It was okay. Mediocre. Hit or miss. Middling. Not good, not bad. My overall experience was lukewarm. The atmosphere was okay. The service was okay. The jalapeno poppers were above average, but obviously not hand breaded and homemade. The burger was below average...dry and flavorless. The fries were average. Can I recommend the place? I don't know, maybe. If you're looking for a quick bite to eat, I guess it's okay. If you're looking for a Michelin star dining experience, you won't find it here. The server was friendly, started out promising, but kind of dragged at the end bringing out the check. It's convenient to the large music venue in Tinley Park if you happen to be headed there for a show. I'm not going to identify the music venue by name, because it keeps changing every few years. You know what I'm talking about... read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

I just have to give kudos to Brad my server yesterday. He was very attentive and handled my complicated order very well. The support staff and everybody else is top-notch and of course the food is excellent. read more

Nice decor, large restaurant, ample parking in their private lot. Service was good for our large party! There's a hide menu with many Greek specialty dishes, sandwiches, and dinners. I like that breakfast is available all day. BTW, all day means Olympic Star is open 24 hours, so it's a good choice for late night or early morning munchies. The saganaki was perfect! Dinner rolls are individually wrapped, but the one I tried did not seem real fresh. I tried the z Mediterranean pita, grilled chicken with sautéed green peppers and onions, it was just okay but leftovers tasted better for next day breakfast. Reuben sandwich was lean and tasty, Monte Cristo nice, and souvlaki very appetizing. Portions are huge. If I return, I will choose breakfast! read more

Again I need a 3.5 star option that doesn't exist. Olympic Star is a Greek 24 hour diner family restaurant. The vibe is like you're dining in a Quentin Tarantino movie. So that's pretty great and don't expect a modern design. You're not coming here for that. You're coming for good soup, a club sandwich, souvlaki with pita and breakfast all day. Prices are fair. Staff is super helpful. Plenty of free parking in their lot. Bonus points for the crane machine in the entry way. read more

Cute restaurant. Food can be hit or miss though. The cream of chicken soup is always delicious! The service can be rough. Even when the place is empty the servers are sometimes more concerned about talking and their phones more than their customers. Better for carry out maybe ‍ read more

This is a family-owned restaurant that has been around for some time. The space has a nice size to it and it is very clean; nothing fancy though. We came around mid-morning and it was not packed but we ordered take out. They have an extensive menu and was pleasantly surprised to see that they have Greek and Italian options. We will come back to try other items on their menu. But for today, I ordered the Coloroado skillet with pancakes and hubby ordered the Reuben sandwich. Portions are huge and we enjoyed our food. read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - Colorado skillet with pancakes - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

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Nothing special breakfast is not tasty maybe due to the oil they use to cook this place is good for last resort if nothing else is open

The food here is just okay but nothing special. Typical Greek diner food. The bad part is that it was so expensive to eat here. We got an appetizer, a bowl of soup, a breakfast sandwich and 2 coffees, with tip it was almost $60. They charge almost $5 for a coffee, and the cups are tiny which required constant refills! There are much better and cheaper options in the area. read more

If you love a modernized, old school 24 hr family dinner like I do, then head to the Tinley Park are and hit up this place. The soup always satisfies and the food is fresh and hot. We have tried the Grecian dishes and the club sandwich's. This is my new 1# spot since Al's Beef went dark. read more

The food is good but oh man, are they are stingy and not good to their loyal customers. Prices are outrageous and they will skimp on anything they can to save themselves a dime. I bought a quart of soup for over 13 dollars today and was told that only 2 buns come with that and anything more will cost extra. A quart of soup feeds between 2-4 people. Coffee cups were made smaller with a price increase, refills on pop are capped, extra credit card fees etc... These are things that ultimately do not cost them much to satisfy their customers. It's unfortunate that this family restaurant isn't inviting anymore. The owners are out for their bottom line and that's going to lose service for them when their customers don't feel valued, and like their business isn't important to them. Greed will you get you nowhere. It's the small things that make your customers feel like they matter to you, and not just how much you can make off them. Do better. read more

This place is one of the few very best restaurants in the south suburbs. First all their waitresses are really nice as well as the family owners who are usually all there helping the waitresses get the food out. The food is always good. I usually go in the early afternoon for a late breakfast and never-ever had a bad meal! I usually see five or six waitresses unless it gets later in the afternoon and then three. Their soup is at the very top in quality along with New Horizon at 148th & Central. About every hour someone comes in to order a QUART of whatever they feature that day, which is a testament to how good it is! The bathroom is clean and parking is adequate. To sum it all up, I have only good things to say and nothing bad! read more

