Athena’s

The service was quick for a food truck, but the food was terrible. I ordered a gyro and received 2 small pieces of meat and a lot of lettuce. Not worth the money

Loved this place but beware this is not the address anymore. This business is only food truck now and it’s wanna teriyaki/​burger.

The Athena’s Food Truck was one of about 12 that showed up for Redmond’s So Bazaar this Thursday evening. Two of us just had a falafel & a chicken gyro. Both were the worst we ever had (and we have had a lot of gyros). No tomatoes, no onions, a few olives, lettuce that was not well chopped, and their ‘special’ tzatziki sauce was special for sure… so thin that it looked like it had been watered down & literally poured out the bottom of the gyro! Didn’t get to eat much of that so can hardly comment on the flavor. Flavoring of the chicken was so-​so. The falafel was not bad, not overly dry, but way too much in relation to the (lack of) salad. If you decided to eat there despite this review, ask for way more than 3 napkins. Three will never be enough sop up the mess.

I was excited that this food truck was out in Kenmore. The City of Kenmore calendar stated that the food truck would be out from 11 – 2. I was super bummed when I showed up at 1:32 to get falafel & they told me that they had shut off their fryers because they had to leave at 2. As a vegetarian that was my only option, so I never even got to try it. I’m not very pissed but if you say you are going to be around til 2 you should serve food til then or til you run out.

I’ve tried Athena’s a couple times as they have started to become a regular at our community events. The workers are very personable and always have a positive attitude.
Their ingredients taste fresh and the gyros ($ 8) are stuffed to the max. Their chicken gyros (Chicken Souvlaki & Special Chicken Bacon Ranch) are delicious — the chicken strips are lean well-​seasoned. I also love their fries!
However, I tried the lamb gyro a while back and remember that they used patties instead of what I expected to be actual lamb pieces… this one was okay but not my favorite.
Athena’s is always pretty popular at our local events and they seem to have a constant stream of customers. Their food is flavorful and they provide filling portions at a fairly reasonable price!

Met dylan at the food truck in south lake union. He made me a DELICIOUS gyro, and we had some awesome convo. Great guy, great food, great truck.

We hired Athena’s to be one of the food trucks at our company’s summer picnic this year which attracted nearly 600 people. This was one of the trucks that I was most excited about trying, and I wasn’t the only one! It seemed like there was always a line to get food from them! We had their fries with gyro meat right on top and it was seriously one of the best things I’ve ever had in my life. The meat was so tender and tasty, the sauce just worked perfect, and the fries… Amazing. Seriously, I will hunt down this truck anytime it is near me to get a taste of their food again.

I must say I can usually find the positive in any place that I eat, but with this place it was really difficult.
I went to the Outdoor Movies at Magnusson park which is a fun experience if you haven’t been before. Now I will try to review exactly what happens so people do not think I am exagerating. I got to the park at 7:30. The movie starts at 9. I figured I would have plenty of time to hang out with my friends. After setting up my blanket and pillows I decided to grab a Gyros and fries Athenas food truck. Line wasn’t that long. I got in line at 7:40 pm. I placed my order, again for a gyros and fries at 7:50 pm.
Now here is where it gets bad. They just must not have thought that there was going to be anyone at this movie (which shouldn’t happen considering they were at the Outdoor Movies the week before) but I didn’t get my food until 8:45. That is almost a full hour after I placed the order. I couldn’t hang out with my friends before the movie started at all. It basically ruined the whole night for me.
To top things off they used frozen lamb patties. What? Come on you are a truck specializing in selling Gyros. That is like a pizza truck serving frozen pizzas. In all the food was probably a 4 out of 10. Obviously not enough to make up for the long wait times. And to top it all off the person who handed out the food didn’t even apologize to any of the customers
.saying they were sorry for the wait. Saying this place Sucks is not doing justice to the places that may not have the best food but it least try to have great service.

What bothers me about this place is how well they put together the presentation, but fail to deliver. At Des Moines Farmers market they ran out of gas and had a bunch of upset people. That’s fine. What isn’t fine is that they didn’t realize the gas ran out until they were serving cold food. They didn’t bother to apologize or even acknowledge this issue to the folks patiently waiting. We waited nearly 45 minutes for some bad food. Then forgot our order. We spent $ 21 on this.
About their food. Awful and just bland all the way around. The final straw is that they served cold fries to us knowing that they ran out of gas. Wow. They gave us our money back, hence two stars. Would have been better comments had they apologized. I paid for mine and GF returned hers and cold fries. We were polite but workers just wrote off the exchange.
I own a business (non-​food service) and know how hard it is to keep track of quality. Apparently in Des Moines you need some work as compared to the Amazon crowd in Lake Union. I see Amazon reviews are higher. Improvements to customer facing interactions at the point of service in out-​of-​Seattle venues will go a long way to improving the experience overall.

Another really cool food truck in south lake union. Had the chicken souvlaki. Reasonable price and love the colorful hand-​painted m truck. Super bohemian which I loved.
The souvlaki itself was a good size and super tasty. A good choice for a break in SLU.

Why someone would expect a whole new meal just because they didn’t read the menu or ask questions is beyond me. This place was fine for what it was. Rip.

