King Kong

Some of the best Gyros in the region! The pricing is fair, the service is good, and the food is delicious. I recommend this place.

King Kong must be pretty proud of their $ 11.00 Gyro salad. In my personal opinion, lunch salads should not be more than $ 6-​$ 7, why is this not the case?!
I stopped here for a salad, and the lot was packed, with very few parking spots. I walked in, and took a gander at the menu and basically a lunch here is going to set you back $ 10-​$ 15. I assumed it was it’s proximity to the zoo, maybe not. Maybe the new white Mercedes in the lot was the owners and the prices reflect how that vehicle was purchased. Maybe I’m thinking way too much about this… I digress.
So, gyro salad no beverage and tax equaled $ 12.05! What the heck? I watched the person make this: 4 chunks of pink tomato, 2 olives, 2 banana peppers, 3 cubes of feta cheese, a pile of wet gyro meat, oh and the piece of pita. I grabbed a take out cup of cucumber sauce next to the counter, when I saw the cashier almost pipe up to tell me that was an extra cost, but she rolled her eyes and went back to barking orders at the grill cook.
This salad was good, and huge, but when you ladle 2 servings of red wine vinegar dressing, it’s not possible to eat this left over. So I saved the meat and will probably bring my own lettuce from home and eat this tomorrow.
I hadn’t been to this King Kong for a few years, and last time it was drive thru. I think even then I thought ‘holy moly, why is this so expensive?!’ Anyway, I’ll continue to search for a hearty, reasonably priced salad elsewhere.
Sorry King Kong, you crushed my pocket book for the last time.

The giant burgers found at Kongs are perfect for sharing with your kid as I will attest. They are huge and pretty good, seasoned with a geek spice mix. The fries are, as served too salty/​peppery to me and I recommend asking for no salt as they will honor the request and there is plenty around to fulfill your desires. The gyros are also quite large and good as well. For the vegetarians note that you can order a sandwich sans meat and they do a fine job.

Very large burgers that taste like they were frozen at some point. Mushroom toppings seemed very much like canned mushrooms.
Very expensive at $ 43 for two adult burger meals and a kids chicken fingers. Fries were very good but did not justify the high price. Service is what you would expect from min wage teenagers.

Stay far far away! We came in and my son ordered the ½ lbs cheeseburger with fries for $ 13, and the Hubs ordered the gyro. While we were waiting we watched the grill man put more than 10 patties on the grill, with no one in drive-​thru, and only 1 other couple that already had their food, we thought this was a little strange. So we get our food and proceed back to the house. I think my son ate 2 bites and said that was the grossest burger he ever ate. Thankfully the Gyro was good so the Hubs split it with our son. (I think they pre-​cook the burgers and put them in a warming drawer, also all the patties looked uniform which tells me they might be frozen.) You’d be better off going to McDonald’s as one other Unilocaler suggested!

This place was perfect for a car full of kids on their way to a cub scout event at the zoo. It is directly across the road from the Omaha Zoo.
Plenty of parking, clean bathrooms, and a simple /​kid friendly atmosphere. The menu consists of mainly burger and gyro platters, but neither will disappoint.
The gyro platter consisted of a huge gyro with real lamb (not frozen /​packaged meat), a small Greek salad, and seasoned fries. Tons of food, all cooked just right. My companion ate the cheeseburger but didn’t care for the bun so much.
Surprisingly there were a number of vegetarian and healthy options. The chicken breast salad was huge, and very tasty. The one disappointment came from the vanilla shake, it was big but lacked flavor.
I would recommend this if you are in a hurry, have kids, or are looking for a reliable and inexpensive meal. I don’t recommend this if you want a large menu or expect upscale dining.

Cash Only people — ATM inside
Great place for super larger burger and gyros! The gyros are filled full of thicker sliced gyro meat. My preference is to get extra sauce.
Small tie but get the gyro only and the side of fries. The fries can easily feed three especially given the amount of meat you get on the gyro.
The burgers are HUGE. No lie but good.

Really overpriced and not very satisfying, the gyros weren’t all that great and neither were their philly’s. The only reason they even got one star is because their burgers could feed 2 or more people and were actually pretty decent. My family and I will not be returning and my recommendation to them is to focus on being a burger joint, everything else isn’t working.

Okay, the gorilla on the outside and the outside of the building made us drive around looking for somewhere else to eat. However, I was surprised. I got the chicken gyro it was good. Real breast of chicken, not processed. The fries were really good!

I went here on Monday and got 2 gyros which was 10 something. then again on a diff day or the week and got one which was like 8 or 9 $ I think they have a special on Mondays for gyros. They where okay. They give free extra sauce. Wish I could have found Johns gyros on fort crook but I couldn’t find them. @ least king kong place is easy to find and that’s why they got my business. I still wanted to try Johns tho cause king kong wasn’t exactly the kind of gyro I like. It was a little on the plane side as far as flavor. They do give a lot of. meat tho on the gyros.

