I wrote a terrible review a couple weeks ago. I was contacted by the owner who asked me what happened, I explained and he made it right. I'm happy to say I just went and ate there again, and the meal was fantastic. 5 stars. Sometimes in the kitchen things happen and I believe my bad meal was a fluke, I was careful to order this one over the phone and pick it up at the window so the employees wouldn't see me. It was a great meal so I am updating my review to 5 stars. My compliments to the staff and cooks and especially the owner for a job well done. read more

My co-workers and I went here for lunch. We ate inside and it was pretty busy. I ordered the chicken shawarma plate. I got it with the chicken over the rice, Greek salad, and hummus. The greek salad was good. I personally was not impressed with flavor of the shawarma chicken. My co-workers got other items and they were happy with what they got. The restaurant is very casual and the staff is friendly. I'll give it another try at some point and order something else. read more

Classic Gyros - #22 Chicken Shawarma Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Ridgecrest, California

Always a great experience here and good food for the money. I love their milk shakes I just wish they had kafta !

best food in ridgecrest. my families favorite place to eat. I recommend the gyro (it's huge) or the smash burger. best ever.

Best restaurant ever!!! I love it!! The food is so delicious and fresh. And the service is fast. There is very nice outdoor seating. read more

Likes: + The food was yummy, enjoyable, and plenty. Good amount of protein along with various sauces to accompany the pita bread, rice, and salad. + Variety of options. + Plenty of indoor seating. + Polite, helpful staff. + Soda machine on the side. . Decent parking lot size. . They don't allow bringing outside water bottles to fill up on water. Non-likes: - Slightly expensive. - Only one restroom per gender. I had: $20.49 #25 Kabab Mix Plate (chicken & steak) + $5.99 #9 Citrus Mint drink + tax = $28.93 read more

I love Mediterranean food especially when it it hot out. Was very hungry when I arrived at Classic Gyros. I ordered the Mixed Kabob plate. It was excellent. Plenty of steak and chicken and I love the way it was cooked. I had it with Greek salad and couscous. I like that they make pearl couscous. It comes with hummus and a large pita bread. They have a nice selection of side sauces to try. I love tzatziki so I had that. Next time I think I will try the chicken shawarma with pita wrap. They also have fresh juices, milk shakes and baklava. Baklava was nice for dessert 2 pieces for $4. The restaurant is new and nice and the service was friendly and helpful. They have nice Mediterranean music playing. Great experience. Will be back soon. read more

Gyros are great from here! Their cajun fries are a must have as well! They also serve their Classic Burger menu items here as well which is convenient! read more

I've never had anything but a wonderful experience at this place. The food is good, the service fast, and the selection (now that they've added burgers) fits everyone in our family. Highly recommend the gyro bowl with couscous... spinach, red onion, feta, tomato/cucumber, ant tzatziki sauce. Mmmm.... read more

Still the same great place we love when we are in town. The food is fresh and well made. We were able to get a child's shrimp over rice for my mother in law and she ate 2/3 of it. So she really liked it. And I liked my gyro and my husband loved his souvlaki. And you meet the coolest people there while you're waiting. read more

No problem finding parking. The place seems like just another fast food place. Was clean and you could order through a tab or order the traditional way at the counter. Mediterranean food and our party ordered bowl, chicken pesto panini and wraps. The food was okay, but not something you would die standing in line for. If you want to eat Mediterranean, unfortunately this is the only place. read more

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We frequently pass by Ridgecrest on our way to places further north on the 395. We have been consistently going to classic burgers in Inyokern for many years. We realized that we can order the same delicious burgers at classic gyros in downtown Ridgecrest. Both restaurants are owned by the same people it's just that if you go to the Ridgecrest location you can get both Greek food and hamburgers which is a winner for us. I love Greek food my husband prefers hamburger so we can both get exactly what we want there. Portions are generous, the staff is friendly the interior of the restaurant is a nice place to have a meal. Plenty of parking and feels a little bit less sketchy than in your current location which always seems to have some weird people hanging around. read more

Grabbing a bite with colleagues before making the drive to LA. Glad we stopped as it was quick and tasty. At our table had beef shawarma, gyro and chicken bowls. When back in Ridgecrest would not hesitate to dine here again. read more

They have a drive-thru!! Our gyro pita and falafel side were very good. It was conveniently located near the hotel we were staying at.

