I got invited here for Valentines, yeiii! They had an special menu for Valentines day. $25 and $35 dll plates includes soup or salad. They star with bred (or what I call bolillo) and butter. The appetizer that we ordered was zaganaki cheese which is fun (bc there is fire included) and good. I ordered Moussaka plate that pretty much looks like lasagna but it has a different taste and texture. I like it. I think it is a little pricey but the food, the place and the staff is really nice. I almost forgot! They gave us a free dessert! I may be back to change 4* to 5* read more

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This is my first visit to Kostas in over 30 years, and we had a lovely experience: 1. The space was charming, cozy with blue walls and clean table linens. 2. Service was outstanding, with multiple people circulating to ensure our water glasses stayed full, serving food hot and fresh, boxing up out leftovers, and swooshing away dirty dishes. 3. The food was as good as the service, with very fresh hot house bread and butter, pita and hummus, large greek salad with gyro meat, and shrimp with feta in tomato sauce. Everything we had was flavorful and delicious. We will surely return soon to this charming family restaurant, now here for the past 50 years, plus or minus a smidge. read more

Donna was a fantastic server. Great recommendations were made and everything we ate was phenomenal. Ended with Greek Coffee and dessert. read more

Kostas Cafe - Desert- One of each! - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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We got take out here tonight. It was supposed to take 15 minutes, but 30 minutes later the food still wasn't ready. I noticed a customer walking out with her bag and not soon after, an employee running after her with another bag. The same employee returns with that bag and hands it to me. Awesome: while there's virus around, we're just swapping bags like NBD. No apology or anything for the mistake. The food was borderline inedible. First of all, there was grease on every box due to poor packaging. Not only is the salad already dressed leading to soggy lettuce, the dressing leaked everywhere so I couldn't even take the boxes out without getting oil on everything. We ordered: Avgolemono soup: tasted like lemon juice mixed with cornstarch. Barely moved. Gyro plate: potatoes were hard. Pita burned. Aforementioned salad: soggy af Taramosalata: the staff had a doozy pronouncing this dish. Probably should make sure everyone is familiar with it before offering it on your menu. This was incredibly fishy and oily. I was hoping to have a Greek place to put in the normal rotation, but looks like I'll have to keep looking. read more

The staff were super helpful in fixing a grubhub order error and the food was so good!

My fiancé and I had the pleasure of having Donna as our waitress! It was our first time and will not be out last. Everything was amazing from the service, fried cheese, wine, gyro, veal, and custer desert. We can't wait to go back! read more

The food was incredible! We were recommended to this place by Greek friends and it was so worth it!! Donna served us and had the best and genuine recommendations. Donna served us so well and was very personable. The Dolmas were fantastic! The calamari was perfection. Loved how it was less fried and great seasoning. The gyro plate is a must-have!! Whatever seasoning they use must be addictive because I want to go back tomorrow!! Make sure to ask for Donna as your server because she will definitely treat you right! read more

Kostas Cafe - Clearly loved everything! - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Delicious and authentic. Love the gyro plate which is a great portion (I share with my son who loves it too!). Great take out spot as well if you're in a hurry. read more

Update: Revisited this place and was excited to see that the level of customer service has been highly elevated and the same staff are very responsive now and the food is still delicious! Looking forward to coming back again. read more

Very nice. Good quality food ...don't let the humble looking outside fool yoga. Rather elegant inside

I have normally had good experiences at Kostas but a few weeks ago a vendor and few employees went for lunch and 4 of them got food poisoning...we are fairly certain it was from the lamb shank special. Things like this can happen at any restaurant, but we won't be back. read more

The best food! Try the saganaki! Donna Lopez is the best! The best Greek food in dallas. Great vines.

This place is a gem! The food was amazing and service was top notch. Donna took care of us and made excellent Greek wine recommendations. If you're there on a Friday night, request Donna! She will take care of you. This is an establishment that you want to become a regular at. We will definitely be back! read more

The place is amazing. And to think I almost turned away just because it's next to a horrible restautant that I vowed never to go again. This place... It's just a true gem! The lemon chicken was fantastic! Flavorful, enticing and very enriching! I cannot get enough of it! The soup was also splendid! It had the right texture, my tastebuds were in complete bliss! The rice as the bottom was just the right touch on my tongue as I devoured it! The bread was delicious! Hummus was good but I think I have had better.. Still, it's all perfection! The tiramisu was so good! It was buttery soft and I was in heaven! This is one of the restaurants that will not disappoint you! In short, I will be back! Take my money! read more

