My Big Fat Greek Express

Great price, great food! My dad and I are visiting Phoenix and were happy to find this place.

Was a fan but I hear they have gone out of business.

Large portions, quick service!
Definitely have some pros and cons of this place. They definitely have a huge food selection, which all items seem like they have very good sized portions. If you are super hungry, you will be full when you leave this place.
The staff and service was speedy and friendly. It was a little slow, but even with them having issues with one of their registers, there was no issue in getting our order and getting our food delivered quickly.
As for the food itself, it was ok. I have been really into greek food lately and compared to some of the better rated greek places in town, this is average at best, but it’s not bad in the least. Seems like it is more of a bar rather than a greek restaurant. So, if you are looking for a bar to have some drinks for happy hour, but also feel like greek food this is probably the perfect place for you.

Roaches in the bathroom. Dirty and cluttered. Saw that they were on dirty dining after we ate there. YUCK!

Food is decent but will not return again. Bugs and cockroaches in the bathroom. Highly recommend putting some money into this place and fixing it up.

We had heard and have been to this restaurant before but it’s been a few years since. We had come with a friend originally but we came on our own to see if this place had either gotten better or worse with time.
All I can say is — it’s still the same wonderful Greek place that we had gone to all that time ago! Things hadn’t changed much at all from what my boyfriend & I remembered — same location, same smokey ambiance, same cool oasis away from the summer heat…
My boyfriend had the beef shiskababs with potatoes and rice while I had a melt which had coleslaw and had French fries on the side.
The portions we were given were pretty big but I didn’t expect it to be that big or that good!
While my boyfriend felt that the potatoes were a bit too sour and that his beef was overcooked, I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. I actually dislike coleslaw a lot but after having this melt, it might have changed my mind!
The prices aren’t too bad. Our lunches were $ 7 each, our drinks were about $ 2 each, put in tax, and our meal was about $ 20 in total. Not bad! While the portions were huge as it was delicious, we actually ended up taking the rest home for a lunch tomorrow.
I can see us becoming regulars here, for sure!

awww they closed and took all the roaches with them :(
Bye little buddies :(

This was an enjoyable experience. Tasted good and was priced decently.
I had a bbq lamb sandwich. Which is something I had never heard of. It was essentially a pulled pork sandwich, but with lamb. The sauce was good. The bun was soft without being mushy. The meat was tender. The fries were really delicious; they had that sort of crumbly coating on them. With the soda I think it was 7 or 8 bucks.
Everyone else in the party had gyros which they all seemed to like.
Restaurant was clean and the staff was friendly.

Basically My Big Fat Greek Restaurant, without the sit down atmosphere and cheaper on the price.
Cashiers are often a little rude and more interested in their cell phone than helping customers, but whatever.
The Gyro pita is great; the Greek salad isn’t exactly a Greek salad (what is that ranch-​y dressing?!) but it’s not disgusting either.
There’s also a bar on the other side of the counter.
There are much better Greek food establishments than MBFGR; however, if you need your Greek food fix after some shopping or seeing a movie at Arizona Mills, this place gets the job done!

Cockroaches at this food establishment.
Not eating here again.

AVOID at all cost if you are on your lunch break. Do not be fooled by the name, there is nothing express about this place at all. Waited over 30 mins for our food, and all the tables seemed to be having the same issue. We could overhear conversations from all the tables about how long they had been waiting and wondering when, oh when the food would be coming. If you are on your hour lunch break you WILL NOT have time to eat here, trust me. The food wasn’t good enough to make up for the long wait, plus I had to scarf it down and didn’t even get a chance to enjoy it. Very frustrating. May just need more staff, but you’d expect that during the lunch hour an «express» restaurant could get a salad out under 30 mins. Sorry won’t be eating here anymore.

VERY reasonable prices for high quality and yummy Greek food! One of our steadfast favorite places to eat!
*i have a soy and dairy allergy an they have always been VERY accommodating with checking their ingredients for me. I sincerely appreciate their great customer service.

YAYYY! I recently returned to MBFGE after a 1+ year hiatus. I was in dire need of some food in my belly. Here is my review for the Tempe location (not sure if there are others…)
~Fud/​Drink~
The Greek food is exceptional considering its in a fast-​to-​plate setting. Right off the bat, flavors mix well and do not taste amateurish. They have enough unique items on the menu to give the gyro-​happy crowd something to cheer about, as well as the adventurous ones who wants to try the Greek Fries, etc. The daily specials actually seem to be special, with lobster on the menu as well as other fish items, it just keeps the variety going. They have a lot of drink specials throughout the week, although I haven’t taken advantage of them. I prefer to slip in for a quick pita then go off on my merry way.
~Atmosphere/​Service~
Good vibes come from this pita place. They get their orders out fast to you so you can enjoy, its no thrills or frills. The bathroom is dank and nasty, its pretty obvious they skimp on other things and focus directly in on the food. I want to make it clear that I do not stay, so its really not important that some things are skimped on, as long as the food is bomb… which it is :-D If I were to stay, I would definitely do so in the bar, and I would suggest the same to you. More of an environment inside if you ask me. In all, its nothing like the usual My Big Fat Greek Restaurant. Service is fast and friendly, they are courteous and mindful of your time. Once again, no thrills, just good food and service.
~Extras/​Rating~
The plates are huge here, you really do not need to push the extras with a lot of the plates… you get a ton of food. They do have a lot of extras, though. Do not consider this place a dive, it looks kinda dive-​ish inside when you walk in, but just toss that misnomer aside. Great place to grub out at with some friends. I give it a 4 out of 5 star rating for its low prices, quality of food to price (s) paid, specials/​happy hour menu, and fast service by people with smiles on their faces.

