Family owned for decades. Their signature Salad with their special dressing is really good. Day special was Falafel and we really enjoyed it. No other Greek or Mediterranean restaurant makes the lentil soup like Yanni's. Also, had their Gyros, my all time favorite. Service is excellent with personal touch and conversations. Ambiance is cozy. Food & Service - 5 stars Ambiance - 4 stars The owner Joe and his son, Ahmed also greeted us and we also ordered Falafel to take out. read more

Yanni's Greek Grill - Me, owner and his son. - Greek Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

I NEED TO REVISE MY PREVIOUS REVIEW. I said that the prices were too high but I simply mis-remembered my order!! The calamari appetizer is like $10. Also the soup comes with the chicken kabab!! So all in all, I just want to say that for the reasonable prices you're paying, you get a good quantity (and quality!!) of food. Also, the vibes are just so nice - it feels like such a mom and pop shop. Plus the servers are incredibly funny and friendly. They really go above and beyond to make you feel at home. read more

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A little piece of Tarpon Springs, FL right here! We just tried Yanni's Greek Restaurant and it did not disappoint. The hummus (extra garlic lovers; this is for you!), chicken gyros, and chicken kabobs were all delicious. And don't skip dessert. The strawberry cheesecake baklava had just come out of the oven and was absolutely amazing! The staff was wonderful, and the owner (who took over 2 years ago) personally came out to speak with us. If you haven't been since the new owner took over, it's definitely time to go back! read more

Only order pickup so can't really comment too much beyond the food. The salad with gyro meat and garlic dressing was delicious and flavorful. Hit the spot and I would definitely come back. read more

Wonderful restaurant. The staff are extremely friendly, efficient and knowledgeable. The food I had was excellent, I ordered the Chicken Lemonata and it was so good I had to return a week later and order it again. The chicken lemon soup was also terrific. I enjoyed their lentil soup when I went back and it was very good, but I definitely preferred the chicken lemon soup. Their Baklava is to die for, and very reasonably priced. Next time I go back I'll have to try something eIse, just for the sake of exploring the menu. I highly recommend this eatery, the best Greek food I've had in Columbus. read more

Been going here for years. Absolutely great food and staff for a great price. Highly recommend.

Best Greek in Columbus. My favorite gyro. Always a treat. Appreciate the service even when getting take out.

No better Greek restaurant in Columbus in my opinion! Nothing too fancy inside but food excellent and portions great! Highly recommend.. miss going here since I moved to Florida.. read more

Awesome service, and good. Came in a little before closing and every one was still nice. The lamb chops, saganaki, and hummus were great. Definitely a go to spot whenever I head back to Columbus. read more

Yanni's Greek Grill - Greek Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Amazing food! Consistently one of, if not the best food on the island! The people are so nice and the service is great!

For the past 20 years, anytime I get a cold, I pick up Yanni's chicken lemon soup. We call it "Medicinal Soup" at my house. What they are serving now is NOT Chicken Lemon Soup! This thin, over-seasoned soup is not even close to the previous recipe. My husband got a gyro and the sauce was watery and the pita was soggy. The meat just didn't have much flavor. This is not the Yanni's menu we have raved about to all our friends. We are now on a quest to find a new Greek restaurant. read more

Yanni's Greek Grill - Yanni's Chicken Lemon Soup...not the same. - Greek Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Amazing food... Really small Mom and Pop shop but they have all the basics down! Of course I haven't had everything here... On the menu lol The calamari is good. The baklava is great. The sides are good and the tzatziki is to die for. I wish I lived closer I would go more often. If you like real authentic Greek food go here. read more

Very nice waiter. Prompt service. We were a party of four and could chat with the right amount of waiter attention.Delicious food and baklava read more

I have eaten at this restaurant so many times, and just now did a DoorDash delivery pick up. Mariah is absolutely a gem. She is friendly and communicative with updates, she is amazing with suggestions for food and it's just all around a wonderful benefit to this business! When you walk in, you're greeted with her smile and she remembers who you are. Upon entering the door you are inundated with the most amazing smells that just whet the appetite. The restaurant itself is clean and inviting. read more

