Okay, so there are three places in Greek Town to get a hotdog or gyro or chicken sammich. Â After trying Zeus, I now know that there is only one. Â Zeus is the place to get it. Â Zeus is relatively small and not right on Halsted which is why I didn't try it for so long. Â Now I know better!
Review Source:I have never eaten real Greek food in my life, and I'm glad I first ate it here. I eaten a gyro before, but this one was great! Fresh and filled with flavor, gives you an idea of what a gyro should taste like. Also its very inexpensive and for everything on the menu they have reasonable prices. I will be coming here again and again!
Review Source:Best of the fast food spots in Greektown. I don't know what they marinate the chicken in but it is VERY VERY YUM. I have only gotten the chicken salad and a side of gyros here. The chicken salad portion is huge btw. I have waited about 10 min each time I order but that's worth it b/c it's made to order. Decor and dining room kinda need a face lift but the food speaks for itself. Prices on par too.
Review Source:My favorite place in Greektown for lunch =) The Chicken Plate is amazing! Really tasty and healthy food, and I love how the place is run entirely by big burly men, but they are also all so sweet and friendly! Great, big, hefty portions too, you will never leave that place unsatisfied or half full =)
Review Source:Let's face it, none of the gyros joints on Jackson make their own gyros, and I'm guessing that it probably all comes from the same supplier. So they can only be judged on how well (or not) it's cooked and how they serve it. On the basis of that I think that Zeus is the best of the lot.
Review Source:In the course of a week I tired Gyro's from Zeus, Mr. Greek, and Greektown Gyros. Â I wanted to know who had the best gyro and if I could I even tell the difference between the places. Â
Meat: Â Zeus uses Kronos, Mr Greek uses Grecian Delight, and Greektown Gyros uses Corfu.
Pop: Zeus serves RC, Mr Greek serves Pepsi, and Greektown serves Coke
Price: Â Zeus was the cheapest, then Mr Greek, followed by Greektown as the most expensive.
Not only was Zeus the cheapest, they had the best tasting Gyro's. Â A good size portion with excellent taste. Â It's a small place and I got my food faster than the other two places. Â I was a little disapointed that they served RC, but I came for the food, not the pop.
Greektown Gyros came in at #2. Â The meat was good, but I though their Tzatziki sauce was bland and they put way too much of it. Â Being the most expensive also doesn't help. Â
Mr Greek is my last choice. Â It was very clear after eating at the other places this was not as good. Â The meat had a fishy smell to it. Â I did like their fries the best and was glad I could get free refils on the pop; but that can't make up for a subpar gyro.
Zeus has turned out to be my go to place for lunch almost every Friday, despite being about several blocks away from where I work.
When I first came to this place, did try their gyros and they were very tasty. Â Then in another visit I ordered their chicken salad. Oh my goodness!
How Zeus grills their chicken for their chicken salad is excellent. A large chicken breast chopped up and nicely seasoned with pepper and other spices. I usually order the chicken salad, without cucumbers, with extra ranch dressing and extra pita bread.
Their pita bread is excellent. When I last ordered the pita bread with my chicken salad and took my food back to the office, I noticed the pita bread was extra fresh and warm.
Very impressed with, since we now regularly go to Zeus on a weekly basis, the person at the cash register remembers my usual order. Very cool. :)
This place makes it worth the walk for good gyros and good chicken.
Seems to have a bit of everything on their menu. Â When we rolled in, they weren't too busy so it did take a bit longer than i expected.
The Gyros sandwich was ok. Â The meat has all the flavor you'd expect, but there wasn't too much of it and it was shaved a bit on the thin side. Â Fries was good. Â The Cod fish sandwich was good, but probably b/c it was swimming in tartar sauce.
OK, this is one of the bunch of greek places that is on this strip that tries to make every kind of food possible. Â All food is kinda fatty and only ok. Â However, this is the best fast greek place in the strip that isn't sit-down and eat. Â Watch out, some lunchtimes it can be particularly crowded (though it is random)
Review Source:It can be easy to overlook the spot, but it seems to be quite popular amongst a wide audience. Â I came to order and do carry-out, and saw cops and college kids. Â I wasn't sure what to think but the food that everyone went to go pick up looked huge and pretty good. Â I was not disappointed with my gyro plate. Â The rice was pretty good, and the portion was huge. Â It came with a salad as well. Â The taziki sauce was pretty good too. Â The prices were great, and I am curious about the other food options here too. Â The service is friendly and quick, and they seem to have regulars that frequent here.