I have ordered from this place for the last time. I have said this before, but hunger and convenience (it’s less than a mile from me) have kept me coming back. I have been eating here since I moved in the neighborhood over 3 years ago.
I have never placed a to go order without a hassle or something being wrong or missing. Once, I phoned in an order and she told me it would be ready in 10. I got there at 15 minutes and waited an additional 25 MINUTES after I paid for my food. She said, «Sorry, we got our rush.» I said, «Then you should’ve said it would be longer. You still make tickets in the order inwhich you receive them.» (I’ve worked in restaurants for 6 years.)
There is a guy that works there, dark hair and dark eyes (possibly hispanic in background, but I’m not sure) who is ALWAYS rude and has a bad attitude. My husband and I ate in there one time (not a to go order) and he slammed our plates down in front of us when they were ready and walked off without a word… when my husband asked for an extra side of hot sauce, he ignored him.
This same gem of a worker, today, was rude to me when I came to pick up my order and REAKED of weed… which was awesome (not) given that I had my 6 month old baby in tow. And my order you might ask? The pita was fine but the side salad had MANY pieces of fully brown lettuce and the cucumbers and tomatoes were frozen. I wish I could upload the picture I took. This wasn’t the first time this happened with my salad… they often pre-​make the salads and store them in a cooler that is way too cold.
This place could be so amazing. there are things on the menu that are really good and if certain people are working the experience is decent. But far too many times have I dealt with this rude cashier, and had my order (which isn’t always inexpensive!) be inedible. Too bad…

This is one of my favorite lunch places-​rivals Pita Jungle, especially when I want to mix up my mediterranean with french fries. Prices are great for lunch, and you can opa size for a couple bucks more to include a salad or fries and a drink. You can’t beat it. To go service is fast and food is always tasty. Love the big gyro salad. Staff is very friendly.

The food was absolutely delish! I ordered the lunch gyro pita with side salad; which was fabulous! We also ordered greek fries and fried artichokes for appetizer and let me tell you, I have never had either and they were to die for!!!
I will definetly be going back! :)

I didn’t get a chance to try the food here but Unilocal won’t let me post a review without any stars so I choose one because I looked forward to trying this restaurant but when I got there I couldn’t go inside because they have a «no firearms» sign posted prominently. Since both of us in our party take our own personal safety seriously by carrying concealed firearms we went somewhere else to eat.
Good way to turn away customers but at least we discovered Pita Jungle, the food there was great and no silly «No Firearms» signs to turn away law abiding customers.
Seriously, do you think a person intent on robbery or mayhem would heed those signs?

I wanted something different then the normal lunchtime eateries and asked a friend if she was up to joining me for lunch, she said yes!
I had heard from another friend that My Big Fat Greek Restaurant had an express restaurant up the street from work and thought that was the place I am going to try!
Worked my way up the counter and was greeted by a noninterested/​rude teller who looked and acted like she had better things to do then take my order. I dismissed that and placed my order anyways, I ordered the Aegean Club minus the gyro meat, because I am not a fan of lamb, but when I asked to have the gyro meat removed I got an eye roll, then I asked for it to be paired with a Greek salad and would like a water for drink (I don’t drink soda and wasn’t in the mood for tea) then my friend placed her order and bill was rang up I handed her the card and asked her if there was a to go menu, since this was my 1^st there I wanted to see what all they had to offer, without a single word she looked at me then looked to the left as in dummy don’t you see them right there.
Ok it’s the rude service at the cash teller that I base my 3 star rating on, if there was a 2 & ½ star option I would take that, because at the end of the day, it’s a fast food business, it’s the tellers job to take my order and maybe answer a question or 2 I might have since this was my 1^st time to this establishment, and now I am left with the impression that really I don’t want to go back and place another order.
The Aegean Club, omg it was delish! It was a great pita, tender chicken, bacon!!! tzatziki, lettuce, tomato and a chipotle mayo on it, it normally comes with gyro meat, but I’m not a fan of lamb so I had it removed! It was so yummy! I paired it with a Greek Salad and that was a perfect combo!
Great pita sandwich, but bad customer service, I don’t see me going back any time soon.

What a deal!
The staff is so friendly and the service is super quick.
Their Express Pitas are an amazing value! They are huge (the chicken beast and gyro are the best) and come with fries or a really tasty Greek salad for $ 5. That’s right 5 bucks! Trust me you WILL be full and still feel good about what you ate.
The chicken shawarma is a bit dry, I like the breast better.
The hummus is very good. We have come in and just bought pitas to go, they are so soft and chewy.
Happy Hour is all day and they have a hot wing eating contest. I’m not sure why the bar isn’t busier, but hey, more room for me!
They always have off the menu specials that sound wonderful.
This place is nothing like the other Big Fat’s and I’m completely OK with that. It has a quaint, local feel.
OPA!

I love Greek food of any kind, and am happy that I found this place. Its a toned down, fast version my my big fat greek resturants… kind of like how Pei Wei is to PF Changs.
I had a really nice time here last night, and it really hit the spot. I went for the Gyro as I always do, along with a pop and a Greek Salad. I got all this for like $ 7.65! Holy smokes!
I will be back again, and had a tasty dinner here that really made my tummy happy. Totally worth it!