Flips

I came here for the Gyros and was very pleased with what I got! I ordered the #6 meal, which comes with a large plate of gyros on a pita, along with a generous helping of fries and a drink.
The gyros were good and the fries were just how I like them (hot and fresh)! Very friendly staff as well. Will definitely have no problem coming back for the gyros here!
Did try the saganaki squares, but was not overly impressed… I’m just used to flaming saganaki so I have overly high standards. Some people may love these, I’m just spoiled. They do taste good, but I like my cheese more melted, that’s all.
I found this place by typing in «best gyros» in Unilocal as my boyfriend and I were driving around… this is the top place that came up! Definitely happy with the find :)

The outside could use a bit of a makeover because it looks rundown and cheap… but don’t let that fool you. The inside is clean and friendly-​warm. Value and service met the pricing. Greek salad was a good portion with a gre-​ood vinaigrette dressing and an above average beef sandwich. I wish the plastic-​wear and napkins were a grade or two above the cheapest thing they could find at restaurant depot but the big picture is painted with this being an above average beef stand that is on the front nine of the Dupage county beef stands.

best gyro salad in the area. Great little neighborhood spot for a good quick meal

The gyro’s are awesome, friendly staff, clean facilities. Place is a classic.

The greek salad with chicken is off the hook. Everything else smells great, too, but I don’t mind skipping all of the fried stuff since the salad is so good. My co-​workers love the ribs and the beef sandwiches. Everything is made when you order it, but it doesn’t take too long. Love this place.

This place is great. Excellent food. Nice outdoor seating area. Pretty cheap. If you’re considering anywhere else for fast food in the area, stop yourself now and give this place your business. Now.

This place really didn’t impress me all that much. I was on my way home from visiting a friend and decided to stop here for lunch. It looked like a cool, divey burger joint and I thought there was no way the food could be bad. I was actually pretty excited. Perhaps my excitement is why this place is only getting three stars. It just didn’t live up to my expectations. I got the burger and looked furiously for the burger. It wasn’t easily seen and there was supposed to be 2 patties. When I bit in I was relieved to find they in fact did NOT forget my patty, but honestly it wasn’t all that impressive. It was mostly just a big hunk of lettuce with mustard and ketchup and I’ve had a million better burgers at little burger joints like this. While I don’t expect them to be Portillos, I do expect to be satisfied after ingesting those calories and I was not. The fries were tasty, but the burger is supposed to be the main attraction.
The ambiance was pretty nice. The counter area was a little chaotic but the dining area was spacious and had tvs on the wall you could watch. Outside was very pretty with umbrellas and well kept trees. The staff was also pleasant, although I didn’t have much interaction with them so I don’t know how they would act given a problem, but still, I like a smile when I walk up to the counter and they delivered. Overall, it was just way below my expectations, but not so terrible that I wouldn’t give them a second chance.

Read JPP review below and I will second that, he was just to generous. Only difference is I got the combo and the Italian sausage was the only thing that saved the homemade beef to add any flavor. I hadn’t eaten here since the 70’s. I think going away from Scala’s beef was a way to control food cost but it just doesn’t taste how I remember it.
Food both fries and combo came out SUPER hot so little chance of any foodborne illness here. I wanted to try the saganaki squares but wasn’t that hungry. Plus an abundance of salt on fries kept me from eating many as my sodium levels probably went through the roof. The air conditioning is clearly failing as it was over 80 degrees inside on a 89 degree day.
Very nice people here and I want to like them more. At least they are getting an award from Vienna next week. Maybe I should have just gotten a dog.
So my area rankings still have Portillo’s #1 and Little Joe’s in Countryside a close second.

I have not been here in over 20 years, but stop by today. It was very good and the service was fast and friendly. The space was a little cramped, but the good food and the service made up for it. Awesome!

This place has awesome Chicago hotdogs! Their gyros are really good too. This place is a great place to stop for a bite if you’re in the area. I’ve been coming here for lunch and loving their food for years!

Best sandwich and gyros place around! Great food, prompt and friendly service and the price is right!

Best fast joint in area! I remember working at Ymca years ago and always going there! If I am in area or at Ymca I make it a point to stop in and get food to go! I lived in Naperville for years and nothing really compares to Flips and now I live Plainfield wishing Flips was close by!!! Love the food try the Gyro and burgers best in Area.

I knew this place when it used to Rock & Roll… a small beef shack with a focus on food and less emphasis on tables with sun umbrellas on a patio. The footprint has been enlarged with a new face lift. It actually has that «remodeled» look and less authentic.
I ordered a Beef «dipped» to test the waters. Upon delivery, the weight of the Beef was heavy as hell. The sandwich was jam-​packed with beef and gravy to the point that the bread literally was screaming for help!
I needed a «Bib» for this one. A lot of gravy ended up on my sweatshirt.
The sandwich itself was a hefty representation by volume, however the gravy was the epitome of mediocrity.
In my opinion, the gravy has no flavor. A 3 star rating is generous.

Recommended by the guys at enterprise car rental just down the block. We are buying a car and need a place to grab a bite. The food is good and the prices are reasonable. We both had the gyro with the salad. The only thing is the drink is not included if you get the meal with the salad. If you get the meal with salad you get a drink.
Everything else was very taste. Would recommend for a quick bite. Lots on menu gyros, hot dogs, burgers, etc. Food is good and the bathroom is clean.

