I ordered the Mousaka. It arrived cold. It was obviously in the cooler from the previous day. The Diet Dr.Pepper had no flavor. It tasted like carbonated water. Very disappointed. This place used to be so good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Shara Mafiz
First time here, and the food and service were excellent. The food was done in a matter of minutes. The spinach pie was delicious. The gyro and Highly Souvlaki meats were great. Highly recommend!
This was really delicious! The interior was nothing to write home about, but that's cool, because the food was awesome! It's on a busy street, so just look for a parking space around the block and walk back!
The salad had almost no tomatoes, all lettuce. The rice pilaf is just meh. The chicken was really good. The baklava is cut into very tiny triangles. I’ll go to Yasmines next time I want this kind of food. This place is not with the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Dominic Blaz
Thus little hole in the wall has the best Gyros, tatziki sauce, and Baklava in the city. Better than Mykonos, Gyros.. and they are much more expensive.. sit enjoy a place that's been there for 40 years ( or more?), and enjoy some great Greek food.
Wanted a quick dinner of Mediterranean food for 2 of us. Ordered Moussaka and Vegetarian platters. The food was awful. Moussaka is normally made with ground beef/lamb and bechamel sauce. This was Shepard's Pie with allspice and the mashed potatoes had the consistency of spackle. The Greek salad was a house salad drenched in oil dressing with some dried Greek herbs. The Vegetarian platter had a falafel "wrap" with what can only be described as creamed falafel smeared in a pita. The pita was greasy and tough. Would definitely NOT recommend. Probably the worst meal we have had in years.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Cornelia Lange
The Greek salad was wonderful for my husband without olives and with added onions.
Vegetarian options: Falafel, hummus, salads
Dietary restrictions: I was able to eat gluten free
Parking: It was Sunday. Metered parking oit front, yet Sunday is free.
Kid-friendliness: I could not see any problems.
Wheelchair accessibility: All on on level
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Mari McKahsum
I love this little cafe, with the paintings and atmosphere and good authentic food. Great find!
New Owners and this restuarant is completely down the tubes. We haven't been here since before Covid and we moved away in 2022. It used to be decent Greek food. Now we're in town for an extended work stay and decided to try it again. (The better place, Zorba's, is apparently a Covid Casuality and is now permanently closed.). The first red flag was simply upon entering Olympia now — it looked dirty, run down, and decrepit inside. The second red flag was these were obviously not Greeks or people of Greek heritage running the cafe. The thick Middle Eastern accents, the TV prominently placed in the decrepit dining area blasting Al Jazeera — in ARABIC!!!!, not English, imposing that on customers, and the Hijab on the wife of the owner were the giveaways. But, what the heck. They must have bought the recipes, right? It was getting late, we were hungry, so we took the plunge and ordered. I ordered Pastichio, which for those who don't know, is a baked pasta dish often called a Greek Lasagna, with bechamel sauce. Husband ordered simply Souvlaki on a stick. Both platters. I normally like Pastichio. When the food came, as we sat there being inundated with Arabic TV, I took one look at this literal pile of MUSH on my plate and feared the worst. That concern was quicly confirmed — this pile of mush was absolutely inedible. I see now from other reviews that I'm not the first to experience this culinary disaster on dish. There was no resemblance to baked Pastichio. Very little pasta, and it, too, was mush. The top layer over the ground beef was a pile of an indeterminate something that looked like watery mashed potatoes, but tasted like uncooked watery dough. Absolutely inedible and absolutely disgusting. I nibbled on the salad that came with the platter, and threw the meal out. My husband was able to stomach the chicken on a stick, as it would be immensely hard to mess that up. It was so bad and here I was, with no food. No dinner. Not about to order something else in this disaster of a restaurant. We felt like we were sitting in the middle of room that hadn't been cleaned since Covid years. The anterior room had furniture piled up in like a storage room, and the owners sat there watching Arabic Al Jazeera and oozing imagined cultural superiority in the midst of this mess. How offensive can you be in America? Even in Albuquerque, with nearby college students who will eat just about anything, I cannot imagine how this place will stay in business, and hope it does not as it's an offense agasint Greek food and Greek culture. Appalling. Just appalling. Check the dates on the good reviews you see, as most of those appear to be more than two years old.
