Roditys Restaurant

Excellent food, atmosphere and service at much better prices than many of their outdated neighbors! A+++

The free valet for this place is a great way of getting customers, especially when you don’t want to deal with finding street parking. That and the service were highlights to this place.
My overall feel was that this place was probably awesome years before but now it’s just trying to relive the past like a 40 year-​old man constantly lingering on to his high school football glory days. After asking the waiter if I was better off with the gyro plate or the kebabs, he firmly suggested that I choose the pork or chicken kebabs over the gyros. My dinner date ordered the dolmades and a cup of the lemon soup. The biggest complaint was that the total for our meal was $ 41 bucks and I left feeling unsatisfied. The dolmades tasted pretty good but there were only 2 and I think we were charged for the full order $ 12 which is completely our fault for not noticing until after we left. My kebabs platter just didn’t hit the spot. $ 15 bucks for 4 pieces of pork, some rice and one piece of potato and the pork was dry. The service was good and the food came out quick, but I’m not sure if I would return. It’s a bit overpriced for what you get, especially the portions were as small as they were and far from perfect.

Poor service, outrageously expensive mediocre food is the fare of this tired old Greek restaurant with tired old ownership and management. If you’re in the mood to feel taken advantage of, disrespected and made a fool of for delivering your money to this; rather than the numerous other dining options within one mile of this place, none will abuse you or your money more.
My girlfriend asked for the appetizer spanikopita expecting to receive the 8.00 piece of spinach pie. When the check arrived, I was surprised at how much it was and found that we were charged 14.95 for a 3X5 piece of spinach pie. What did it cost, 1.50? Perhaps less? It was small, tepid, unspiced, bland, canned spinach, nothing special. When asked why so much, the waitress was indignant and told us we received the «large full order entrée» portion. I asked her why she hadn’t verified that is what she wanted rather than the half order or appetizer portion, she walked away.
I saw her subtly communicating with the owner about my comments. We paid and walked out determined to never return. Not a thank you, not a goodbye, not a «pleasure to screw you» nothing.
Tired, old, has been place there to grab your dollar with no consideration to your enjoyment, value or satisfaction. If that what you’re in the mood for, this is the place.

I have to say. The food, service, and the ambience was terrific! I will most definitely come back

Came here with my fiancé for our 2 year anniversary and I have never felt more discriminated in my life. If you are not Greek, they will treat you differently.
1. My fiancé ordered coke, waiter brought him diet coke. My fiancé politely said he had asked for regular coke. Waite took the cup and came back with regular coke, didn’t even apologize or say a word for that matter.
2. When he brought out our flaming cheese he did not say the «opaa!» that he said when he brought it to a Greek Family.
3. We needed a little more time to choose our entrees and he said take your time. He didn’t come back around until about 20 minutes.
4. When our food finally got here. He literally slammed my fiancé’s dish and sauce splattered his pants, the waiter did not appologize.
5. My fiancé was waiting on a refill for about 15 minutes. We had to set the cup out to the side.
I was so disgusted with the service we asked for to-​go boxes. He asked if we wanted him to put it away or if we could do it. What kind of waiter asks?
When he brought out the check, he was lingering around almost as if he was worried we would walk out with out paying. Mind you, he was in the far back the whole time we were there and only came by once to see if everything was alright.
So now when I look back to our 2 year anniversary, I will think of what a horrible experience I had at Rodity’s. Thanks for that.
P. S. the food was mediocre, not worth the outrageous prices.

Easy parking in the free valet lot across the street, and authentic Greek food inside. We stuffed ourselves. Attentive staff, great well lit room. This is a good option in Greektown

Me and my friends have been to all the Greek town restaurants especially during hockey season, by far Roditys is our favorite, the most tasteful food from the lamb dishes, octopus and by far the best saganaki cheese. Try them you won’t go wrong.

I highly recommend going to Rodity’s with a friend that is Greek and everybody knows his name. WOW! We put ourselves in his hands and the journey was amazing! Saganaki, Gyro, Spinach pie, Lamb chops, Rice, Potato’s Okra. Washed it all down with a bottle of Greek wine, I didn’t even know the greeks made wine. ended with flan type of dessert with a flaky topping drizzled in honey and greeks style coffee. I could have easily spend 3 to 4 hours here eating. The service was amazing. We of course sat at the corner table in the back with our backs to the wall and near an exit, just like the italians. LOL!

Microwaved food, off-​color waiter commentary, no thanks. I only picked this place because it supposedly had outdoor seating, which did NOT exist. I won’t be back.

