Honestly I'm wondering how this place is still open. The owner is POS. The first and last time we ordered from here. They gave us the wrong order. When I called his daughter and answered and everything seemed okay but she wasn't at the counter when I returned with the wrong food. He was with an evil smirk. I told him he gave us the wrong food because I don't even like lamb. He took the food and wanted me to pay for the replace. Mind you he was trying to tell us thats what we ordered. Why would we order to lamb plates when I don't like lamb? Worst experience at any restaurant ever. 10 out of 10 DO NOT RECOMMEND.And if you do end up there, I hope your isn't wrong because he won't be friendly about it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jacob Shiba
This place looks like a hole in the wall, which it literally is, but was absolutely delicious. We ordered two chicken plates, which came with freshly grilled chicken, sautéed together with onions, squash, and garlic. It was served over a giant bed of rice, and came with a side of pita bread. I also swapped the Taziki with hummus, and this was some true, homemade hummus. It was enough for me to eat lunch, that day and midnight snack the next. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laila Yousefian
This place is amazing and is open late ! Great quality Mediterranean / middle eastern AND Mexican food! The food is great quality with large portion sizes, and the service is fast. Perfect for sharing!Highly recommended :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Family Feast
Sandra Mora
*Edited reviewThe guys that work here are always very nice. It's been a while since we've ordered from here. Sadly the Greek food has changed and not for the better. This was a big letdown. The "tzatziki" that used to be so good is now just plain warm yogurt with a dash of pepper and zero flavor. The greens on the gyro were wilted and the tomatoes were mushy. The french fries were undercooked and then steamed in a styro container so they were wet mush and unappetizing. So the fries went into the trash while they were still hot. The gyro meat is chewy and leaves you with bits left in your mouth the way that sausage does. It wasn't like this before. They are also selling Mexican food now which is a little strange. I basically just wasted $26 + tip. No more for us. We already miss the old Pita King.Review from 7 years ago:Pita King has the best gyros in town, hands down!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Jason Olszanicky
The staff is awesome. The portions are amazing. Their Gyros are the best.Some people do not like the garlic. I am a big fan. Get the gyro and add feta cheese.
This was my first visit, and I assure you the portions are generous. I went big and they delivered. I will be back for sure. Great value for your dollar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Salad Gyro Plate and Hummus
Dean Kelley
I stopped by this place because I remembered how good the lamb shank was years ago. I was not disappointed. I also got the roasted eggplant, which I can also recommend. They have big windows that look out on a gas station, so not the best view, but the service and food were great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Lamb Shank Plate
Marcello
Always perfect, always has great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Will Adkins
This place has an amazing gyro plate!! I can't speak for anything else yet because I haven't gotten over the gyro plate, I've ordered it over 25 times!! Good people, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Salad Gyro Plate and Hummus
Ken
Was closed at 6:30 PM on a Tuesday. Looks like they left in a hurry. It's all about the Pita! The wraps are actually too full to eat so get some extra and split into two wraps.
The restaurant is clean. Staff is always friendly. The French fries are sublime. As good as del taco. The food is fresh. Reasonable pricing for the excellent choice of tasty delicacies. The best restaurant French fries. Staff is friendly.The friendly staff is a toss up with the French fries comparably, with the friendliness for the win.
This is a a small family run restaurant and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the chicken plate with the big chunks of marinated chicken, grilled onions, green peppers and squash. It came with a Greek salad with their own dressing. There are tables in a small and comfortable dining area. Service was FAST. I love this place...and I eat a lot of Greek food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Will Mayo
The staff is really friendly and helpful. The food is so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Plate
Marcus F.
