How have I not been here before? This place is a gem! From the moment you walk in they are very welcoming, the decor is romantic and old world, the food is authentic. Portions were good, not huge, but a decent size, service was spot on and the garden is just adorable. read more

Just in AWE! Greek restaurants are sometimes a hit or miss for my husband and I but thanks to the already great reviews we decided to check it out. Olympic Cafe did not let us down. The ambience is a very welcoming mom and pop Mediterranean feel. There's indoor and outdoor seating. I orederd the deliciously fabulous gyro sandwich, with a chicken rice soup. Cannot express how much I enjoyed these two! The soup had a hint of lemon in it and it soothed the soul. The gyro meat here is done to perfection. Moist and full of flavor! My hubby got the Gyro with chicken kabob platter, and he ate it all faster than I could say OPA! Being in business over 30 years, it's no doubt they are doing something right! I will be returning here on my next trip to San Diego. The food is fantastic, I actually overheard other guests around me compliment their food as well! Great job keeping customers coming back for more! read more

Olympic Cafe - Gyro platter with chicken kabob. On side tasty roasted potatoes - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

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The lemon chicken soup was just okay, normally in a Greek restaurant this is my go to comfort soup. Everyone else's dish of gyros looked plentiful but upon tasting didn't appeal to me. My first experiences with delicious Greek food was in Brooklyn NY. The dessert was however delicious and one I've never heard of but enjoyed. I'd eat that again, the galaktobourko, that word is a mouthful. read more

The food here is consistently the best Greek in town! My absolute favorite items are the salad and lemon chicken soup. My family orders the gyro platter each time we come and have absolutely zero regrets! Wait time is never an issue. Friendly staff. Excellent food. read more

Stopped in her for lunch yesterday and have also grabbed some Greek food to go a couple times. I love this restaurant. Parking might be tricky in their tiny lot but there's plenty of street parking. First of all, the food is really really delicious. I got the Gyro and Chicken Kabob plate and everything was so fresh and tasty. Their little side salad comes with a zesty vinaigrette and a chunk of feta that you can break yourself or take off completely based on your preference. The gyro is soft and not too gamey, amazing with their garlicky yogurt sauce. The chicken kabob is surprisingly tender, maybe because they marinate it and use dark meat, but it's a nice contrast from typically stale cubes. Pita is warm and chewy. Service might be a little busy but they are really friendly and accommodating. It's lively on a Saturday morning with people chatting over coffee and enjoying enormous portions of food. They also have an intoxicating little display of fresh baked goodies right next to the cashier (coffee cake, chocolate chip cookies, baklava, etc). Price is really fair too for the amount you get and the delicious ingredients. A sweet gem in North Park. read more

We've been coming to the Olympic Cafe for over 10 years. I highly recommend their tender beef kabobs straight off the grill with the greek salad that's always so fresh and crisp. read more

Olympic Cafe - Beef Kabob Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

As we entered the establishment for Olympic Cafe, the wait time was no more than 20 minutes on a Friday evening around 7:00 p.m. The atmosphere and ambience was very welcoming and inviting. We were seated in the back patio which had a romantic feel. I ordered the beef kebab platter. The beef kebab platter comes with two charbroiled beef skewers, green peppers and onions, pilaf rice, greek salad, and pita bread. I decided to opt out of the salad and get more rice instead. The beef kebab came out piping hot and was delicious from the first bite to the last. The beef was tender, & juicy which consisted of onions, and bell peppers that paired really well with the pita bread and tzatziki sauce. I was able to finish every bite and really enjoyed my meal. The customer service was great, no complaints here. Our server was able to check on us, and attend to any our needs. She also refilled our waters, and checked on us often. We also ordered the galactoboureko for dessert. Think of it like a cusp of flan and a tres leches cake. The dessert was custard baked with honey syrup. The galactoboureko was very flavorful with a decadent custard filling that was devoured in minutes. The custard resembled a little bit of an egg filling but was very delicious. I really liked everything about the food, and will definitely eat here again. The only thing I didn't like was there wasn't much vegetables. I did ask if I can order a side of vegetables of the onions, & bell peppers, but she said that was not an option, and they only can sale me a side of carrots. Which caught me off guard, because I believe my roommate would order extra veggies when he would get it to go. I would definitely eat here again, and would likely want to try the lunch specials. Over all cost for 2 beef kebab, rice, salad, and pita bread ( platter) was $19, which was a good price for what you get. and the galactoboureko was 6.50. This restaurant is a hidden gem of flavorful authentic greek food thats been around since 1985. Nearly going over 40 years later and still going strong neighboring the heart of Hillcrest/ & Northpark. read more

