Tom’s Grill

I’ve been looking for a go to gyros place in Lombard and it looks like I found it. Like other reviewers mentioned, the pita here is very thin and more of pocket shape. Never had one like that, but really liked the different ratio of meat to pita bread. The meat was juicy and succulent, with just the right amount of char. Portions are huge, I couldn’t finish one sandwich in one sitting, and I have a big appetite. Good value.
Service was fast and friendly, and the food prep area was clean. The man making the gyros washed his hands and wore gloves, another plus.
I will definitely return for more gyros, as well as to try some other menu items.

Awful! As you walk into the place it strongly smelled like a sewer. The worker even admitted it does when it rains. (Not normal) As I ordered I seen the Gyro just laying out on the counter not covered or contained. The bread for the Gyro was so thin the entire sandwich broke! As I was eating, I notice a bunch of spider webs on the chairs. To make this experience even worse, I had ANTS in my drink!!! Good thing I didn’t have a lid or else I would never notice. A bunch of ants on my cup, not just one or two. When I brought this to the workers attention, she was like «oh they come from the pop machine because I forgot to clean it. It happens. » WHAT? This was disgusting! Then, after I stood there with disgust, the worker stated, «oh, do you want a refund or sonething? Refund on the pop?» Not the entire meal, just pop. This place needs a health and safety inspection!

I’ve been here a couple of times and thought it was time I added my experience. I have always be greeted in a very friendly fashion. Tonight was no exception even though they were a bit busy. I ordered the gyro plate and sat down to wait for it to be prepared. Very large and clean dining area. It didn’t take long to get my meal. The gyro was wrapped in a thin pita and very large the pita was great I didn’t fill up on bread. It tasted great and the fries were the exact kind I like thicker Loved them. This is a great place

It was my first time to eat there. My wife ate there a few times. We enjoyed the food we had there. We had the gyro, their fries and mozzarella sticks. All very good!

I always see this place on my way to work and I decided to stop in for a late lunch.
I ordered the Gyros sandwich… I expected your avg gyro that is served everywhere else. To my surprise, this was wrapped in a large pita bread — very thin so it didnt take away from the flavor of the meat.
It helped keep the sandwich together as well. The meat serving in Tom’s gyro was extremely generous… I can eat a lot and I had a tough time after half of the sandwich but it was delicious and hit the spot so i kept eating!
They have a hot sauce bottle that i added to my sandwich and it tasted really good! It is spicy so be careful.
Will come back for more!

Pretty good gyros!

I work in the area and usually order out once a week. I typically stay with jimmy johns or some other chain where I know what im getting. A previous employee left a menu for toms in the drawer so I gave it a shot. That was about a month ago. I have ordered 5 times since.
The ribeye sandwich is my favorite although its not huge at 9 dollars with fries and a drink its a great bargin. The french roll is always toasted and the home cut fries are a more than generous portion.
When you call you get the old school home town resturant service. Although the phone conversations arent the most polite I have ever had. They are quick and to the point and my order is never wrong. They usually say 45 min for delivery and are here within 30.
The chicago style hot dog has all the fixings and for 2.25 is a steal.
I know that I wont be ordering from to many other places. With a place like tom’s around its never a hard decision on where to get lunch. I highy recomend toms grill in lombard.

We are new to the area and trying out different restaurants. Tom’s looked intriguing so we tried it for a family dinner. I tried the gyros and I am so glad I did. You get to see the staff work and I was amazed when the server opened up a metal box and there was the gyros meat. She cut off a huge, and I mean huge, portion, cooked it and wrapped in in a thin pita with sauce. I must admit, I am not a huge fan of the thin pita, but it worked for this sandwich. I thought that I would order a side salad with it with Greek dressing. That was a mistake. The salad was also Texas-​sized with homemade Greek dressing and croutons. It was great the next day for lunch! My son ordered a hot dog and delicious home cut fries. We are going back again for the fries. One daughter ordered a Chicago dog which disappeared quickly and my hubby ordered a Italian sandwich which was also good. We had two milkshakes which were very yummy. Our only complaint was the grilled cheese sandwich for my third child. I don’t know if they use margarine or something else besides butter, but it gave the grilled cheese a funny taste. Be prepared to wait for your food since everything is cooked to order. Overall, this place was yummy and we are going back for more fries.

This place is in a small strip mall with limited parking so finding a spot can be a challenge. When you first walk into the place it appears to be nicely maintained and clean. On the particular day I went, it was a weekday lunch. The register was ran by an elderly lady whose mind was a little scattered and could not multi-​task. It took her a couple minutes for her to realize she had to take an order and then she rang it up wrong. There were two other ladies preparing the food. One of the two seemed annoyed by the fact she was there and was snippy with her co-​worker and even the customers. The wait for the food was long. It took about 20 minutes to get my gyros plate. They finally called a guy to come help who was sitting in the back office. I assume he’s the owner. He didn’t wash his hands before food prep but he did put on gloves which is still pretty disgusting. I told them it was for dine in which it didn’t matter anyways because they packed it to go. This was a good thing because by the time the order was finally ready, I didn’t have time to eat it. The food itself was average.