Usually good place to go but today was horrible ordered 4 items and 2 were sides of hummus and tabouli missing things from my order when we called it was more of a fiasco than it should have been. We've been coming to this place since the previous owners but this place has gone down hill. Nobody cares in the restaurant the girls at the front counter weren't welcoming or even remotely nice but I guess that's customer service these days. I'll be taking some time off from this place and pretty much anything in town. read more

Accommodating service for us first-timers. Food tasted good. The gyro pita was huge, so we thought that was a good value. The side of rice came in a thick plastic bowl, which was odd and wasteful but the rice was good. The Greek salad was very small and unimpressive. It should have come with some pita but I guess they don't do that here. I think the Cajun fries were salty but the kids liked them. The place has a nice layout and tons of inside and outside seating with shade and a big parking lot. read more

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It's hard to find a good Greek restaurant we went here after my daughter's soccer game and it has to be one of the best Greek places we have gone in southern Cali. I got the gyro fries and they were amazing. My daughter got the chicken skewers and loved them. read more

Smash burger is yummy. Greek salad was also delicious, I've always had great service there. It's very clean.

Food as always been good here. Had the lamb burger last time and it was absolutely delicious. I also love their chicken shawarma.

This "fast-food" Greek place was convenient and but basic. Nothing fancy about the decor. Food was the same: okay but not great. Service was pleasant and fast. read more

I got excited when I found out classic burger bought this place because I like the food from their restaurant in inyokern. I am not into Mediterranean food so I ordered fried fish and fries, which I thought was a save bet, I was quite disappointed at what I got. I received three pieces of which that were burned. The fish didn't taste fresh and the shape looked exactly the same, just like the fish you get from frozen section. Not only that the fries was dried, like it had been cooked a few days ago and now give it to me. I tried to eat but after three piece of fries I threw them all in the garbage. I gave stars because other staff got the Mediterranean food and it looked okey But after this experience I will never come here. Can't expect them to care how your food look and taste if this is what they would serve me. read more

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Love the bowls. So many options. Staff is excellent and the vibe is right tor a burger and falafel joint

Super cute dining area. I love that it's quiet and not super busy. The lady that helped me was super kind and helpful when ordering. The portions are big & super flavorful. Definitely will be back! read more

Classic Gyros - Big gyro & fries - Mediterranean Near Me - Ridgecrest, California

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Food: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 3.5/5 Overall: Decent portions and fairly standard in taste. The extended review... Food: Pita w/ Gyro - 3/5 - It's a custom built pita which is pretty cool. The taste of the ingredients was fairly standard. I think the amount of feta was a little overpowering for me in total so I just ended up eating the meat which was ok. Dolmades - 4/5 - I will say their dolmades were pretty good. Rice wrapped in grape leaves...yes please. Chocolate Baklava - 2/5 - I got excited about this, but at the end of the day it was a bit sweeter than I was expecting and was a baklava with the top dipped in Chocolate. Service: 4/5 - Very friendly staff Ambiance: 3.5/5 - There were some kids in there without masks from a party that was going on in the courtyard. All of the staff had masks thankfully. We took our food to go but not sure if you could actually eat in or not. read more

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Great food and customer service. Especially appreciate the nice children high chairs and the butcher block type tables with enough room spaced between tables for customers not to feel overcrowded while dining in. read more

I've been here a couple times since it changed ownership and I've enjoyed it every time. The food is fresh and tasty. Service has always been friendly and they have indoor and outdoor seating. They also have the shakes now which are the same amazingly good shakes you get from Classic Burger. However, the chocolate shake was a let down. Definitely tasted that cheap artificial chocolate flavor. However, the strawberry shakes, pistachio shakes and oreo are delicious! I definitely want to go back to try the date shake. read more