Review Source:Hector always makes me smile every time I come in there, even on the rough days at work. Â I love stopping by and ordering anything from a delicious cheese burger to gyros plate to the grilled chicken salad - Â oh, so good.
It's great food for a fair price! Â The guys behind the counter are pretty awesome too. Â They work quickly, and the food always tastes great! Â You can tell the other customers are as happy to be there as you are.
Since I usually eat lunch alone, it's nice being able to go in and grab a chair and watch some daytime news and calm down for a minute. Â I usually order a pink lemonade because I don't really like RC Cola, but the lemonade is awesome! Â I pretty much want to go here every day, but challenge myself to go only once a week. Â It's a problem; I'm learning to deal with my Zeus addiction.
This place is next to my office building and to be honest, I am tempted to eat here every day, however not good for my bank account or skinny jeans. Â
The first time I went to try it and got the standard hotdog and fries w/ a drink. Â Fries are delicious and the hotdog was your usual tasty Chicago style dog, won't hear me complaining.
I now always get their chicken pita or grilled chicken plate (which comes with pita). Â The chicken is amazing and I get tzatziki sauce (even though I can't say it right) instead of mayo, which is fantastic. Â This has become my favorite chicken pita place. Â I don't particularly like the rice, it usually seems overcooked to me, but to each their own!
And ps, in response to those that complained about the styrofoam cups they use, hello, a fountain drink in a styrofoam cup tastes best b/c you don't get that waxy after taste AND if you can't handle drinking out of a styrofoam cup with a straw, maybe you should ask for a sippy cup next time. Â Ridiculous.
I am going to go ahead and give Zeus a five star rating here. Not to say that this is five-star cuisine - but when you want a cheap tasty lunch you really cannot go wrong (unless you are trying to be healthy, in which case it would be wrong to eat here).
The gyros or the chicken pita are awesome. I work right by and the few times of the month I go out to eat I always find myself back there. $7 for a main course, fries (which are about 10 times better than the fries from Mr. Greeks next door), and a drink  (RC Cola? Alright.) is not a bad deal.
Also the people are genuinely really friendly. Student discount too.
I thought I'd give this place a try. Â
My partner went in and got our food.... The cheap Styrofoam cup that held my coke completely cracked apart in the car.... getting my good clothes completely soaked. Â
Can't this place give out sturdy paper containers for the pop? Â It completely ruined my day......
The gyros was good but after this fiasco I won't order any beverage at least, it there is a next time.
Pretty good. Got a number 1 combo. The gyro was rather solid. Tzatziki sauce was good, and plentiful. Fries came with as well, not as plentiful. Like many gyro joints, the meal is not complete without a RC to drink.
Somewhat slow service for 12am at night, but overall decent. Not as good as Greektown Gyros, but as of right now it ranks as number 2 in the gyro spots of Greektown.
The #1 gyro combo is great. Great value for ~$6.50
The gyro meat is better than any places nearby. Next door is Mr. Greek, which is solid, but this is a step up. Very good flavor, good sauce, great pita, slightly above average fries.
When the only knock is that there is too much meat it is hard to fit in your mouth, and the sauce kind of runs out because of said excess meat, well that is no criticism at all.
Kudos Zeus. You are a god amongst men.
My tummy has been craving Zeus all day. Â Too bad it's only 10:30 AM. Â Instead of running right out to buy some lunch, I've decided to internet stalk Zeus. Â Lo and behold, I'd never written a review! Â Outrage!
Instead of stalking boys on the 'net I've started stalking food. Â Maybe I need to get my head examined....
Anyway, I'm a huge fan of the chicken kebab plate, which comes with a ton of meat, fresh pita, salad, and rice or fries. Â If you get the rice it's pretty darn healthy. Â Plus it's such a massive amount of food, one lunch equals two lunches. Â How's that for math and savings? Â This meal plus a drink will run you about $8 ish, but for two lunches? Â Awesome!