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I was craving Greek food while on vacation, it's one of my favorite types of food. My mom and I both ordered the gyro plate, overall the food was yummy! My mom absolutely adored the pita and the Greek potatoes (neither of us ever had Greek potatoes although we both love Greek food). I really enjoyed the dressing that came on the salad, it was very light but savory. The meal also came with bread and the option to either have it with butter or dip on olive oil. The atmosphere is very intimate and the staff is friendly! I felt slightly rushed as we getting towards the end of lunch hour. read more

Kostas Cafe - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Great spot must try , fresh and good service. Have been coming here for years and has always been top notch

This used to be such a great place It's really gone down hill. Our waiter was indifferent our drinks were left empty. We witnessed other people having to ask him to take their order. You can tell they are using cheap ingredients & food was cold. WE WONT BE BACK read more

Best Greek food in Dallas. I'm Greek from Chicago and it's as good as any Greek restaurant from home.

Food was absolutely fantastic! Particularly recommend the eggplant dip as well as the lamb chops everything was phenomenal. Our waitress Donna was a pleasure. read more

The flavors are good but the portions are small. I ordered the chicken souvlaki kabobs expecting 2-3 kabob sticks like Tzazikis, Zoe's, etc. I was disappointed to only have been given 4 nugget sized pieces of chicken and a cup of lemon soup. Definitely was not enough for the price and left hungry. read more

Excellent Excellent Excellent. Where to start. They've been here for 31 years, and I understand why. For me this was my first time here, stopped in while on a weekend trip in Dallas. Servers were very friendly and accommodating, We ordered the hummus, but can't have gluten, so instead of the pita bread/chip, they chopped us up a few cucumbers for dipping instead-Was Excellent. We all had the Gyro platter and again food was Excellent!!! Some of the best Tzatziki sauce I've ever had, meat was excellent as-well and so flavorful. Whole meal was great and very affordable. Can't say enough about this Cafe. I WILL RETURN!! Haha, it was just that good! Probably get a meal or 2 to take home as-well hahaha. read more

Kostas Cafe - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

This place was delicious from start to finish; from the wine to the free dessert! While I haven't had a ton of Gyros, this was definitely the best one I've ever had! The atmosphere was quaint and quiet which was nice for a change and the service was great! Definitely will be coming back to Kosta's! read more

A-MA-ZING!!!! The food is so delicious and the service impeccable. I ordered the spanakopita, which came with a choice of soup or salad (I got salad), seasoned potatoes, and seasoned green beans. Oh my, it was all so flavorful and clearly homemade from scratch! Portion was more than filling - a perfect amount for someone who likes good-sized portions. So why have I never come here before?? Sheesh. I've lived in the Dallas area for 8 years now, and didn't know that this place has been around for over 30 (!!!), especially at such a central location in North Dallas. Honestly, it's probably because the building does not "pop out" - a hole-in-the-wall gem, if you will. I'm sure this place would get even more clientele if it did something to stand out on Greenville Ave. Regardless, this should not deter anyone from going here. I'm just sorry I didn't go sooner. read more

Kostas on Greenville use to be my absolute favorite restaurant. I would always order the Greek platter so I could get a little taste of everything and save half for the next day because it seemed to taste even better then. We went to Kostas the other evening to celebrate my late mother's 74th bday and I was so disappointed. NO DOUBT Covid did a number on them like they did the rest of the world. I was honestly glad to see they were even still open and survived the lock down of 2020. First let me say, other than forgetting to get us our dessert we ordered and taking a really long time to get back with us so we could ask for our check ( my aunt had to go find him) ... our waiter was phenomenal. Very kind, professional, and for the most part, kept my cup of water filled. But the food ... all of my friends know I love their dolmas. I brag about them all the time. They were big, think and filling and the taste was amazing. This time they were half the size. Still good but not like i remembered them and nothing to write home about ( or text in this day and age) . I ate the meat and it was a bit tough. Literally two bites of it. I took one bite of everything else and couldn't finish it. The green beans tasted like they came out of a can . The lemon soup ( which was a favorite) wasn't the same . The check for two people was 82.90 and we both basically just ate the tsa tsiki and hummus. That was good. The Pita was good and the wine was good. Maybe it was just an off night for the cook. Maybe they are having to cut corners because of the hit from Covid. I don't know. But i don't think I'll be back anytime soon. Too much for subpar food. read more