I’ve been to Greektown dozens of times, but only just recently made my way to Roditys, after being persuaded by my father to do so. Overall, it was a pleasant dining experience.
Before we even get to the restaurant itself, there’s free parking across the street for Roditys customers, which was a nice bonus.
The décor is really nice, pretty typical of Greek places. There’s really nice murals on the wall and Greco-​style decorations. We were seated right away, and had a very bubbly waitress who seemed enthusiastic.
We started off with two appetizers, the saganaki ($ 6.95) and the broiled octopus ($ 12.95). Saganaki is always delicious, and I have no complaints. It was done in the traditional table side manner, and was served with bread like usual. It’s one of my favorite dishes, and it was done well. But the star of our experience at Roditys was the octopus. I’m a big fan of octopus, but generally I either get it in a cold appetizer or fried. Getting it broiled in such a dish was a first for me and it was delicious. It was absolutely perfectly cooked. It was soft, more like a fish consistency and way less rubbery than I was expecting. It was simply seasoned with salt and lemon, letting the natural flavors shine. I think I ate almost all of it, and I regret nothing.
We also got egg lemon soup ($ 3) which was delicious, with just the right amount of lemony bite to it.
After that, our waitress was MIA. We waited. And waited. And waited. We think she assumed we were just getting appetizers, but we had been planning a full meal. It was a good half an hour later before she finally came back and was surprised when we asked for an entrée. That’s right, an. Instead of getting the whole nine yards of main dishes and desserts as well, I ended up filling up on octopus instead. My dad ordered gyros to split, but I opted out of ordering anything else. The gyros were really well seasoned and well cooked, and it was a pretty generous portion. Had I not filled up, I could have eaten a lot of it.
We ended up going to Artopolis for dessert.
I’d definitely come back here, because I think one flaky waitress isn’t enough to ruin the pleasant atmosphere and delicious food. That said, I’ll definitely be paying attention to the service on my next trip.

I had the Greek sampler platter during the Greek fest. The food was fantastic and the gyro meat was very tender. The line was disorderly and semi-​chaotic but worth the wait.

Average food. Awful service. I ordered the «tender» charbroiled octopus and it was bland and not all that tender. The waiter was beyond rude. Visibly upset when we send an incorrect order back. Asked to have his tip in cash when all we clearly had were cards, and read the receipts (for the tips) right above our noses. Other waiters also kept constantly coming to bus the table, often interrupting our conversation (we were a party of 8). Worse dinning experience I ever had.

After many years of passing by Roditys, I finally stopped for dinner. We enjoyed the food very much. The staff us very friendly and prompt with the service.
Free parking is a bug plus!

Since I was little I have been coming to Roditys. My mom and dad made this our go to place in Greek town. Me and my brother’s still come here and enjoy ourselves. Service and food are always great. Sure other places in Greek town are nice but to me Roditys is always consistent and it just feels like family, you can’t beat that! Favorites are broiled octopus, zucchini and skordalia. The roast sirloin lamb melts in your mouth! Portions are so much I always have leftovers. Pricing is fair and flavours are on point and always satisfying.

Am half Greek. Most Greek restaurants hyped, not very good. At least in D.C. area. On business in Chicago and friend recommended Roditys. Love it! Baked lamb w/​noodles plus side of okra reminded me of real thing. Most places can’t cook okra well.
Nice casual atmosphere. Staff is so friendly. Will definitely come back.

Average ambience, average service, good food. Came with a friend for a light lunch and split the saganaki and the Rodity’s platter. Saganaki came flaming which is always a fun display and was average in taste.
The combo platter had tzatziki (delicious), taramosalata (strange), eggplant salad (tasty) and spanakopita (also really good). It was served with some pretty good Greek bread, but I was craving some pita (. Is that not authentic greek?!)
I’m no expert on Greek food so take this review for what it’s worth!

Dear roditys,
My love affair with you started when I was 12,
My first time was the gyros but I’ve matured since then and moved onto bigger and better things.
The lemon soup. Then taramousolata, saganaki. And braised lemon chicken with roasted potatoes. All of it makes for an unbelievable evening. I just can’t get enough.
I love you Roditys
Signed,
Your very satisfied patron :)

My family has been going to Rodity’s for over 30 years. If you want great Greek food, this is the place to go to.
Saganaki, check!
Lamb, check!
Chicken, check!
Fish, check!
Wine, opa!
Amazing service, ask for George.

Five stars just for the Greek salad with chicken at Taste of Greektown. Pricey but worth it.
You can’t miss their booth/​tent; it’s the one piled high with lamb, chicken, vegetables and other unidentifiable mounds of grilled awesomeness, making it look like a true ancient Grecian bacchanal.
Oh wait, Taste of Greektown is over? Guess I’ll just have to wait until next year.
NOM​.COM

This is my second time to Chicago Greek town. Rodity’s was a convenient place for old friends getting together. My friends picked it as the free parking is right across the street as they drove from another city.
I liked the olives and pita with yogurt sauce. I was not too impressed with the sesame bread basket which was a bit stale for me. My entrée, braised lamb, was actually pretty good. It was tender and had all the right flavors. The green beans on the side was overly cooked and overly salty. I mixed those with my daughters «Beige» version spaghetti. The end result was pretty good.
I was not very content with the services. Those boys was just there but not engaged too much with the job. One waiter was somehow offended by me for asking the separate check. Said I should have told him in the beginning. Then just wrote my totals on the same check and asked me to deal with my friends. Sorry, I really didn’t want to bother you but you was not so busy as there were totally two tables in the huge lobby on Sunday.
I have tried Greek island and Rodity’s. I was not impressed with neither services. Let’s try another Greek place here to see if this is just way in a Greek place.