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Olympic Cafe

Your friendly neighborhood eatery specializing in Greek cuisine



(619) 692-9082 See Our Menu

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OUR STORY

In 1985, John opened the Olympic Café with his mother Bia. Having both immigrated from Greece, they wanted to bring classic Greek cuisine and a warm, hospitable mentality to the people of North Park and San Diego. In 1992, John married Donna who would bring her homemade desserts to the restaurant. Nearly 40 years later the restaurant is still going strong and the middle son of three, Nick, has also become a part owner. You can expect to see at least one of the family members at the restaurant daily as there is a firm commitment to our roots, original recipes, and the people of our neighborhood which we have served all these years.

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Our Hours

Dine In

Open Every Day

11:00am9:00pm
Delivery & Pickup

Open Every Day

11:00am9:00pm

Give us a call!

(619) 692-9082

Olympic Cafe Team

Owned & Operated since ’85

Meet the Kotselas family keeping the restaurant alive and thriving

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More info John Kotselas Original Co-Founder
More info Bia Kotselas Original Recipe Maker
More info Donna Kotselas Pastry Chef & General Manager
More info Nicholas Kotselas Catering & Operations Manager

Our menu

Lunch & Dinner

11am - 9pm

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Appetizers

Enjoy our traditional and delicious Greek starters

Customer Favorite
Dolmadakia (VG) 📷
$8

Grape leaves stuffed with rice, fresh herbs, and pine nuts

Pork Souvlakia 📷
$11.5

Three skewers of charbroiled pork with lemon and oregano

Customer Favorite
Fried Calamari 📷
$12

House recipe and spicy aioli on the side

Feta Fries 📷
$7.5

French fries topped with feta cheese, lemon, and oregano. Add Gyro +$4

Fried Zucchini (VG) 📷
$7.5

Beautifully fried slices of fresh Zucchini with lemon

Tzatziki (V) 📷
$6.5

Served with pita, veggies, or half of each

Hummus (VG) 📷
$7.5

Served with pita, veggies, or half of each

Customer Favorite
Spicy Feta (V) 📷
$8.5

Served with pita, veggies, or half of each

Olives, Feta, Pita (V)
$7.5
Customer Favorite
Saganaki (V) 📷
$12

Flamed Kasseri cheese served with pita. Opa!

Avgolemono Soup 📷
$4.5/$6.5

Traditional Greek lemon, chicken, and rice soup

Lentil Soup (VG) 📷
$4.5/$6.5

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish. (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (where applicable, request no feta, no tzatziki, no dressing) Olives occasionally contain pits.

Specialties

Served with Greek salad except as noted. Substitute Greek peas for side +$1 where applicable

Customer Favorite
1/2 lb Greek Style Chicken
$16

Roasted chicken finished with lemon and oregano. Choice of mashed potatoes, rice, or french fries, Greek salad, pita

House Specialty
Greek Style Chicken 📷
$16

1/2 Roasted chicken served with roasted potatoes, all topped with our lemon gravy. Greek salad, pita

Pork Souvlakia Platter
$16.5

Served with rice pilaf

Pastitsio 📷
$16.5

Traditional Greek casserole of macaronia, meat sauce & béchamel. Roasted potatoes

Moussaka
$16.5

Potatoes, eggplant & zucchini layered with meat sauce & béchamel. Rice pilaf

Dolmades
$16.5

Grape leaves stuffed with beef, rice & herbs. Topped with avgolemono sauce. Rice pilaf

Lamb Shank
$19

Braised in tomato sauce. Rice pilaf

Pork Chops 📷
$16.5

Charbroiled Greek style, lemon, oregano. Mashed potatoes

Grilled Salmon
$18

Served with rice pilaf

BBQ Beef Ribs
$16

Served with french fries

Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce
$15

Choice of garlic bread -OR- Greek salad

Fish and Chips 📷
$16

Batter fried cod

Customer Favorite
Wild Shrimp Skewers 📷
$17

Served with rice pilaf

Kokkinisto
$18

Macaronia served with beef braised in warmly spiced tomato sauce, topped with Mizithra cheese

Yemista (VG)
$16

Eggplant and tomato stuffed with rice, pine nuts, and herbs Roasted potatoes, french bread. No Salad

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish. (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (where applicable, request no feta, no tzatziki, no dressing) Olives occasionally contain pits. Our rice pilaf is made with chicken broth.

