Surprised this rating is not higher. They are usually pretty busy. We have eaten here several times and always had a good experience. The cook the food fresh, so it does take a little extra time. The fried mushrooms and fried okra are great. We also liked the original gyro, the fried shrimp, and the big bowls with chicken or fish. The wings were not the best. read more

Delicious spot we found on uber. Loved the fries with shrimp! My husband has the original gyro and he said it was incredibly good and fresh. Food arrived warm. And it was very flavorful. So glad they were opened after our 3 hour drive to Legoland. read more

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Service was minimal took a while to take the order as they were busy and food came out after 25-30 mins food was tasty and cooked all the way thru plenty of rooms to sit inside prices are very reasonable read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

I really want to like salems but everything we order has no flavor it looks seasoned but there's just no flavor. Fish and shrimp was ok fish cooked well no seasoning I order the 2 for 11 gyro which the drive thru lady said they didn't have it was 2 for 13 even though the sign in front of the building ver clearly stated they did. Calamari cooked ok batter light and crispy no but very bland. Overall if there's nothing else around it's ok but it's expensive for what it is and over lacking any flavor. Also make sure they give you everything our meal was missing a drink and some sauces read more

Learned the hard way that it's not a good idea to order food from here during late hours just because they're open late. The chicken was so dry and tough, we couldn't eat it. The only things edible in our $60 order were the onion rings and a side salad. read more

Had to try Salem's cause we're from the west coast and we don't have it there. Now I know we're not missing anything. Ordered the 10 PC wing meal with fries, and was suppose to get a 5 PC free with order but once we got home and opened the bag learned we didn't even get it. We also ordered an original gyro, and jalapeño poppers. First, the wings are good but not great. No crisp to them. The gyro was just gross. The meat is processed and tasted bland with no flavor. Not how I expected the experience to go. Wasn't worth our $30. read more

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I guess the quality of the pita has changed over the years last time I had salems was in Tampa 5 years ago and it was amazing can't say the same now please bring the old pita back read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Gyro - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Went thru drive- thru for dinner. Placing order went fine . Had to wait a few minutes for the food , but that's expected as they cook it once you order. I ordered the grilled shrimp po- boy with no hot peppers and a side of fried okra. Once home, food looked good. Po- boy was excellent, but okra was undercooked. It looked nice and crisp but once in the mouth the inside was still very raw and tough. Just a mishap. Will definitely go back. read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Grilled shrimp po-boy with no hot peppers and a side of fried okra. - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

This is a fast food restaurant that offers hot, delicious, freshly prepared, well-seasoned food. The prices are a little steep, but Salems is my favorite food on planet earth. The menu is not very large, but there's something on it for nearly anyone. Also, I haven't had anything on the menu that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. It's just good food. The restaurant is generally clean. The staff is generally helpful and friendly. The restrooms sometimes need attention. They occasionally run out of menu items. However, I absolutely love their fries, fried tilapia, fried okra, fried calamari, fried shrimp, wings, chicken tenders, and just about everything they offer. If you prefer gyros, they are great too! Their desserts are decent and the only items that aren't prepared fresh. In short, if you're a seafood or gyro lover, this place is the best! read more

Best cooked to ready food you can get from a drive thru they are a better than Mia subs and that's crazy also open late !!! #FairlyPriced

We decided to stop somewhere that we had never been for dinner. So this place took quite awhile and we went through drive thru. Let me tell you, it was worth the wait. The fries were perfect...perfectly crisp and perfectly salted. I had a chicken philly and it was HUGE!!! I ate it with a fork. Tried without the fork and kept failing. My boyfriend ordered jalapeño poppers and they were made with cheddar cheese and they were delicious. They messed up and gave him sweet tea when he asked if they had unsweetened (we're from Mi, we don't like sweet!), but even that mishap was easily overlooked with the taste of the food. I'm glad they're open late too, I've noticed a lot of fast food places close at 9 pm here. We will def be back. read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Chicken Philly! - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

Drive through: Ordered two gyros with fries and extra sauce ($1 each) along with two drinks. Ask for ketchup. The gyros didn't have enough sauce let alone extra sauce. No containers of sauce and no ketchup and no napkins. I'll take this as a slip up this time and will try again next time I'm in town. Others may want to check their orders before they head home read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Take out order: Ordered Gyro with extra sauce $1. No separate container with sauce.then - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

This was our first time driving thru for food and it was delicious. The Philly cheesesteak was fresh and the fries were hot and the seasoning was so yummy. Fried shrimp was fresh and tasty. Ate it with the cocktail sauce and fresh lemon. Chocolate milk shake fresh spun and very chocolaty. We also had onion rings and wings but those got eaten before the photo. The onion rings had the same seasoning as the fries. We really enjoyed all the food, cooked fresh to order and we will be back soon. read more

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Ordered through Uber eats...my order was cancelled after waiting like 30 minutes...why? This place sucks.