We have been coming here for the last 10yrs. Great food and great service. Never disappoints read more

amazing we came for dinner - Donna was great! the food, dessert and coffee was amazing. best service definitely recommend. come see Donna she is lovely! read more

The pita bread is excellent and the hummus is perfect. Go with the gyro, the meat was flawless. My only gripe was being too full to have the baklava. Conveniently located and cozy ambiance. read more

Donna rocks! I just started working in the area and she is amazing! She recommended the snapper with crab meat and lamb chops! I'll be back soon! Highly recommended. Thanks Donna! read more

Excellent food and great American Patriots. Wonderful!!! Greek family with original recipes and fantastic service.

If you want a careless, incompetent establishment to eat at, look no further! To top it off, it had even worse customer service when trying to get the meal. Used to enjoy this place but over the years, but it has gone down hill. Not to mention the dishes this time around we got were all over the place. One missing, one over seasoned and prepared sloppy and the others were extremely dry! The young lady who works the phones should learn how to talk to customers when taking an order and not shut down. Poor poor service! Sad to see and this place! read more

Donna was the best !!! Food was amazing healthy and tasty. Definitely will come back to try everything else

Holy taste buds, Batman! Come eat here. Come eat here now! Amy S and I were in search of a good spot to catch up over some grub. She mentioned that she saw a random place on Greenville that started with a K, and I said "Aha!" I remembered reading good reviews about the place from you lovely yelpers, so I was in it to win it. This place will totally creep up on you, but trust me you don't want to miss it. Park in the small lot to your right and walk in to find a dim lit, romantic (yet not stuffy) and cozy dining atmosphere. Small tables fill the space while paintings of Greece line the walls. Our server, Nick, was awesome from the second we sat down. He arrived with waters and asked if we would like any wine or other beverages to start the meal. Well yes. Yes we would. I asked for the house white, and he brought us both a glass of Greek white wine. Nick was a delight. He was helpful with offering suggestions on what to eat, very attentive without being obtrusive or annoying and adorable to boot! The rest of the staff was very friendly and warm. Amy and I decided to attack the large menu tapas style so we ordered a few appetizers. The Tzatziki (Sour cream, cucumber, garlic and olive oil dip) was wonderfully tangy and the hummus (Garbonzo beans with tahini) was a perfect mixture of spices and texture. The Pitas.. man the pitas were amazing. Soft, flaky, doughy and warm... everything you want your pita to be. It is hard to compare and rank what we ate because it was alllll sooooo goooood, but the Spanikopita was a definite favorite. The dish was layered with fresh spinach, feta cheese and flaky phylo dough. Nick surprised us with two more glasses of wine and a plate of Dolmas (Grape leaves stuffed with rice and ground beef). Amy and I were a bit scared because we had each just discussed the crap shoot that Dolmas can be. We both had horror stories of biting into something we hated, and maybe had one story of them being "just alright." Well, we now have a story of dreamy Dolmas. They are served with a thin white cream sauce. One fork load into my mouth and I was hooked. Yummers. Thanks Nick. He told us that you can't visit Kosta's without having their Dolmas. So don't try to make that mistake either. You'll be missing out if you do. Nick had one last surprise for us at the end of the meal. A plate of Baklava. Holy canole, people. This is the best I have ever tasted, and I love me some Baklava. The icing on the cake was that our bill was ridiculously inexpensive. I will definitely be back, and will definitely send my friends here. The setting is a perfect place to impress a date, or just catch up with a good friend. The food is incredible, the service is the best and the atmosphere is relaxing and enjoyable. If you haven't been yet, please go check it out. You will love it! read more

Kostas Cafe - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

I recently went back, this time i dined in. The service was incredible! I ordered the octopus appetizer and shrimp scampi entree. This was without a doubt the best octopus I have ever had. They nailed the texture! 11/10. The shrimp scampi was also incredible. To top off our incredible experience, they brought us free desert... the dessert was also incredible! Kostas is a hidden gem! read more

