Short story: Mediocre food, long delivery wait, and inaccurate order.
Long story: I ordered online, waited an hour, was delivered an inaccurate and cold order. Â After attempting to call the restaurant twice I contacted Eat24hours. Â Their chat representative was able to get in contact with the owner. Â The owner said they would remake my order, add a complimentary dessert for my trouble, and would deliver a.s.a.p. Â
The order arrived 15 minutes later, was warm, correct and included a piece of flourless chocolate cake. Â
Unfortunately, I was unimpressed with the quality of the food. Â
Will I order from them again? Not likely.
I work nearby at a boutique and the girls and I are always hungry! Upon finding Andies on GrubHub we figured we should give them a shot since they were so close. We all fell in love! we all got different plates and shared! Which has become a routine for us now, and I think the Andie's guy knows us now! Sad, however, we have gotten some YUMMY free cakes for it! :)
My favorite is the Chicken Gyro Plate with Basmati Rice! WINNER!
I have been to the Andies in Andersonville, but recently I dined at the location on Montrose. I was surprised that this location was not as busy as the Andersonville location, and upon entering on a Friday evening it seemed kind of dead. Eventually a stream of diners came in, but perhaps it did not seem full because of the vastness of the two-story space.
The menu can be best described as Pan-Mediterranean. I was surprised to see saganaki and so we ordered it. After an Opaa we enjoyed our serving of flaming cheese. My friend asked the server if he had ever been injured while lighting saganaki for diners, and fortunately he still has been unscathed. My friend enjoyed the tabouli salad and lentil soup, while I really liked the chicken b'stilla. This flaky dish can be sweet, but toned down it was very good and the best version I've eaten outside of Morocco. The Turkish Efes dark beer was good too.
So, this is a review of their Thanksgiving dinner. I was in charge of picking the restaurant, and I specifically chose Andies because I thought to myself "this restaurant will treat us right on thanksgiving", since they are generally known for their welcoming atmosphere. To my greatest disappointment (and surely the disappointment of many who attended the restaurant that evening), Andies  was a complete and total letdown in terms of both food and service.
Let's start with the service. We all ordered the thanksgiving dinner and all items were a part of that dinner package. I am not criticizing my server, but rather the house which caused the following catastrophes: Server offers us two varieties of soup or salad. Later server comes back with all salads.....Server tells us they are out of soup so we just get salads....Some of us did not want salads...This is the house's fault yet they did not tell us ahead of time before serving the salads and we were not offered a comp of any kind. It's thanksgiving, what the hell kind of shit is this?
But seriously, running out of food on thanksgiving 2 hours before closing is really, really, bad form. On a holiday, a restaurant should have like 2 days worth of food on hand just in case... It's really completely unacceptable for them to be running out of food on thanksgiving. This was 6 p.m. and the restaurant was serving thanksgiving dinner until 8 p.m.  at least. And they were out  of soup....
Then there's the appetizer which still leaves my mind in a state of total confusion. I just don't understand how any semi-competent chef could have produced this appetizer. I really wanted to tell the waiter to have the chef come out to my table and look me in the eye and tell me he was proud of selling this to a customer. The dish was  $7 and listed on the menu as something like "beets, mango, greens" .  There was about a half a cup of really sour, solid, flavorless mangos diced thinly. They tasted like watermelon rinds(and not the good kind, I actually sometimes like picked watermelon rinds, anyways...), then there was a pinch of random greens on top(basically, filler, but not even that much of it), and then about a half a cup of thinly sliced beets. $7? A completely flavorless dish which is barely over about 1 cup of total food in volume.
Then they serve us the turkey dinner. Mashed potatoes: tasted like they were frozen. Probably were frozen. If they weren't frozen then they were just really, really crappy potatoes. I tried both the regular and sweet potatoes....double fail.
The turkey was the one thing that was decent, I'll give them that. But the stuffing....again I was not sure if this was some kind of a practical joke of a dish. Let me explain....the stuffing we were served.... It was like 20% breading and 80% raisins and other crap. The raisins...I mean this stuff was a  raisin dish with a few soggy croutons. This is my best guess as to what happened: I think they probably ran out of bread/croutons just as they ran out of soup, and then tried to scrape the bottom of the barrel so to speak, which was just the shit that fell to the bottom: the overcooked sticky raisins and other diced unrecognizables. How can they seriously serve this to us???  I just don't know what kind of alternate universe I landed in here...
