The last time I reviewed Kostas, it only included the excellent atmosphere and as many Citywides as you can buy for $5 a pop. Well lemme tell you about their food. In fact, I come here nowadays mostly for the food. Dad mode! It's excellent. In a city with some excellent Mediterranean, it is capital-E-Excellent. Way better food service than you probably assumed you could get in a dive bar, but then again, this is Philly, and we tend to surprise people like that. Highlights are the gyro platters, all of their dips - the hummus, baba ghanoush, and tirokafteri - as well as the pastisio, which has been explained to me as kind of the Greek version of lasagna, made with long hollow penne-like noodles. Don't sleep on the moussaka either. Or the gyro sandwiches. And wash it all down with cheap beer and whiskey. And say hello to Vasili (spelling?), which is easy because he'll probably say hello to you first. read more

Food was OK, typical dive bar in Fishtown. Service was horrible. Ordered at the bar. No one asked us what we needed or how our food was had to get up every time to ask for the smallest things they should start charging for air since they love up charging on small portions. read more

And we thought this was just a super cool dive bar...WRONG! Their food is outstanding and the portion sizes are huge! Also, having been to Greece, it was awesome to have the Greek beer we'd had while traveling abroad. The owner is super friendly and will come sit down and chat with you. I love the little patio out front so you can dine and people watch. $5 Citywides, and reasonable cocktails and beers. read more

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Stopped in here on a Saturday. Reviews were all good so figured we'd try it. The ambiance is "Dive bar". Not much more to say about that. Service? They didn't have a server. I don't know if that's an all the time thing or just this night. The bartender told us to order at the bar and she'd bring it over. Which she did. Now, the star of the show, the food. My son and I split the mixed grill platter. Easier if I cut'n'paste the description from their menu rather than me trying to describe it: "A mix of charcoaled pork, chicken & bifteki skewers, gyro meat, & Greek sausage. Served over fries with feta cheese & olives." Every item on the platter was cooked to perfection. The meats were all grilled with a perfect char. I particularly loved the sausage as the casing and a nice snap but moist an juicy inside. The pita I think is made in house, certainly tasted fresh. It was soft and chewy with a dusting of spices. It could have been a meal itself. Tzatziki was the thickest I've ever had with a wonderful flavor. Let's talk French Fries. Ever go to a place where the fries are limp or greasy? Or they start out hot and soon they are cold and lose texture? Well, not these. I don't know how they did but from the first to the last, the fries stayed hot, crisp, with a tender billowy interior. This platter was delicious, every bite. And we left stuffed. The food is 5 star good. I took one star off for ambiance and service. If that doesn't bother you (and it didn't bother us) this place is must try and I'll be going back read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Mixed grill platter - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Been a long time patron there and made some great friends with the people that go as well. Love the staff and they always make me feel so welcome everytime I've been there and their food is amazing for a dive bar. Can play music on the touch tunes and create a great vibe. Just wish they brought back the pool tables read more

Living 4 hours away, I didn't really know where to go, but saw this place around 8pm and decided to stop in. Samantha and Star were absolutely amazing and so welcoming. As a career bar manager and bartender, these two ladies are cream of the crop. They're so friendly and welcoming, it's such a pleasure. As far as food, we were pleasantly surprised. We got the Falafel appetizer, chicken skewer and rice entree, and Kostas special Buffalo wings. The falafel were a fair bit dry and tasted mostly of breading. The chicken was as if it came from a fine dining restaurant, it was perfectly cooked and some of the most flavorful chicken I'd ever had. I could eat it every day for the rest of my life. The wings were massive, slightly breaded, and perfectly cooked. I'm extremely picky about my wings and I was pleasantly surprised. Overall, I wish I lived here. This place is, excuse my French, f*cking awesome. From staff to food, I'd recommend stopping by at any time. read more

