Campus Cafe

I can only speak to the gyros since that is what all three of us ordered. Sadly we were disappointed in our meals. The fries were pretty typical and as expected but the gyro meat was the kind you find in a supermarket gyro kit… pre sliced, thin brown rectangular slivers. Taste and texture is completely wrong when you’re used to the real deal from a place with a rotating spit of gyro goodness. I could make these at home but don’t because the real thing is so much better!

I know the family that owns this place. They love what they do and they make some pretty darn tasty food. I like the gyros and the burgers, especially. The fries are standard style but always crispy and made fresh for you. They also make top notch shakes better than any other place in town. I followed soccer practice up on countless occasions here and always left satisfied.
I warmed up/​chilled out here countless days during my time at UK and always loved coming in. The Saeeds make you feel like family.
P. S., they occasionally have the «Mediterranean platter» — This is the good stuff. If you come in when they have this, you’ll leave extremely satisfied. Wonderful Palestinian kofta and salad served with hummus. It isn’t on the menu, you have to ask for it.
P. P. S., if you guys read this, I miss y’all! Hope all is well.

For starters, I’m not one for stylish décor, so my score is completely independent of the restaurant’s ambiance — that said, the interior is clean but grungy, which would give the impression that their efforts are focused on food prep.
Therein is my disappointment: my Greek heritage sways me to believe that a gyro’s pita is merely a platform to deliver hearty amounts of compressed meat (which is hopefully lamb, but who knows once it’s processed). This restaurant, however, misused the famed pita to support copious amounts of shredded lettuce, miscellaneous veggies, humdrum Americanized tzatziki and a couple razor thin slices of roasted meat. Honestly, Intel could usher in a whole new era of Moore’s law if they could cut their chips this thin. Conclusion: if you’re a vegetarian looking for an ephemeral dusting of meatish flavor, this is the place for you — otherwise try the burger.

Oh man, gyros gyros gyros. I love gyros, and this place knows how to make one. It’s not the best gyro I’ve had, but the flavors all mixed well. Hearty beef and lamb mixed with the freshness of lettuce, tomato and pita. It was quite good. A typical gyro has meat medallions. But at the Campus Café, the meat was shaved. That was different, not bad. All in all, that gyro was on par with any other that I’ve had.
This place isn’t really Mediterranean, or just a burger joint or just an ice cream place. The fare is quite comparable to other «Mediterranean» themed made-​to-​order burger/​sandwich/​lunch/​kebab places (in fact, it reminds me of the kebab places in England). It’s some compromise of all these. I’m not sure it’s a café, per se, but that’s just details.
The décor isn’t going to impress anyone. Heck, it kind of looks like they dismantled a street cart and built the pieces into the building. The menu on the wall isn’t extremely classy, but it doesn’t have to be. The place is family-​run, and the owner was reserved yet still charismatic.
In the middle of my meal, a KY bumpkin came in the place near close to order two hamburgers, one for himself and one for his dog. Normally, one might be insulted by this, but the owner took it in great stride. The guy explained that his dog «eats whatever he eats». Poor dog…
The location is quite good, close to the UK campus. Considering the options in the one-​minute-​walk vicinity, Qdoba, Papa John’s, Coffea, Thai food place downstairs, and Blimbie, you’re probably getting the best value here. They’re open relatively late (9:30-ish) and a burger will cost you only a couple bucks. Easy place to get a meal for about $ 6. I’m a fan, and I’ll probably go back.