and they immediately said they would immediately correct the order and deliver it themselves. Even though they aren't a delivery service and even though they were two minutes from closing time. I think all customers need to remember that mistakes happen, but it's how staff corrects that mistake that's really important. Honestly, the food being great is just one more perk on top of AMAZING customer service. Thank you in particular to Ruth, who delivered the food personally. read more

Food tasted like cleaner had a chicken souvlaki and gyro Both very awful taste Not sure what they did or didn't do but bleh

I went to Kosta's Gyros tonight with a friend. I ordered the Tuscan Gyro. It was huge. I was disappointed at first because it didn't come with sauce, but then I took a bite..... and found out quickly it didn't need sauce. It was a gyro with bruschetta on top. Every bite was amazing. I can't wait to come back and try their other gyros! read more

Great gyros and burgers to be had for sure. We've been multiple times as will continue to be a repeat customer. Great food and great service! read more

We love Kosta's! So many great menu items to choose from. We especially like the bbq beef sandwich, the char polish dog, and the pizza puffs. The food is always made fast and served hot. Haven't had a single bad experience here, and we've been coming to Kosta'a for years. read more

Have tried a bunch of different things at Kostas. Overall pretty good food! I particularly enjoy the creamy chicken rice soup, the Greek chicken, and their burgers are also tasty. Gyros are tasty and huge! Boyfriend is a fan of the burgers, gyros and fries, not so much the chicken. Prices are reasonable. Food is generally fresh and made to order. Service tends to be prompt however expect to wait a while around dinner time. They are now open for indoor dining which is nice. They also have online ordering options and a pick up window. Definitely recommend! read more

My wife and I were looking for a good burger for take out. We came across this restaurant and decided to try it. Here is my summary in a nutshell: Food - Poor. We both ordered burgers. Hers was an undercooked frozen patty with RAW meat in the center. Very thin, and very fatty. We ended up throwing it all away. I took two bites of mine and threw it away. No taste. The only thing that was right was the condiments. Service - Waited in line for about 15 minutes as they had one cashier working and the other cleaning tables in the dining room. The wait to get the food was another 15 minutes. For 2 burgers and 1 fry it took just about 1/2 hour! Environment - The place looked clean and had lots of seats for dine in. Value - Very reasonable - and know I know why! Overall - We will definitely not be returning here. Why is it so hard in this day in age to find a decent restaurant! I would think with this economy that business owners would be doing all they can to earn your business! You would be better off going to Portillos. So disappointing! read more

Quick place to get cheap and good food. They are busy with take out and drive through. Chicken is good and well done and juicy comes with good sides esp rise pilaf and fries. Limited Menu but great quick service. Try lemon chicken rice soup! Good place for a fast bite! read more

Finally found a Gyro place closer to home with good authentic food. It was our 1st time here and we had gyros, which were great. Definitely coming back to try the other stuff they offer. read more

I had the gyros platter. It tasted okay, but I wasnt a fan of the meat. Im giving them three stars because somehow it still tasted good enough that I ended up with onion breath for the rest of my date lol read more

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

This one starts out. A friend of a friend of a friend, really likes this place. So I thought what the heck! I truly enjoy this place. The gyros are good! The hot dogs are good. But the coleslaw is the best! :) So if you try this place out you can't go wrong. (Don't tell any chicagoans, but I eat my dog with ketchup....only ketchup!) read more

I live on the east side of Algonquin, so I rarely get to the far west side of Algonquin Road. I hadn't heard about Kostas until I found about about Kronos Gyros Day and signed up for a coupon for a free gyros. Lo and behold, there was a new gyros place in Algonquin! We tried to go there for the free gyros offer, but the line was out the door and the estimated wait time was almost 3 hours. We took a pass that day, but went back a few days later and were very impressed! Kostas gyros is terrific! Always perfectly browned, hot, flavorful and the portions are very generous. We have not deviated from the gyros, but have ordered sides of fried mushrooms and mozzarella sticks. The mushrooms rock! Mozzarella sticks are pretty standard. Kostas has become our "go to" place for lunch or dinner after soccer games at Sunset Park. And anytime we feel the urge for gyros. read more

The food we get here always tastes fresh and hot off the grill, unlike many other places. We went through the drive-through and the lovely lady working at the window made sure that our simple order was done right away so that we wouldn't have to wait a full 20 minutes for some tenders. read more

This place is a pretty cool location. Good food and good hangout. I think it's really nice for big families after baseball games!

Nice little bit of American family dinning chilli was great and the ribs feel off the bone very tatsy read more

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

Absolutely love eating here! The Gyros are fantastic, the beef sandwiches are fantastic, everything chicken is fantastic, and the cheeseburgers are fantastic! I simply have a hard time figuring out what to eat. Love going there with family, because we can get one of everything and share. The food and atmosphere is great, and they do a great job supporting our community. Stop by and grab something to eat, you won't be dissolved! read more

Food was terrible! Gyro meat was okay but sauce had no flavor, tasted like plain sour cream. Burgers and steak sandwich meat was all burnt despite asking for it medium rare. Fries were also over cooked in oil that badly needed changing. Will NOT be returning short of at gunpoint! read more

We love Kosta's! We are frequent visitors; like once a week. We have never been disappointed in any of the choices we have made. Their beef sandwiches, ribs, and the bruchetta chicken salad are a few of our favorites. Staff is always pleasant and deliver good service. Also, they have a room they reserve for small parties; we used this for a baby shower and all who attended thought the food was amazing. read more