What can I say. The gyros are great. The nice thin pita bread, Cucumber sauce good
and feta cheese. Got to have the feta! Some place don’t offer feta! The sloppier the better I say. These gyros can get real nice and sloppy. Thanks for the gyros Tommy Boy.

Great friendly service equally good good. Had the cheeseburger this time. Will crave it in the future.

Super pissed. Heard great reviews on the Greek chicken pita wrap only to get a burrito looking item filled with nothing but lettuce and a vinegar and oil type of dressing. Not even an ounce of chicken in this thing. There was a trace of tomato and they completely forgot the red onion and feta it supposedly has. No thanks. Garbage. I’m headed down the street to Main Street Greek Kitchen. My son ordered the gyro and it was sick good tho. Boo for me though!
EDIT: 2÷18÷15 — John the owner reached out. Going to try that Greek Wrap again on them.

Dirty, far from fresh and the place smelled of sewage. We should have walked out but we had already paid.
When will I ever learn but had such a craving for a polish (not a Maxwell Street style) I couldnt resist. Not until after we placed our order did we notice the smell and after approaching the prep area did we notice how dirty. no, FILTHY, it was. Not the busy after rush kind of FILTHY, but the I dont give a crap, I just want to go home without cleaning kind of FILTHY, filthy.
Coming from a food service background, I can tell you, I miss my grandparents and how clean they kept the food area. It was seriously scrubbed down every single day and either Tom is a lazy Greek or the owner is neither Tom or Greek!
Regardless, the polish were charred and hard, the spicy feta fries smelled so sour, along with the feta fries, that we didnt want to take any chances, the giardiniera looked white and definitely old. The other fries were overcooked and hard. Threw everything away after. Nothing worse than spending so much to just throw it all away, but we werent going to take any chances.
I promise, I dont like being this rough with my reviews but you people need a serious intervention and makeover! Needless to say, you can definitely tell no one has their heart in the place and until then, we wont be back.

Restaurant review
Combo special galore. If you want burgers, gyros, or italian sausage etc this place has it all. This dining experience was a few months ago and they may have hired some new help as they seem to struggle with the menu. I had the gryo combo which was cooked well shaved from a large gyro spit. The fries are enormous almost to the point where I don’t complain of getting too much fries but this is ridiculous. They should cut down on the size just a little bit. My wife had the chicken ceasar wrap which was not done well. It was breaking apart and the wrap was way too dry. Prices are slightly above average. They do have a crazy food challenge which is a 2 lb burger with toppings, fries, and garlic bread you get your name and picture on the wall.
Pro: large menu, gryos etc
Cons: average food quality
Hidden gem:
Lunch specials includes a very large fries and drink

I think I have found my new favorite Gyro place.
This morning, I had a craving for Gyros and decided to do a simple google search which brought me here. I have driving past this location for years without any clue about the delicious food inside.
I walked in and was introduced to a lovely lady. In fact, there were 4 people working today. I placed my ordered of a gyro and waited.
The food took about 15 minutes which was okay because at least I knew my food was being cooked fresh and it was not held warm for who knows how many minutes/​hours. I saw someone cut the gyro meat from vertical cooker. And then he cooked it a little more on the flat top.
I got my food and went home. The bag was a little heavy which is always a good sign. I looked into my bag and I saw a football sized item which was wrapped in aluminum paper. Wow, I thought… this is my sandwich. I bit into it and it was divine. Everything was stuffed inside a pita bread, which is barely held together due to the amount of meat they used. I know I will be back to this location.

Well I need to make an update about something I did not notice when I went in here last time, they are under new ownership and now use Kronos Gyro meat but not their pitas. There are a few ways you can get Kronos as your supplier.
1. Is to have it brought in fully cooked by Kronos which is an abomination
2. A restaurant can get the meat raw and cook it then freeze it which is also terrible
3. the third option is you can buy the meat raw and cook it on the spot fresh
Tom’s grill takes option 3, they simply buy the raw lamb from Kronos and cook it on the spot, they also have their own Gyro sauce and fresh homemade pitas, so they may buy Kronos, but Kronos is good if you cook and serve fresh like Tom’s. I still stick with 5 stars!