This place definitely looks like a hole-in-the-wall, but inside it's slightly classier. The waiters are friendly to a fault and will make you feel right at home. French bread is complimentary, which seems odd at a Greek restaurant, but hey, I'm not gonna turn up my nose at free carbs. MMMM CARBBBBSSS. (I'm not actually joking.) Because I wanted more MMMM CARBBBBSSS, I ordered the "eggplant dip" (it comes with pita, you see) after being reassured that the "eggplant dip" was in fact "very similar to" my beloved baba ghanoush. My friends, it was nothing like baba ghanoush. I tasted no roasty yummy eggplant. I tasted mostly garlic. It was good, just not what I was hoping for. The pita was interesting...a little bit oily for my taste...but obviously baked fresh, so thumbs up for that. CARBBBBSSS. (Kostas hates me now for scaring away all the Atkins dieters.) WAIT! Wait, ye meat lovers! Let's talk about the gyro plate. MMMMMMM GYROOOOO. That meat was divine. Tasted just like the gyro meat we used to buy at shady holes-in-the-wall in Europe. This probably means that it's (a) authentic and (b) one of the most unhealthy forms of meat you can eat. Awwww yeah. They really pile it on, making it mostly a meat plate with -- oh, hey, CARBBBSSS -- at the bottom, and some sides that I really didn't notice because hoooooly dear Zeus the meat was singing to me like the Sirens. Ha, did I mention that the gyro plate wasn't even mine? Yeah, I ordered the chicken souvlaki. Juicy chicken, wonderfully seasoned, but really nothing amazing. Luckily, I have friends who would sooner streak butt naked down Greenville than finish a plate of ANYTHING themselves, because ohmygod that's just not what civilized girls DO, we never admit that we're actually starving!!! And if we do, we never actually eat as much as we WANT!!! Ha, I should invest in more female friends, because eating an entree-and-a-half (plus an entire "eggplant dip" + pita appetizer by my lonesome, carb-loving self) is right up my alley, especially when said half is a MMMMMM GYROOOOO. Why only three stars? It's more expensive than the prices listed on their website (by about 20%, yipes). They don't have baba ghanoush. And only one out of the three entrees my group ordered actually made me want to shovel it into my mouth at superhuman speed with my bare hands. (Wait, isn't that the criterion for 5 stars? Oh...mmmkay...don't know how much I'm going to trust you people from here on out....) Just kidding, I love you all. Opa! read more

It was a Thursday night and we walked in at 9:20pm. The owner greets us and immediately tells us they are closing. Really? Your sign says 10pm buddy. We tell him we will order to go and his smile all of a sudden becomes genuine. We order 2 gyro plates to go - 1 with salad and the other with soup. While we wait, the server gives up a glass of water. I thought that was nice of him. Our food comes out not too long after we placed our order. It's not even 9:30pm as I watch them turn off the open sign. We both enjoyed our entrees (at home). They gave us generous portions with our to go order. I definitely do not recommend the soup. It was a thick lemon soup with undercooked rice. I did enjoy the gyro meat and lemony potatoes. I'm giving this place a low rating because of the service we received. We could have quickly eaten our food by 10pm. Clearly the owner wanted to go home mucher sooner than the stated and printed closing time. read more

This is another long standing establishment in Dallas. Kostas offers authentic traditional Greek food and it certainly has its charm. The owner speaks Greek and has been at this location for years. The staff is always attentive and consistent with their service. The waitress who waited on us last night was witty and cheerful even though it was almost closing time. The food dishes have always been on point. We've been eating at Kostas multiple times with big group or date nights. We even tried their Plano location, however I can say the Plano has the same consistent taste as the Dallas location. read more

Kostas Cafe - Calamari - Greek Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Amazing!!! Such amazing service and even better food. The owner and staff were 100% invested in our experience here. So thankful for this excellent restaurant!! read more

We decided to invite a coworker for a birthday lunch and she chose here. I ordered a Greek chicken salad and the birthday gal ordered the salmon special. My salad was a good size but it really didn't have much flavor, although the blackened chicken itself was very flavorful (a bit salty but flavorful) requested more dressing and they brought me what seemed to be mainly oil with pepper... Not tasty or savory. Tried my friend's salmon and it was yum, potatoes were light and okra saggy. The hummus was chunky and a bit too garlicky that you'll have the after taste all day. Service was the same as last time - just ok. read more

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This was very good! We got chicken souvlaki and gyros! The pitas taste so fresh and the Tzatziki sauce was so amazing!

We really enjoyed our dining experience at Kostas. The atmosphere is quite lovely and the service was good but most importantly we loved everything we had here. I highly recommend people getting their combo plate if it is your first time here. This way you can try a bit of everything. The gyro was a great choice too. We were too full from our entree and didn't get a chance to order dessert. Hopefully we will have a chance the next time we are here. Tip: loved the soup! read more

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