Chiggy’s Gyros

Lady that runs register takes orders is a witch! If you ask about a special or have questions about anitem, you will be sorry. she has been there a long time, they are not going to fix this issue. She is killing the business!

Great food and casual lunch spot. I have only had the chicken gyros but it’s so frickin good! The people that work there are always nice too.

The only reason I’m giving this place ANY stars is that the cooks work hard to make your business run.
Now let’s talk about the owner. I worked for him for less than two weeks before I realized what a sexist biggot this man Sam is.
He has no respect for women and he calls Americans especially Greek Americans born here like myself «Monkeys.»
So as you are walking into Chiggys and this old piece of shit takes your order he’s calling you a monkey in his head.
Close this man down. He doesn’t deserve to come to a great country excel as he has and still have hatred to America. Go back to Greece Sam you don’t appreciate people’s business. You’re a snake!

Gyro to go tomatoe was orange mushy and the end kostas is better. The Italian beef was very good. Disappointed that gyro wasn’t better as it is called chiggys gyros

Good for quick service; solid fast food — don’t expect anything special.
I’ve found you need to like your food cooked «well done». Much of the focus is meat (gyros, italian beef, etc.) — and it is more well done than many of the area’s similar fast food places. If you like your meat this way you’ll rate above average; if you prefer more «medium» or closer to «rare» — you won’t be as big a fan of Chiggy’s.

Excellent Food and Great Service! The Palatine is my favorite. For such a tiny place their menu is amazing. I love the fact that I can get great food, enjoy a beer, and occasionally catch a Bulls or Blackhawks game in a nice family friendly non-​bar like atmosphere. The owner and staff are always extremely friendly. Great hidden little gem in Palatine!

Went there Friday night. Had the gyro fry and drink combo.
They use Olympia Gyro brand which I never heard of before so I was was a little skeptical.
The gyro was great. Young high school girl took order. She was very friendly smiling and thanked me. Great service

Really enjoyed the gyros sandwich. Fresh, large portion and crisp hot fries at very reasonable prices. Place was packed.

When you hear that a place is good you always wonder if it’s actually good. Well, Chiggys is amazing!
First off you are greeted with the warmest welcome and friendliest gal behind a food counter that you’ll ever encounter.
«What’s for lunch today?» Instead of «what can I get you or how may I help you?» Is so refreshing!
The food, OMG absolutely delicious and full of flavor.
I’ve had the cheeseburger and the Philly and both were mm mm good.
Pair them up with crinkle fries and you’re good to go!

Some days when work is just plain sucky, you just have to have a gyro. They’re only getting 4, because they aren’t my FAVORITE gyro place which is by my house, and I’m not fond of the fries, but when I’m at work, I can’t beat them. The people working there are always very nice, too, which is nice.

Gyro deal w/​coupon is pretty good. Gyro is solid and on par with other worthy gyro joints.
I wanted a whole rotisserie chicken but they ran out. It was Friday at 7pm, how can you run out of chicken? And what the heck is Bosted Chicken? Yeah yeah I know it’s a play on broasted chicken. Kinda stupid if you ask me…
A very run-​o-​the-​mill place.

First time trying this place. Ordered a togo and I didn’t pick it up so I can’t comment about the place. Got a gyro with everything and extra meat. Would have probably been good enough without the extra meat because they are generous with the meat. Prices kinda average. Only bad thing was is that they’re menu is mobile but coupons have to be printed and when on the go I don’t have a printer in my back pocket. I’ll deffinately be back. This place is good.

My favorite place for a chicken gyro! The lady working the register is what dragged down my rating. No smiles, not friendly, very rude!

TERRIBLE! Where do I begin? The older woman working the register is scary! She will give you major attitude if your order requires any specialization, not to mention that when your food is ready she will throw it on the counter and slam the tray down. She actually yelled at me and my wife today for no reason at all! Here’s a thought Sam… maybe get a nice «people» person with a good personality working your register? After all it’s the first face that your customer sees when they visit your place. Will not return here just based on the fact that this woman is SCARY… oh and my wife and I felt extremely nauseous after leaving– I honestly think that she did something to our food. The food is not better than Photo’s and at least there you don’t get treated like shit there. I can’t forget to mention she screamed a sarcastic «You’re welcome!» on the way out… like we offended her for not saying thank you!
Take your business far far away from this place!!!

Very good food but the absolute rudest woman at the register.
Every single person I mention Chiggy’s to says the exact same thing. The younger girl at the register is very nice but the older woman at the register is just rude, demeaning and just a bitch.
I have seen her embarrass people and just make absolutely unacceptable comments to customers. She may be the owners daughter but either way she should not be working at a job where she has to interact with people.
I hope the owner fires her as it will bring many customers back to his restaurant.