Smaller brick & mortar restaurant. I cannot name a bad entree. I always do a Trio app. Don't go weekday lunchtime there will be a crowd. Not because of any fault of the restaurant, they get packed. read more

Sooo good! I was recommended this place by multiple people so when we moved close by I figured I would give it a try! I got a Greek sub and my husband got a cheeseburger. As well as a spanakopita! The total was $24 and they were generous portions. Everything was so delicious! We will definitely be back. I plan to bring my parents next time they are in town too. I placed a Togo order in store, they were super quick and friendly. I think I was there for about 10 minutes. The restaurant has so many beautiful details! The paintings on the walls look hand painted and very beautiful! Definitely family owned business vibes! Everyone was so friendly and they seemed to get along well! read more

The gyros are huge & delicious. Very busy yet efficient and personable. Didn't use tzatziki as I normally have but another sauce that is very good read more

My husband asked where I wanted to eat for my birthday, and I said "Yanni's!". Since it's over 1 1/2 hours from our home, it had been quite awhile since we'd last eaten here. We ordered an appetizer of spanikopita - delicious! For entrees, it was moussaka with a side salad for my husband and a gyro platter with lemon chicken soup for me. Again, the food was delicious and the portions generous. In honor of my birthday we were treated to a chocolate glazed baklava and a sweet cheese-filled phyllo for dessert. Both were very good! Our server was very friendly, prompt and checked in with us regularly. The owner also stopped by to make sure we enjoyed our meal. Thanks to everyone at Yanni's - you certainly helped make my day special! We look forward to eating here again the next time we're in Cbus. read more

A big part of my five stars comes down to the service. Our server could tell I knew a bit about the Greek world from how I ordered, and then we were off to the races. He gave us recommendations, he taught us a bit of Greek, he told us about where his ancestors had lived in Anatolia, and he invited us to the Greek festival. I don't often rate a restaurant highly because of the service, but this service was incredibly friendly and made me feel like family. The food was also great! We started with kopanisti (spicy cheese), followed by the souvlaki bowl and moussaka for mains. The highlight was the moussaka in all of its creamy, delightful bechamel goodness. The souvlaki bowl wasn't bad but a little underwhelming -- if they asked me for recommendations, I could punch up the flavors! Needs more vegetables and herbs. But all in all, a great meal and I'll happily come back again. read more

The grouper is amazing! Not fancy and super friendly people! Definitely coming back here next time I'm in town!

Great food, great value. They had quite the interesting assortment of items on the menu. I went to check it out and got more than I expected. read more

Food is beyond amazing and tastes! Staff are so friendly. You can ask for anything and they are shy to ask you for extra charges! The new Manager "Joe" is so friendly and he will walk to your table and check to see if you need any extra stuff! Shout out to Joe! The restaurant is clean and cozy! I would definitely visit again when I am in Ohio. read more

Still love this place after all these years. Recommend the Greek salad with gyro meat, and baklava of course

fabulous food and service. food was authentic greek (i lived there for a year) and came out fast. we left stuffed and happy

the food was amazing. so was the service. vary fast and friendly. did I say the food was amazing. restaurant was clean and inviting. next time in town, I'll be back read more

Came here for a takeout meal during a recent weekend getaway. We ordered ahead and the lady who helped us was as nice as could be! We ordered a mess of soup and appetizers as well as a gyro platter. When we arrived, everything was in order including extra plasticware and styro containers to use as plates. First off, the soup...we'd heard good things about their chicken lemon variety and boy did it deliver! The broth was on the thicker side, but not exactly creamy. Within the soup were some small veggies, rice / grain and pieces of chicken all complimented by the tang of the lemon; it was super-tasty! For appetizers (to share across our family) we got spanakopita, saganaki and dolmathes. The saganaki (fried cheese) did not travel well back to the hotel. Although its flavor was good, as soon as it cooled down it was a solid block, hard to portion and share. The spanakopita (spinach pie) was backed into large triangular-shaped phyllo dough and backed till golden brown. The combination of spinach and tangy cheese made for an excellent bite. Their dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves) were much larger than any other version I'd ever had...stuffed with a typical meat mixture and served with a strong, tangy lemon dill sauce. I really enjoyed these! Last was the gyro platter...tender gyro meat strips, served alongside the typical fixings of shredded lettuce, tomato slices, thin onion slices, warmed pita triangles and a creamy garlic dipping sauce. This dish is easily sharable and means you can create your own gyro experience by using as many ingredients as you wish. Would much rather sit in their restaurant to enjoy a meal...but given COVID-19 times, this will have to do! We'll be back, once this pandemic gets better under control and we visit Columbus again! read more

