Food was burnt, very pricey for what you get. Placed an order for a child's meal and other food. Hot dog was burnt black and crusty. Kids don't like burnt food. My food was burnt as well. Ordered a drink they charged me for a large drink but gave me a small one. I looked at my receipt, nickel and dimed for everything. The best thing was got a discount of .57 for paying cash. Took it back because they gave a convenience tax of 3%. When I asked about it some person who didn't know how to treat customers was rude and nasty told me how expensive his cash register was and said I was wrong. Treated me as if I was not smart and said I didn't know how to do simple math. Well I do know how to add and subtract they are adding fees to everyone's bill and if you just pay and don't look you will be over charged. The man was an owner or manager and said the food was fine. I don't know about anyone else but I don't like burnt food or serve it to my family. I don't expect to pay for bad food or bad customer service. This was the 2nd time I went there and the 2nd time I have had bad food . I like to give a place a chance but will never go back. Bad food , bad customer service. Tried to leave a review on their sight but it wouldn't let me because it was less than positive. Photos won't attach sorry I'll try to see if I can post. read more

Best Greek food in town (I lived in Athens for several years). Nice variety of sides too. Wife loves the burgers.

It's been a while since I have been to this restaurant but I thought I would leave my review! The food was absolutely delicious and the staff was very friendly and explained to me with any questions I had. read more

While there are several awesome places in uptown, The Rock is the one place that I say is a "must eat"! They have an awesome menu, including decadent baklava, and massive, meaty, delicious gyros! Aand, in case you were wondering, the bathrooms are immaculate. read more

We stopped at the Rock in the middle of an afternoon on a roadtrip across several states. The menu in this downtown restaurant offers an atmosphere that suits students, travelers, and working professionals. We ordered the gyro salad with ziki sauce and falafel salad with tahini sauce. Both were quite tasty. We ordered baklava too. It was just enough for both of us to have a taste. The layers were perfectly flaky and had just the right amount of sweetness. If I lived and worked nearby, I would put this restaurant on my rotation for lunch with pals or for an afternoon coffee break with baklava. If you are driving up or down the interstate, the Rock merits a visit. read more

This is a trendy college town restaurant. The gyros and burgers are good, but not unique. The falafel is good but the menu is unclear if its a falafel pita or patties. They have a loyal following and I enjoy going there from time to time. The pitas are not warmed on the Gyro sandwich!! Crazy huh? How hard is it to slap some gyro juice on the flat top and warm that sucker up? IMO, they could step up their game big time and produce a knock out product. read more

We got a gyro with french fries, a drink, and a greek salad with feta. We travel for work and have eaten at many many Greek restaurants all over the country. We were extremely disappointed with the food considering how many positive reviews there are. The Greek salad was the worst I've ever had. They don't even use Greek dressing. It tasted like Wishbone Italian and gave me a stomach ache. The olives where obviously canned slices and were disgusting (I love olives! ). The tzatziki on the gyro was super disappointing, fries mediocre, and Brisk tea was the only tea option (no brewed tea) gross! Warning to anyone travelling through looking for good Greek. Skip this place. read more

I ate here a couple years ago and remember the food being decent. I returned to eat here for lunch as it was close to the conference I was attending. The food was decent as I remember it. But the sewer gas smell from the bathroom was horrendous, almost nauseating. When I first went in the restaurant, I thought it was the people in front of me in line. Turns out it was the bathroom. I went to use the washroom and the smell in there was nauseating and the floors were disgustingly sticky. There's no way the employees didn't know. That should have been priority number 1 to get someone in there to fix the plumbing issue and sanitize the bathroom to a relatively reasonable state. The lack of attention to detail carried on to the pop machine which was serving up flat pop. If the bathroom was that disgusting, it's probably better that I don't know what the kitchen looked like. Either there is no manager or they don't seem to care. I probably won't return. read more

Love the rock! They have the best hummus ever! It's a terrific lunch spot in the heart of uptown Normal.