Then the pumpkin pie....I kind you not: frozen icy in the middle. Â Yup. They used a frozen pie, and didn't even bother to thaw it out properly. Oh yea, pie is actually supposed to be medium to warm, not cold and not filled with ice.
The whole experience gave the impression that they were sleazily trying to pinch the Thanksgiving dinner for a buck, and so they were negligent and stingy, trying to cut corners and ultimately it felt like some sort of scam.....I felt scammed. It was that bad. I this is kitchen nightmares material folks. Yup.
The good: Â very nice salad with good dressing. Â The dill rice is very good and I have no qualms with the Kefta kebab. Â Delivery was timely given the distance, and the driver courteous. Â
The bad: Â Avgolemono. Â It's one of my favorite dishes, period. Â Unfortunately, Andies' Avgolemono has WAY too much salt. Â
Overall, I'd give another chance.
We ordered two gyros with fries tonight for dinner. Not to mention the fact it took an exorbitant amount of time for the food to be delivered, but the food was cold, the tzatziki sauce had the consistency of water, and there was a total of about 30 fries included in each order.
By far the worst food I have ever had and will not be ordering from here again.
My husband and I had been to Andies a few times and had wonderful service and excellent food. Â The ambiance is dark, with twinkly lights and is actually kind of romantic. Â The food in the past was excellent, but our last few visits have left us apprehensive to go back. Â Part of our meal was missing or changed, and the food was overcooked and greasy and oily. Â Since we had eaten here previously, we gave it another go on two different occasions. Â Still, the food has not been up to its previous standards. Â I am not sure if it is a new cook, management, or just bad luck, but we are disappointed that one of our favorite restaurants is no longer. We tried the location on Clark and the experience was fabulous and the food was incredible! I am hopeful the owners will put the same effort into the Montrose location.
Review Source:Tonight, I enjoyed a meal with a female companion at Andies on Montrose. The evening was delightful. Agi waited on us and couldn't have been more helpful.
I had the lamb shank which was absolutely one of the best I have had anywhere. It was fall-off-the-bone tender and had a tasty red sauce with just enough spice to accompany, not overwhelm, the shank. And the dill rice that accompanied it was superb.
My companion had a vegetarian dish, Spinach Portobello Mushroom with Gorgonzola Crepes. She raved about it.
They have some decent wines and an excellent Sangria (who would've guessed?). The ambiance is decent, but they appear to be in the middle of  a much needed updating. The sidewalk cafe is very appealing.
Certainly a good choice, especially for a romantic dinner.
So, tonight was girls night out for myself and my friend Gina..
And.. we walked over 4 blocks to Andie's on Montrose and..
what a gem of a place we found!
Outdoor Seating is available weather permitting but the
inside is where the magic happens..
Lovely tables with Linen Tablecloths and dim lighting
thanks to the candles...
This restaurant is elegant yet casual..
The candles give Andie's a lovely glow
We had a lovely table at the window and we were greeted by
our server Agi who treated us beautifully from start to finish..
Thanks Agi..cant wait to come visit you again!
Agi brought the most wonderful basket of warm pita bread
to our table which Gina and I both loved..
We had appetizers.. I had chicken skewers which I loved..And
and Gina had Lemon Chicken Soup.
And for our main entrees Gina had a kefta kabob which was
like a beef and lamb combo type deal with Dill Rice..
I hate dill so I was'nt liking this dill rice stuff but Gina loved it..
I ordered a Gyros Plate Dinner which was very good and I
was happy..:)
And to make me happier yet I had a coupon which I pulled off the
website which saved us like $8.00..
I was liking this..
Okay.. and I will admit that I am 50 and never had Baklava
before tonight..
and Agi was kind of impressed with that fact and he brought me
over a Baklava as his gift to me!
I Love Men who give me gifts!
And.. I liked Agi!
Gina and I were both very impressed with the quality,
quantity and overall menu prices..
And.. Andie's prides themselves on being a Healthy Mediterranean Restaurant...
I can see that here.. I think they are right..
Maybe except for the Baklava..:)
Andie's also does delivery and  Carry-Outs....
But.. do yourself a favor and dine inside this magical place..
Go say Hi to Agi..
He is very cool...
It;s amazing.. I have lived in this neighborhood for 6 years..
Finally I'm taking the right turns to some great restaurants..
Andie's is one of my new Favorites..