Really good food, for a really good price. There's plenty of simple take-out & dine-in joints on Randall Road, but you really should drive 3 minutes West on Algonquin and go to Kosta's. We love to cook so it is very very rare that we order out but Kosta's matched our home cooking. We had Gyro, Italian Beef, 2/3rd lb. double cheese burger, curly fries. We expected the burger to be huge, and it was, but the Gyro & Beef were big, delicious and better than average price. It was Sunday, at 6:15 and the place was busy with families. Angie was doing a great job keep the staff moving. We'll be back. BB from Crystal Lake, IL read more

Went over here the other day to have a gyro...which was, uhm...large. Still, $7.69 for some freezer fries, fountain drink & a gyro...I dunno. Cost us $40+ for four of us to eat here. I guess if I wanted to save money I could have went to Tommy's right? Anyhow the decorations are nice, the place looks great. The party room...well it made me want to have a party in there. In fact someone was at the time we were there. Also a few arcade games for the kids next to the bathrooms so you can't miss them. Not bad overall...great atmosphere. As far as the food goes, I prefer the Kosta's on Dundee myself. read more

I've been to this location when my son was being born but I usually go to the one in Barrington I think. This is really the only place to get good consistent gyros. read more

Great Gyro joint! One tip, though...I made the mistake of ordering the gyro plate (double meat)... Eventhough its not much more money, DON'T DO IT! You will BURST! read more

Food was great ! Portions was large ! Great place to get something to eat. The gyros plate is a monster of meat. If you are near by and hungry, check this place out ! You will not be disappointed ! read more

Great food, portions and nice area. Didn't have anything I didn't like yet. Plenty of seating. Come at the right times and you don't have to wait in a long line! read more

Love this place. Food is always amazing and fast. Prices are fair. Try their beefs!

I ordered 2 polish and got 2 dried out 2 day old polish that had no juice!!! I had to throw half of it away cause it was too hard to eat! Dry dry dry!! I guess gyros is the only thing they do good!! Never order the polish!! And I'm sick after 30 min in bathroom so what's that tell you!!!! read more

Cashier was not very pleasant, she said she is tired and working till 9. Our first visit and not a good welcome. Hope the food makes up for this poor customer service. More training is needed for this cashier. read more

This place is far better than you would ever imagine and far better than it needs to be for the type of establishment it is. Any of their marinated chicken (whole chicken, chicken pita) is perfectly done. Salads are well prepared, which isn't easy to do, apparently, from the bad salads I get everywhere else. The gyro is a good standard gyro, they all come from the same place around Chicagoland anyway. Dogs are well prepared Chicago dogs. The chicken alone makes this place above average. I eat here all the time. It's a great, inexpensive, easy, fall back option any day of the week. read more

Yuck. Salty gyros, flavorless frozen fries and a cheese sauce that looked nuclear. I don't expect much, but did expect better than yuck. Sammy's is far better quality and service is faster. read more

We had several dishes to go for a big party. Everything was great. Beef sandwiches, gyros, salad, and potatoes. When im in the area, this will be a must do. Very nice staff too. read more

So so disappointed. Did a to go order. Ordered Gyros & cheeseburger. Cheese fries onion rings. Seriously this place used to be great in Palatine. The Gyros wrap was old. The tomato was like the ends of an old tomato. It's horrible that people don't have pride in making food when it's so competitive out there. The cheeseburger was like from a corporate picnic. The fries are the kind you can buy in the store...crinkle fries. Just awful. Go to Portillos or Tommy's read more

Great food, owner very involved in community, great place for meetings and parties, supports and helps out local sports teams, dance teams, clubs, etc. good place to sit relax and enjoy good food and great service. read more

I would have given Kosta's ONE star for the food quality and price, except that the beer was cold and served in glass cups. First of all, this place is NOT Greek in the least. At the register is a baby-faced 14 year-old kid and in the kitchen manning the grill is a couple of Mexican guys who do not speak English. Let us start with the so-called "Greek fries". These were wedges of potatoes soaked in gobs of cooking oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. The wedges were literally floating in the oil !TERRRRRRRIBLE! WoW, I paid for that. Could only eat a few bite without risking an immediate visit to their neglected men's room! Moving on. Next was the barbecue beef. The beef had little flavor and the BBQ sauce did not add to the moment. The sauce was watery, bitter, and tasted like red vinegar paste. What the heck? Where is Sweet Baby Rays when I needed him? The French roll it was served on had a doughy flavor, very plain, very pasty. My wife had a chicken pita. The tomatoes were unripe and flavorless. The chicken was, well, chicken. The same seasoning used for the "Greek " potatoes was used for the Greek? chicken. It was "Greek" salt and pepper. Again, not much flavor. The Pita was, well, a Pita. The lettuce was crisp, though. The sweet potato side was the best of all the items, besides the cold beer. I should have just had a few orders of that and called it a night. Looking around, the place did have a nice, large flat screen. I could sit there and have a few beers and watch a game. I could see that they serve FROZEN fries and FROZEN burgers. Nothing special. The Gyros looked fine. It is hard to screw-up a side of meat, spinning on a rotisserie, when all you have to do is carve it, throw it on a plate, and add some sauce. I did see some poor kids there throwing their money down one of those ripoff crane-arm stuffed animal machines. I watched them shovel dollar after dollar into that machine without ever winning a thing. Nice family place. Overall, we dropped about $22 on two $5 meals and a beer. Premium prices for sub-par meals. I will leave you with a quote from my wife......"It would have been better not to eat at all." [Than eat at Kosta's]. read more