We typically order delivery but we have also eaten in! The ambiance is fantastic. The food quality is always consistent and soooo delicious!!!! It's our go to Mediterranean place. And...we go here a lot! The Greek salad with gyro meat is amazing! Actually, you cannot go wrong with anything here. Even the sides are exceptional. read more

We had a wonderful early dinner. Food choices were really fun, and nice to have not just gyros available, fresh ingredients and tasty vegetables. We wanted to have dessert, but were so satisfied with dinner there wasn't room. We'll be back to try again. Oh and the waitstaff were all so friendly and fun. Go there now! read more

We had a problem ordering online but it wasn't their fault! They offered excellent customer service to make sure we were satisfied. This is a small, local business we will gladly continue to patronize. read more

I love this place. I liked it a lot when it was in its old location and I like the new location even better. I'm so happy that they moved instead of closing down. The owner grew up in the neighborhood. His restraunt is such a great asset the the area. When I was there with my family last night, the owner was walking around with his coffee and smiling while talking to various patrons. It is so obvious that he has a lot of pride in his business. We felt like he was welcoming us into an extension of his home. I look forward to returning again soon. read more

Oh man my husband and I adore this place. It feels like a family owned, labor of love kind of place and we are huge fans. The food is always very delicious and fast. Plus their prices are great - staff is friendly what more could you want. I've had the gyro meat a few times and it's great. Their breakfast is good too! I would say there are tiny tweaks I'd make on some of the food but for the price, atmosphere, service, and everything else it cannot be beat! When ever I see a huge line at breakfast republic I wonder why more people don't come to Olympic cafe for an easy no wait breakfast. Love it here. read more

We finally ordered take out from here after living in San Diego for 5 years and we were just really unimpressed. I am beginning to question if we just went on a bad night because the reviews seem to be so good. My boyfriend is greek and was excited to try some of his favorite dishes, but overall the meat was dry, rice flavorless, and the spanakopita tasted like it had been sitting in a warmer all night with old spinach. The salad had fresh veggies and tasty feta. The best part of the meal was the spicy feta dip with pita. For desert we tried the galaktoboureko which was okay. Seems like a nice family run place, and perhaps we need to give it another try in restaurant! Maybe take out is just not the best option. read more

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Such a cute cozy place to eat. There are a variety of seating areas ranging from inside, back patio, and outside in the front. The food is so fresh and I LOVE their tzatski sauce it is so flavorful but not runny. I got the combination platter and it was the perfect amount of food for a decent price. The chicken labs I was tender and juicy. The spanakopita was perfectly crispy and didn't lack and filling inside. I also got the fried zucchini and it is a nice light appetizer with the lemon juice on top. read more

Olympic Cafe - Spanakopita & Chicken Kabob Platter - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

After my second visit, this is my favorite Greek spot in San Diego. The Greek salad was amazing and we had the grilled salmon plate and Kokkinisto. All delicious. Try a side of mashed potatoes with gravy....yum! read more

Excellent fresh Greek food! Good portions, great prices and I cannot say enough good things about the service. Super fast and more importantly they had great attitude and their recommendations were on point! read more

We happened to drive past this restaurant around lunch time and decided to try it. I'm so glad we did. The staff are very nice and friendly and seated us right away. We ordered within five minute of being seated. The food came out quickly and each of our meals were delicious. Also reasonably priced. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Wonderful service, amazing food, Olympic Cafe never disappoints to give us a great dining experience. Minimal wait times for seating and for your food to come out fresh! Arrive with extra time to find parking, in the area it is mainly street parking. read more

This restaurant is a requirement when we visit San Diego. Great food and service. All the food we have tried is very good, but we all love the gyros--best I have ever had. The baklava and other desserts are awesome. Good value, too. Highly recommended! read more

Amazing food and amazing service! The waitress was so accommodating with our food orders and had great recommendations. That chicken special-wow! If you love lemon, you will LOVE this dish. The lamb shank was also amazingly tender and the zuchinni chips were great. Will definitely be back! read more