Because I was hungry and it was getting late as mentioned and I was tired, we got up and went next door to McDonald's so I could at least get a burger and have something edible. And I was very upset about this whole culinary disaster.
I would urge all to stay away. DON'T waste you money, your time, and your appetite. These people don't respect YOU, the customer, it's as if they're laughing at customers coming in and expecting Greek food. They don't respect the community, and they don't respect America.
If you want Greek food, there's only one place left in Albuquerque. It's not casual like this used to be, or like Zorba's, but it's good. That's Mykonos, more of a white table cloth restaurant experience but worth it if you are hankering for real Greek food.
The leg of lamb was just 1 good burger size an two smaller peices of meat half the size an alot of fat for $19 dollars im very disapointed .an 3 slices of potatoes wedges an a salad also small .
John Flynn
I love this place. Excellent gyros. Spartan surroundings. Nice fellows and excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros
Brutus Lee
Good Greek food, including the avgolemono, but the soup portions could be a bit bigger. They could also make some improvements with the painted Greek writing in the interior, which occasionally substitutes h for η -- no font restrictions on paint brushes, right?
Melissa Cullen
Tabouli salad was so small, it wad in a dipping sauce container that wasn't full. No dressing, no olive oil, no lemon juice, no bulgar, nothing but some plain Parsley. Major rip off. Dolmas were plain. Every other place in town makes better dolmas these were the worst. I assume it's such a rip off cuz it's right by the university. Nothing by the college is good. They prey on the students.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Timo Jimenez
Horrible. I relied on this place for years. I'm a chef. 35byears. I ordered the falafel. Thevperson that I spoke to a woman assured me two pieces wit regular order. I received 1, it was burnt and inedible. The tomato side salad fermented. Inedible . The hummus my dogbwouldntbtouch@.. Shane on olympia garbage you serve I've worked all over the planet as a chefthis!. I will post this all over the planet. You should be ashamed. Malakas!
I ordered the Mousaka. It arrived cold. It was obviously in the cooler from the previous day. The Diet Dr.Pepper had no flavor. It tasted like carbonated water. Very disappointed. This place used to be so good.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
First time here, and the food and service were excellent. The food was done in a matter of minutes. The spinach pie was delicious. The gyro and Highly Souvlaki meats were great. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Sandwich, Gyros, Greek Plate Special, Salad
This was really delicious! The interior was nothing to write home about, but that's cool, because the food was awesome! It's on a busy street, so just look for a parking space around the block and walk back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros, Salad, Sauce, Pita, Chicken Souvlaki
Great food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros, Salad, Hummus, Pita
The salad had almost no tomatoes, all lettuce. The rice pilaf is just meh. The chicken was really good. The baklava is cut into very tiny triangles. I’ll go to Yasmines next time I want this kind of food. This place is not with the price.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Thus little hole in the wall has the best Gyros, tatziki sauce, and Baklava in the city. Better than Mykonos, Gyros.. and they are much more expensive.. sit enjoy a place that's been there for 40 years ( or more?), and enjoy some great Greek food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dolmathes, Gyros, Greek Plate Special, Pita, Lamb Souvlaki, Chicken Souvlaki, Super Gyro, Souvlaki Platter, Mediterranean Combo
Wanted a quick dinner of Mediterranean food for 2 of us. Ordered Moussaka and Vegetarian platters. The food was awful. Moussaka is normally made with ground beef/lamb and bechamel sauce. This was Shepard's Pie with allspice and the mashed potatoes had the consistency of spackle. The Greek salad was a house salad drenched in oil dressing with some dried Greek herbs. The Vegetarian platter had a falafel "wrap" with what can only be described as creamed falafel smeared in a pita. The pita was greasy and tough. Would definitely NOT recommend. Probably the worst meal we have had in years.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
The Greek salad was wonderful for my husband without olives and with added onions.
Vegetarian options: Falafel, hummus, salads
Dietary restrictions: I was able to eat gluten free
Parking: It was Sunday. Metered parking oit front, yet Sunday is free.
Kid-friendliness: I could not see any problems.