Not worth the price! Super expensive, generally mediocre food! Milkshakes are good, and food is fresh, but wow! $60 for 10 piece chicken tenders, a burger with a milk shake and fries, and another milkshake...the food was definitely not worth that. read more

Just went in at 1:30pm on a Monday for lunch. Stood at the counter for 10 mins and no one said hi. Some girl shouted from the drive thru she'd be with me in a minute but still never came. I left I've been several times before and never had a probl Update: Got a comment from someone at corporate to send them an email. I did and no one responded Looks like problems are not just at the store level Update : Just because you can answer a negative post within 5 minutes doesn't fix the problem. I am the customer. I shouldn't have to make multiple posts and send multiple emails for your bad service. Customer service should be priority #1. Not more excuses about a small office that can't read an email. read more

We need one of these restaurants in Seattle right now please! Our lunch at Salem's in Winter Haven was such a pleasant surprise- far better than expected and made me wish we weren't just passing through town! Traveling down the Gulf coast of Florida on Sunday afternoon- we stopped in at Salem's Gyro's and Subs as it had a few cars out in front and looked open. We figured at the very least we could pick up something to drink and use the restroom before getting back on the road. As soon as we walked in the door though - we decided this would be lunch! The restaurant smells amazing! It's clean, bright and they have fresh brewed iced tea! Gyros, sub sandwiches and salads - lots of great options! It was just so refreshing to find "fast food" that wasn't all deep fried junk! I ordered the grilled chicken gyro with a side salad substituted instead of fries. It was excellent! Enough food for two meals! I ended up getting a to-go box for my salad and ate it in the car later. I don't know why the last review complained about an extra charge- that must have been a mistake because when we ordered the cashier asked us which side we preferred: salad or fries. No extra charge. My husband ordered a beef gyro combo with buffalo chicken wings and a side of fried okra! He was absolutely thrilled! I think it's a law or something that when traveling in the South- you have to eat fried okra and drink sweet tea! I'm not usually a fan of okra but Salem's was great! Again- such a surprise! We stopped into Salem's for a quick stop and a drink but came away pleasantly surprised and with a new favorite lunch spot on our list! read more

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The Philly cheesesteak is delicious! So good with everything on it. The original gyro is decent as well (but I like the philly better)

I ordered the Shrimp and an original gyro. The shrimp were good, but the gyro, not so much. In addition, I waited about 25 minutes in the drive through. Meh. read more

1st visit today and we ordered a traditional gyro, cheeseburger, 10 piece grilled shrimp and side salad. The gyro was tasty just as I imagined. The grilled shrimp was tasty and prepared just right. The side salad was green and fresh with mixed greens and romaine. Nice fast food restaurant with a home town feel. read more

Gyros are loaded with meat! I love this place. We have also tried the Phillip and enjoyed it a well.

Chris,The manager for midnight shift, was a great man. He was very sweet and gave a great recommendation, he sold a very good meal and guaranteed a fresh meal. Give this man a raise for being energetic at 3:30 in the morning, and being so polite to us when we had no idea what we wanted. Thank you Chris!!!!!!!! read more

Just went and ordered some food via the drive-thru with my partner: a Philly cheesesteak combo and a seafood platter. I was a little skeptical ordering a cheesesteak so far away from home but I'm seriously impressed. The steak was on a nice roll, the cheese to steak ratio was perfect and the meat had a nice kick to it. The fried were also fresh and crisp. While waiting for our food, my partner noticed the "swap fries for beans and rice" sign and asked one of the workers if it was too late to swap. The gentleman was polite, friendly and made it happen with no trouble. My partner's tilapia was perfect as were the shrimp. We both are pleasantly surprised that this quality of food came from a drive-tru. read more

Alright, let me start off by saying this is my ever first time making a review about a restaurant but I literally had to for this Salem's location. This restaurant is singlehandedly the worst customer service EVER. I've traveled to Mexico, and received better service from people I couldn't even understand. What a shame! At night especially! This location needs a whole house meeting on customer service. If I could give this review 0 stars I would. I'm not exaggerating when I say I had to pull off from the damn drive thru due to this nasty woman's attitude. The rushing when someone is ordering is just ridiculous, especially when it's no one in front of me. Let me say this, it's ALWAYS the black women! Unprofessional at the front counter, don't speak, no smile, nothing. I like the wings so that's why I return, but I'm sure I am not the only person who has complaints. read more

Salem's is one of my favorite restaurants in Winter Haven. They have great sweet tea and fountain drinks. The best gyro and subs in town. My favorite is the fried snapper. This place has great options and I'd recommend it to anyone. read more

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Occasionally, I come here for fried shrimp. Today, I opted for the original gyro. My daughter ordered the grilled fish gyro. I'm only rating based on my original gyro. It was OK. My favorite part was the bread...that shouldn't be the case with food that has a lot of meat in it. The meat was seasoned OK. My wait time was longer than usual. I don't think I'll be a regular here. read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

The burgers were dry and bun had some hard stale places on it. Prices seemed a bit high for what you get. Service was not friendly. They had no ketchup, at a burger place. I would not eat here again. Andy's down the road was a much better value and food quality. We had lunch and dessert there for almost $10 less then just the food price here. read more