4.015 stars. I've had this place bookmarked for some time as we always seemed to be driving past it on our way to other eats in North Park. My partner and I went on a Saturday afternoon for a late lunch and enjoyed our experience. There is plenty of parking (the restaurant has its own private lot). This place is one of those family-owned institutions that has been here for forever. It obviously used to be much smaller, but as they got more and more successful, over time, it is evident that they expanded and did some renovations piece-meal over time. The ambience was slightly dated, not cohesive, but still very comfortable and nice. Service was sufficient and with a smile, but given that the waiter had several tables, was not spectacular. My partner and I had each had the "famous gyro's" and found them to be very good. The gyro meat was well cooked, the pita was delicious and there were fresh tomatoes and red onion to accompany the wrap. The tzatziki sauce was cooling and fresh. The only thing I would add to it would be lettuce or some other fresh vegetable either in the gyro wrap or on the side as it needed a bit more freshness. My partner had a side of fries, which we shared and I had a small side of hummus. The hummus was not as good as the tzatziki but still went well with the gyro. Prices were more than fair. This fell short of 5 stars for me--we lived in LA previously and frequented Papa Cristo's often, and, while Olympic doesn't exactly match the high standard of it's LA counterpart, we are happy to have this restaurant in our neck of the woods. read more

Olympic Cafe - Gyro - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

Ate here for dinner a few months ago and loved everything about it. Super cute family owned business, everyone so friendly and nice. We ordered Fire Hummus and Pita. I also ordered a gyro meat plate. Everything was great. The only thing that was a little off for my taste for the spinach pie dish that came with the combo. Nothing wrong with it, just not my cup of tea. Everything else was amazing though. The rice was delicious, the skewers were super tender and the salad was crisp. There was so much food, I had to get a to go box.....and that rarely happens. Definitely will come by again when I need my gyro fix! read more

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Ate a few nights ago with my family for the first time. Food was delicious, server was super friendly, and we got our food super fast even though the restaurant was pretty busy. I did not take food pictures as we all devoured our food. We had salad and pita gyros for dinner and for dessert carrot cake and baklavas. I super recommend. read more

There was an ancient sacred duty to show hospitality and kindness to those who came under your roof. It was a holy and reverent thing to give sustenance, refreshment and gently compassion and care to those who graced your home. I've never been to Greece. I am not a connoisseur of Greek food... but I do appreciate food that is cooked from the heart, small, family-owned restaurants that serve the community with commitment and a sense of joy as they lift your spirits and fill your belly... and I do love places that have a rustic feel about them. Olympic Cafe has all of these in spades. I have dined here about 4 times. Each time the food was delicious, generous and VERY VERY reasonably priced. I would easily pay double for what I am getting and feel like it was still a great deal. First time eating Greek? Try a combo platter with a 1/4 chicken and a Gyro meat combo.... make sure you take your time and taste everything consciously... yep, that rice pilaf is rich and buttery with just the right amount of seasoning to pair perfectly with the chicken which is tender and moist. Yes... you are going to have to construct your own mini Gyros with the warm pitas and the wonderful lamb and beef mixed Gyro meat slices... but make sure you steal some of the onions and tomatoes from the salad to sneak into those impending delicacies. I bet it's gonna be a challenge to finish the plate... but I also bet you aren't going to leave a morsel on that plate. I would like to think that the pantheon of Greek Gods are proud of this little restaurant and will bless this family with many successful and happy years to come. read more

So I'll front load this review by saying I did get my food from uber eats. Whether that had any effect on what I got... not sure. I would say overall the food was ok... not bad... not amazing. Just somewhere in between. Again, maybe had I been in the actual restaurant?! I ordered the gyro and spanikopita combo as well as the spicy feta dip. So the gyro meat.. didn't seem to be grilled crisp. It seemed like it was just shaved off but never grilled nice and crisp. So flavor was nice, but texturally it just wasn't what I had hoped for. I see some pics on here where it was nicely crisped... guessing because this was an online order the effort wasn't expended. The spanikopita was nice, good amount of dill and overall well stuffed. Wasn't overly crispy, but I'm understanding on that. That's just not a dish that travels well and keeps crispy with a filo pastry. The spicy feta dip... not sure if they didn't make me the spicy one or if that is the spicy feta dip. It had a nice texture, but it had a weird garlic after taste (like raw garlic not roasted garlic). The pita bread... tasty... but again, crisp it up on a grill for crying out loud. The tzatziki was too sour for my liking, needed more lemon or something to cut that back. I'd be curious to try in the actual restaurant once normalcy returns post COVID... but it wouldn't be my first place to check out. read more

I have dined in as well as had food delivered from Olympic Cafe. Everything I've tried is delicious. The chicken and beef kabob salad is my go to. The portions are large and everything is very flavorful. The staff are kind and attentive. The prices are also reasonable. It is a 5 out 5 restaurant! read more