A great night Thanks to my friend Gina and Andie's..
And.. a special Thank You to Agi..:)
After one visit I am a huge fan of Andies Restaurant. Â I tried the pomegranate chicken breast with couscous and it was incredibly flavorful. Â My partner in crime tried the schwarma with this almond flavored rice which I tasted as well and found it to be equally as good (in fact I regret not getting the rice). Â As far as portions are concerned expect for the portions and plating have a bit of an artistic flair. Â I like the fact that the fresh grilled veggies are so flavorful. Â
The restaurant itself wasn't busy when we went (only one other person). Â However, the delivery man was constantly in and out and upon asking our server he explained to us that the majority of their sales are from delivery orders around the neighborhood. Â It made perfect sense to me as this would be a place anyone could order from if they were trying to have a nice quite evening at home or even the foodie who simply didn't feel like cooking that evening and was having guests over. Â
The only downside I can think of is that the bathrooms are downstairs and I did not visibly see an elevator. Â This would make it extremely difficult for those guests with disabilities. Â Now that doesn't mean that one doesn't exist so they still get four stars in my book because I will definitely visit Andies Restaurant again. Â So if you are in the area and have a chance to give them a try--you won't be disappointed.
Crazy how polarized the reviews are for Andies.
First, I have never been to Andies, but have ordered delivery from them twice. Both times I've ordered a small order of hummus and the chicken gyros platter with dill rice.
Now, this platter was not the gyros you typically get at a fast food joint. The chicken is grilled and with vegetables. The rice is flavorful and fluffy. The hummus, while it was a small order, is a big portion. My food also came with pita bread, which was fresh.
While it is a bit pricey, it's a nice treat to get once in a while. I like that the food leaves me full, but not hating myself because it is pretty healthy.
We ordered Andies on a Friday evening around prime dinner time and the delivery only took half an hour and the charge was minimal. Being vegetarian, they have a lot of great options (like most Greek places), but I liked tht I didn't have to pick and choose various appetizers or sides, but rather ordered the one of the vegetarian combos. It was tasty, but arrived somewhat lukewarm. The spinach pies weren't too hot either, but the lentil soup was hot and rather good.
My boyfriend ordered the gyro plate, one of the popular items, and loved it. The portion was pretty average, but he really liked the taste of the meat.
All in all, we would definitely try Andies again. I look forward to trying different items and will cross my fingers that the meal is a bit warmer.
Before visiting Andies I checked out Yelp as I always do, and have to say I was hesitant to go. Granted we originally planned on going to the Clark location and the reviews there are not good at all. We decided to go to Montrose instead as it was much closer.
First off, the layout of this place is just odd. The the open basement section is weird, but I'm sure it's handy with large groups. They must've been remodeling as the walls were half painted and trimming tape was up all over the place. So one star off for atmosphere.
The restaurant serves alcohol and is BYOB, which in hindsight would've been good to know in advance. We all got wine, but the server knew absolutely nothing about their wine list. He might want to read up on that.
I ended up getting the gyro platter, which was good. My friends also liked their meals (lentil soup, Greek salad, and chicken kabobs.) The warm pita served was delish and the hummus was very tasty.
I don't know if I'll go back, but I might consider getting it for takeout.
I went here with a table of about 12 people, mostly couples, for dinner to celebrate my birthday in November. Â The food was tasty, the service was good, and the owners/management were generous with the freebies. Â Free baklava and shots of ouzo were brought out because they wanted us to enjoy the evening. Â The only thing to take note of is that they would not let us do more than 2 separate checks to pay the bill (as opposed to 12 checks, or etc.) Â Not a problem, but something to take note of if you come here with a mid-to-large sized party. Â They do take reservations and credit cards.
The waitress was a little bit nervous, in general. Â And a bit on the quiet side (as in, passive, submissive, couldn't hear her, etc.) Â (New perhaps? Not used to serving on larger groups? Â Just who she is? Â Not sure.) Â The waiter who helped serve our table was more experienced, or seemed to be. Â Both were good in terms of executing orders properly, etc. Â The guy was friendlier/stronger though in personality, etc. Â I would go back. Â I also recommend Reza's (next door).
Being too lazy to drive to Sultan's Market, I opted for Andies instead purely out of convenience. Ordered three shwarmas, large hummus, and large falafel appetizer for three of us. When we called in, we were told it would be ready in five minutes - one star for speed of service.