On 8/19/18 at around 2000 hours, I ordered the garlic Parm and mild wings with a side of fries. Before I write about the food , the cashier was courteous, polite and very knowledgeable. The interaction I had with her was outstanding. The location was clean and the food was excellent. The wings were tasty and the fries were the best fries I have tasted in a while. A+++ Highly Recommended. read more

I am very happy with my Philly cheese steak combo #3. I always get the fish and shrimp but i wanted a sub. They did not disappoint!!!! This is the drive threw order. My wait time wasn't that long. read more

Salem's Fresh Eats - Sandwiches Near Me - Winter Haven, Florida

The girl we ordered the food from had a bit of an attitude. Food was okay but it took forever for it to come out. We decided to eat there and the trays they gave us were extremely dirty as if they never wiped it down. We were missing 2 sandwiches and when we went up to let them know the same girl would look at us with an attitude and ignored us. We sat back down and waiting for another 15 minutes for it. So about 35 minutes total and the order was completely wrong. read more

The menu got downgraded like crazy from what it use to be, very basic and boring menu now. The employees are nice, but the wait is crazy, even before the pandemic. They usually get the orders wrong, but the food is OK, not as good as how it use to be read more

Saida and her team were amazing ! Extremely helpful and great customer service skills.. usually as a DoorDash driver we don't get the best service but that's not the case here. if I could give her and her team more stars I would, because 5 just isn't enough!! Thank you guys read more

First time eating here, better than Mcdonalds and salad was fresh and crisp. Wings were great!

I was there today around 11:30am picking up lunch for my sister-in-law. I ordered her 20 fried shrimp w/ 5 wings (honey barbeque on the side), fries & sweet tea. I always go here for the fried chicken gizzards and fried mushrooms which are very good. They have excellent sweet tea hit the spot. read more

First of all just wanna say the girl at the drive thru was very polite. Ty for the one positive thing for that business. Ok so I was asked to move up by the door cause waiting on my grilled ckn sandwich. Which took twenty two minutes. So I'm thinking wow it must be a large breast right? WRONG! My husband gets the fish and shrimp plate and as for myself I order the two for seven so grilled ckn and the burger. We get home and the ckn was two little thinly cut tenderloins which would've took a whole four or five minute grill time that's how thin. I bite into it and it's still frozen in the middle so what the hell was going on for twenty two minutes. Didn't have another car behind me closed dining room due to corona and it was so soggy from pickle juice where there was nine pickle slices with so much mayo pure soggy and the burger u could tell had set under a heat lamp for who knows how long. It was dried up to the point it was rubbery and no taste flavor nothing and again the bun so soggy cause of pickle juice and globs of mayo. My dog wouldn't even taste it turned his nose up and looked at me if I was nuts. My husband's dinner shrimp set under a heat lamp for a while chewy and his fish was cold. Now as for the ckn tenders I ordered for my pooch. Spendid ,hot crispy good to go except salty. My dog enjoyed the tenders glad to see him smile. The ad is false the food is kept under a heat lamp or when it does get cooked when ordered doesn't get done and still frozen in the middle. Listen up owner close the place down fire all current employees hire people who are loving the fact that they even have a job cause alot does not friendly people who knows how to smile and greet their customers cause without ur customers u are broke u ain't making no money and serving raw ckn someone bound to get food poisoning and bam u r in court cause ur ass needs to be sued. If u cant run a business that serves food which people ingest than u need to think of something else u can properly maintain without getting all these critical remarks just close until u can get the right people in there to do the job the right way. read more

Excellent gyros, onion rings were just ok. Bit overpriced, but if you want a gyro that is as good as any one you would find in Chicago this is the place read more

This was a great spot to eat after my boys were barefooting! Good food and a great manager! My son left his coat in the restaurant and manager, Michael Edwards, mailed it home to us in Minnesota. Customer service like this is hard to find! Thank you Michael! read more

We went here on Christmas because no other place was open. We went through the drive through and I ordered the gyro combo with no tomatoes. It didn't take that long given it was Christmas but we got our food and headed home to visit with family. I opened my box to find a cold gyro with tomatoes (she even asked to make sure if that's what I said) and lukewarm fries and a Coke that was flat. The tzatiki sauce was chunky and nasty looking. I did not eat it. I was very upset and will never go back. P.s. the pita was soggy with grease. If I could give this zero stars I would. read more

Went to get lunch today, Mike the manager was awesome and I could tell you that the food was awesome, I had a gyro with a gyro salad and my friend had a combo fried fish combination and the food was awesome it was hot it was it was great the beverages were good and I recommend this place to anybody that wants to get a good meal for a good price. Thank-you Salem for the beautiful experience. read more

From out of town and thought I would give this place a try instead of fast food, Made 2 trips since I work close and both times ordered gyro sandwich and chicken gyro. Both times there was more bread than meat and for price I should have just gone to the fast food spot. Meat was ok but compared to my gyro spot in Chicago I will pass on this place until they fix portions for what they charge read more