Ordered the Chicken Shish - Kebob platter served with fries thru ubereats. The pita was freshly made and delicious. I would note the seasoning was very light compared to other kabob sandwiches I've had but was remedied by the tzatziki sauce. I would try other menu items and check out their restaurant. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Chicken Kabob sandwich/wrap - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Excellent food! I had passed this restaurant multiple times and finally had the chance to come in. I tried the grilled shrimp platter and the soup of the day (chicken shell soup). Both were delicious and came in generous portions. The shrimp, served over rice, was flavorful and perfectly cooked. The soup of the day was also excellent. I'm glad I had leftovers to enjoy later. I will definitely be ordering from here again! read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Grilled Shrimp - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Went to this gem in Fishtown. WOW what an amazing gyro. I definitely highly recommend going to this bar and getting anything grilled. The marinade on the beef was pretty tasty and it was perfectly charred. We also got the calamari which was pretty decent but we both agreed we should have gotten something grilled instead. Apparently the owner of this place is in his 90s and still cooks there. He makes a really mean tzatziki sauce. All the people working the bar were so nice! The waitress showed us a back outdoor area. There was so much hidden room. The guy at the bar was apparently related to the owner and he was very vivacious. I learned that "time and being clean" is of the utmost importance. See what pearls of wisdom you will gain! read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Gyro Platter - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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My friend and I stopped by today for happy hour and cannot wait to come back! It was surprisingly very empty even though the happy hour food and drink deal is incredible! Multiple $5 city wide specials, a lot of good food deals, huge dive bar inside and 2 tables outside. Plus the friendliest most attentive server. Best thing we had were the Greek nachos, which were so unique and delicious. Had all the Greek salad toppings paired with fried pita chips. Came with tzatiki sauce and tasted even better when hot sauce was added. I'm sure paying extra for meat would've elevated it. $6 during happy hour! Second best thing we had were the Dolmades. I loved the fresh pita that came with Skordalia. The puréed mashed potatoes were delicious, but honestly the pita bread that paired with the dish was the star. So warm and fluffy that I wish it came with more! That dish was also only $4 during happy hour. Last thing we tried were the $3 chicken skewers. Nothing mind blowing, but juicy meat that was grilled to perfection and not dry whatsoever. I cannot wait to come back! read more

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Oops, didn't realize this is definitely more of a bar setting with a restaurant--I made plans to grab dinner with a friend here to catch up but it was really loud so kind of hard to hear each other. Still glad we came, because the food was really good! We couldn't eat outside even though there were tables set up, but we sat further away from the bar after ordering our food at the bar and paying our tab in advance. The baba ganoush was so light and refreshing with the pita, a good starter for the meal. I really enjoyed the beef/lamb mix for the gyro and wish the photo did more justice, because there were generous portions of the meat inside. I liked the seasoned fries as well! Honestly surprised by how good this food was for a bar. read more

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My friend and I loved the meal and hospitality of the owner. I will definitely return for the ambiance. Thank you for a wonderful experience read more

Relatively authentic greek food that's quite delicious. We got the mozzarella sticks to start and I tried the Mixed Platter, which comes with salad, pita and taziki sauce, fries which we swapped them for Greek fries, and oh so much meat. The place was quite empty (only a few people at the bar) when we ate but service was good and we enjoyed the food. Would come back for the food again read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Mixed Grill Platter for Two, Gyro Sandwich - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Decided to have lunch here today. I didn't even know it was here! They only have outdoor seating right now in a move courtyard in the back. You must walk through the restaurant to get to it. Started with the stuffed grape leaves and the feta and olives. I had the spanakopita (spinach pie) and my friend enjoyed the veggie pita sandwich. Everything was fresh and really good! read more

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Really enjoyed the mixed grill platter. Lots of meat, definitely enough for 2 people. The platter also comes with pita, fries (on bottom) and salad. The chicken was suuuper tender, all the meat was pretty tasty. The cheese on the salad was also surprisingly delightful. It's a bit weird picking up Greek food in a bar but you won't be disappointed! Highly recommend. read more

Nice hang out spot in fishtown with really good Greek food too. Lively spot with a separate bar and dining area. Food was authentic and delicious and the prices were great for the dinners and drinks. read more

When I discovered this little slice of heaven right off girard I found myself there 3 times in one week. The backyard is legit perfect. Plenty of seating, string lights, plants, and a lot of space! It's a great casual vibe for a first date or to link up with friends. Food and drinks are priced well and made well. My fav cocktail is def the mule except I sub it with Jager, a Berlin mule. Yes you should try it :) For food i chose the 3 spreads as well as the chicken skewers. Everything is super fresh and the chicken was cooked perfectly. Fries are always good too and they have cheese on them read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Chicken skewer - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Great Greek food that's well-portioned and super affordable. When you initially walk in, you probably think it's more of a dive bar and not really a place for food. But I promise, the food is really good! We found a table instead of hanging out at the bar and ordered gyros. My food was so good! The gyro was cooked well, easy to eat and had French fries in it, which was also really good! They have a great drink menu, with $4 city wides. I'd definitely be back for drinks or late night food. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Gyro Pita - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I've been here on weeknights, weekends, for dinner and for pool. Overall, the vibes here are chill, the sticktuation is alright around the pool table, the food is consistent and Greek (yum!) and the people who work here are friendly. They have a good happy hour and there are half price apps at a certain time, which shows me very tasty options! They also have specials of the day. I usually stick to the city wide specials or picklebacks. My favorite bar in Fishtown for when you need a place for literally anything! read more