Had the Gyro "special"...but nothing was special about it! Paid $10 after taxes and it was not worth it was not worth it. Usually I leave if I don't see the Gyro on the shank up front, but picture made meat look authentic. It was not! Meat tasted frozen and there was not much of it at all. Fries tasted ok but did not compliment a Gyro. I believe the only reason this place is still open is because it's in a college town. read more

The Rock Restaurant - Gyro (not authentic meat and skimpy on he meat), fries, and drink special. - Greek Near Me - Normal, Illinois

Looking for a nice place to visit chow town and came across The Rock and it was amazing. Had the Gyro platter with fries and asked for extra Tzatziki sauce and a piece of Baklava. Very reasonable at $12. No charge for extra sauce, small piece of Baklava. Sandwich was Hot Hot had to wait for it to cool before I could hold it, fries crispy and delicious. Baklava was absolutely brilliant!!! Small but perfect!!! Must say I'm a fan!!! read more

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Love The Rock! Been going here fairly regularly since my first day of work and have not looked back! Great food, excellent service and nice atmosphere! They have expanded within the 5 years since I have been in Normal. There is a reason why, they are AWESOME! Good burgers, pitas, gyros and falafel. Love it! Update, the cashier placed my order incorrectly, but the owner took care of me. Thank You! I will definitely come back! read more

The Rock salad is my favorite. I only wish they would use Roman lettuce instead of iceberg. It would total up their game in being my ultimate favorite salad in BL/Normal. read more

I grew up in Champaign and went to Zorba's regularly. Absolutely nothing I've had since can hold a candle to that venerable institution. The Rock really tries, however, and for the most part succeeds. The fries are fresh and the gyros are not dry or greasy (a hard balance to achieve it seems). Seating is not very comfortable, but the staff are really friendly. read more

Best gyro in B-N. Excellent fried mushrooms. Tasty baklava. Very casual atmosphere. Good place to stop for a gyro sandwich, salad, etc. Not set up for a fine dining experience. read more

Casual setting with a counter where you order the food and someone brings it out to you, which is perfect if you're just looking to go out for lunch one day. I've had both gyros with fries and the falafel, both of which were very good! Would definitely recommend trying it out if you're in uptown Normal. read more

I've been coming to The Rock for years, an original customer from his first location. By far, the BEST gyro in town. Get the special with fries and a drink for around 10 bucks for lunch. The gyro is hot and fresh, the pita is fresh and soft, and the cucumber sauce ties it all together. They have a great burger too, as well as several other solid menu choices. But you're in the best gyro place in town, why would you get anything else!? If you've never had gyro before, crawl out from under your rock and give it a shot. THIS place should be your first gyro. Nice old building in downtown Normal, across from the post office. Parking can be a challenge, as Uptown usually is, but it's worth the hike from the inconveniently located parking garage. The owner, Said is usually at the grill. Super nice guy and one of BloNo's great business owners. read more

Best restaurant in Uptown Normal! The gyros are amazing and the price is great! Definitely recommend!

Good choices with yummy options. Everything was fresh and the place was busy!! Nice treat to have something different. read more

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The best gyros in Bloomington-Normal...period! I've been eating at The Rock Restaurant for nearly 20 years and from the first visit through today, the service and food has been outstanding. The owners and staff make you feel like friends upon entering and by the time you leave you're family. Highly recommended read more

I just moved down to Normal and I've tried a few restaurants but The Rock Restaurant stands out. It has a quiet and relaxed atmosphere with a corner filled with books for kids (I find this adorable). I'm not a huge fan of humus BUT this humid was spectacular! I can't wait to come back! read more

What a cute, classy, quick place with amazing food and service! For our first time here during a quick trip to Bloomington, we were definitely satisfied customers! Thank you Michelle for your hospitality! We'll be back!! read more

Very nice meal with the family of 5 at The Rock! Total was about $40. The gyros were good, fries excellent, the grape leaves were from the van but still great quality. The garlic chicken was flavorful but I'd stick to their original. We also had the baklava which was good but could really use more of the honey syrup. I'd recommend it and would go again but would stick to the original gyro and would try the hummus. read more

The food is always good at The Rock--no better gyros around! However, there is some odd smell (always) in this place. I don't know what it is and you do get used to it, but phew! If it didn't have the smell I would give this place 5 stars! read more

decent, sort of pricey and good location. popular with isu students and a decent quick bite

Great meat for the gyros! The fries are awesome. Very clean and nice attendant. We'll come back!

Greek and fast food spot near ISU. We all had Greek menu items and liked them. Reasonable prices too.

Super overpriced for what you get. I had a gyro and a side of fries with a drink and it was almost 20 bucks. The food quality was also nothin to write home about. Everything was like something you would get out of the freezer isle at the store. read more

Gotta agree with Drew. The Falafel was ok. Obviously they know how to fry things so they've got things down to a science but nothing is authentic here but they are geared to feed college students and a college town. Disappointed by my falafel, kinda dry on the inside, sure it was frozen. Wrap was kind of crumbly which tells me is wasn't fresh or it was poor quality. Still their service was very good. Everyone is very pleasant and well trained so theres something to be said for that. Wish Id read more reviews but suspecting many are college kids that review in this town which can alter the ratings a bit. Dont think Id return. read more

Arrived in Bloomington incredibly hungry, and this place did not disappoint! The Rock Salad was amazing!