They have a bunch of the usual Greek fast food staples, the staff are friendly, and everything appears to be freshly made, which makes for a little bit of a wait sometimes, but fresh food is worth my time. Â Especially since I don't have to clock out. Â
The only weird thing is that the regular kebab is pork which seemed odd to me. Â I figured it would be be beef or lamb, and it doesn't say what it is on the menu. Â If you're not a fan of eating Babe, watch out for that.
They fry fresh fries (which are absolutely delicious) for every order. Once I saw that, I was sold, I work across the street from Zeus and I've been a loyal customer since the first time I walked in their door in May 2006. To me, there's no need to try any of the other gyros places around the corner-I've already found the best! The service is phenomenal, the food is good and the prices are reasonable.
One trick I have found helps is (if you know what you want) call in your order ahead of time and pick it up when it's ready. It's a life saver when you're rushing to work in the morning but still want some breakfast, or when you just want to avoid the lunch crowd. (Menus are available online if you don't have a print one handy, though the pricing might be out of date.)
They have many phenomenal deals, My favorite is their French Burger. $4.99 for a side of fries and a 1/2 lb burger with whopper-like toppings and a few onion rings. For someone who doesn't drink soda, a deal like that is a dream come true! I can split the meal in half and have two delicious lunches in Downtown Chicago at only $2.50 each! (I like my meat well-done, but those who prefer juicier burgers may want to go with a non-burger option.)
The gyros is very customizable - worried about stinky onion breath? Â Go light on the onions, or get rid of them altogether! I've found that during the lunch rush the gyros meat off the spit is sometimes not crispy. I just request that they brown the pieces a little bit. And their gyros are soooo good!
Their salads are delicious with fantastic dressings and  the gyros omelet in the morning is a feast for when you missed dinner the last night and no ordinary breakfast will do.
I doubt they would ever lose me as a customer! :)
They would get five stars, but they close at 9pm on sun-thurs(till 5 am on fri/sat).
Food's cheap enough to make me not want to go to mr greek.
The gyros sometimes suck, and the chicken wings are smaller than mr greeks, but the price make sme come back. Oh, and they pour the italial beef gravy over my rice when i ask for it.
Don't come to Zeus for the fine china... Â They do serve your meal on a plate, but the utensils are made of plastic and you have a blue plastic tray underneath.
Don't come to Zeus for the decor. Â The checkered floors are walls are enough to make Alice cringe. Â
Don't come to Zeus for the service. Â After he fixes your plate he's gonna put it on the counter and yell out what it is, its on you to get it before it gets cold. Â
Don't come to Zeus during certain time periods thinking that you will get your food fast, it just isn't happening. Â
Don't come to Zeus on a Friday or Saturday night past midnite and think you'll get good service or a clean bathroom. Â Not after the crowd from Spectrum leaves out especially. Â
What you should go to Zeus for is quality and delicious Greek food at a really cheap price. Â I haven't had a bad meal here yet. Â The meat is of good quality. Â This place is not nearly as known as either of the two spots on the corners nearby, but I can assure you its much better. Â
This is one of the spots locals know about and try to keep it secret. Â A must for good greek food if you are in the area.
Zeus is the staple lunch spot for my office.
It is a popular lunch spot and they make everything to order so be prepared for a wait.
I've had the patty melt, polish, gyros, chicken pita, mozzarella sticks, fried mushrooms and french fries. They were all good. They've never messed up an order either.
It's a staple for a reason.
I eat here at least once a week.  I have worked in Greektown for over three years now and it is by far the best of  "The Strip".  Prices just recently went up (a quarter), a phenomenon that occurred simultaneously in all of the Greektown greasy eateries.  But it is well worth every penny and minute it takes to get your your fresh tasty food.  I stay away from the Gyros and burgers here, and highly recommend the Chicken Pita Plate with rice and salad or the Half Greek Chicken with rice and salad.  I prefer the half chicken to the pita plate, its just better.. but some people prefer not to have to handle a chicken carcass on their lunch hour. Â
To have the best experience call ahead for pickup, making good fresh food to order takes time.
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