First time here although I believe it's been here a very long time. Food and drinks were decent but nothing special. The service was excellent. Very old fashioned place. Good menu. Mostly typical American diner type stuff but they have a good amount of Greek, Italian, and seafood as well. Prices were fair. The clientele seemed to be the over 70 crowd. read more

The atmosphere is so hot here and the servers look miserable because of it. I own and run a business and would never have my servers running around in that kind of temperature where they come to the tables sweating. The girl with the curly hair I don't know if she's the owner but the way she speaks with everyone including the employees is awful. Her stuck up attitude is sickening. She treats guest terrible and even the own staff. She's the one who cashes people out and than sits there doing nothing except playing on her phone. Keeping someone like that is appalling and would never have that as a restaurant owner myself. I feel bad for the staff there and will not be returning. read more

This is a great restaurant with great food if your on a budget. When ever I find at Olympic Star I always had a great experience. The food is good and fresh, and the staff is very friendly. read more

Very friendly and the food was great I will be coming back soon. You get lots of food For your money read more

While in high school back in the 80's, my friends and I would spend countless hours here, enjoying the best cup of coffee and the most exciting dish I'd ever experienced, Saganaki. Imagine my delight and surprise when, some 30 years later, I returned to the area and found them still in business. The reason is clear. We were greeted by the same family that have always provided great service and awesome food. It's home style and not overly fussy, but when you order 2 eggs over easy you always receive 3! Perfectly prepared and served up with your choice of toast, potatoes and breakfast meat. The Rye toast was everything I'd remembered. When I shared my story with Isabelle our server, and Anna the hostess, not only did they welcome my memories, they shared a bit of their story as well. The owner is now in his 80's, and they operate under different hours now. They embraced my reminiscing, and to my surprise, sent over plates for Saganaki! For breakfast! I was eager with anticipation waiting for this plate of flaming cheese to arrive and anxious to share the experience with my husband. The server came and with the usual flair, lit the cheese afire and exclaimed oompa! Every food memory came back to me instantly as we dove into the oooey, crusty melted cheese. I cannot emphasize how warmly I was welcomed by Anna, Isabel and the owner. We embraced as if no time had passed at all, and I was a long lost family member. Restaurants don't often operate like this, certainly not where I've moved to, and I was overjoyed with the experience. If you are in the area and are seeking a REAL Greek dining experience and solid food, don't miss the Olympic Star. read more

Stopped to get my 88 year old dad a mostacioli dinner. He eats late so he did not open it up for a while after I dropped it off. Spoke with him the next day and he said how awful it was. The pasta had no sauce...none. How do you send that out? How do you package that up get your payment and a 20% tip and send me on my way?? Total failure. Even more maddening is my dad went in to tell them the next day. He purchased another meal from them and explained what happened the previous night. They really went out of their way and gave him rice pudding...rice effen pudding as a sorry we sent you pasta with nothing last night for dinner. I understand running a business is difficult....really difficult. However if you cannot take care of YOUR mistakes for a loyal customer then there is something fundamentally wrong. You cannot be that pathetically cheap. Not asking for the world but come on. I will never purchase anything for him from this place again and I am begging him to never come back. You just take advantage of old people and it is a shame. read more

My husband gets me the veal parmigiana here for me. I used to love it, but over the last couple of months the sauce tastes different and they only put one slice of cheese on the veal. Veal has been overcooked as well. This happened on the last 2 occasions. I'm hoping the new chef is trying to adjust but it's just not even 1/2 as good as it was before. Same ingredients in different portions don't make the same flavor. A heads up on the reducing cheese would've been nice, I understand food costs, would've paid for the original standard. Please bring back the original spaghetti sauce. read more

The food is good. My husband and I used to be able to eat a full breakfast for $25. It's now $40. For the same breakfast. We're on a fixed income and just can't afford to eat there anymore read more