Good quality authentic Greek food. The gyros are great as is the octopus and other Greek apps. You would never know they had good food because it looks like a dive bar. Waiters and owners are like able and treat everyone like family. Probably the most reasonable drink prices in Fishtown. read more

Ok, so this is a long due review for Kostas. I'm surprised how I never went to this place despite staying so close to it and the cuisine being one of my favorite ones. We went there for happy hour on a weekday and I must say, they have some good happy hour deals. When you enter, it's your typical bar with a dimly lit restaurant but they have an awesome backyard that is blissful during summers. They have $2-3 beers during happy hour. You get an extra tequila or bourbon shot for $2 extra. Now for the food. We ordered the spanakopita, grape leaves, babaganoush. Their pita is amazingly delicious. Service is great. We had our server there when we needed her but it was not to the point of hovering around. The restaurant owner himself mingles with the guests making sure everyone is well fed and ok. It's one of those places that has retained a personal touch and vibe. read more

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Stopped by tonight for a gyro to go. As always, it was perfect. The pita there is the best in town, the lamb is delicious, and the fries are amazing. This is my go-to for great Greek! read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Gyro Pita - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Good Mediterranean spot. Their food is pretty tasty and has your standard Mediterranean menu - except for missing falafel for my vegetarian friends. Their menu lacked that and tahini sauce but they made up for that with flavor. Their happy hour menu is also really good with half priced apps but they give you really small hummus and baba ganoush portions. Like really small. So it's half priced but also half the portion. read more

I'm wondering if my experience was partly negative due to getting delivery versus eating the food fresh at the restaurant. I had heard it was great, so I was confused with how my meal turned out. I ordered the vegetarian sandwich with fries. I thought each item tasted like it had no salt or flavor. The pita was also super soggy. Adding tzatziki kind of helped the situation, but I still tasted very little. I'd try this place again for sure - but only if I dined in the restaurant itself. read more

Excellent food and drinks, great atmosphere and music. Enjoy the food the most freshly made pita, very good experience.

If you want cheap drinks and a dive bar, this is a go to. It should almost be a fishtown staple in my opinion. I don't have too much experience with their food as Ive only gotten it twice, but it's pretty average and a little over priced in my opinion. They make a killer cracked pepper and salt fries, but I go there mostly for a great $6 city wide, and cheap beers for Phillies and Sixers games. read more

I went here for the first time last week and loved it! They have a great happy hour from 4:30-6:30 Monday-Friday with half price appetizers and drink specials. It has a dive-bar type feel to it, with pool tables as well, but the food was wayyyy better than your average bar food. As an appetizer we got the greek nachos, which are fried pita wedges with a bunch of great toppings. Super good. For dinner I got the mega gyro sandwich (only $10 for so much food!) and it was delicious, especially the pita. I'm not a huge fan of fries in general but these were seasoned really well so I actually really enjoyed them! My cousin got the spanakopita as her meal, also a ton of food, and the bites that I tried were soooooooo good! The service was great too and the food and drinks came pretty fast. Looking forward to going here again soon! read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Spanakopita entree - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Great beer selection , awesome fresh made, Greek traditional food . Cannot say enough about how fresh the food is. Nice atmosphere , bartender is over the top accommodating . Highly recommend New favorite Fishtown hotspot. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Me and Dannett and Madeline - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We three were plainly not the average Kostas clientele. The wife, her developmentally disabled brother, and I all clock in around the half-century mark, give or take a year or a few, which made us maybe twice the age of many of the folks hanging out here when we arrived. Plus, the bar-hopping days of the wife and me have been over for a LONG time. And the brother-in-law won't even have a beer. So seeing a bouncer at the door, on a Sunday night no less, might have sent us on our merry way in search of a gentler environment. So might have the borderline dive-bar frontroom, once we edged past the bouncer. (Don't get me wrong: 20 or 25 years ago, I spent my fair share of time in rooms like this.) But it was a beautiful evening, and we'd seen the photos of the nice outdoor patio and the solid-looking Greek food on Yelp, and Kostas was only a few blocks from where we were staying. You've got to sidle past some pool tables and feel your way through an almost pitch-black hallway before reaching the patio. So, yes: On an evening when the temperatures were in the 70s and crowd on the patio was quite sedate (there's actually a sign out there admonishing patrons to behave), we had a very nice time indeed. And Kostas's food is fresh-tasting and satisfying, as well as economical (I don't think any of our plates were more than $10). Pork souvlaki was cooked properly and well-seasoned, and a side salad had quality, varied ingredients--although ours came without dressing of any sort. Seemed like some good local beers were on draft. Our server was pleasant and helpful when we could actually flag her down, which wasn't all that often. read more

