Review: Greek Kitchen(Dining)

Greek Kitchen
Street: 2638 Union Ave · City: San Jose · Phone: 408.646.7083 · Type of Cusine: Greek
Description: Eat-in or take-out eatery serving Gyros, Souvlaki, other popular items of fast Greek fare.

Review Title: Better than Yiassoo! Really Fresh Tasting Gyros & Souvlaki! [goto review]
My Rating: Thumbs Up!
My Opinion: I love this new Greek place in the Cambrian area!

It's in a really strange shopping center on the corner of Union Ave. and Bascom Ave. It's where the Happy Days Diner used to be before a huge kitchen fire destroyed the interiors and left the diner boarded up for over a year. That burned out building was something I always wanted to do a photo project on, but I didn't get to it before it reopened as the Greek Kitchen.

Oh well, that's just as well because the Greek Kitchen rocks! I've certainly been there enough times since. The first thing you'll notice is that the place looks spotless. The next thing you'll notice is that the food is very fresh, healthy, and tasty.

The menu's not very complicated. It's basically your straight up popular Greek eatery type of fare: gyros, souvlaki, salads, and etc. The salad's not too special, but I'd give everything else a huge thumbs up! There's nothing wrong with the salad. It's just salad. I've been there four times the past few weeks and I'm tempted to go back again right now as I'm writing this. If you like Yiassoo, you'll love this place. It's similar fare, but it's cleaner inside, and everything tastes lighter and healthier without losing flavor.

The owner is a real hoot too. He just moved down from Toronto so he could enjoy a bit of the California sunshine. His family owns small chain of Greek eateries in Canada that the Greek Kitchen is based on.

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Thanks for posting this. I've had a hankering Greek lately. I like Gyro House and Cafe Baklava in downtown Mountain View but am looking for something closer to home. Is this a sit-down type place? I haven't been to Yiassoo in years -- if I remember correctly, you order at the counter and they don't really wait on you.

You can eat there, but if you're looking for restaurant ambieance and a wait staff, then it's more of a take-out type place. They have indoor and outdoor seating for up to four per table. You buy your food and seat yourself.

Maybe we can do a SW Dinner Outing here. Preferably after August.

Sheldon and I have actually been contemplating that very idea.... Yes, definitely sometime once the worst of the summer heat is over.

Review Title: Great food, Friendly Service
My Rating: Thumbs Up!

My Opinion: Highly recommended. Clean and delicious.
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I had take-out recently and it was very tasty. I got the gyro plate. I loved it, except the portion was a little small. I'm used to having leftovers and being able to parlay a restaurant portion into 2 or 3 meals but I guess for the price it was fine. I would definitely go back. The prices are very reasonable and the food is fresh.

Review Title: The Real Deal in Greek food!
My Rating: Thumbs Up!

My Opinion: I lived in Greece and in the Greek part of Toronto for many years. Had not found GOOD Greek food until The Greek Kitchen arriived. It's the real deal! The gyro meat is from Chicago. The Greek salada is fantastic and the baklava divine. The owner is a really good guy.
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