J & G Pizza Palace

What a great little place in Sylvania! The house special is my fav pizza and please please please try the feta cheese w oil. Its like the perfect appetizer. Love the service, the location, the prices, the food!

We mostly get carryout, due to the lines for a table in this small, quaint restaurant. We usually share a large Greek salad (really good dressing and a HUGE chunk of feta on top), a small gyro appetizer, spinach pie and a delightfully cheesy, salty, diamond-​cut pizza. Plenty of food for four, and the price is right.

J and G’s is an absolute gem in the Toledo area. The pizza business is cutthroat in every city. This place has a cult following, and I am one of them. They do pizza, and kill it with their gyros. Downtown Sylvania is the location. Always packed on the weekends, taking out food is always a solid choice. The décor is very old school neighborhood pizza joint, which adds to the ambience. Do yourself a favor and check out this place.

4.5 stars? Are you high? Avoid at all costs. The restaurant is tiny and charming. It’s been a part of the downtown Sylvania dining «scene» for decades. I can’t imagine why.
I tried to order a greek salad with gyro meet. They refused to actually put the meat on the salad because, and I quote, «if we did it for you we’d have to do it for everyone else.» I let that slide and just figured it was some strange rule the owners made up. I would let the food speak for itself. Yikes, chunks of underdressed romaine lettuce was what they considered to be a greek salad. There was a nice and tasty amount of feta on top. Maybe there’s where all the dressing went? The gyro meat was cold and tasted like nutmeg. The pizza, what they’re known for, tasted like microwaveable dorm food. Very confusing. I’ll never go back.

I live in cincinnati, but my family lives in toledo. Nearly everytime I come home the family gets together around a j&g’s pizza. It cant be beat! Great family great food.

Couldn’t decide between pizza or gyro so a friend and I got both. Gyro meat is delicious and they certainly don’t skimp on the portions. The pizza was cheesy and tasty. The unique crust was thin and a little doughy. A personal preference is not too much sauce and this pizza delivered on that. Prices are reasonable. The restaurant is small and a little cramped. I felt bad because my wheelchair was sort of in the way. However, it’s a fun and casual spot to grab tasty food and a beer.

I can’t believe so many people actually LIKE this pizza. Ordered some pizza for carry out. It was bland and flavorless and not enough sauce. Also we got salad and they put the dressing on the salad for our to go order. So by the time we got home the dressing had leaked all over the damn car and wasn’t even on the salad anymore. Who does that for take out? Apparently the people of Sylvania have horrible taste in pizza because I can’t believe that anybody would ever order that a second time. Will never go there again.

Love going to J and G, pizza is the best around, thin crust, plenty of topping and they never are skimpy with the cheese. Greek salad is average. Gyro meat is cut in front of you. Be prepared to wait for a seat. Interior is small and could use some updating .
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Always a family fav! Seating is tight a lot but well wroth the trouble!

Pretty good.
Gyros, not the best I’ve ever had.. but not far off, very good, and made fresh.
Pizza… it’s fresh and tasty. I wouldn’t go as far as others, or call it the best in the area, but it is pretty good.

Being that I live close to here and it’s a Sylvania staple I’m inclined to love it… Have had terrible service more than once. Pizza has always been cool. Gyro I just can’t get on board with, it’s just average in my opinion.

J&G’s is a hidden gem in Toledo. They have quite possibly the best Greek salad and gyro I’ve ever had! The pizza is also amazing! The portions are bigger so we typically split pizza and a could salads and are stuffed! The wait can be tricky because it’s a little small inside but trust me it is worth the wait!

This is a Pizza I won’t forget!
I had it delivered across the state line
They utilize «Order On The Way «a delivery service phone # 419−883−2889 they were prompt & courteous, expect to pay a bit more. (+ or — $ 10)
Back to the ZAA! Thin crust, good amount of tasty cheese, homemade sausage on top, pepperoni under cheese, someone said its a Greek style crust, all I know is that I wanted to lick the cardboard box when it was gone.
Just like good sex it leaves you satisfied!

World class gyros, excellent service, and some of the best pizza in the Midwest. J&G is a long-​standing Sylvania institution that you simply must visit if in the Toledo area.
When I lived in the area, it would get super packed since people love this place to death. The pizza and gyros were so good, and when it comes to gyros, there is an incredible amount of stiff competition around Toledo. The best gyros I’ve had in my life have all been in the Toledo area, and J&G is right at the top.
It’s an awesome spot that hasn’t changed in years. The décor is very old school neighborhood pizza joint (probably looked exactly this way in the 70’s), which only adds to the ambience. It’s one of the best of its kind in metro Toledo, which is saying a lot.

