The Gundis Kurdish Kitchen

The best culinary experience I’ve had in Chicago. The food was 10/10 and the servers were very welcoming and hospitable. I will be coming back soon. Shukran!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food weas really good but I have to admit portion sizes were bit small (protein) for someone like me it was hard to fulfil the stomach even though desires for halal pasta with goat cheese was satisfied.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Anas , thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of my favorite places to get breakfast, and take visitors in the area. The Kurdish Breakfast for Two is a fantastic, and my preferred order usually has the Lamb or Soujouk scramble. To add a bit of a sweet treat we sometimes get the Fig and Walnut pancakes, or the Baklawa Crepes if we would like a richer option.

I would highly recommend, and for anyone that needs to use Resy credits (at least, as of Nov. 2025) from various credit cards this is a great place to use them if you have been looking for somewhere new to try.

I look forward to visiting the staff and restaurant again soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came here for my mom’s birthday brunch and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had at a restaurant in Chicago! Special shoutout to the service, they are extremely attentive without being overbearing and they accommodated all our requests with ease. They even gave us a free little brownie for my mom! Loved their energy, love this spot, will be back soon!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Love this place. We are so glad to find this place with amazing foods with excellent service. I even love the specialty drink salgam. The best ezme, baba ghanoush, pita, and lamb. All the foods were absolute delicious! Our only grip is that the dinners were a kind of salty for our tastes but we will eat more veggies and pita with it next time. What a gem for Chicago and easy street parking which is also rare in Lakeview. We were so lucky to try this place before our show at the Vic. Definitley will be our to go spot in Lakeview.

GREAT brunch! We love this every time! Such a variety of selections and never a disappointment!

Delicious food (ordered the gundis omelet) and superb attentive service. Probably the best service I've ever had in a restaurant. Highly recommend and will definitely return.

Very little food for the price, but the service and flavor was impeccable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We live in the neighborhood and had been there once. We had a craving for "Turkish" or "Mediterranean" food and decided we would return. Great idea and experience.

Overall very good experience. Delicious food, quick service, and a very warm ambience. Will definitely be back!

Finally got a chance to check out The Gundis last weekend — our first time trying Kurdish food! We ordered the baba ganoush, lentil soup, stuffed chicken, and Adana kebab. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. I especially loved the lentil soup and stuffed chicken — both were incredible. The staff were so welcoming and friendly, and their recommendations were spot on. We really enjoyed our dinner and will definitely be back. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Adana Kebab

Just had an excellent dinner at Gundis. We shared the sampler platter, lentil soup and stuffed chicken. All were excellent. Deniz was also a fun and interesting server. We learned a lot about the Kurdish people.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Royal breakfast!

The Kurdish/Turkish style breakfast is unbeatable, absolute monster size breakfast with every possible delicious treats you can fit on a table!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our first time at Gundis was fabulous! Excellent service, delicious food. We'll be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5