I walked there to pick it up and the interior does not at all fit my expectations. It appeared like a fine dining establishment with outdated carpet and cloth linens and you had to go down a staircase, just seemed very strange to me. We got the food home and everything was good. Not the best I've ever had, but good. My big tip is that there wasn't enough pita for the amount of hummus so maybe order extra if you don't want to end up with half a plate of hummus and nothing to eat with it.
The prices were fair and the amount of food for three people was perfect.
Their website is ridiculous and they really ought to do something about that because if it wasn't for the fact that I was able to look them up on grub hub, I would have opted to forget the whole thing - that's how bad their website navigation was and there also wasn't any explanations to accompany the menu items. I will say that I was shocked and delighted to see that they deliver beer and wine. Always good to know in case of emergency!
My other complaint I have is that I emailed them after this experience asking if I could use a coupon that had expired the day before. I wouldn't have minded if they just responded with a simple, "no - I'm sorry" but instead they chose to ignore my communication all together. Bad business practice!
Sometimes you want delivery and you don't want pizza, ribs or subs. Â Then you can call Andies and get a good meal delivered in about an hour. Â It's not the best spanakopita I've ever had, but it is the best I've ever had delivered to my house- when I'm in my pj's and too lazy to move. Â The lentil soup is great and so is the Greek salad- lots of fresh veggies and good dressing. Â My husband has tried a few of the lamb/beef options and he's always been happy. Â
I can't say anything about actual restaurant, as I've only had delivery- but it's a great delivery option.
We made an order for delivery. A chicken cilantro wrap, hummus, and falafel.
The wrap was good. Only thing about it is that I didn't pick up on any cilantro at all. But since it was good, I let that slide.
The hummus wasn't the most flavorful, but it was a decent. Warm, soft pita accompanied it.
Now here's where I get a little emotional.
*tears welling up* I didn't like the falafel. I have to say of all the falafel I have tried thus far in this city, I liked theirs the least. It was bland and it was dry.
My bottom lip really did tremble a little bit as I wrote this.
Being the local Mediterranean restaurant I've let their locality overshadow their prices; their food, and the service. Every time I find myself with an avagolemo craving, or a Steak and Kefka kabob I decide to give them another shot.
I've given them about 5 tries now; and I will never order there again.
They food is mediocre; dry; and often over seasoned. Last time I ordered a meal from them my plain tasted friend ordered a cheese burger. It was literally dripping with mustard. Far too much, even for a mustard lover like me.
Ordering takeout from them is an exercise in chance. 5 times I have ordered delivery and takeout from them; and 5 times they have screwed up my order.
These screw ups are not as simple as missing sides; but entire entrees missing; or completely incorrect orders being delivered.
When they finally do re-deliver the correct order; its very clear it has been sitting out waiting for the correction.
When I call them explaining the mix-ups they are not friendly, and make it seem that they are doing me a huge favor by delivering the correct order. Oftentimes the correction doesn't arrive promptly; taking over 40 minutes. Nothing like a cold dinner 2 hours after you order it.
The quality of the food is mediocre; and the prices are high for the food.
Hopefully I will actually take my own advice next time I have a craving for Mediterranean; travel a little further, and avoid this restaurant that just cant seem to pull it together.
tl;dr:
Avoid Andies.
Really.
Just dont waste your time, or money.
I think I just don't like Andies. Any of them. There, I said it. "But the rice is good"... isn't that what everyone touts about them? Yes, you get good rice and bad everything else. Whoopee!
The interior of this restaurant is absolutely deplorable. Really. Discolored paint peeling off the walls, grody funeral home carpeting, tables that are gathered behind a poorly situated open staircase. I was slightly embarrassed for myself and my dining companions to be eating here. I'm guessing this Andies is in a constant state of renovation/disrepair because there are comments dating months back regarding the same issue - their Andersonville spot is at least easier on the eyes, go there if you must. This space has about as much pride as a Hoarder home. Ick.
Food is always palatable, but never super tasty. Bad falafel. Worse (and pasty) hummus. Sad taramasalata. Then there are those dry, humdrum kabobs. Oh. But the rice is good.
Even in a pinch, a restaurant that only bodes good rice gets bid farewell. Chickpea here I come!!
I've never had takeout here, but I've been here for the Father's Day brunch and for normal meals. The brunch had a wide spread of both American, Greek, and general Mediterranean food, all great, but I'm gonna focus on the times I've been here just for the normal dinner menu.