Met up with some family here while in form out of town. The parking lot was spacious with plenty of empty spots available. We were seated immediately, and the staff took our orders promptly. It took a while for the food to come out, but, it WAS pretty busy. The restaurant was noisy, and every table was full. When the food came out, I was less than impressed. The flavor was mediocre, and the appearance of the food lackluster. For what the menu pricing shows, I would have expected better. read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - Menu Cover - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Really disappointing as I was looking forward to trying a "Greek" restaurant which are now severely lacking in the Chicagoland area. This is a pretty rundown place, and therefore not very appealing to dine in. The coffee, something you should be able to count on in this type of joint, was not drinkable. I had one sip of bitterness and that was enough. The pancakes were just okay - nothing memorable or that I would care to order again. Not planning to return. read more

Food was pretty good it was a super packed evening on a Sunday night. It's old inside needs a bit of an update and the customers are also older and it's family oriented so you wouldn't think the food is good Definitely surprised me and my kids we had the turkey club not bad. Sliders Cheeseburger which was good daughter got chicken wings which was tasty. Bread that was served wish it was fresh warm and flaky it wasn't. Cream of chicken was the highlight for me. Oh and the waiter he was very polite and helpful really appreciated that. Not a huge fan of the open seating it's like everyone is staring at ya! lol but overall not bad for a quick diner experience. read more

We have been here many times over the years..Until today. We ordered $30 worth of dinner for two to go. And maybe I should have taken it as a sign not to order when the girl hung up on me the first time I called. My husband's dinner was fine mine was not. After a 12 hour shift he picked up dinner for us on his way home. I ordered a ham and cheese omelet. It was inedible. There was about five cups of ham maybe a piece of cheese and it was terrible. I started out by picking out or at least trying to pick out all of the ham so that I can eat some of the maybe what was left egg and I just couldn't do it I gave up after about 10 minutes of trying to pick out 64,000 pieces of ham out of a small omelette. After I decided it was an inedible and after spending $12 plus I decided to call the girl at the desk who seemingly put me on hold for one minute I don't know who she was speaking to said what was their policy that we had to bring the food back in in order for a refund I said my husband just worked a 12 hour shift and I don't drive at the moment...she said sorry that's our policy and was not not very kind. I told her well please make sure you let your kitchen know that they're doing a disservice to the customers because making food like this is an edible and we won't be bringing our business here anymore. I'm sure they don't care but sorry they're not going to get any more money for out of us and .....it wasn't about getting money back it was about letting them know they're making food that people just can't eat. read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - Ham ham ham maybe 1 egg and maybe cheese omlet - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Great food and service. It is a great local place with large portions. They do not rush you if want to stay and talk.

This is really a great kind of old style restaurant. The food is very good. The staff the staff is very good and very friendly. I've eaten breakfast there many times. And everything I've had on the menu so far is been very well prepared and served properly. If you're in the area it's well worth stopping there. I think you'll enjoy it it's not a fancy place but a garden nice owner and very good waitresses read more

No wonder the place was near empty for lunch! I ordered a turkey club with a cup of the split pea soup. The soup was excellent... but it took 20 minutes to get my sandwich!? My server was too busy with cleaning and was not paying attention to me. I had to wave him down to get my check...he never checked on me. $3.49 for an iced tea and I was never asked if I wanted a refill!! I won't be back. read more

We are in town for a family function tomorrow. While deciding on a place to eat dinner (we wanted something other than a chain restaurant), we found Olympic Star. I am so glad that we did! From the outside, it look a little run down but inside it is very clean and nicely laid out although a little on the dark side. The best part of our experience was our server, Armando. If I could just rate him this review would be 5 out of 5 without hesitation. He was friendly and funny. (And cute!) We we're able to crack some jokes with him and he had a few witty comebacks that had us laughing! If you go there I highly recommend you ask for Armando's section!! As for the food, here is the reason for the less than perfect score. Two people ordered the fish & chip special. It was underwhelming and not so special. One person ordered a burger which was cooked exactly as it was ordered. So there's a plus. As for me, I ordered a flatbread panini. A little but messy but soooo good. Overall I would recommend it and next time I'm back in the area, I will be back for more of that delicious rice pudding! read more

Always good fresh food! Service is great and the soups are delicious! The Best Ruben sandwich in Tinley Park!