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For casual Greek food, please give Yanni's a chance!!! My husband and I have been going to Yanni's since we were dating in college (26-27 years). Even when we moved out of town, we always made the effort to return. We would walk in and were immediately recognized whenever we went and then in recent years, the restaurant was purchased and sold a couple of times and we quickly found the food and experience was not even close to the same as it once was. The first new owner did such a horrible job, we swore we would never return, but recently my husband wanted to return one last time. Reluctantly, I went with him, and was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is the same- dated and in a random shopping center, but it feels like the old Yanni's and regulars will appreciate that. Now that the latest owner has taken over, we feel we may be as close to the original recipes as we will ever be again. If you were a long-time, regular patron like us, but then became disappointed around the time of the pandemic, please give them one more try. Our server Orlando was very nice and provided great service. He even said Tom, our favorite server decided to come back! We missed him on his day off but were glad to hear that! As for the food, we always get the same items: gyros, the gyro salad and hummus. Yanni's hummus was always better than anywhere else we had tried and while it may not be the exact old recipe, most things are nearly what they originally were. Please give them a chance, they deserve it! We will be back to see Orlando and Tom! read more

This is a sad review for me going here fifteen years but the reality today: Plus: Food was ok. Food came late and have to hear server preach to us "can't you see how busy we are?" Ruins food experience. Not so plus: Restaurant was a poof of smoke. Should have walked out but meeting client. Smelled horrible walking out and was embarrassed how I my smelled from a grease fire in the kitchen for my post lunch appointment Server forgot my drink as I waited fifteen minutes to get his attention while by hummus app came. Speaking of hummus, they force you to order (extra cost) for enough pita to serve the small portion. Hint: charge a little extra and not make us wait to order extra pita and serve a little more. Drink refill sat empty entire lunch. Server walked in circles before serving us. Needs to retire. Been this way for 15 years. Late for my meeting and asked for check and said he would be right over. Ten minutes later. No check. Client had to pay as he felt bad I was going to be late for my next meeting. This is such a shame where it has gone. read more

Amazing service and experience. Really enjoyed the food. The owners are very friendly and nice to talk to.

Great food super family oriented affordable and fresh. This is a staple in Westerville.

My best friend many years ago blessed me by showing me yannis; unfortunately he passed away a month ago, so I have been visiting this restaurant a lot. The staff is absolutely amazing! They speak to you like a person, and they want you to have a great experience, the staff is just great! The individual who checked me out shared a ton of information to me once I noticed some of the pastries to try. She told me about an I've cream the you put the dessert (sorry can't remember the name) on top of, which we did, and just wow. The food is great, the staff is great! The ambiance of the place makes you feel at home. So relaxing, and again, the food, just wow! I will say truly, the moussaka is the absolute best I have ever tasted, as an armchair chef I have made it many times myself, but it never tastes like theirs, maybe I cam bribe them for the recipe. All in all, this is the best Greek food in Columbus, out of the many I have tried. I know I've not eaten at everyone (yet), but I can truly say, if you go to Yannis, you will have an absolutely wonderful time. And remember! Treat restaurant employees with kindness, and understanding. So many things can happen in a restaurant, it truly is a stressful job, with low wages. So be nice, and tip big. My personal is 30%, and while I don't personally agree with percentages to rule the tip amounts, for me it's the service, waiters make such great actors, because you still have to smile and nod at the a-hole. Anyways! Yannis is great! And it's pretty much my only place for said cuisine. Thanks for reading, I hope some of it helps, and possibly makes you think, learning new things about society and different cultures is great, ok, no more tangents. Just eat at Yannis, and have the moussaka! read more