Salads

Served with pita except as noted. Add avocado +$2

Olympic Salad (V)
$10

Mixed greens, feta, Greek olives, pepperoncini

Gyro Salad 📷
$15

Served with pita and tzatziki sauce on the side

Customer Favorite
Chicken Breast Salad
$15
Chicken Kabob Salad
$16.5

Served with pita and tzatziki sauce on the side

Beef Kabob Salad
$19

Served with pita and tzatziki sauce on the side

Chicken & Beef Kabob Salad
$17.5

Served with pita and tzatziki sauce on the side

Falafel Salad (V, VG) 📷
$15
Tuna Salad
$15
Wild Shrimp Kabob Salad
$17
Salmon Salad 📷
$18
Village Salad (V, VG)
$15

(No Lettuce) Traditional Greek Salad – tomato, onion, cucumber, bell pepper, feta, evoo, and oregano. Served with french bread

Soup & Greek Salad
$9.5/$11.5

Cup/Bowl

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish. (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (where applicable, request no feta, no tzatziki, no dressing) Olives occasionally contain pits.

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with choice of french fries, rice, or cup of soup.
Substitute Greek salad + $1
Add Avocado +$2 / Add Bacon +$2

Customer Favorite
Gyro in Pita 📷
$12.75

Seasoned blend of beef and lamb, ripe tomato, red onion. Tzatziki side.

Vegetarian in pita (V, VG)
$12.75

Hummus, mixed greens, tomato, red onion, feta cheese. House dressing side.

Chicken Kabob in Pita
$12.75

Tzatziki side.

Beef Kabob in pita
$14.75

Tzatziki side.

Falafel in pita (V, VG)
$12.75

Tzatziki side.

Chicken Breast
$12.75

on sesame bun.

Turkey & Swiss
$11.75

on french roll.

Patty Melt 📷
$12.75

on rye.

Rib Eye Steak (Choice Angus) 📷
$15.75

on french roll.

Philly Steak (Choice Angus)
$15.75

on french roll.

Tuna Melt 📷
$12.75

on sourdough.

1/3 lb Burger 📷
$12.75

with cheese, on sesame bun.

1/2 lb Burger
$13.75

with cheese, on sesame bun

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish. (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (where applicable, request no feta, no tzatziki, no dressing) Olives occasionally contain pits.

Platters

Served with rice pilaf, Greek salad, and pita bread except as noted.
Substitute Greek peas for side +$1 where applicable.

Gyro 📷
$15.5

Seasoned blend of rotisseried beef and lamb, sliced to order.

Customer Favorite
Chicken Kabob 📷
$16.5

Two skewers of charbroiled marinated chicken thigh, green pepper, onion.

Beef Kabob 📷
$19

Two charbroiled beef skewers, green pepper, onion.

Falafel
$16

Fried patties of garbanzo beans, herbs, and spices.

Spanakopita (V) 📷
$16

Traditional Greek spinach and feta cheese pie.

Greek Sausage
$15

Two grilled pork sausages.

Light Greek
$12

1/4 chicken, Greek salad, pita, NO rice

Charbroiled Chicken Breast 📷
$15

Choice of rice, fries, roasted or mashed potatoes

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish. (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (where applicable, request no feta, no tzatziki, no dressing) Olives occasionally contain pits. Our rice pilaf is made with chicken broth.

Donna's Desserts

Served with Greek salad except as noted. Substitute Greek peas for side +$1 where applicable

Customer Favorite
Baklava 📷
$4.5
Customer Favorite
Cheesecake 📷
$6.5
Galactoboureko 📷
$5.5

Custard baked in filo with honey syrup.

Kourabiede
$2.75

Toasted almond butter cookie.

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake 📷
$4.5
Carrot Cake
$4.5
Chocolate Cake
$4.5
Walnut Cinnamon Bundt Cake
$4.5
Chocolate Chip Cookie
$3

no nuts.

Assorted Bars 📷
$3

Lemon, Dream, Brownie.

📷 means Image available, click the item name to see the dish.

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    Reviews

    Some of our best

    Delicious, fresh, authentic Greek food!! You can tell they use quality ingredients because everything tastes like you’re eating dinner at your Greek friend’s grandma’s house.

    Catherine V.

    We got the gyro platter and it was amazing! Huge portion sizes an. the meat we very tender and seasoned well. It’s also really dog friendly so we brought our pup along and he had a great time! We will definitely be coming back!

    Melody S.

    If you’re looking for delicious authentic Greek food without any pretensions, it doesn’t get any better than this. The meats for the kabobs were cooked perfectly. Everything was bursting with flavor and so juicy. The mixture of garlic, oregano, rosemary on the meats was wonderfully balanced! Oh how I wish they weren’t all the way in San Diego since I’m living all the way in Hollywood.

    Rich O.

    My sit down experience was fantastic. We were greeted, seated and provided with great customer service. The food was amazing: I ordered the Gyro and chicken kabobs plate it came with a stack of gyro meat, rice pilaf , chicken kabobs and a Greek salad. Everything was so delicious. I am very happy we found this spot.

    Ali B.

    We absolutely loved our time at Olympic Cafe. This charming restaurant has such a friendly ambience and we keep on seeing local patrons dining with a smile on their faces.

    Kristelle B.