Gyro King of Escondido. This strip mall location, which is behind a gas station, has been serving up piles of tasty gyro for over a decade.Locals know this place very well. It's consistently fresh and tasty. Price is affordable for their large portions. Their gyro meat and rice both have a very distinctive flavor. I find it unique and delicious.Not much ambiance - There's a dining area, but this place does a brisk take out business for a reason.- Massive gyro sandwich
Louis R
I wish. I certainly wish I could rate this place higher. However, based on my experience (your mileage may vary). I see no point in coming back here any time soon . This is simply one of those times where I say to myself “I should have cooked for myself or just gone to Wendy’s (which I’m no huge fan of but at least they are consistently basic)”My first clue should have been the utter inability to compute that I hadn’t walked in to pick up an order and wanted to dine in. There were no other diners-in. To their credit, the staff is super friendly.I ordered the souvlaki plate. A warm smile and a window seat (with view of the gas station) and I was anticipating what reviews here convinced me would be some really good and authentic Greek cuisine. Soon it arrived.Silly me, I was hoping against hope but got what I really expected. There are no dishes or cutlery. The food came out in the styrofoam containers you would recieve in a to-go order. Plastic fork and cheap napkins as well.I opened the containers and was greeted to a promising sight. Portions that were alright for the cost and vibrant colors.I immediately went for a bite of a clove of roasted garlic (my favorite)!Yuck!!! The clove had gone rancid. It smelled of chemical and tasted of the same. A kind of ammonia/urine flavor to it.Maybe it was just the one?… Ptoo!!! Nope.I plucked all of the garlic out of the dish. Okay how about the roasted onions? First one sweet as expected and a nice bite. The second one… a spoiled off-flavor. Different from the ammonia garlic but still spoiled.Okay the bell pepper… again first one sweet as expected. The rest bleckh! Again off to the side.I then tried the steak. It wasn’t distinctly seasoned. Some of the strips were tender and nice tho. Others like shoe leather. Sadly all had flavor of the garlic ammonia it had been under with slight bad onion.Let’s kick that to the side and check out the rice.Again. Not significantly seasoned, but cooked well. There was a lingering taste of what I can only describe as old char to the rice. Sadly, it too had picked up some of the awful garlic urine flavor. So no rice. I decided to focus on my salad.At this point I was now attuned to the expectation that the vegetables were going to be bad. Fortunately my first few bites were good. However, one cucumber piece presented with again a been-too-long-in-the-cooler flavor.I’m done.The best thing about my meal, and the only thing I finished (>90% of everything else remains in the styrofoam headed to the trash in a minute) was my unsweetened Pure Leaf tea.Scores:Price: $$$Would I bring my wife on a date here? NoWould I suggest my team from work to lunch here? NoWould I order from here for delivery? NoWould I give the staff the time of day if I saw them on the street? AbsolutelyWould I come again? The staff is super friendly. I would try again in a month or so. I hate to write a restaurant off from a first experience (unless the staff is horrible). So Yes. I would.But not very soon. I just really hope my meal was a fluke.
Honestly I'm wondering how this place is still open. The owner is POS. The first and last time we ordered from here. They gave us the wrong order. When I called his daughter and answered and everything seemed okay but she wasn't at the counter when I returned with the wrong food. He was with an evil smirk. I told him he gave us the wrong food because I don't even like lamb. He took the food and wanted me to pay for the replace. Mind you he was trying to tell us thats what we ordered. Why would we order to lamb plates when I don't like lamb? Worst experience at any restaurant ever. 10 out of 10 DO NOT RECOMMEND.And if you do end up there, I hope your isn't wrong because he won't be friendly about it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place looks like a hole in the wall, which it literally is, but was absolutely delicious. We ordered two chicken plates, which came with freshly grilled chicken, sautéed together with onions, squash, and garlic. It was served over a giant bed of rice, and came with a side of pita bread. I also swapped the Taziki with hummus, and this was some true, homemade hummus. It was enough for me to eat lunch, that day and midnight snack the next. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is amazing and is open late ! Great quality Mediterranean / middle eastern AND Mexican food! The food is great quality with large portion sizes, and the service is fast. Perfect for sharing!Highly recommended :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Family Feast
*Edited reviewThe guys that work here are always very nice. It's been a while since we've ordered from here. Sadly the Greek food has changed and not for the better. This was a big letdown. The "tzatziki" that used to be so good is now just plain warm yogurt with a dash of pepper and zero flavor. The greens on the gyro were wilted and the tomatoes were mushy. The french fries were undercooked and then steamed in a styro container so they were wet mush and unappetizing. So the fries went into the trash while they were still hot. The gyro meat is chewy and leaves you with bits left in your mouth the way that sausage does. It wasn't like this before. They are also selling Mexican food now which is a little strange. I basically just wasted $26 + tip. No more for us. We already miss the old Pita King.Review from 7 years ago:Pita King has the best gyros in town, hands down!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