To anyone that hasn’t been to Tom’s Grill since last November, they’re now under new ownership. I know this because John offered me a taste of their homemade and pretty good chili, and I got the seven-​month-​old scoop when I asked if he was Tom.
Six people were working at Tom’s when I arrived, but I only saw one other customer during my eat-​in lunch at noon today. A Wednesday, yes, but still, that’s not good. Any place that offers Roxette, Bobby Brown and REO Speedwagon at a pleasant level during my stay deserves more customers.
It doesn’t appear that much has changed since I’d come a couple of years ago to celebrate the passing of actuarial exams. The quotes are still on the wall. The cinnamon chips are still offered to sample. The gyros special still comes in the flatter pita and wrapped, ready to neatly eat. The fries are still cut thick.
This time, my gyros had the thinnest-​cut lamb meat I’ve ever had. I noticed that the one preparer was using an unusual powered-​up device to cut the lamb meat. The onion was decent and the tomato wedges were good for tomatoes not grown in your own garden. I asked for tzatziki on the side and got a healthy portion. There was enough food that I couldn’t finish my meal. Forgive me, Mom.
The gyros wasn’t perfect, though, in that they need to work on their wrapping, or more accurately, the placement of toppings in the pita once it’s wrapped. It took me a multitude of bites before I tasted any onion, and then suddenly it was Onion-​palooza! Please allow each bite (or small group of bites) to be representative of the gyros as a whole. This is especially important when presenting the gyros wrapped in a paper-​foil container. I’m relying on you to give to give me the right experience, Tom (John).
A ketchup upgrade is in order too. While the fries were good, I still like a little ketchup with them, and what was offered was poor in quality. I’d rather deal with Heinz packets than the big community bottle of watery generic red.
And the phrase «I prefer pink lemonade to the regular kind» has been said by nobody, never. (Not above the age of 14, at least.) Get rid of the pink crud. It stood in my way of making an Arnold Palmer, a preferred drink for me while I’m starting the back nine.
This place is pretty good. Not great. But pretty good, pretty friendly, pretty comfortable, pretty OK. I have yet to have a bad meal here. I’ve seen bad hot dog reviews, but with new ownership, the dogs may deserve another walk around the park.

The special deal is pretty good. I like the fact they use the thinner pita that you find at typical Mediterranean type of joints instead of the thicker ones you see at most gyro places. The feta fries are good. There is a lot of food for a small amount of money. Perfect for a lunch time spot.
They also have cinnamon pita chips which you can substitute instead of fries. They are kinda like Stacey’s Pita Chips.
They also have a punchcard that you can use to get a free sandwich after 6 visits I think. Either way, it’s worth going back.

When the boy and I want to grab a quick bite together for lunch or dinner, we know we can get a giant meal from here and not break the bank. I don’t think we’ve ever paid more than $ 15 for the both of us and we’ve left stuffed each and every visit. That’s hard to do these days. We also appreciate the frequent customer punch cards.
Their Greek Chicken Wraps are to die for. The meat is well marinated and cooked to perfection. The wrap itself is like a cross between a pita pocket and a tortilla. It’s not paper thin, so it holds all the ingredients in throughout the meal. It’s also not so thick that it gets in the way of the other flavors or becomes a chore to consume.
Get the Feta Fries! Don’t ask questions. Just do it! The diner fries are perfectly cooked to a nice, crispy, golden-​brown outside. They would be good fries on their own, but adding crumbled feta cheese only enhances the experience.

I like casual places like this– friendly people working, good selection of food, quick, made to order. Tonight was our first visit. It was hard to decide what to order, but my husband and I were both pleased with what we ordered.
I had the chicken bacon ranch wrap. I never order things like that but the person working sounded excited about it when I asked about it and described it well and it sounded good. It was awesome! There was bacon in every bite– yum! It tasted hot and fresh and I would definitely have it again.
My husband got the two hotdog combo and I had to have a few bites– the hotdogs here are great too. The fries are fresh cut– not my favorite kind of fries but better than I expected. I didn’t see salt anywhere in the restaurant (not on the tables or counter) but I know I could have asked for some. We also got some garlic bread which was so-​so but they made it themselves– it wasn’t frozen so that’s good. They give good sized portions.
They serve Pepsi products and Dr. Pepper and there are free refills.
I don’t know if they always do this but tonight they had a bowl of homemade cinnamon sugar pita chips out– they were SO good! I bought a bag of them to take home. If they have them when you go you HAVE to try them– delicious!
The floor of the restaurant was pretty dirty (lots of wrappers all over the floor) and the tables were kind of too. Maybe they had been really busy before we got there? One kind of strange thing– when I went to buy the pita chips, the young man (a different person than the man who served us for our meal) held a big bag of garbage in one hand the whole time he was ringing me up. It didn’t quite seem restaurant-​appropriate or particularly sanitary (though the pita chips were bagged and he wasn’t touching our food), but he was a nice guy.
I like it when we leave a restaurant and we exchange goodbyes with the people working– it feels like a nice family-​owned/​community type thing. :) We are really happy we gave this place a try. We’ll be back.