The Mad Greek

Greek Food Done Right! This is not your Americanized Yee-​Ro stand
The fries are made correctly in olive oil.
The Tzatziki has garlic in it.
The souvlaki is served with shaved pork and French fries on the pita (just like in Greece)
This place is the real deal.
Prices are perfect. Great place for family dining.

We’ve been here several times & ordered the plates.
My better half who doesn’t generally like tzatziki loves the Mad Greek’s. It is solid, huge portions so come hungry Greek.
Dominoes table in the back & just old hole in the wall style find w/​fantastic food.
Love love love the warm pita, I could eat that all day long.

Great real Greek food!
I have been to Greece 4 times and food offered by The Mad Greek reminds me of what I have tasted there.
I highly recommend!

Our party had gyros, which were delicious — and filling. They definitely do not skimp on the ingredients. Tasty pitas, large portion sizes, affordable prices. Highly recommended!

Ballin Greek gyros, fresh made pittas, amazinggg tzatziki… and they don’t skimp, on anything. Go here!

I ordered a large Greek salad with grilled chicken to go. When I got home and opened the salad it looked amazing! However, after dressing the salad what I thought was spice was a long hair on a cucumber, which doesn’t belong to me… I’m a curly girl! I called to inform the restaurant of this and they just said ok! First and last time!

Best Gyro! The tzatziki was delicious! Quaint atmosphere. Quick service.
We just visited Greece for our honeymoon and we couldn’t get over how tasty the food was! The food at The Mad Greek brought us right back. The gyro meat was so flavorful — and I don’t usually like gyro meat! I couldn’t get enough. The pita bread tasted so fresh. The tzatziki was the perfect consistency — a little on the thick side and not so runny. Absolutely perfect. Our portions were huge too. And of course we washed it down with a Mythos beer.
The restaurant itself had a steady flow of traffic on a Saturday afternoon. It appeared they had a lot of togo orders too. Lots of Greek paraphernalia on the walls. The service was quick even with one server working. At one point someone from the kitchen popped out to lend a helping hand so no customer was kept waiting.
We will definitely be back! Can’t wait to try out the rest of the menu. Oh and I wonder if we can buy one of the MAD GREEK t-​shirts. Loved those!

Amazing and just what I was looking for! Great prices, fast service, and friendly people who work there.

I have to say if you are looking for a killer tzatziki sauce, Mad Greek Café is your go to place, and unless you like your food swimming in it I don’t really feel there is a need to order extra, the serving size was quite large.
It’s not often I am craving Greek dishes, but today I just wanted something different, and different I received. My coworker and I ordered the GYRO dinner plate of shaved beef and lamb accompanied by a Greek sidpe salad, warm pita bread, and shoe string French fries. That’s a lot of food people, definitely the Greek way right? :) I opted to not get the fries, and asked for more salad (I know, who opts out of fries?) It is January, and the holiday treats are still clinging to my stomach lining (TMI?), the fresh Greek salad was a great side to go with the savory beef and lamb, there was just so much of it I can’t imagine eating fries with it. The meat was nicely seasoned, but I do admit after your hunger is satisfied it does start to taste salty and a little overly oiled (NOTE: save it for later and put it on your left over salad, great snack)
I called in my order and it was prepared quickly, the customer service was nice, I mostly likely will come back.

Small place but authentic people in the place. Ordered the hummus with pita and a gyro. The hummus was served with warm pita. It seemed to be sitting for more than a day but was still creamy and well seasoned. Pita bread was warmed on the griddle and tasted like it. Olive amd feta were from the local grocery store at best.
Gyro was well proportioned and had fresh onions, tomatoes and lettuce. Gyro meat was days old and reheated on a griddle. It is served with hand cut fries but they were oily and just warm.
I asked for a little extra cucumber sauce and they charged two dollars for 3 ounces.
Not the best experience but not bad. I think the proprieter would benefit a trip home to remember how Greek food is supposed to be served. If nothing elae, jump down to Tarpon Springs FL and see how they do it there.
They nickel and dime you for any extras. This is not Greek style at all. $ 25 lunch.

Best Greek in Charlotte, hands down. Not even close.
The food was excellent, and so was the service. Where I grew up, gyros was a way of life. We had them all the time. You couldn’t drive five blocks without passing a gyros place. But in the Charlotte area, I hadn’t been able to find a decent purveyor, until now. These were top notch. Well seasoned meat. Great pita. Tzatziki sauce was outstanding. The Greek salad was generous and fresh. The dolmades were excellent. Fresh cut fries, too!
We loved everything about this place. We will definitely be back!

