Salonica

I love this place. They have fast and attentive service, huge food portions that taste good, and reasonable prices. What more could you want? I also love the Greek food menu items as we don’t have many options for that cuisine in Hyde Park. Whenever I am craving a gyro, I go here.

Go to Sunday morning family style neighborhood breakfast spot. It’s been around since I can recall. Warm and homely but typical breakfast food, nothing fancy. Quality food great price.

This place is dirt cheap. I mean, I feel like I ordered everything on the menu and the total was somehow only $ 26. I would definitely say it’s a great value. That is if you like anything you actually ordered.
I can’t complain about the service and the length of time it took for the food to come out but I just wasn’t feeling the food. Don’t get me wrong, I ate it. It wasn’t horrible or disgusting but it also wasn’t good.
It was all just bland, which is weird, because I don’t ever put salt in my food, especially not my eggs, but I was reaching for the salt shaker every couple of minutes here.
Hash browns were not crispy at all, very soggy, but were decent after I drenched them in ketchup.
Actually, I pretty much drenched everything in ketchup and salt and thought the food was okay this way. I hate putting sauces or added salts on anything but the food was just too devoid of flavor.

A nice diner with a huge menu of breakfast and Greek food. Apparently breakfast is served all day but waffles only until 2pm. That was lame, my fiends mother was a bit bummed out, especially as we left and one of the staff was sitting at the table with a huge waffle!

OMG no no no no no. This place was horrible. I have the chicken parm sandwich. The bread was all soggy, which is the worst. Also, the chicken was tasteless. There was not enough sauce on the sandwich. The worst part, they put the chicken parm on a HAMBURGER BUN… WHAT? This makes no sense. Isn’t it pretty standard to put it on a hoagie or something nice than a Walmart (assumption) hamburger bun! I couldn’t finish this sandwich. I couldn’t believe how nasty it was. UGH.

One of my favorite spots in Hyde Park, great service and of course the food is great and prices are reasonable as you can tell by all the college students that dine there. Three homemade soups a day and all are phenomenal. I always look forward to going back.

This place has Greek and Mexican food .
They give huge portions and the food is great ! it’s pretty inexpensive as well ! The service is great as well !
I had the chicken wrap and it was huge with a good amount of chicken. my friends had :
the French toast with eggs
the chicken sandwich
the chicken salad
We all left stuffed!

To kick off our vacation, the girlfriend and I stopped by Salonica for our first meal in Chicago… an early breakfast! We were seated in a booth right away and our waiter was very prompt and cordial. Our coffees came out almost immediately and we both ordered the «Thursday Special,» an omelet, grits or hash browns, bacon or sausage, and French toast or pancakes — all for 7 $! Our food came out within minutes and it was all delicious — the omelet was cheesy and the pancakes were warm and fluffy. Our waiter was sure that our coffees were always full. This place has a real hometown feel and was a great stop for a quick bite.

They pour the Coke into a small red cup and it always overflows and gets your fingers sticky and the Coke is good. But you don’t come to Salonica for the Coke. No, you come for the soup. What would a Greek do in a new city full of frozen rusted iron bridges and dirty machines? He would make egg lemon soup, a soup you don’t find in New York, maybe not in Greece. So yes, you come for the soup.
With a Coke you have a burger and fries with greasy packets of mayonnaise, and you look at the model cars on the beam above the back counter and think about history, and unfair Chicago, and people yelling slow into their phones. On occasion you’re asked how you’d like a burger cooked, but it never matters, we’re all cooked, like the burger through to the middle every time. The burger, less bad, is spiced with herbs that take sun to grow. It is special and flavorful. The same herbs grow where they get the oil they sell at the counter next to photographs of Greek children and where you pay, just the way they did well before Obama came to power. A new Republic but almost just the same as that of their ancestors. No, you don’t come to Salonica for the Coke, but the Coke here is good.

My gramps and I go here everytime i come to visit him in Hyde Park. It is just a classic breakfast joint which has been there for years. Friendly staff and reasonable pricing. I always get the salonica omelette which is consistent and delicious.
Perfect example of what gives hyde park that classic charm.

I was there on a Saturday evening for diner with a friend. The place was not too crowded so we were able to get a table outside immediately. The waitress was very nice to us and helped us making our choice. We ordered a Greek chicken and another chicken on the menu but I don’t remember the name… Anyway, the food came rapidly, and is was so good! Flavors perfectly matched, this meal was a great pleasure. Portions were perfect size, so I regret I was not hungry anymore after that to try some samples of their breakfast menu…
Also this place is really cheap. Delicious and cheap.