Came in with a couple of friends on a Friday night. We (by which I mean myself) were very hungry and was just walking around fishtown for some food. Totally felt like a bar towards the entry. There were pool tables around. Felt like a vibrant place but not overly crowded. Our waitress was very kind and patient as she explained pretty much the whole menu to us. Two of us got the platter and they were HUGE. The lamb was tender and very flavorful. The "greek lasagna" was great and so was the eggplant dish. Did not get drinks. Easy to find on the street. I parked 10 min away at street parking and friend parked at Sugarhouse as we went there later. Service was quick and friendly. Portion was big. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Huge, and delicious platter - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We ordered here via Grubhub and did not receive the full order , received compensation for items not receive, (pita bread / dressing.) after being told to contact Grubhub regarding the issue. Nonetheless, the food is always fresh and authentic otherwise it would be a 5 star rating. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - Gyro - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Great divey bar and grill. Drinks are cheap, drinks are good, food is GREAT! Staff is awesome. Perfect way to end our bar crawl! read more

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We were here on a weekday happy hour and decided to sit out side. The place is huge inside with all pool tables, bar tables and TVs. The inside look was of a sports bar. We decided to sit outside and the weather was not bad. The outside seating is decent and is covered on all 4 sides. Their happy hour menu was pretty reasonable. They had $2-3 beers during happy hour. For $2 you get a shot of tequila or bourbon and a can of beer. Not bad. The funny thing is that we actually got a can of beer instead of beer in a glass. We ordered the spanakopita, grape leaves, babaganoush. Their pita was good. I especially liked their spanakopita. Very delicious. The portions are very generous. The sevrice is very good. In fact the owner walked around to all tables greeting everyone and ensuring that the service was to their expectation. Very neat. I like places where the owners want to talk to their customers and be friendly. Thumbs up. Overall, I recommend this place for drinks and happy hour apps. read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - $4 special - Tecante with a shot of tequila - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Some of the cheapest drinks in the neighborhood and great specials. Decent vibe, seemed friendly. We didn't get food nor did we see anyone having food, but seems to get good reviews. Interior nothing special but no complaints. read more

Delicious and affordable Greek food that also delivers!? Yes I'm in! While I'm not a huge Greek food enthusiast every now and again the craving for gyro strikes and I am so grateful Kostas is here to fulfill it. Recently I sampled the gyro platter and baklava and was so happy with both choices. The gyro platter comes with a very tasty rice as well as pita which I really enjoyed. The portions are quite large so I had enough for two meals. Also the baklava is perfection and must not be missed. I can't wait to sample more in their menu and improve my Greek food repertoire. read more

the place to go if you are looking for a dive bar with good music, dive bar vibes, and nice bartenders

After the fishtown feastivale, didn't see any standout foods and after evil genius not seeing anyone seating was starving so we went to kostas Had Greek nachos and gyros which was good!! read more

Like the others say, dont judge a place by its looks. the food here is well made and the presentation is very pretty!! You wouldn't expect a bar like that would serve such good quality meals. I was happy to buy grill chicken platter ~ Edit: After going three times, the service quality plummeted for me unfortunately, The bar tenders that are suppose to be serving the people for food were completely ignoring me and havent approach me. Oh well! read more

Kostas Bar Restaurant - grill chicken platter! :) - Bars Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Love this place! Great dive bar with even better food, highly recommend if you're in Fishtown

Ordered delivery! Food arrived cold and soggy inedible! Sauces were bloated from the heat that previously was there and became rancid!