Have driven past this place and wondered, hmmmm, could this be REAL Greek? Tonight I was delighted to experience some of the delicious, authentic Greek food and EXCELLENT service. Greek salad, lamb chops, potatoes and sweets to finish my food lusts. I know this will be my go to for Greek food when in the Queen City. Highly recommend.

Quick and Good Greek Food.
The place was a very nice change from the standard Americana of charlotte. I have the Gyro Plate. The meat was tasty and the Sauce was good. I was completely full by the end of my meal.
The place is quaint and has nice colorful feel on the inside. The lady would we have runs the place with a Greek Fist :). She happyily made sure we were okay and everything was to our liking during the meal.
It is getting put into the rotation of place to eat for lunch.

I went here for a dinner while my parents were in town. I had driven past a million times, but never thought to eat here — well, glad my parents suggested it!
The Mad Greek has a small seating area for dine-​in, a patio and a take-​out counter. We went inside and just like in the movies, there were a few regulars watching football and arguing. We took a quick look at the crazy long specials list and sat ourselves.
The waitress was … sassy. Definitely made the dining experience more fun. I ordered the cheesesteak, because when you tell me that its Charlotte’s best, I will try it. My parents ordered a gyro and a kabob plate.
We got some fresh pita bread while we were waiting for our meals — it was so warm and delicious, I really wished I ordered hummus.
The food came, and the cheesesteak was definitely one of the better, more Philly-​type cheesesteaks that I’ve had in Charlotte, but the cheese didn’t penetrate through all of the meat, I needed a bit more.
I read a few reviews that commented on the state of the dining area — its nothing fancy, and their décor is eclectic, maybe a bit dated, but the food is good and its good value.
Pro tip: they serve breakfast all day, I need to go back & try it!

The food here from what I’ve tried so far is really good and authentic. However the place is dirty and so are the servers. I like the Greek salad and the grilled chicken is delicious. The prices seem to be a little bit high for a small salad a side of grilled chicken and a sweet tea. With tax and tip I paid $ 20 which is fucking outrageous. I’ll probably go back, not on a regular basis. 20 bucks for lunch is crazy.

I come here often and I always get the small Greek chicken salad. It is consistent with fresh veggies and flavorful chicken. The small is a great portion and I always take half of it home, after of course eating a ton of hummus and pita to start. The service is solid and I love sitting outside on the deck which is covered in grape vines!

I hadn’t been to The Mad Greek in a few years, but it wasn’t nearly as good as I remembered. I ordered a Greek Salad with Gryo meat. The meat was very thin and dried out and the Greek dressing tasting like it had mustard in it. Maybe that’s what some prefer, but I didn’t like it at all. The bathroom was something short of clean and the floors were in need of sweeping. The back corner of the restaurant looked like someone’s office because there were papers, files, and a computer in plain site… not in a «I’m need to have lunch and do some work» type of way… it was clearly the restaurant’s office. Very strange. With so many delicious Greek restaurants in the area, I doubt that I will return.

So I had two different co-​workers tell me that I HAD to try this place so I was looking forward to finally making it in over the weekend.
The place is located on South Blvd, and it would be easy to just drive right by it! In fact, I have multiple times! But it’s totally worth a visit.
I was greeted when I walked in and since I was visiting solo I requested my order to go. I’d checked out the menu online but based on what they had told me I knew I had to try the one of the Gyro dinners. I decided to go with the Gryo Plate which comes with the gyro meat, pita bread, greek salad and french fries!
Yep, all of that comes with your meal.
I opted for more salad and no fries and was more than impressed with the size of my food. My goodness! The salad was so fresh and full of toppings and the feta was AMAZING. The gyro meat was so perfectly seasoned, juicy and so tender… to say I enjoyed it would be an understatement. It was fantastic.
I think I’ve found a new favorite Greek spot that’s actually on my side of town. Can you say #winning? If you’re looking for good, authentic Greek food that’s quick and super reasonably priced… this is your place!
I can’t wait for my next visit.

Great hole-​in-​the-​wall spot!
Definitely stop by for lunch. The food is fast, affordable and super fresh. Their Greek salad with grilled chicken was especially scrumptious! Staff is also very friendly. If you don’t have time to dine in, they also do takeout.

Food is great! It’s more like a greasy-​spoon type of a place — they even have non-​greek themed options. The hummus & pita are wonderful, but their french fries are amazing! Just beware that if you order the Xopiatikh Village Salad, there is no actual lettuce in this salad.
Service is quick and friendly! Easy to get in and out — you can also togo too.
Best tip about this place: The sandwich portions are ginormous!