It’s a gyros, hot dog and beef place. So, they don’t have authentic downtown gyros. I think this is a good cheap alternative. I wish they would ask you how you would like the gyros cut and cooked. I like mine on the crispier side. We had 2 types of gyros, regular and chicken or chicken shwarma. Tzatziki sauce was plain, runny and no flavor and so were the fires. Bonus, you can refill your drink as much as you want. They do have other Greek influenced fare, but we skipped it.

This place I keep trying to give this place another try but why??? The owner is soooo a RUDE!!! Retire already you can’t hear when people order you get it wrong and you get mad at the customer are you kidding me!!!

Ordered the Rotisserie Chicken dinner which comes with cole slaw which was placed in my bag sideways letting the dressing leak all over the items in my bag. The Chicken was so over cooked that the white meat was juicier than the dark meat. The dark meat was beyond over cooked that it was hard.
The lettuce on the chicken gyro was wilted and the tomatoes were soggy.
I called and talked with «Sam» the owner who proceeded to make excuses and than instead of offering to replace my food or issue a credit to ensure a return visit… He said «what do you want me to do» I said if you have to ask me, it’s not worth my time or effort to be a customer, he said ok bye and hung up!!!
I WILL NOT be going back

Apparently, the owner is generous enough to sponsor a lot more youth sports teams than my son’s baseball team. There are team plaques everywhere on the walls, along side the usual hot dog joint sports photos, a couple of TV’s, and old-​fashioned video game machines. They have Ms. Pac Man!
My family started frequenting here a few months ago, after my youngest son joined a park district baseball team Chiggy’s sponsors. Since then, I’ve actually looked forward to eating here after the games and practices, as much as my son & his teammates!
This is not a fancy joint offering an extraordinary menu, but the food is actually good. My favorites are the gyro served extra large with fries & drink, bbq chicken sandwich made with a little kick in the sauce, and the juicy cheeseburger deluxe. The gyro is so good, I have a hard time ordering anything else on most visits. My son’s favorite, of course, is the kid’s hot dog special with fries and a drink for $ 4.99 with free ice cream after the meal.
Their prices are reasonable, portions large, offer daily specials, plenty of parking outside, and plenty tables inside. Their kitchen is in open view, so you can see how «clean» they cook the food. Speaking of clean, there’s a guy who constantly float throughout the restaurant cleaning, wiping down the tables after each guest. The best part, Chiggy’s have beer!
If you’re ever in Palatine on Northwest Highway east of Smith Street, stop in for a Chiggy’s gyro. Besides, the food & service is so much better than Photo’s down the road.
I gave 4 stars only, because I’ve had better fries, and fries are very important to a hot dog or gyro. :)

Let me just say that visiting Chiggy’s for the first time with my 2 young children I immediately had an issue. There was a woman standing outside with her three nicely dressed children, begging me to feed them. I am by no means an ignorant or snobbish adult. Growing up, «back to school outfits» were from the salvation army and a good dinner was tuna casserole when we scored good bags from the food pantry. As an adult now, I still struggle, in fact, my rent is late. I had no business taking my ladies out to eat but when I have to get up and bust my hump at 5 am so that I can provided for them, why shouldn’t I treat them to an «I’m too sleepy to make dinner hot dog».
So, we enter the restaurant. I explain a little about the woman to the cashier before I head to the restroom with my ladies. We take care of business, we’re ready to chow. We walk to the front to order and the woman is now inside buying french fries. She turns to me as if to say «hello» but instead gives me a horrible look like «some nerve you have not feeding my children» then she points to them and asks me again almost like «come on already». I was so frustrated, I hadn’t even looked at a menu yet and I have been here for 20 minutes. I said «look, can I please just feed MY kids?»
The cashier asked her to let me be and asked her to leave. She then became feisty and attempted to hit the cashier with her «help me» sign. The cashier called the police after a good 2 minute exchange with this woman and she walked out, leaving her children inside of course. The oldest child gathers the younger two and shuffles them outside to their «mother?»
Meanwhile, the cashier is on the phone with the police.
I order our meal and we pay.
The police arrive, the cashier gives details, I step in as a witness, they explain they’ve had calls about her before.
All of a sudden, some loud mouth woman, turns around and claims to officers «she was being very decent, she just wanted to feed her children»
I was eager to respond to her but declined as I like to keep mature composure and maintain my wits when children are present no matter how void the filter is on my mouth piece. (Especially when people have no common sense).
However, I see that said being has posted a review of this event and I wanted to clarify things.
I would just like to add that if you choose to use your opinion to get involved in something that doesn’t concern you, do it with purpose. Make a difference. I would have liked to see Mrs Righteous take the woman to the grocery store across the street or offered to take her job hunting. Not hide behind social media and give a great restaurant a bad review for doing the right thing.
I will be back Chiggy’s, I can’t wait to try more of your delicious menu!