The staff is awesome. The portions are amazing. Their Gyros are the best.Some people do not like the garlic. I am a big fan. Get the gyro and add feta cheese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baklava, Greek Salad, Chicken Kabob Plate, Gyros Plate, Lamb Shank Plate, Gyros Salad Gyro Plate and Hummus, Falafel, Gyros Sandwich
This was my first visit, and I assure you the portions are generous. I went big and they delivered. I will be back for sure. Great value for your dollar!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Salad Gyro Plate and Hummus
I stopped by this place because I remembered how good the lamb shank was years ago. I was not disappointed. I also got the roasted eggplant, which I can also recommend. They have big windows that look out on a gas station, so not the best view, but the service and food were great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Salad, Lamb Shank Plate
Always perfect, always has great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has an amazing gyro plate!! I can't speak for anything else yet because I haven't gotten over the gyro plate, I've ordered it over 25 times!! Good people, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Salad Gyro Plate and Hummus
Was closed at 6:30 PM on a Tuesday. Looks like they left in a hurry. It's all about the Pita! The wraps are actually too full to eat so get some extra and split into two wraps.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The restaurant is clean. Staff is always friendly. The French fries are sublime. As good as del taco. The food is fresh. Reasonable pricing for the excellent choice of tasty delicacies. The best restaurant French fries. Staff is friendly.The friendly staff is a toss up with the French fries comparably, with the friendliness for the win.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Improvisation Combo Plate, French Fries, Greek Salad, Chicken Kabob Plate, Gyros Plate
This is a a small family run restaurant and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the chicken plate with the big chunks of marinated chicken, grilled onions, green peppers and squash. It came with a Greek salad with their own dressing. There are tables in a small and comfortable dining area. Service was FAST. I love this place...and I eat a lot of Greek food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff is really friendly and helpful. The food is so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyros Plate
Gyro King of Escondido. This strip mall location, which is behind a gas station, has been serving up piles of tasty gyro for over a decade.Locals know this place very well. It's consistently fresh and tasty. Price is affordable for their large portions. Their gyro meat and rice both have a very distinctive flavor. I find it unique and delicious.Not much ambiance - There's a dining area, but this place does a brisk take out business for a reason.- Massive gyro sandwich
I wish. I certainly wish I could rate this place higher. However, based on my experience (your mileage may vary). I see no point in coming back here any time soon . This is simply one of those times where I say to myself “I should have cooked for myself or just gone to Wendy’s (which I’m no huge fan of but at least they are consistently basic)”My first clue should have been the utter inability to compute that I hadn’t walked in to pick up an order and wanted to dine in. There were no other diners-in. To their credit, the staff is super friendly.I ordered the souvlaki plate. A warm smile and a window seat (with view of the gas station) and I was anticipating what reviews here convinced me would be some really good and authentic Greek cuisine. Soon it arrived.Silly me, I was hoping against hope but got what I really expected. There are no dishes or cutlery. The food came out in the styrofoam containers you would recieve in a to-go order. Plastic fork and cheap napkins as well.I opened the containers and was greeted to a promising sight. Portions that were alright for the cost and vibrant colors.I immediately went for a bite of a clove of roasted garlic (my favorite)!Yuck!!! The clove had gone rancid. It smelled of chemical and tasted of the same. A kind of ammonia/urine flavor to it.Maybe it was just the one?… Ptoo!!! Nope.I plucked all of the garlic out of the dish. Okay how about the roasted onions? First one sweet as expected and a nice bite. The second one… a spoiled off-flavor. Different from the ammonia garlic but still spoiled.Okay the bell pepper… again first one sweet as expected. The rest bleckh! Again off to the side.I then tried the steak. It wasn’t distinctly seasoned. Some of the strips were tender and nice tho. Others like shoe leather. Sadly all had flavor of the garlic ammonia it had been under with slight bad onion.Let’s kick that to the side and check out the rice.Again. Not significantly seasoned, but cooked well. There was a lingering taste of what I can only describe as old char to the rice. Sadly, it too had picked up some of the awful garlic urine flavor. So no rice. I decided to focus on my salad.At this point I was now attuned to the expectation that the vegetables were going to be bad. Fortunately my first few bites were good. However, one cucumber piece presented with again a been-too-long-in-the-cooler flavor.I’m done.The best thing about my meal, and the only thing I finished (>90% of everything else remains in the styrofoam headed to the trash in a minute) was my unsweetened Pure Leaf tea.Scores:Price: $$$Would I bring my wife on a date here? NoWould I suggest my team from work to lunch here? NoWould I order from here for delivery? NoWould I give the staff the time of day if I saw them on the street? AbsolutelyWould I come again? The staff is super friendly. I would try again in a month or so. I hate to write a restaurant off from a first experience (unless the staff is horrible). So Yes. I would.But not very soon. I just really hope my meal was a fluke.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4