This is my go-to lunch! I love love love this place. The staff are always friendly and I love to see the owners actually working the line instead of just locking themselves in an office. I love their pita bread, it's simply wonderful! Light and fluffy and so good with chicken. I generally get the Chicken Pita special. Their fries are yummy as well. All around a great little gem close to the ISU campus. read more

It's fine. The falafel is dry. Tiramisu and grape leaves are good. Falafel is really dry. I got lunch here everyday for a while and I guess I got used to how bad the falafel is. I finally went to a different restaurant and got falafel and it was so significantly better I haven't been able to go back the Rock. read more

Because I needed to charge my car in the nearby parking garage I searched for tasty lunch spots and stumblers across the rock . Glad I did it said Greek and burgers, not the biggest fan of Greek but huge burger guy so I went to check it out with a backup place in mind. I walked in and they are definitely short staffed and the lady said things are moving slow which I understand but I left and was walking to the backup place after hearing that. After about twenty paces I felt bad for leaving and thought i am doing no favors to an understaffed business that is historically good walking out in them because I'm impatient. I returned and in an unlikely game time decision I decided to order the garlic chicken gyro - quite amazing I just wish it had been a little bit larger portion as I was still hungry after. I can't see myself in Bloomington again but if I am ever passing through for a charge I will for sure stop in at Rocks, also just talked to a ISU guy who loves that I knew about and stoped at the rock so I guess it's also a isu alumni conversation starter! read more

My husband is one of the original regulars here from the first location off of Main St. I'd never enjoyed a gyro until I ate here! The super gyros (has feta, olives and extra meat) are amazing. The garlic chicken and chicken gyros are also fabulous. You have to try their hummus and pita - SO FRESH! And I don't know what they do to their fries but they are second to none. Best part? The owner always greets us and makes us feel special. read more

The Rock Restaurant - Greek Near Me - Normal, Illinois

The Gyros, the Cheesesteak, all great. Love this place, great workers clean environment and an overall good ambiance. This is the best Philly cheesesteak around and the gyros are always so fresh. I'll have to try some other things in the menu besides the two I mentioned because I hear great things about them but I can't stay away from that incredible gyro. read more

I was so excited to try a Mediterranean place in BloNo but the food was pretty awful. The folks working here are nice enough, but their vegetarian options were so incredibly bad. They weren't just not good - they were actively unsavory. I tried the hummus, babaganoush, and dolmades. The hummus was the least offensive of the trio but had a very unpleasant consistency and a bit of a sour taste. Perhaps their meat options are better quality. read more

"Caaan yooou smeeeeeeeeell what THE ROCK is cookin'!?" Oh yes. You most definitely can. "The Rock" easily lives up to its name as one of the go-to food cornerstones of Uptown Normal. For the 4 years that I frequented The Rock, it was unwavering in its top-level quality and always delivered on what you were expecting. Much like an actual rock! Beautiful building; convenient and inviting location; comfortable atmosphere; and most important of all, DELICIOUS FOOD. It's the perfect spot for a lunch break or to grab a quick bite in-between classes. They have a wide variety of both Mediterranean and American dishes, so everyone is able to find something they will enjoy. I am specifically particular to their gyros (especially their gyro burgers!) and their fries. Trust me, they have these bad-boys on lockdown. Plenty of seating, fair pricing, pleasant employees, and great cooks. Great place for groups, visitors, or just a local meet-up. read more

Decent burger joint on the uptown strip near ISU. We each had burgers which were the preformed kind. Was kinda hoping for the just ground patty, but it was good. Fries were seasoned, decent enough. Pretty fast service, clean place. 3 burgers fries drinks just over $20. I wish I had tried the gyro! Smelled great! read more

Excellent food and great prices! Tasty hummus and is on point! Gyro was magical and the tzatziki sauce was given in generous portion and was on point! read more

Rarely would I make a review based on one food item yet here I am doing it. Last year, I stopped into the now defunct Two K's Diner on Hershey Road. I ordered their tenderloin sandwich. It was horrendous. Too thick, the breading came off easily, and a little soggy on the inside. This put me off to the idea of tenderloins for a while. Then I went to The Rock and decided to have their tenderloin. It was awesome. Nice and crispy. It wasn't too thick so the inside was cooked properly. It's the kind I remember from a kid where the tenderloin is a little too big for the bun. I always eat all the tenderloin outside the bun first. Next time I eat here, I am going to make myself try something else. But I find it's hard to find a decent tenderloin so it's hard not to order that. read more