First they bring pita bread to the table, hot from the oven, and ohhh, it's the best pita I've ever had. We always get an order of the baba ghanoush  to eat it with, but even with the unlimited pita, we usually can't finish it.
The portions of the entrees are pretty large, and seemingly even larger if you've filled up on pita. The gyros platter is pretty standard, and the lamb schwarma is as well, but they definitely satisfy a craving for greek food or lamb in general.
Last time I went I ordered the spinach, feta, and chicken crepe, which was HUGE. It was more like a burrito in shape and size, and I could only get through half of it, amazing as it was. Don't skip the dill rice for the side. I attempted (and failed) to finish both the next morning for breakfast.
I'll leave you with this image... It's brunch on Father's day, and you're about to visit the dessert table filled with little cheesecakes, baklava, and fruit salad... until you see a three year old from the next table over walk up to it and touch each piece of fruit individually.
It WAS pretty funny seeing his frustrated father go and take all the fruit the kid could reach to bring back to their table to eat themselves, but still, man, control your child!
Yeah, so today I became sort of obsessed with <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2FFoodler.com&s=0023c688bb084dcec00f0539bc0b57c8429a53c1ca5e385e73793dcae003a235" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://Foodler.com</a>. It's just so easy, and it means I don't have to talk to anyone or get busy signals, or recite my credit card number over a loudspeaker in a restaurant full of vandals, or whatever...and, it beats the pants off Grubhub. There, I said it. It does!
It's raining, it's pouring...Colleen needs some hot food, NOW! This weather is bollocks, and I'm going to smush down my anger with food. Middle Eastern food...ah yes, I can feel my self becoming nicer...
I got all happy thinking of falafel, and then realized I've never had any delivered here. Albany Park's BEST spots don't come this far east and all of the semi-decent places in LP (Baba Pita, Sultan's, etc) don't deliver north of Irving Park, and though I deliberated walking my dog to the 4 or so blocks to the corner to wait for a delivery guy, my snuggly covers refused to let me go...so, I compromised. (if you have any other locations that deliver and ANSWER their phone, ping me!) I tried Zad...bzzzzy = byebye.
Fine, Andie's. I may hate your interior and find you lackluster at best...but that was about 3 years ago, and perhaps you've changed.
not so much, I'm afraid:
ONE HOUR for delivery. Hmmm, a bit slow there, Andie!?
$30 for falafel, a *2-liter of DC, combo schwarma and lentil soup. Pricey, AND slow.
My falafel balls were dry-ish and the veggies were all wilty and sad. No hummus with the falafel for $6.50, bogue. Pricey, slow AND dry.
Lentil Soup: very nice, chunky with lots of veggies. Good sized for $3.75: you've redeemed yourself with the lentils, yo.
Schwarma: TBD. I ate too much falafel to even dream about consuming an entire pie-tin takeout container's worth of stuff. If it's 2-stars or 4-stars tomorrow for lunch, I'll update. I'm guessing not...
UPDATE: 80 percent rice, 0 percent awesome.
*Yes, I ordered a two liter for $3.75 from a delivery restaurant, even though they are like...99 cents at the grocery store. Judge me, I needed it. Bad.
Overall, could be better. Probably my last fling with Andie...but I am stuffed, so that counts for something, and I'll be able to drink Diet Coke all night long, and it probably saved me from choking on a dry falafel ball.
hehe.
Moral of the store: Use <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffoodler.com&s=e8a7afb6dfb75a375d18f0865c80b797ec5397268088e6710a492a212e42e07b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://foodler.com</a>.
Other moral of the story: find better falafel!
Rewind a few years back, on a warm summers night, this is the place where I met the fiancees parents. I remember the kabobs being great and the sangria even better, as they were successfully numbing any nervousness I had. The meal was quick and the service was great.
Fast forward to a snowy Saturday night, we are cleaning the apt for the mothers to arrive in a week for wedding dress shopping... neither of us had eaten and we were starving. So we decided on Andies for delivery.... we used foodler and ordered online, a large greek salad, kabobs and some hummus - perfect way to round out a day of cleaning.
About 45 minutes the food arrived, great timing for delivery... but that was about it. The greek salad had one olive... ONE! And it was all iceberg lettuce, one pepper, one olive, 3 strands of red onion, one hunk of feta and two awkward pieces of tomato. Not at all what we were hoping for. The hummus was good - the small portion came with plenty of pita. The main dish - the kabob combo was good - but all of the meat was a little dry. Not sure if the delivery zapped out the moisture, but they were not as good as I once remember having them.