I have been all throughout the United States trying to find pizza and gyros that match the top-​notch and consistent quality and flavor that J&G’s provides. I’ve been to many 4 and 5-​star restaurants but this tops anything I’ve ever experienced. I lived in Portland for the last 3 years working in the hospitality and restaurant industry there where food culture and food tourism are central to what the city stands for. Still, I could find nothing better than this small local eatery. Growing up in south Toledo, I would come to this restaurant to celebrate all my birthdays. My mother would tell me of her and friends coming here after a long shifts at work or going there after the bar with her husband.
So! You must try the Gyro dinner with their delicious rice. It’s so hard hard to find a place that does gyros the traditional way, slicing pieces off on the rotating spindle. Also required is the simple cheese pizza, a lovely, thin crust, not crispy, Greek style. The Greek salad is excellent — an awesome house vinaigrette and huge slice of feta cheese over top.

My parents have been enjoying this restaurant since they started dating in the late 70’s. The, growing up in Sylvania, it was a huge treat in our family when Mom said «I dont feel like cooking tonight, let’s go to J&G for dinner». Now over 30 years later, my own children love coming here to split a large pepperoni and sausage pizza share a big greek salad (they love the generous blocks of feta on the greek salad). I love getting the gyro, the juicy flavorful meat is second to none. Over the years, this pizza palace hasn’t waivered in quality of ingredients and down home service. I’ve enjoyed different kinds of pizza all over the country and this pizza palace will always be my favorite. We have three generations of our family who love J&G, I promise you will too :)

We were lucky to get there at 5:00 pm. No lines and a close park in the small parking lot. Sidewalks and lot are uneven so I stepped in a 3″ puddle even though it was raining lightly.
The food was good. The Gyro was stuffed with meat and had a few grilled onions and a small slice of tomato. I asked for a side of lettuce. I could hear the cooks talking about the request like it was unusual. The Tzatziki sauce was mild and served on the side. The shell was paper thin Not one you could pick up but the meat was plentiful and tasty. The J and G Pizza was is a good choice for our other meal. Plenty of cheese and toppings on a thin crust. Both dinners had a good flavor. Service was good.

Time warp!
I haven’t been to this restaurant since the age of 15. I dont know why. I always remembered my first visit. It was so good I remembered everything about my meal, the visual of my pizza and salad, the flavors and aromatics and that was over 35 years ago.
It is a restaurant persons dream to have a little place like this that does so well. When you walk in it has the traditional old style set up seeing the pizza artist spinning their doughs, and as you walk into the very cramped dining area your are quickly taken back to the 70’s with orange and black paisley still mostly fuzzy walls. Orange and brown is the colors. It is so cool.
The décor compliments the vibe except for the spot lamp wrapped with foil pointing to a weird train picture. Also four small black lacquer ceiling fans very mismatched. (This has nothing to do with the food but It disturbs me). P. S. I have two 70’s lamps that will match your current cool orange ones you can have to replace the foil one, just contact me.
OK as for the food. since I had not been here in years I ordered the exact meal I had prior. A Greek salad this time with with extra feta. First of all the normal salad has a lot of feta which I forgot after so many years. When I got my salad I was in heaven. It had a pound of huge sliced feta that covered the salad! Yum! The homemade Greek dressing that topped this cheese and heavy herbs made this so much better.
I ordered a sausage, onion and cheese pizza. I remember having the traditional pool of grease from the cheese and sausage. This time no oil which I shouldn’t have anyway. No oil probably due the change in cheese.
One bite and I wanted to kick my self for not going here more often. The pizza had a little more cheese than I prefer, however the balance of flavors with the fresh sausage onions and sauce was perfect. I ate as much as I could but I was so full from the huge salad. This pizza is the best left over pizza. Give them a try, if you dont get there at the right time expect to wait. I wont wait another 30 years to return.

Long lines some nights, surly hit or miss service can happen, oh and the wait for your pizza can be long on a busy night. Yeah, and all worth it for this Sylvania institution. The pizza is great, gyro platter divine. Great crowd, grab a beer and wait for your table.

I got 3 words for ya… Thin Crust Pizza.
That… and Gyros… are what they are known for. I concur with many other reviews, so read them for the low down beyond what j have said.
I do not like Greek Salad personally, but every time I have eaten here with someone who had it, I had to listen to comparisons and how it stacked up against other Greek salads elsewhere. Usually #1 to #5 in their personal top 10. I don’t know myself.
Here’s my tip on this place:
It gets crowded during peak times, so much that the line can extend outdoors. If the weather is nice, it’s a good time to socialize, but when it’s poopy out, I have a crowd busting procedure.
I simply get there on a Friday at 4:55 pm or Saturday about 425 or 455. If can beat everyone getting out of work there, I have little or NO wait.
Every minute past 5 pm that gives people time to run home, change, pick up people, then drive down there… Will be people clogging the place up. (It’s small)
There coming… Beat them. Then enjoy good food.