7 Best Greek Restaurants near Pinole

“The food was awesome! Worth the drive. OMG!!! I had all but written NICK the GREEK off after patronizing the Vallejo location; PINOLE IS THE BEST-TEST!!? I couldn’t even believe it was the same restaurant. The Pinole location is 100 times better than any Nick the Greek I’ve ever been to. Super clean, super friendly and the most delicious beef-lamb. We’ll be back❣️“

“Love this place! My husband and I go at least once a week for lunch. Staff is so sweet and they sometimes give my dog extra meat they have. The chicken gyro bowl is so good. The chicken is actually tender and moist unlike a lot of other places.“

“This has needed an update for years and let's begin. 6/10/2025
Recently I've took my sister here as we're both trying to avoid foods cooked with a lot of oil like Chinese food. She's a chef and has been in the business for over 40 years and spent the last 6 years as a chef and was managing food trucks in North Carolina. A long distance from her Napa gourmet restaurant roots. Tonight she ordered the lamb souvlaki. I ordered a small chicken shawarma wrap and lentil soup. The chicken shawarma was perfect. Just be warned, it is with pita bread so it's a bit messy of a handheld eat. But what the heck. It was absolutely delicious. The chicken was perfectly cooked as it was quite tender. Nicely caramelized onions inside. Loved the lentil soup. It had a nice helping of lentils, not just a few little bits floating around as you see in some places.
Which now brings me to the lamb souvlaki. Now my doctor insists that I don't eat too much meat and I totally agree. However, I could have eaten this for a week. It was some of the best lamb I have tasted in years, maybe over 20 years. Tasted fresh, it was perfectly tender, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not over salted, thank God which is something a lot of restaurants do with meat, especially grilled meat or meat. kebobs.
My sister was very impressed and pretty much polished off the whole thing.
She noted that there were no salt and pepper shakers which she totally appreciated because it meant that the cook knew exactly what he or she was doing. I did take that last bit of her grilled zucchini, which in itself was quite delicious.

This was the second time I took her.
Last time I had the falafel shawarma wrap and I recommend that as well. I got the large one and it was quite substantial.
Sister may have had the chicken souvlaki I don't remember.
Just noted down below that I did my first review 6 years ago. I have since returned multiple times quite often bringing family because it's not too crowded, the food is really good and the prices are very reasonable. They do a reasonable amount of takeout which is probably why there aren't as many occupied tables as before.

6 yrs ago
Nice greek food, but the french fries. OMG.... sorry short on details as this was a month or two ago. Will return.“

“Absolutely delicious!“

“Great food, fast efficient service, reasonable price. I had the large lamb gyro at a decent price and it was nicely seasoned, full of fresh lettuce tomato cucumber and onion, and had great tzatziki. They offered hot sauce which I took and it was a great optional addition for me as a spice lover. While waiting I drank free water from a dispenser on the counter and enjoyed the fact that these folks are running a small and quick cafe with authentic food, and not pretending to be my fake friend with effusive over the top “service”. Highly recommended if you enjoy good food and don’t require “the help” to supplicate to you.“

“Was in desperate need of a good salad and Nick’s delivered. I got the prasini salad and added tomatoes. The lemony dressing is really light and brightly flavored with just the right amount of lemon. The romaine lettuce was all super crisp.

Added a side of fries which were the perfect texture and tossed in Greek herbs.“

“UPDATE-THEY JUST ADDED THEMSELVES TO DOORDASH AND THEY HAVE SOME GOOD NEW ITEMS ON DOORDASH AT A GOOD PRICE!

Have been going to this restaurant for over 20 years... The man who operates it took it over from his daughter and son-in-law... It used to be called Misha's Gyros ... I went in recently and I didn't quite recognize the guy with his hat ?... He was related to the people I saw BEFORE, I knew THAT -but I wasn't sure if it was a relative of theirs/or the same Guy -because it has been so many years! I saw him before the pandemic...

It turns out it's the same man and he maintains and operates his restaurant dutifully and faithfully after all these years!

THE FOOD WAS SO FILLING THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO FALL ASLEEP! INCREDIBLE SPICE /INCREDIBLE FLAVOR TO THE CHICKEN GYROS... I WAS FEELING SO LETHARGIC I WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER I COULD GET TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND DRIVE HOME 8 MI AWAY SAFELY!

AN HOUR LATER I WAS IN BED AND I REALIZED IT WAS THE LONGEST HOUR... BECAUSE OF ALL THE CALORIES AND NUTRITION IT WAS AS IF TIME EXPANDED ITSELF AND LASTED LONGER!

I highly recommend this simple and humble restaurant... And I hope they are available on DOORDASH ?...:⁠-⁠)

And I hope all is well with the owners daughter etc...I think we were in the same years /class at UC Berkeley!“