Overall Andies is ok, perhaps next time we will try eating in.......
Andies, you really disappoint me. Â Why do you have such problems taking a simple order to go? Â
I've tried using your order online system, but that was a huge debacle and when you messed everything up you blamed the online system as not really working. Â Hmmmmm, why do you use it then? Â When I called in my order the other day, it seemed to be OK. Â Until my husband went to pick it up, and there was no record of it. Â The jerk at the front desk said I must have ordered it from the Clark St location and tried to get him to leave. Â Luckily, hubby called me to check before he left. Â "No, no, I know I ordered from the Montrose location. Â Ask if a girl named Jenny works there, with a really squeaky mouse voice. Â She took my order." Â Sure enough, squeaky mouse Jenny does work there and she remembered taking my order because I ordered a kids meal. Â But what do you know? Â The order was never placed and Andies blamed it on the computer. Â Does anything work in this place?
In the end, they ended up delivering our order because hubby wasn't going to stand around and wait for it. Â And we got our dinners only 2 1/2 hours after we ordered them. Â We still paid for it, but they threw in a couple of baklava free of charge. Â Gee, thanks. Â Way to go with the customer service.
The food is good, too bad the service sucks so bad. Â My kefta kabob was a little too dried out and the Greek salad was sitting in an inch of water, which is probably one of my biggest restaurant pet peeves. Â Everyone else's food was good, though. Â
But, between the only OK food and the abysmal service, I'll be going to Reza's or Sultans from now on.
How Andies serves alcohol yet is BYOB, I shall never know. For two people there was a corkage fee of $6.
It was NOT bumpin' at Andies on Saturday night. We were one of three tables. Sunday brunch seems to be their thing as they were busy setting up for it.
The outside seating area is rather pleasant. Service was fine. We got the hummus to start and it was delicious and they keep the pita baskets coming. Husband got the Lebanese gyro plate with dill rice and it was really good. My lamb stuffed with spinach and mushrooms was on the dry side and the cous cous was nothing to write home about. The menu they have online is a little different with lower prices than the actual menu. We were really disappointed with the pomegranate cheesecake. It was basically just a small piece of plain, frozen cheesecake drizzled with some pomegranate sauce. I would have much rather walked down to Baskin Robbins for ice cream.
Bottom line: decent Mediterranean food that we can walk to.
For me, what pushes this to a five-star review was the great service.
The service was incredibly accommodating. Â Food, drink refills, and water all came quickly. Â Every single person who worked there was attentive and helpful. Â I really don't remember the last time I was at a restaurant with service that was so good without being overbearing.
As far as food goes, we had the gyro special with white rice and chicken shawarma with dill rice. Â Portions were large. Â I had at least half left over for lunch. Â I also enjoyed some delicious sangria, which was as good as I remembered from Andersonville.
I used to live two blocks from here and never made it in. Â Even though I live farther now, I will definitely be back.
Oh, and the outside patio is doggie-friendly.
For the love of the Lord this was the worst brunch experience ever.
Best girlfriend and I continued on our Sunday Brunch tradition. Â Since she lives right off the Montrose Brown Line and because we like Andies in Andersonville okay, we thought we would stop into Andies on Montrose for some Mediterranean brunch. Â We were curious.
Sign 1 of Failure:
The place was dead when we got there. Â ONE other couple was there when we walked in, and left as we were seated.
Sign 2 of Failure:
Again with the long wait and awkward conversation before seating. Â In an empty restaurant. Â
Our waiter came by after 10 or so minutes to mention the buffet and to bring drink menus. Â After sitting and munching on pita, we decide to just go for the buffet rather than wait any longer.
Boy did we make the wrong move.
The food was terrible. Â Spinach pies were cold. Â COLD! Â Hummus was bland and flavorless - we couldn't even be bothered. Â How do you mess up HUMMUS?! Â Falafel was cold and hard. Â "Chicken gyros" had the dryest chicken ever, and the salmon was dry as well.
The only foods I ate in total were the sausage and bacon. Â Heavy loss. Â Maybe the couscous was fabulous but I didn't feel like dropping $17 on rice and couscous filler.