Wheelchair accessibility: All on on level
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
I love this little cafe, with the paintings and atmosphere and good authentic food. Great find!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dolmathes, Gyros, Salad, Hummus, Pita
New Owners and this restuarant is completely down the tubes. We haven't been here since before Covid and we moved away in 2022. It used to be decent Greek food. Now we're in town for an extended work stay and decided to try it again. (The better place, Zorba's, is apparently a Covid Casuality and is now permanently closed.). The first red flag was simply upon entering Olympia now — it looked dirty, run down, and decrepit inside. The second red flag was these were obviously not Greeks or people of Greek heritage running the cafe. The thick Middle Eastern accents, the TV prominently placed in the decrepit dining area blasting Al Jazeera — in ARABIC!!!!, not English, imposing that on customers, and the Hijab on the wife of the owner were the giveaways. But, what the heck. They must have bought the recipes, right? It was getting late, we were hungry, so we took the plunge and ordered. I ordered Pastichio, which for those who don't know, is a baked pasta dish often called a Greek Lasagna, with bechamel sauce. Husband ordered simply Souvlaki on a stick. Both platters. I normally like Pastichio. When the food came, as we sat there being inundated with Arabic TV, I took one look at this literal pile of MUSH on my plate and feared the worst. That concern was quicly confirmed — this pile of mush was absolutely inedible. I see now from other reviews that I'm not the first to experience this culinary disaster on dish.
There was no resemblance to baked Pastichio. Very little pasta, and it, too, was mush. The top layer over the ground beef was a pile of an indeterminate something that looked like watery mashed potatoes, but tasted like uncooked watery dough. Absolutely inedible and absolutely disgusting. I nibbled on the salad that came with the platter, and threw the meal out. My husband was able to stomach the chicken on a stick, as it would be immensely hard to mess that up. It was so bad and here I was, with no food. No dinner. Not about to order something else in this disaster of a restaurant. We felt like we were sitting in the middle of room that hadn't been cleaned since Covid years. The anterior room had furniture piled up in like a storage room, and the owners sat there watching Arabic Al Jazeera and oozing imagined cultural superiority in the midst of this mess. How offensive can you be in America? Even in Albuquerque, with nearby college students who will eat just about anything, I cannot imagine how this place will stay in business, and hope it does not as it's an offense agasint Greek food and Greek culture. Appalling. Just appalling. Check the dates on the good reviews you see, as most of those appear to be more than two years old.
Because I was hungry and it was getting late as mentioned and I was tired, we got up and went next door to McDonald's so I could at least get a burger and have something edible. And I was very upset about this whole culinary disaster.
I would urge all to stay away. DON'T waste you money, your time, and your appetite. These people don't respect YOU, the customer, it's as if they're laughing at customers coming in and expecting Greek food. They don't respect the community, and they don't respect America.
If you want Greek food, there's only one place left in Albuquerque. It's not casual like this used to be, or like Zorba's, but it's good. That's Mykonos, more of a white table cloth restaurant experience but worth it if you are hankering for real Greek food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
The leg of lamb was just 1 good burger size an two smaller peices of meat half the size an alot of fat for $19 dollars im very disapointed .an 3 slices of potatoes wedges an a salad also small .
I love this place. Excellent gyros. Spartan surroundings. Nice fellows and excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros
Good Greek food, including the avgolemono, but the soup portions could be a bit bigger. They could also make some improvements with the painted Greek writing in the interior, which occasionally substitutes h for η -- no font restrictions on paint brushes, right?
Tabouli salad was so small, it wad in a dipping sauce container that wasn't full. No dressing, no olive oil, no lemon juice, no bulgar, nothing but some plain Parsley. Major rip off. Dolmas were plain. Every other place in town makes better dolmas these were the worst. I assume it's such a rip off cuz it's right by the university. Nothing by the college is good. They prey on the students.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Horrible. I relied on this place for years. I'm a chef. 35byears. I ordered the falafel. Thevperson that I spoke to a woman assured me two pieces wit regular order. I received 1, it was burnt and inedible. The tomato side salad fermented. Inedible . The hummus my dogbwouldntbtouch@.. Shane on olympia garbage you serve I've worked all over the planet as a chefthis!. I will post this all over the planet. You should be ashamed. Malakas!
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