Yanni's Greek Grill - Dreaming of moussaka! - Greek Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

With the new owners firmly in control I have to tell you that the former glory that made this place special is back and even better!!! Attention to the details and the love in the preparation of the food is second to none! If you don't try the Greek soup then shame on you!!! The hand made shawarma is just perfect!!! Keep up the great work!! read more

The new owners and their awful recipes are ruining this place. The lemon chicken soup was once my go to when sick or if I just wanted something fresh and lemony and now it over salted, seems to have a generic "Greek seasoning" mix in it, and only faintly tastes of lemon. The hummus used to be the best I've ever had and now it's bland and watery. The spanakopita used to be flavorful, rich, and crispy but now it's bland, greasy, and tastes like they use frozen spinach. My go to has now become a no go because some egotistical fools bought a neighborhood staple and decided to change everything. It'll be sad to see them go out of business but everything I loved about the place is already gone. read more

The dining room is open. Finally, get to sit down to the best Greek food in town. Yanni is running the grill a lot of the wait staff has returned. Awesome!! read more

Yanni's Greek Grill - Chicken Lemonato - Greek Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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This place is an institution for Greek food in Columbus. Their dining is back open and they are serving some of the best food in Columbus. The owner Yanni is retiring on Friday March 31, 2023. He has passed on recipes to new owner and I am confident they will continue to serve the fantastic food they are known for. Good luck and thank you Yanni for 50 years of great food in the Columbus market! read more

Who knew there was treasure gold in the strip shopping center behind the strip club, Sirens? My boyfriend and I are on the search most recently to crown the best gyro in Columbus. I think we've found a contender here at Yanni's that will be hard to beat. We sat in the dining room on a Friday evening and it was all a buzz. Families & couples packed the rear of this strip mall hole in the wall. We started with the hummus platter. Just go ahead and order extra pita immediately. It's fresh and warm and the perfect scoop for this ridiculously delicious garlicky hummus. (Bring breath mints if you're self conscious of having garlic breath!) I had the gyro salad and my boyfriend had the regular gyro. We loved both of these similar dishes and portions were large, so we each barely finished. This is very obviously a local, family-run spot and I loved that about the service and our server. He was an older gentleman with corny jokes and really sweet to us knowing it was our first visit. Definitely don't be afraid to eat-in here for the experience. We brought home dessert because the pastry case was calling to us and wouldn't let us leave without it. Baklava cheesecake? What!!? It was amazing! read more

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The best Greek lemon soup! Something has changed at this restaurant! A must try when in columbus, oh!

If you're looking for amazing gyros, Yanni's is the place! They have a great lunch special for a small gyro, fries, and drink for under $10. And don't let the small gyro fool you - it's so filling! And the fries are amazing and large in portion. I have a hard time eating all of it without feeling completely stuffed. For some reason, they also have the best fountain Coke! Don't forget to order a side of gyro sauce to dip the fries in. Although, they don't really need it, it's a nice addition. Yanni is super nice and friendly! It's a small cafe, so it's not great for a large party. I've gone with 3 others and have had to wait for seating. It's always busy but it's worth the wait. read more

We are long-time take-out customers. Always ordered chicken lemonato and hummus appetizer and loved both. The last year or so there's been a big change in both. Hummus is so garlicky and the chicken is totally different. A little tough and too much oil in it. The lemony sauce is no longer there. Gyros are good and a few other things. read more

It had been awhile since I had last visited Yanni's and I forgot how tasty it is! They are currently offering take-out only. You can call in or go inside and order. They have chairs lined along the wall you can sit to wait for your food. They were really busy when I went. The lady managing the counter was super friendly. She moved like a dancer behind the counter, taking orders, answering the phone, preparing food. They offer an extensive menu. I ordered the spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves. Both were delicious! I have am in the area about once a month and will be going back more often now that I remembered how tasty Yanni's is. So good!! read more