Alex's - McHenry

Was looking for a good gyro experience and today I found one. I could tell when I walked through the door that I was in the right place. 2 gyro rotisseries going and all brown and crunchy. The staff was older friendly guys who had been doing this fora long time. I asked the guy at the counter whats the best thing they had in the place and he immediately said The Gyro Plate. So when in Rome... We ordered and he told us to have a seat and in a moment our food was ready. A surprisingly large amount offood. The pita bread was soft and flavorful, the meat was not too salty or too garlicky or too greasy and the veggies werefresh. I liked that the meat was browned by the IR rotisserie and not fried up on the griddle. The parsley on the onions wasrefreshing as well. Large basket of fries that tasted like clean oil and potatoes. The tzatziki sauce was unique. Never hadone like it. Yogurt based but, really different in a good way. The inside of the place was clean and smelled okay. And oh,they have their own home made giardiniera. Didn't try it yet but, I'll be back for something that requires a little of that onit.

Alex sold out to New owners. It reminded me of an old wriglyville place growing up in Chicago. I just hope they don't change too much. prices are reasonable. Now they have funnel cake frys

The staff was cordial and friendly, we had a conversation about electric vehicles.

What used to be a go to Greek fast food place l, is now run by a different ethnicity group. Ok what ever. But $29 for a gyro and cheeseburger? No just. No. That's outrageous. Whomever cashed out that right time cause we won't be back.

I have been going here since I was a little kid, and the gyros have always been outstanding. Ever since the new owners have come in, the gyros have changed. The tzatziki sauce is very watery and doesn’t have much taste, it needs to be thicker and include better ingredients for more flavor. The proportions are much smaller. I couldn’t finish my sandwich cause it was just not up to par and didn’t taste like normal. My father said these new gyros are borderline unacceptable, and I agree. I hope they listen to the public and change back the recipe or better it. Also miss the original Alex’s guy! Won’t be going back any time soon.