The restaurant is a small place tucked to the side on Roosevelt Rd. In glen Ellyn. I had consulted Unilocal to go to a sandwich place instead of dreaded panera bread lol
The sandwiches were home made with similarly sliced cold cuts. The cold cut was a bit messy which to me indicates a well made sandwich haha imagine the meat and sauce and things exploding under the bread. Not too much but definelty a bit messy. It was plentiful and good.
I ordered the Ruben which came on not rye bread but that was ok. There was a ton of meat on the sandwich and the thousand island was nice n sweet but not over the top. The kraut was perfect. A great sandwich. The saganaki squares are also great! The owner said they’re homemade. It looks like ‘regulars’ frequent this place but I’ll have to cone back for the Unilocal off follow up. Busy lunch kind of left the restaurant a little dirty… But there were about 25 people eating… Hmmmm maybe cuz the food is so good!

They have the BEST Gyro I’ve ever had anywhere in my travels across N. America. I’ll definitely return.

Best place to grab a burger and a shake, and the best fries. Even Better than McDonald’s.
Try the double cheeseburger with a chocolate shake, very affordable for under ten dollars.

Food is good. So far I’ve only tried the gyros and the saganaki. But they’re so good that I’ve gone back. Gyros is crispy the way I like it, they season it nicely.
The saganaki … Wow just wow. I’ll be back and hopefully I’ll venture out and try more things on the menu!
Very polite staff, odd entrance… But you get over it once you taste the food!

Reminds of the hole in the wall places that I used to go to in Chicago. except that they have a patio and are clean. In Chicago (back in the black and white days) I would get my food and sit on the curb in between two parked cars. This is a pretty big upgrade.
Good beefs. I ordered mine with hot and Lisa’s with hot and sweet. also a couple of orders of fries. When I say good, I mean they taste good, but unlike Portillos. they actually fill the bun with meat. This is not my first rodeo at Flips so I’ve got some familiarity with the food. They forgot to put the hot peppers on Lisa’s beef, she was a little disappointed, but I was already home. They have OK fries. kind of your standard frozen fries, cooked crispy.
I’ve never tried their Gyros and thought their burgers were good, but not special.
I don’t know what it is about that sign that flippin bugs the crap out of me. They’ve selectively covered over a part of the sign on Roosevelt… I dont know if used to say «Scala’s» Beef. or what. And if they used to use Scala… now what?**
Also. it’s tight when you get in the door. the order window is right there and there is little space for a line.
Pretty good menu selection and I really need to go back and try other things.
They currently have a Unilocal check in offer. and I also get coupons from various locations.
I would really give a solid 3.5 stars, but I’m going to try some other things and see if that won’t edge up a bit.
** The owner/​Manager messaged me. they used to use Scala beef, but went to making their own. Having had it it I can say «Good Job» and please keep filling those sandwiches full like you do.

To celebrate my one year anniversary of being on Unilocal I decided to do a review update for a place that I reviewed one year ago today.
On my very first day on Unilocal I put up a whole bunch of reviews from collected notes of visiting hot dog stands throughout Chicagoland. One of them was Flips Beef & Hot Dogs in Glen Ellyn. Since I put up that initial review the way I’ve been writing has changed, and I figured this would be a good place to revisit and see if the food quality had improved since my first review and to provide a more in depth analysis of the food.
First off let me go over the establishment itself, Flips is a small little restaurant with a few tables set up on the inside. There are a few TVs so customers can watch ESPN while eating, and for when the weather is nice some outside tables with umbrellas. There’s also a ledge with stools set up to eat at right across from the main order counter. The main order counter is where you can see the menu board, and place your order, and even see your food prepared if you’re so inclined. In visiting Flips again I decided to go for a hot dog and fries.
The hot dog I received on my most recent visit came on a somewhat dry non-​poppy seed bun. There was a pickle spear on it that was fairly thick though not particularly sour. There were two somewhat wet and mushy tomato slices on the dog along with two sport peppers that combined in length were not long enough to cover the entire hot dog itself. This meant that I didn’t get sport pepper flavor in every bite. There was a decent amount of mustard on this dog, the onion and relish were a little light. The sausage itself was a skinless frank, it was well heated. The overall taste was decent but the bun was dry and the tomato and pickle flavor really overpowered the rest of the balanced. I wound up having to take those two items off to finish the second half of the dog.
I also decided to go for some fries here, they have thick and greasy fries. On the positive side, they’re very crisp on the outside with a nice potato paste inside. On the negative side they are super salty and greasy. Ketchup almost has to be used to sweeten up the incredibly potency of the salting of these fries.
Overall my experience with Flip’s left me feeling it’s still slightly below average. The time to get my food was more than one might expect, and the food was a little below average. I’ve had some other items here over the years such as burgers, gyros and chicken sandwiches, but I haven’t had them recently enough to detail my experience properly to incorporate into this review. I’m going to stick with my original rating of two stars, but it’s possible a second updated review may come along at some point touching on the gyros, subs or something else there.