Being Mothers Day everywhere was packed, and since this was convenient, and we knew the food was decent , here's where we ended up. The food was decent but our server... My coffee cup was near empty when I think it was the owner? Finally came by and filled it. It wasn't too busy, being an ex server, it was nothing to be able to handle. She wasn't very friendly nor did she really even check on us. She didn't seem overwhelmed, she just seemed like she could care less! Upon leaving we noticed servers giving mothers at their tables a flower. My daughter and I didn't get one from our server. See!! Attitude! Could care less! The food is the only reason I gave better stars, and my son paid the bill because if we had, her tip would've been low! read more

As soon as we walked in at 9:21 PM, the host told us they close at 10 PM without greeting us. We were seated, had a young waiter who felt annoyed taking our simple orders of pasta. Well he got the order wrong, however the food was very tasty, props to the cook. That's until I went in my car and then I had this strong stomach pain, sort of like a stabbing sensation. Pretty sure I got food poisoning. NOT coming back! read more

Not sure why there are bad reviews on the cream of chicken soup! It's so delicious and creamy! I wish there was more chicken that's the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. They serve you plenty of bread rolls and butter for your soup. Simply amazing and local read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - Cream of chicken / rice soup - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Good, old fashioned Greek restaurant. It's just exactly what it is supposed to be...flaming cheese and all. It's family. Breakfast food, steaks, sandwiches, stir fry, American classics, pasta dishes, Greek staples - and ALL with a Greek flare and flavor. The place has been around for a long time, and you can just feel it. It's comfy and familiar. Of course now there are dividers between tables, but it's nice to see someplace still being cautious. AND...they are still serving the whole menu unlike the COVID menus most places where half or less of their items remain. The menu is a bit extensive. But I guarantee you everyone in your party can find something they like. They're good with accommodating special diets and allergies as well, including vegan options. PreCOVID, I likely would have given them a 4-star, but because of how hard they're working to maintain their classic Greek diner and be COVID safe they earned the bump up. read more

I was passing through on my way home to Saint Louis and Yelp saves the day again by letting me know of this gem of a restaurant. The place is clean, the staff is very pleasant and the food was great! I came in about 11:30 on a Sunday and it was the breakfast crowd. My Spartan Omlette was perfect and the fresh fruit was extremely fresh. The place just felt comfortable. it seems that most of the patrons were regulars, and the staff knew them, its a real family restaurant with a small-town feel. read more

Olympic Star Restaurant - The food is flying out of the kitchen. it was a wonderful dance to see how efficient the staff was. - American Near Me - Tinley Park, Illinois

Horrible!! The worst chicken soup ever! It literally came out of a can of chicken noodle soup. Hole in the wall. Only thing on the menu that sounded appetizing was oatmeal bc I know you can't screw thang up. read more

Ordered the half order of biscuits and gravy , barely enough gravy to cover the biscuits. , with very limited sausage !

This place from what I see is a "Used to Be". The glory days are gone. Been there. The liver I ordered- instead of a knife. I should have received a Hammer. I'm tired of wasting my time on this review. It is a shame this place is remaining open for the public. Allow someone else to Run this place that's going to put money in it. And make it what it used to be instead of a Used to Be. read more

A perfect breakfast stop and I'm excited to return soon! Stopped in with my husband and father in law and met with quick, friendly service, and tasty fresh food. Ample coffee refills, including my request for decaf. Not the most current decor, but I think it lends to the casual, homey vibe of the spot. Glad we live so close now! read more

I haven't been here in years. I really liked it back then. I stopped in today. It's not the same. The food and service are no longer what I remembered. Too bad, I won't be back. read more

I love you. I love you because in this quick service world we live in, its the little things like bread and soup that comes with your dinner that makes life worthwhile. It's the little things like being open 24/7 and having portions hearty enough to soothe even the most savage amongst us, that makes going out to eat not just about eating -- but dining. The saganaki here was sooo delicious and I absolutely appreciated the fact that they set it on fire and screamed, "OPA!" right next to the table -- some things should NEVER change. The cream of chicken soup hit the spot with a deeply satisfying 'yum!' I had the Gyros sandwich and seasoned fries -- both amazing. I appreciated that the Gyros also came with feta cheese, and the seasoned fries were tons better than the fries you get at McDonalds. If you're in the south Chicagoland area and it's late, you're cold, and most of all -- hungry, come down to Olympic Star -- a blazing beacon of 24/7 dining that outshines most others! read more

Food was good when we finally got it and that's the only nice thing I have to say. I took my dad for Father's Day and knew we were going to have to wait A while but this is ridiculous.. we were seated right away to my surprise. Took almost an hour to get our food. A family of three came in 20 minutes after us and got their food 20 minutes before we did, absolutely ridiculous. read more