The Gateway To Athens

Horrible service, late, slow. If u want to drink coffee they gonna give it to you like a kids cup. Be ready to have your food ready over hour. It was first time for me. Definitely last time too.
Ps: U guys aren’t long horn. What the hell are those prices?

Excellent food and service, had the rice bowl with gyro meat. Already planning to bring family when they are in town!

Best gyros we have ever had. Great homemade chips and friendly service. Everything is fresh and made to order.

The BEST Greek food you will find in this area. Gyro is always fresh and just amazing. Staff is always extremely nice, sometimes there is a small wait (but it is a small location). Great experience with the restaurant for the past few years.

If I had never been to Mykinos at Copperfield I would say this restaurant was excellent but I have and I can’t. I did like the slouvaki and the tzatziki sauce was pretty good. I liked the rice. It was a little dry but flavorful. The service was excellent!

Great staff, great food, great value. We started with the hummus and the bread and hummus was incredible. My wife has the Green chicken and potatoes and the chicken was fall of the bone. I had the BLT Pita with fries and it was excellent with a perfect amount of bacon.
The staff is friendly, tentative, and the menus give a good description of each item.
I highly recommend this little hidden gem in Afton Village.

I’m pleasantly surprised to find such good Greek food in Concord! I’ve visited Gateway to Athens twice — once for takeout and once for a sit-​down meal, and both times it was excellent.
My takeout order took very little time (I dropped by on a whim and didn’t call it in), and the gyro combo was excellent. The meat was tasty, the pita was soft, and the fries were crispy and hot even after driving 10 minutes home. I came in more recently for a date and was equally impressed. We split hummus and fiery feta apps, and let me tell you, the fiery feta dip should definitely be ordered. Their grilled pita was well seasoned and honestly tasted great on its own, and the hummus was solid. We split a Greek calzone with gyro meat as an entrée. and thank god we split it because it was huge! It was really tasty too. They added a good amount of cheese and peppers to boost the flavor but not too much too overpower the gyro meat and pita. Only one server was working, and she covered the entire 6 – 7 tables inside, but service didn’t suffer and she was very nice.
I’d definitely recommend this place for quick, quality takeout or a casual sit-​down meal if you’re in the mood for some Greek food!

Absolutely wonderful. While I have had many items on the menu, the chicken gyro is the absolute best. And try it New York Style… it comes with extra chicken, peppers, onions, and feta cheese. You will not be disappointed!

Very good greek food. Probably the best I’ve had in Charlotte so far. Unfortunately for me, it’s a very far drive. I had the Chicken Souvlaki and it was on point. The fries were very good too. The service was borderline overboard but it was probably bc we were close to closing time on a weekday and no one else was there. I will make it back someday despite it being so far away.

This place definitely surprised me. I don’t live close to the area, but will make more trips to the furniture depot often and make this my lunch stop. The Gyro NY style, spicy was amazing. The falafels were so good! Worth a stop!

Our first time eating here this evening and it looks bigger on the outside than it really is on the inside. Only 8 tables we counted, so not good for large groups but the food was awesome! I believe the best gyro around and gyros are one of my favorite things to try at different places so I have had a lot them around the area. Wife really liked the food too. Only reason for not having 5 stars was because I think the one server doing everything, including running the register and playing host was too much for one person when it was busy, and he was running around like crazy trying to keep everyone happy and he did a pretty decent job but would have been better if he had help.

My husband and I have been going to Gateway to Athens for 8 years and I have to say they have the best gyro I have EVER HAD anywhere and I’m a flight attendant so I try them all over the United States.
This is a family owned (from Greece) and run business and both mom and daughter’s talents are nothing short of amazing. People don’t always understand that small business owners do everything themselves so yes, there may be times when you have to wait a little longer during peak business hours, but the food is well worth the wait.
I have shared this restaurant with many friends and everyone has loved it and they have shared as well. Thank You to the Gould’s for continuing to provide excellent quality Greek food and sharing your family traditions :) we love it!

Had high expectations. Selected Moussaka (its my guide to a great Greek restaurant).
It was either old, frozen and reheated or just a bad chef day. Very little meat. Lots of potatoes (shame) and a few peeks of eggplant. The bechamel was virtually non existent and it was «covered» in an abundant amount of yellow cheese. Bland and disappointing. Bypass this plate. The worse part was it was priced at $ 12 with a garden salad. I wanted a Greek salad to see how it measured up and with the additional 2.50. The salad was nothing special although the salad dressing was better than the competiition nearby that serves «pink» dressing.
My lunch companion ordered a greek salad with gyro meat. It came with no bread or sauces. so she ordered Tzatziki to dunk and it had WAY to much dill. Really? Dill? Ruined the meat taste and added $ 2 to her tab.
Waitress is the fastest talking person I have ever heard. Gets the job done if there aren’t more than 2 tables occupied… Then things get a bit slower both in service and kitchen.
I would like to go back and try something else, but … I’ll think about it.

Small quaint location. The food is consistently good. I could eat here multiple times per week.

I have Visited here quite a few times and really enjoy the place. Today I dined in for the first time and had a great experience as usual. The dining area is very small, having only about 10 tables that hold 4 – 6 people. Little did I know how many hats the lady at the counter wears! She is the waitress, tends to carry-​out orders and prepares the baked goods. I had been eyeballing the desserts every time I come in because they look very heavenly. So today I had an Oreo cheesecake cupcake and I wish I hadn’t. I am vowing to not try another dessert from here ever again because I don’t want to blow up! Yes try it ;-)
Even though the place is small, it has good atmosphere. There is also a patio. Prices are pretty steep for what they offer. I usually get falafels, pita and a salad. Initially I didn’t like the falafels. The texture was too crunchy, but it seems they have improved. It is family-​owned and the staff is always very nice.

Saturday afternoon lunch on the patio was great! My first visit. I had the traditional gyro and side salad. Their gyro is the best I’ve had in Charlotte. Meat seasoning was great as was the tzatziki! The baklava was outstanding! Service was friendly and quick! Looking forward to going back to try other menu items!

Fantastic place to come for Greek food. The gyro will melt in your mouth and the owner is as nice as he can be. Very laid back place with a simple but flavorful menu selection. Definitely coming back.

This place has the best Greek food I have ever had! If you haven’t tried it, you’re missing out. The souvlaki is great, the gyros are delicious. And the baklava is to die for. I have taken several friends there who are jealous that they don’t have a Greek restaurant this delicious near them. The restaurant is small inside and the décor/​atmosphere isn’t anything to write home about. But it doesn’t matter one bit because the food is why you go here. Yum!

Aaaaaaaaaah Greece, The Gateway to Athen’s was an excellent restaurant. The service was awesome and the food very good. We have passed the restaurant for about a year and my wife said lets try it out. We did and thought that the experience with the food and device was out of this world. We will be back and try new things to try to get the real taste of Greece… Would recommend to friends

My 13 year old son and I had a lunch date today at Gateway to Athens. It was absolutely delicious! We ordered two appetizers, falafel with hummus and tzatziki with grilled pita chips, and split an order of pastitsio. The tzatziki and hummus were super fresh and flavorful. The pastitsio was a very large portion that came with four little pieces of bread. They were drizzled with oil and herbs. It also came with a salad which we actually took home because we were too full to eat it. We opted to skip it so we could eat our entrée. All in all, it was a great experience. We will definitely be going back. They have a card that you can get stamped to eventually save 8 bucks off your order. Our lunch did take just over an hour from beginning to end because everything is made to order so make sure you give yourself enough time.