BEWARE!!! We had purchased $ 100.00 of gift certificates split into $ 5.00 increments because the restaurant was close to our workplace and we used the gift certificates for lunch. We hadn’t been in a while and had decided to go back and use the rest of the gift certificate-​$ 70.00 worth. The certificates had no expiration date on them NOR were we ever told there would be one. The owner, Nick T. refused to honor them instead, he threatened to call the police, accusing us of trying to pull a scam. Having worked in the restaurant business for many years, I can assure you that it is fairly easy to identify fake gift certificates which these were clearly not. We were stunned as he just robbed us of $ 70.00. I wouldn’t ever recommend buying gift certificates or doing business with them!!! The one star is for the fond memories I had of my previous trips there.

Came after going to to the zoo with the kids. I got the gyro plate and it cost about $ 13 after fries and a drink. The service was quick and the food was ok. Definitely not worth the price.

Been a fan of King Kongs for over two decades now. You can’t brat them for food quality. Their burgers are ½ pounders. The steak and gyros are cooked to perfection. The dinner plates are awesome. If you leave here hungry see your doctor. You may have a tape worm. Make sure to get some baklava to take home.

Fries, I see a mountain of fries. I got the gyro platter from the drive through window around closing time, I remember the same experience from the King Kong on dodge before the renovation. Basically if you order a gyro combo with fries, you actually receive a platter of fries with a side gyro. About the side gyro, it was pretty big, a bit hard to grab with your hand, yet was still dwarf by the mountain of fries. Taste wise, it felt fast food like: meat was pretty oily, pita was soggy. I try be critical about my food, but don’t get me wrong it is still best bank for the buck.

$ 44 dollars for three kids meals and regular cheeseburger??? Are you serious ??? Hell No, this place is over priced and the employee was rude. McDonalds is up the street one block. Steer Clear of this Place!!!

The family split two Gyro platters. Needless to say, we snarfed them up. The right amount of food for the five of us.

I was on the fence about whether to give it 3 stars or 4, but ultimately I feel like 4 is fair for food and overall experience. The service was just a little iffy… and I have heard that this place is family owned so I guess I was kind of hoping for actual Greek people making Greek food, but I guess they do have multiple locations…
Anyway. I can’t get enough gyros in my life. Theirs didn’t disappoint, and they have enormous portions. I’m pretty sure their kids meals have the same amount of food as the adult portions, and I’m also pretty sure we could have split one meal between our 3 kids. My boyfriend got a burger the size of his head and an order of fries, which I shared with him. I could barely finish my gyro and knew I probably wouldn’t need to order anything else.
We stopped here for lunch on our way to the zoo, it was fairly busy but clean and they were pretty fast and efficient. My little kids were impressed by the gorilla statues/​sign and all of the stuffed animals hanging inside. We probably could have skipped the zoo.

I have come to King Kongs (Dodge St location) for years but only for their Gyros, which are very good. A friend convinced me that their steaks are even as good. So being a little hesitant I tried one. It comes with a Greek salad and rice and potatoes. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. For the price you really cannot beat this. Maybe overly seasoned, but it is Greek. I will try them again for sure.

Coming from Colorado… I have no idea what the people of Omaha are smoking.
((I would like to note that this review only applies to the burgers))
Driving thru town I really wanted to avoid the typical fast food fare and was delighted when I read all the good Unilocal reviews for King Kong. When we pulled up, I was a little taken aback by the odd menu format, but who cares we are getting 2 burgers, 2 fries and 2 cokes.
I was pretty stoked when I opened the takeout box and saw a giant burger, it looked so good I took a huge bite… a combination of custom season and 5 year old gyro grease filled my mouth. It was odd, but I tried to power thru because I had lobbied hard to make this stop over others.
3 bites in was all I could take, we threw the rest away and got back on I-80…so sad I had high hopes for that giant ape… but in the end he fell off the Empire State Building… somewhere in the back of my mind I knew he would.
Again, note that we only tried the burgers.

If you’re visiting the Zoo, this is the place to eat.
Although the menu features the Kong burgers, I usually prefer the other fare. They have the cheapest steaks in town, especially when they’re on special on Sunday and Wednesday ($ 9.99). The flavor is good, and they’re fairly tender.
The gyros are my favorite entrée, though I usually pull off some of the onions. The Tzatziki sauce on the gyros isn’t always consistent; recently it’s been more like runny sour cream, but I still like it.
The salads come with oil/​vinegar dressing, olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, and a pepper. If you order an entrée salad, you can get it with a generous helping of Gyro meat. Although there isn’t much choice in how the salad is prepared, it’s one of the best bets in this part of Omaha for something bordering on healthy.
They have an unusual rice+potato+bean side dish. The fries are consistently good, with a generous helping of seasoned salt. Don’t forget to try the sweet, flaky baklava.
As of fall, 2015, prices ranged from $ 7.49 for a ½ pound single hamburger to $ 19.99 for a 2-​pound Super Kong burger with bacon or mushrooms. Once or twice a year, as a gift to the community, the owner opens the doors and provides free meals to everyone. This is a spectacular act of generosity.
The atmosphere is very informal, with all manner of King Kong and gorilla-​themed decorations – if you have kids, «count how many gorillas you see» is a great activity here.
These comments are equally applicable to all three King Kong locations in Omaha.
Nearby alternatives: A few miles to the south, there’s Stella’s if you’re after stellar hamburgers. Fast food chains and ethnic restaurants abound if you head north on 13^th St.