Athena’s food truck came to where I work today. I love Greek food. I love food trucks. I am also typically not that picky about it. Does it have feta? Good. Does it have tzaztiki? Great. Does it have kalamata olives? Perfect. I’ll eat it and be happy.
I wanted to like this food. I really did. Their truck has kitschy artwork. It’s unassuming. I thought it would be awesome. I ordered the falafel gyro. I love falafel. The falafel itself is seasoned well. Now, there is something to be said for having big balls, don’t get me wrong; but this does not apply to falafel. The balls were far too big to cook properly. I saw the scoop they used and cringed. It was an ice-​cream sized scoop. For falafel. No.
I ate it, don’t get me wrong. I am not terribly picky, and the flavor was pretty good. And I was hungry. The huge ball debacle, however, kind of ruined it for me.

Sooo good. I can’t wait to try EVERYTHING they have here. I tried a lamb gyro and some razzleberry gelatto and omg. The gyro was huge with large chunks of meat, the ratio of all the ingredients was perfect and the gelatto was perfect for the warm day :)

I came here with my friend for lunch and got there early because we wanted to beat the lunch rush. We both got the lamb gyro and while it was pretty good, we thought it was really small (most gyros i’m used to are full of veggies, meat and sauce). The gyro was flavored really well, their sauce was good. The meat was perfectly cook (not well done) and there was really good seasoned veggies but it was quite sparce. We certainly wouldn’t get full off of one.

I’m done with these guys. I’ve been a couple of times and they take forever. I guess they don’t know to turn their oil on when they get to their destination?
I have found their falafel wraps to be exceptionally peppery. By this I mean, they must use pepper corns to make their falafel dough, because all you get is massive amounts of pepper. It’s horrible.
Today I got a falafel wrap and a gyro wrap. They gave me the gyro wrap, and than 10 minutes later, the falafel wrap. By this point the gyro meat was cold and mealy. It was just horrible. Who gives you half of your order early?
Similarly, their Greek Fries are a pepper mess. When I got them last time there was not even a touch of hummus (as advertised).
There are better food trucks in the area, this one should be avoided.

No traditional gyros here…
My lamb gyro was every little bit of a yummy goodness. It’s a combo of seasoned lamb, smothered in sauce, with canalized onions spewing out of the sides, topped with a sprinkle feta cheese. I am a fan of messy foods. The messier the better it tastes. I always take my order to go so I can lick my fingers and without judgment.
I have also tried their Zeus Burger which was also pretty good but in my opinion the gyros are the way to go. Don’t forget the Feta Fries! they are the bomb (dot) com!

I kinda like this place. I want to see it succeed. I have never seen the owners there. Lots of different employees. With that, the food has been inconsistant. Sometimes it’s great, like the first time I ate there and had the lamb burger, and others it’s dry and terrible, like the last time I had their Zeus burger when they gave me an extra patty but unfortunately they were both dry and not the bun was soggy and falling apart :(.
When the place first opened I was super excited, and then even more so when they started serving beer. I am still excited about this, though last time they were all out apparently. I think if the owners were working there more and insuring consistancy they would do better. I’ll give them another try. In a few weeks maybe.

The food was pretty mediocre, until I had to deal with the staff. They are obviously not trained in customer service.
My friend ordered a falafel, without realizing it had no meat. She took one bite, and was surprised and expected a new gyro from the staff. But the young girl at the counter only offered her a to go box. She did not once ask if she wanted to switch for a new one, which restaurants usually do when customers are dissatisfied. Just a to go box. The lady working knew my friend was unhappy, but continued on just standing at the counter and eventually asked my friend if she could throw the barely touched falafel away.
And my gyro was dripping and it was wrapped horribly. The beef was not good.
Never going back.

The staff has no hustle, that means long waits and cold food. Sandwiches are wrapped like burritos, not gyros, which gives you a lap full of sauce. The proper way is to place the sandwich butt-​side into the center of the foil, twist, then douse the exposed top with sauce.
I was excited to try beef, but they were out of it, along with falafel, and some vegetables. I got chicken instead. Lemon/​garlic levels were satisfactory, though could be ramped up for a bigger, Greeker flavor. Sodium and fat was thankfully not on doner-​kabob levels. French fries in the sandwich would improve the portion size and authenticity greatly.
Maybe I’m just reminiscing over the real deal, but if you come looking for that, you’ll be disappointed.

Good and different. The lamb gyro is not made from the usual spinning log of meat … or at least I don’t think it is. The texture and taste are very different. I like the spinning meat log but I like their lamb gyro even more. The chicken souvlaki was fine as well but nothing to write home about (or write up on Unilocal about).
I usually don’t complain about restaurant prices but I did think the price point here was just a touch high. It’s $ 7 for a lamb gyro and $ 3 for a side of fries. I wish they had offered some kind of combo for perhaps $ 9. I know it’s only a $ 1 difference and that seems really petty (even as I’m sitting here writing this) it makes a difference in terms of perception. Look, I’m giving this place 4 stars because I think the food merits that but next time I’m in a corral of food trucks, I’d probably be tempted to try something else because of the price point.