After working through our plates - most of it left uneaten - Â the waiter FINALLY returns to try and peddle mimosas or bloody marys. Â We had made a pact not to drink here since we basically shot $40 down a black hole for cold, crappy Mediterranean.
My girlfriend BROKE THE PACT by requesting a coffee but c'est la vie.
We decided round 2. Â I saw a pasta dish that looked HOT in the serving dish and creamy rather than dry like everything else. Â She hit the dessert table.
I liked the pasta. Â Her baklawa was hard and dry. Â Surprise.
It didn't help we had to wait forever for the bill too, as the waiter kept chatting with the hostess/manager/something or other at the front. Â Never mind we're the only people INSIDE OF YOUR RESTAURANT.
But we tried to help out a wary family of 3 that walked in. Â said hostess/manager/whatever chipped on in her cheery falsetto how great the buffet was and that they had a CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN (OMG!!!) and they "were totally decked out!" Â The family nodded that it looked great!
Like victims of torture, we tried to warn them. Â "Psst. Â If anything, order off the menu. Â Do NOT do the buffet. Â It's like it's been sitting out at 6am."
They looked at us in shock with exclamations of "oh really?" yet proceeded to ignore our sage advice.
Hopefully the server got the hint after taking plates FULL of food away along with his hefty $1.05 tip. Â My friend gave a dollar for the coffee.
Don't be that family.
Heed my advice.
Check Andies in Andersonville, though I can only comment on their menu items and not their buffet (if they have one at all).
After living in the shadow of Andies for the last 9 months (ok, 2 blocks away) I finally made the long trek out there to satiate my craving for gyros. Â The gyros platter was more than a match for my stomach and was only finished off the next day at lunch when I split the leftovers with my brother.
The tzatziki was one of the best I've had though also the smallest ratio of sauce to gyro meat I've seen. Â They also spell it with a "j" which is kind of hardcore. Â The couscous also had some sort of wonderful slightly spicy tomato sauce on top of it. Â
I actually kinda liked the hummus or was at least won over by its smooth and shiny texture. Â The baba ganoush...it was good and eggplanty but also for some reason really, really smokey. Â Maybe some ingredient had been smoked over some hickory chips for a couple hours or maybe the chef got his hands on some liquid smoke.
I don't exactly know what the byob policy is here. Â There's a full bar with a decent selection of beers and wines and whatnot but also small BYOB sign on the front of the building. Â No mention of corkage fees that I saw anywhere, but who knows...
I've been intrigued by Andies for some time now and finally made it in last evening. Â I thought it would be pretty busy with it being a Friday night in addition to there being a Cubs game that afternoon, but it turned out to be nearly empty. Â
I'm not even close to being a vegetarian, but I did order the vegetarian combination plate because the choices offered were exactly what I was craving.  I chose the hummus, falafel, baba ganouj, and spinach pie.  I thought that since this is a Mediterranean restaurant the hummus was going to rock my world, but honestly, I've had better homemade and even the stuff from Trader Joe's is better....but my tummy was hungry so I ate it  :)  My beverage of choice for the evening was sangria and I found it to be pretty darn good.
Generally I'm extremely forgiving when it comes to service issues, but our server last night wasn't the friendliest....seriously, I know we all problems in our lives, but it won't kill you to warm up to your tables a bit. Â
Come for the falafel; stay for the sangria!
I love this place.
I've gotten delivery more than I've eaten there, but regardless of that choice the food has always been strikingly good. I usually gravitate toward the salads, dips, and appetizers and I have NEVER been disappointed. Â The baba ganoush (I killed that spelling) is delicious. Â And the fatoush salads (again, spelling, I know) always is fresh and colorful. Â Yum. Â Good.
I seriously prefer this place to Reza's. Â I have this sense that Andies is lighter and fresher somehow. Â And I've never had any problems with service or delivery. Â It's a little on the expensive side for me, so I don't eat it often. Â But when I'm feeling the need...this is where I turn!
Highly, highly recommend.
Healthy Greek food you say? Â I considered this right up there with the myths of the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, and the lack of graft in the Daley administration ...
So when Allie had a hankering for a gyro for dinner last night (and both of us being too slothy to brave the cold), we decided to give Andies a try. Â (Mind you, I doubt the health factor really played too big a roll ...)
So fast forward 45 minutes later when the delivery driver showed up with a semi-piping hot bag of a gyro platter, shawarma platter (that's a Lebanese style gyro for those of you too lazy to use Google ...), some baba ghanouj, and falafel. Â (And okay, I'll admit that health criteria totally went out the window when you order that much food, but whatever).
