Carol is always a pleasure & there’s no denying the same about the food! Delicious & clean always. This place feels like home. if you need ideas of what to eat just ask Carol the greek fries are my favorite though :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Gyro Dinner
Rebecca Starmer
The owners are just lovely and the food is fantastic! I highly recommend. The only downside is the same all over downtown...the parking isn't great. But the experience is worth the hassle!
Best gyro in the Des Moines metro. The food is always fresh and hot. Cute, small place with very friendly staff.
Sean McCormick
Angelo is a one man army in the kitchen! Total savage. Excellent food. Small staff works extremely hard and is polite. Can be very busy, but when time permits, Angelo is a joy to speak with. Love coming here. Always recommend to friends local and traveling.
Very good low key restaurant in a good area kind of hidden they do a really cool a saganaki performance if that’s what you’d call it and it’s a very authentic Greek restaurant I would recommend trying this place out sometimeVegetarian options: There are a good amount of vegetarian options
The food at the Olympic flame is delicious and reasonably priced. The service is the absolute best. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dakota Taylor
I went with a group of eight, and we all had excellent food. I would definitely recommend making a reservation, and do not expect a quick dinner. This was more of an experience than a fast American dinner where they want you in and out as fast as possible to reseat your table. We started with greek white wine and Aero beer along with the saganaki. Then the soup and salad courses followed by lamb chops and trio entrees. It was such a great experience and we will be back!
Food was good. Waitress very nice, but short staffed and extremely slow service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Nerm P.
Great food, nice people who work there... We usually get the Mezethaki Platter, a gyro and some greek fries. We've gone about once a month over the past year, and it's always delicious.
Dined at the Olympic Flame for a tasty Gyro and fries. Fast service! I 1000% recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Veronica Carter
Went on a date there it ended up being the 35th anniversary it was so delicious, came it alit more food than I thought it would lovely lady dancing and balancing stuff on her head 10/10 would recommend.
We had the perfect dinner at Olympic Flame this evening! We are going to Greece in the fall so decided to try some Greek cuisine. It was wonderful, the atmosphere, servers, wine and food! We had the chicken gyro, lamb chops, souvlaki, and pasticcio. The Greek wine was delicious and we finished off the bottle. Each dinner came with a fresh salad of lettuce, olives, cucumber, tomatoes and feta, dressed in a yummy vinaigrette. Also with each dinner came a cup of delicious soup - chicken broth and lemon base with tender chucks of chicken and veggies along with soft, delicate pita bread. We will be going back SOON! 10 out of 10.
Food was fresh, authentic and amazing. The variety of sides that come with the dinner meal was perfect and allowed you to have a bite of different favorites. Customer service was also very accommodating and pleasant!
Carol is always a pleasure & there’s no denying the same about the food! Delicious & clean always. This place feels like home. if you need ideas of what to eat just ask Carol the greek fries are my favorite though :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Gyro Dinner
The owners are just lovely and the food is fantastic! I highly recommend. The only downside is the same all over downtown...the parking isn't great. But the experience is worth the hassle!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baklava, Gyro Dinner, Dolmathes
Best gyro in the Des Moines metro. The food is always fresh and hot. Cute, small place with very friendly staff.
Angelo is a one man army in the kitchen! Total savage. Excellent food. Small staff works extremely hard and is polite. Can be very busy, but when time permits, Angelo is a joy to speak with. Love coming here. Always recommend to friends local and traveling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Gyro Dinner, Greek Wines, Greek Beer, Mezethakia, Salads
Very good low key restaurant in a good area kind of hidden they do a really cool a saganaki performance if that’s what you’d call it and it’s a very authentic Greek restaurant I would recommend trying this place out sometimeVegetarian options: There are a good amount of vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Baklava, Saganaki, Chicken Gyro, Lamb Chops
The food, service and atmosphere were all great. We went on a Friday night and enjoyed watching the fun belly dancing. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Gyro Dinner, Saganaki, Mezethakia
The food at the Olympic flame is delicious and reasonably priced. The service is the absolute best. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went with a group of eight, and we all had excellent food. I would definitely recommend making a reservation, and do not expect a quick dinner. This was more of an experience than a fast American dinner where they want you in and out as fast as possible to reseat your table. We started with greek white wine and Aero beer along with the saganaki. Then the soup and salad courses followed by lamb chops and trio entrees. It was such a great experience and we will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Greek Wines, Saganaki, Grape Leaves, Lamb Chops, Homemade Soup Avgolemeno, Trio Plate, Mezethakia
Food was good. Waitress very nice, but short staffed and extremely slow service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Great food, nice people who work there... We usually get the Mezethaki Platter, a gyro and some greek fries. We've gone about once a month over the past year, and it's always delicious.
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Dined at the Olympic Flame for a tasty Gyro and fries. Fast service! I 1000% recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went on a date there it ended up being the 35th anniversary it was so delicious, came it alit more food than I thought it would lovely lady dancing and balancing stuff on her head 10/10 would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyro, Baklava, Falafel Sandwich
We had the perfect dinner at Olympic Flame this evening! We are going to Greece in the fall so decided to try some Greek cuisine. It was wonderful, the atmosphere, servers, wine and food! We had the chicken gyro, lamb chops, souvlaki, and pasticcio. The Greek wine was delicious and we finished off the bottle. Each dinner came with a fresh salad of lettuce, olives, cucumber, tomatoes and feta, dressed in a yummy vinaigrette. Also with each dinner came a cup of delicious soup - chicken broth and lemon base with tender chucks of chicken and veggies along with soft, delicate pita bread. We will be going back SOON! 10 out of 10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Wines, Chicken Gyro, Salad, Lamb Chops, Homemade Soup Avgolemeno, Souvlaki
Food was fresh, authentic and amazing. The variety of sides that come with the dinner meal was perfect and allowed you to have a bite of different favorites. Customer service was also very accommodating and pleasant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Gyro, Gyro Dinner
amazing Greek food and amazing service. if you’re in town this place is absolutely worth the visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Greek Fries, Gyro, Salad