So I've been to Olympic Cafe before for breakfast. It was delish but I didn't try the gyro meat at all... So I went back to try it and got the Gyros Salad It was so delicious. They give you a large portion of the gyro meat, FETA CHEESE, a lot of the salad w/ tomatoes , onions, olives and of course their tzatziki sauce ( which was amazing ) Might go back today or tomorrow Haha! read more

Olympic Cafe - Gyros Salad - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

D: Really friendly staff with great food. The lamb shank was had a nice tomatoey taste and the combination plate with chicken skewer, gyro meat and spanakopita was a pleasure to have also. The chicken skewer particularly was juicy, tender and the vegetables were cooked well. The only thing was the rice was a bit too salty for my taste and my colleague can also attest to that statement. Also, get their dessert called galactoboureko. Absolutely phenomenal. Rating: 4.5 S. - Friendly staff, including owners. High quality gyro that is seasoned well and isn't greasy. Lamb shank literally fell off the bone. Chicken was very tender. Baklava was great for those with a sweet tooth and the galactoboureko was great for those with less of one. Rice was indeed quite salty. Rating: 4.75 read more

Can't believe I never tried this place till now and I live down the street!! Got the chicken kabob plate today , it was amazing and all fresh!!!, you can totally tell the difference 100% compared to kabob shop . And they give you so much food!!! New fav spot!!! read more

Excellent service, amazing food, the appetizers were out of this world! The quality of the food is absolutely great, price is very affordable. Jaime was an increible superb waiter, he recommended a top of the line red wine for our meal. Highly recommend this place! you will enjoy everything there! read more

The food here is good and a pretty solid dine-in value for what you get in this post-inflation times. This is especially true for their main course dinners like lamb shank. Loses a lot when you get things like lamb to go, though. Gyros are quite good too. 4 stars for the food +1 for value and parking! read more

My dessert was brought to me after almost 40 min. Please have all desserts ready. Such a detail the important dinner between friends or with your wife or boyfriend makes the experience very unpleasant. Mi postre me lo trajeron después de casi 40 min. Por favor tengan todos los postres listos . Un detalle así la cena importante entre amigos o con tu esposa o novio convierte la experiencia muy desagradable. read more

There will always be a special place in my heart for Greek food. 1st the ambiance inside is SO cute and homey. 2nd the food is good period. I got the chicken kebab platter which came with two kabobs, rice and a salad and I got extra taziki sauce because I'm a fiend. When I ate it I ended up dumping the salad invert the rice and then eating it all together which was amazing. Which btw the feta cheese on top of the salad was probably the best eta I've ever had. My boyfriend had the gyro plate which he really liked. read more

Olympic Cafe - Chicken Kabob Platter - Mediterranean Near Me - San Diego, California

This is my second time ordering takeout from here and the only disappointing this about this place is that I didn't find it sooner. Best Mediterranean food I've ever had, and that's from takeout it's probably even better dining in! The avgolemono soup is to die for, I also tried the gyro and it was really good and packed with a lot of meat. I looked over at my boyfriend after eating it and all he could say while stuffed and leaning back was "that gyro meat was incredible". A new favorite in San Diego! read more

We do delivery at least once a week. The house special chicken is to die for! We have not eaten in due to Covid, but look forward to doing so soon. You will not be disappointed if you decide to order from Olympic cafe! read more

I was upset to find out that my absolute favorite Greek restaurant (Alexis Greek, on Fifth Avenue in Hillcrest) no longer uses a delivery service, and I was craving some good Greek food - and I noticed that Olympic Cafe was highly rated on my Uber Eats app. I even paid extra to have it delivered to me first, and my food was COLD. The tzatziki sauce was like water, and nearly flavorless - I've never seen it as thin and drippy as this, ever. The gyros meat was average at best - pretty flavorless too. Very disappointed. read more

The food was delicious. We ordered the gyro and chicken plate along with a Greek salad. Very flavorful and cooked well.

This is my go-to for Greek food! They have a large menu, and all of the items we've tried have been absolutely delicious. The restaurant has a nice ambiance, and the staff are hospitable. I would highly recommend Olympic Cafe! read more

My first time here. My friend brought me because he had great memories of this restaurant. Mikenzi was wonderful. She is a great touch point for the restaurant. She was very knowledgeable about the menu, outgoingly friendly, and professional. I will be back. read more

RUN, DO NOT WALK to get the cheese cake. "it is the best thing on this planet"- my friend Kathleen read more