I have to admit, this was some damn fine Mediterranean food. Â The gyro meat was succulent without being oil covered and greasy. Â No, I'm serious, it wasn't covered in oil or any other liquid/juice/brine, etc. Â It was just darn good. Â The shawarma was also very good, smokey, but possibly a bit chewy. Â And oh that falafel! Â Yowsa.
This place falls a tad on the pricey side for take out/delivery Greek food, but we'll definitely be returning. Â Even if I'm the only one that believes I'm doing it out of health considerations.
I've ordered delivery from here many times.
Fast delivery.They've never taken more than 40 minutes, more like 30.
I prefer Andies to Reza's for delivery almost any day.
When I have a cold the Avgolemon soup is the only thing that makes me feel better.
Other favorites:
Chicken breast, Steak, and Kefta Kabobs w/ Dill Rice
Potato Kibbie
Exceptionally fast delivery makes Andies a top choice for when I want food NOW, but am too lazy to cook. Andie's has many vegetarian options that are tasty! I am a big fan of their dill rice and baba ghanoush with warm pita bread. Mmmm yea.
For when I do decide to eat chicken, I go with the chicken gyro. Its loaded with grilled veggies and fresh herbs. The prices are reasonable, the service is quick, the food is good. Â Whats not to love?
Ok, so I've only been here once but I can definitely say I love love love this place and am so glad it's in walking distance of my new apartment!
First of all, I'm the biggest fan of middle eastern EVERYTHING, so it's almost like a "you had me at hello" sort of deal with Andies. Â I walk over there last night with some of my house guests, around 9:50 p.m. on a Sunday. Â The dining room closed already but they were more than happy to prepare our meals carryout, and we happily obliged. Â We actually wanted carry out anyway, so it worked out great.
I tried a schwarma wrap, grape leaves (dolma), lentil soup, Greek salad, pita, and even baklava for desert (which they threw in the bag for free, a nice touch).  It was all absolutely delish!  I can't wait to go there for a sit  down and try more of their cuisine and sangria of course...
I can tell this will be my new twice a week haunt. Â Bonus points for the fact that they deliver and since I'm lazy, well, I can see myself becoming good friends with the driver. Â Also, bonus points for having a cute host!
I went here for a lunch break during a doula workshop. Â There were not a whole lot of vegan friendly people in the group so this seemed like a good choice, you can always eat hummus.
Haha! I was shocked, the waiter knew what a vegan was and steered me towards several delicious treats, including soup. Â I loved this place, would go back if I lived closer.
I am so excited about this place. Â My friends picked it, and since I'm not huge on Mediterranean food I wasn't expecting much. Â I was so pleasantly surprised. Â
At the risk of sounding a litle over-dramatic I dare say the food was almost orgasmic. Â I had the lamb shank, and it was cooked perfectly...moist and tender. Â It's a good thing I still had enough room for my entree, as the appetizers (hummus and bab ganoush) were so satisfying that I certainly took more than my fair share. Â And I could go through one of those baskets of warm pitas just by myself. Â
Service was fantastic and friendly, the dining room was comfortable, and every once in a while they turned on a couple minutes of random, Godfather-esque music, which made me laugh.
My two friends and I had multiple appetizers, entrees, two desserts, two bottles of wine, and two pitchers of sangria, and paid about $60 each.  Not bad.  I wished I lived closer to Andie's....I'd  be a regular.
AMAZING food. Â Spicy, flavorful, full-bodied, beautifully presented food. Â It has great vegetarian options (stuffed artichoke, eggplant with dill rice)... I could go on and on. Â
I have only done carry-out and dined outside, but the service was outstanding. Â Will definitely be back, as often as I can!
I have been to the Clark location several times, but have only been to this location once.
Sarah D. nailed it with the lunch specials.. enough food (for me) for two meals at $4.95 a pop? Rock on!
I was pleased that the waiter went to "find" some lemonade for me - where ever he found it, it was good.. as was the red pepper hummus & the falafel sandwich. Â Hooray for the home-made chips too! Â
I would have eaten here another time had they not been ready to close in 5 minutes. Â I appreciated that the staff asked us to come in anyway, but with several bottles in tow, I didn't want to force them to stay for our little drinking party. Â Gotta love the BYOB though..
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