Niro’s Gyros

Way too long of a wait in the drive through. Then when I informed the man working he had forgotten part of my order he tried to argue with me as though I can’t see what is in my bag. Got baklava and it was more like pizza than baklava? So that made no sense.

Not even close to Zorba’s. Gyros are quite tasteless. Maybe it has deteriorated recently?

I am a huge fan of their Italian Beef. It is a large sandwich and you can have it with au jus or marinara sauce. I also like their fries – they come with some of the skin on and they always taste fresh. The grilled chicken pita is a nice alternative to the regular gyro meat (lamb?) since greasy meat is not my stomach’s friend. I love the pita bread and the sauce. Their Greek salad is my favorite fast food salad. Even the «small» is really big and generously topped with tomato, Greek olives, feta, mild white onions, and cucumber. Yum!
The one downside is that they are not good with delivery. The times we ordered at the office it took way too long to get our food and the orders were always screwed up somehow. They really need to get their large orders act together. However, I have always had a good experience with an individual order in drive thru.

The gyro portions are large but the meat is very dry. Feta cheese is an additional charge. They have THE worst burgers on the planet. They taste like soybean burgers at a truck stop. The burger patty is much, much smaller than the bun. The fries are crispy and they give you a lot but they are fat fries. I dont like fat fries. It’s annoying that coupons are good at only a given location, not all locations. Overall, they are just ok.

My boyfriend and I ordered from here tonight. I ordered a gyro burger, and waited about an hour and a half for my food to be delivered. Once I finally got the chance to unwrap my burger, I realized it was a regular burger. I then called Niro’s back and they refused to send my correct order back to me. It took several calls for them to agree to send out my correct order tonight. During this process, they were very rude, stopped answering my phone calls, and refused to accept responsibility for their own mistake. It’s a shame because I think their food is good.

Yummmmmmm! Amazing value! So much meat you can get am extra pita and split the meat for 2.

Niros!!! Where to start? This place is the best place on the planet. I have never had a bad experience from Niros and iv’e been coming here for about 15 years! Every single item on their menu is fantastic. The lunch specials are awesome. 2 burgers fries and a drink for like 5 bucks? U cant beat that. And its like the best burgers in town. The gyro burger dressed as a gyro is my personal favorite. Mozz sticks, pizza puffs, crispy fries. They have so many different food options. gyros, italian beef, italian sausage, burgers, shrimp, ribeye steak sandwiches. The list goes on and on. I would fight and die for niros.

Everything is incredible, including the service. The best meal I’ve had on Champaign or Urbana. I even favor it over a famous BBQ place in Urbana. Huge extensive menu.

Let’s make one thing clear: this is the only decent gyro in 100 miles. I tried Zorba’s in 1985 long before Niro’s opened up. They were overpriced & worse yet, they sucked.
Niro’s west, as well as the one on University Avenue, satisfy this native Chicagoan’s need for traditional «Vienna Beef» restaurant fare.
Gyros: great; sliced off the gyro & grilled up just so
Tzatziki sauce: great as homemade
Pitas: great & grilled to perfection
Polish sausages: great
Fries: great; order well-​done if you like crispiness outside, soft inside
Service: great
The best kicker of all, BUY 2 get 1 FREE after 4 p.m. everyday on West Springfield Avenue.
Don’t try to eat this stuf everyday, but boy I could!

Your low end sammich place had italian beef a few times never felt good after. Price is right.

The gyros here are amazing. I always get extra tzatziki sauce and pitas, because there is SO MUCH meat. For extra indulgence, get fries and put them ON the gyro. Bliss.

Pretty good. Gyros are the best thing to order from here. Almost like the real thing the Greeks make!

Cannot think of a single time I have been to his location and had a bad experience. Excellent service and amazing greasy food. Great burgers, gyros, beef, sausage, philly steaks, and fries.

I recently made a trip back to UIUC for a visit. There were a few places that i had to hit, and this was one of them. during my undergraduate days, I used to live in apartments just a few blocks away from Niro’s, and it was definitely one of those 1 or more times a week places. The prices were unbeatable and the food was delicious. My order is usually the burger with fries and drink (a #1 meal if i remembered right). Back a few years ago, they used to outside of the hamburger buns a little, but it doens’t seem like they do that anymore. However, the burger tastes basically just as i remembered. The order of fries is also the same size, and the prices are still low.
It was a great to come back and see that the quality of food is still the same as before. Come here for a cheap and tasty late night meal!

Got the double gyro plate, it was great! LOTS of meat, fresh sliced sweet onion & tomato, a cup of yogurt sauce, 2 flatbreads, and fries. Meat was delicious, and freshly sliced from the spit; the bread was great too. The fries were very good as well. Lots of food for a decent price, and nice service at the counter.

Best Gyro platter I’ve had in a long time! I’ve been dying for some good gyro meat off a real spit for some time now and found it at Niro’s. My husband and I stopped by this little jewel of a place on our trip from Chicago to Marion and liked it so much we stopped through again on our way from Marion to Chicago. Great food, super friendly counter service. I highly recommend :-)

THE YELLOW. THAT YELLOW SIGN THAT SHINES BRIGHT AND IS VISIBLE FOR MILES. And by miles, I mean you can see it calling your name at 1:30AM from the beer garden at Station. I haven’t been back to Chambana since graduation and this is what I miss the most. BBQ Gyros, Pizza Puffs, Gyro Burgers, free soda by the mouthful from the fountain. This place could be open exclusively from 1−4AM and would still make a KILLING. Even better, if you have a scavenger roommate that wants nothing more than an order of piping hot onion rings, he’ll pick that shit up for you in zero-​degree weather as long as you let him finish your pepsi.

This is the first restaurant that I ate at on Champaign that I’ve liked. I had a gyro with fries and it was really in expensive. The gyro meat was fantastic, thinly sliced, and not greasy. The yogurt sauce was good, but like most gyros I’ve had, I wish there were more tomatoes.

Huge gyro portions that easily spread to double the number of pitas. You can purchase more pitas from them if you’d like, or just pick up some from the store in advance and save some money,
Great deal if you pick up the triple gyro plate, especially with the $ 2 off coupon. Love their fries as well.
Italian beef is so so but the combo sausage has a nicely spiced kick to it. $ 0.49 for giardiniera which is only so so. My opinion, no one should charge extra for hot peppers. Get it dipped for true messy style.

Amazing drunk food for sure! Their gyros and cucumber sauce is pretty excellent. Also amazingly cheap and filling. I’d definitely recommend it after a long night out or some recovery food :)