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Still so good, so thankful to have Classic Gyros and Classic burgers here because they make very good food and are family friendly. I have to say , the service at Classic Gyros can be a bit better , they have a hard time acknowledging us when we walk in. But, we love the food so we will be frequent customers read more

Food is excellent. Customer service is very insufficient it seems like when the owner is away from the restaurant customer service goes down about 90%. Was one of my favorite eateries. ​ read more

Classic Gyros sells Classic Burgers. The same delicious burgers you drive all the way to Inyokern for are right in Ridgecrest. The team members are friendly, and the burgers are awesome. I haven't tried the Gyros yet, but I will update this review when I do. read more

Update....The owner granted my refund. Thank you! Mind you, my review had no bearing on the food, I love the food. it's excellent. Pissed off... I ordered my food online. Get a notification that my food is ready! Get here, and they tell me that they gave my order to someone else. Mind you, I am on my 30-minute lunch! So now I'm late for clocking back in. Because I have to wait for them to make it all over again. I should get it for free. I'm so pissed off!! read more

Service is absolutely horrible here --completely disorganized and very poorly managed.

Haven't been there in month's!!!! I just found out about the smash burger and the drive through was awesome. But hands down the smash burger was the bomb very well done and delicious Will be going back very soon , Now I don't have to go out to Inyokern to Classic Burger to get the same burger. There's many items in the drive through menu I wanted to try but I was way too excited just to try this burger out. And it was perfect. I'm going to go sit down inside next time. read more

Great place! An unexpected gem in the middle of the desert. Gyros combos are $11-15, but they give you large proportions. I got the classic chicken shwarma gyro and it had a unique spice taste, not hot. Also had the garlic fries and they went so well with the feta cheese. If I ever go back I will try the make your own gyro. I hope they can expand and become a franchise and open one near LA or Ventura. read more

I've ordered from here many, many times and it's fantastic each time- it's a shame it took me so long to leave a review. I normally get the Chicken Couscous Bowl with jalapeño hummus, a buncha veggies, feta, and garlic & tzatziki sauce with an order of Dolmas. It's so flavorful and hits the spot each time. Run! Don't walk Since the change of owners, they've added online ordering and it's so convenient!! Classic gyros is probably my favorite restaurant in this whole town. Its consistently great and never lets me down! read more

Loved this place in Ridgecrest. Absolutely worth the slight detour off the highway. The gyros was so, so tasty. The pita fresh and soft. The Greek salad, seasoned just right and the jalapeño hummus was outstanding! Topped it off with the yummiest banana date shake. Def returning when we are in the area. read more

This was delicious! On a trip back from the Trona Pinnacles we wanted a relatively healthy lunch. We loved the fast casual service and the ability to build your own pita, wrap or salad. Definitely worth a stop. read more

Unexpectedly great. We went because it was close to our hotel and had vegetables and was inexpensive, but liked it so much that we went back on our way back through town after our trip to Death Valley. I had the pita wrap both times, and spouse had the bowl, and both of us were very pleased. read more

worst experience EVER. service was extremely rude. when we got home the food seemed to be old. fries were hard as a rock , burgers had a bitter taste. we called them and asked if there anyway we could get a refund or get new food made. we then got put on hold for 30 mins but could hear them in the background talking poorly about us (if you pay 60 something dollars for food wouldn't you want it to taste good?) anyways we just hung up and now me and my family have food poisoning:). read more

We're staying in Ridgecrest tonight, and just got to our hotel. We ordered from Classic Gyros and had the food delivered (Door Dash via Toast app). I ordered the lamb burger with a Greek side salad. The burger was juicy and perfectly cooked. The onions and peppers and feta cheese that I added were generous. Also, the Greek Kalamata olives were generous. My wife had a gyro bowl with shwarma chicken. She was happy with the Greek olives and feta ratio in the bowl. The tahini was tasty. Highly recommended. read more

Good place with some nice options beyond what else is available in Ridgecrest. Whether you place a full order or just get a single side they treat you well. read more