Salonica is GREAT! The food is so delicious and cheap. A cute family owned business, and one of the best, underrated restaurants in Chicago.
Go on the weekend and get the Egg Lemon Soup. You will not be disappointed. Salonica gives you infinite bread to dip into your soup, and it is absolutely perfect for a cold day in Chicago. I always always always get this soup. Did I mention it is incredibly cheap? You could have a whole meal for about 5 bucks. I have no clue why more college kids don’t go here.
I love you, Salonica. Marry me?

MY REVIEW IS ON BREAKFAST ONLY:
My sister and I went to Salonica for the first time yesterday. I chose this place because of the 4+ star average on Unilocal and at the recommendation of a co-​worker. I ordered pancakes, hashbrowns and an egg scrambled well with cheese. First of all the pancakes were hard to the touch and very thick. They soaked up all the syrup and made the pancakes mushy and they completely fell apart. the hashbrown’s had absolutely no flavor (no salt or pepper added to taste) and the egg I ordered scrambled well with cheese, came to me folded and brown. The only reason I am giving Solonica’s 2 stars is for the menu price. You can’t beat breakfast for under 10.00 in Hyde Park. However, I liked the location and the quaintness of the place even though it needs a little TLC.

Typical diner setting, it’s very cozy and petite. The customer service was friendly, however the food was below par. I ordered the steak, and even though the portion was good. The meat was very dry and the sides weren’t tasty at all. I wouldn’t come back here to eat again. The bread was the only good thing.

I enjoyed this cute quaint Mom & Pop Greek neighborhood restaurant. I literally did a Unilocal search for restaurants near me that served breakfast & I liked what I read so I figured let’s try it out!
I had the gyro omelet w/​hash browns, it was very yummy & the gyro sauce was homemade and the BOMB. I would ask for extra meat since I’m such a carnivore & overall I felt like it just needed more meat ;-). I also had the regular & crunchy french toast. Both were good, however the crunchy French toast that was a little greasy so I don’t think I will order those again. I also had good hot chocolate w/​whipped cream… All this for the bargain price of $ 15. My server was GREAT & on point. I will definitely be back for round 2!

Let me start with a cliché: Salonica is like a big, old sweater. It’s not the best quality, but it makes you feel comfy and warm and so you wear it again and again and again.
Okay, enough of that.
I get the same thing pretty much every damn time: the broccoli and pepper cheese omelet. Sometimes I’ll get the spanakopita if it’s later in the day, or the French toast, which is the best in Hyde Park and one of their best breakfast items. I think they have great coffee and they give fresh cream, rather than those little single serve packet things, which I really appreciate. I harp on these things cause I love to go here to do my work, chill, chat with the staff, and have a cheap, hearty meal. Their service is the best – friendly, attentive, and SUPER quick.
Best items I’ve had: French toast, egg lemon soup, omelets.
Definitely a Hyde Park staple and a place near and dear to my heart! 5 stars in that regard :)

Came here on a busy Friday evening and was thoroughly disappointed by both the food and the service. However, my coworkers said it’s normally pretty good (which is why it’s getting 3 stars instead of 2 stars).
My coworker and I both ordered the skirt steak. I got mine medium-​rare and he got his medium-​well; the steaks we actually received were not cooked like we wanted. Mine was extremely dry and significantly overcooked, and my coworker’s was almost burned. He, who proclaims he likes dry meat (what the heck?), said it was even too dry for him. On the bright-​ish side, the soups were good. My other coworker got the chopped liver and seemed to enjoy it.
But not only was the steak not very good, but the service was also just so slow. We arrived at around 6:15, and order by about 6:30. However, we did not receive our food for about an hour. So naturally, no one was very happy (the tables around us weren’t receiving their food either, and were visibly significantly more pissed off than us).
Maybe my trip was just an aberration, but I likely won’t be coming here again.

One of the most affordable Greek restaurants I’ve eaten in. $ 20 should get you a bowl of soup, a bread basket, an entrée and a slice of pie a la mode, AND includes the tip. Great food, ample service and just steps from Powell’s – my favorite bookstore. It’s close enough to the Museum of Science & Industry that I’m going to make this my post-​museum nosh whenever I visit.

Salonica is the requisite Greek deli in Hyde Park. Its long hours make it a relatively popular spot early in the morning or late in the evening when you’re likely to appreciate the standard fare, gyros, lemon soup, or kabob platters. The booths are great for long conversations or study sessions and the restaurant has he advantage of being relatively quiet. The food is not exemplary and though it is enjoyable, most of the regular patrons I know go for the atmosphere.

Salonica is a Hyde Park staple due to its proximity to the UChicago campus and the rest of the 57^th Street area. I’ve only been here for breakfast and lunch and have always been completely satisfied. I usually order some sort of omelette and am always satsified. I always mean to try the pancakes but eggs always win out.
But the food doesn’t just make the restaurant — it’s also the employees. When I went for breakfast with a group of 5, they made sure to keep all our coffee cups full. Constant attention and great food makes for a great experience.