Uncle Sam’s

The food is great. Prices are good. They are cash only open late until 2. Service is excellent the employees behind the counter are always smiling very polite never rude.

I have been coming here for years because of the bg fries but they have definitely fell off. The gyros are dry as hell and lately they have been burning my fries. Probably won’t be back

Best Garlic Fries I’ve ever had. Subs are good. Only problem they only take cash. The Cashier sucks. That being said whenever I’m in the area I always stop in for the Garlic Fries!

Microwaved Hotdog… really? Would come to this place for the gyros (better gyros too far to travel on short notice) and after my kinda high bill of beef, drink, hamburger, hotdog & pizza puff, i was let down when i began to eat the hotdog i imeadetly noticed the ends were completely hard. Cooked, overcooked. warmed up I’m sure but really? Big negative. And it tasted of major salt. blah! Beef was small proportion, but tasty, burger was good and pizza puffs never go dull. Two stars for me giving u over around $ 3 to ruin the hotdog. This is and will always be a cheap stop for fast food. ill never get the dogs again nor the beef.

Never Again. bad service. bad food
i ordered a hot dog with fries. they threw it in the fryer with oil. i said «i said i didnt order a fryed hot dog. so they made another one in a bowl with water and micro cooked it. ugh

Not bad but not too good, fast, Gyros combo $ 6.99,bf sandwich 5.95
Open until 2am, good for late night

I’ve been coming here for years, never had a problem with this place. Sometimes they forget something I ordered in my bag every now and then but regardless I love their food. One thing I won’t do is sit inside and eat because of the red hair woman… i’ve never eaten inside the restaurant in at least 10 years actually. The staff looks really unhappy and worn out working with the job. I just come here for a 2 hot dog special with a drink and get the hell out of there basically.

Reading the previous posts I know what you are talking about when it comes to Bossy Betty the Red haired… whatever. After tonight Uncle Sams is not on my list of places to get something to eat. The food is fine, no offense to the preparers. I had to listen to the Redhead behind the counter argue with her male friend while waiting for my food. This was the most unprofessional behavior I have ever witnessed in any place. I will never go back there. This woman is ruining your business.

If you’ve read the previous reviews, yes the rude red-​haired troll behind the counter does exist and her reputation truly proceeds her. Words cannot even express how rude she really is just an absolute miserable person. I am really surprised she has been there for so long/​still employed there because she is literally driving Uncle Sam’s business away.
Now the food is overall decent. CASH only. I have been coming here for years and I swear by the shrimp dinner, gyro, and the Italian beef specials (comes with fries-​no drink) The fries are tasty and I LOVE the garlic bread soft and seasoned perfectly. I’m just super put off by the terrible service and really don’t think I’ll be back anytime soon. I literally only come here once in a blue moon now a days. The 3 stars are really just for the food only.
When we came in, I was trying to decide between my usuals. The evil troll kept asking me what we were having and I kept telling her 1 min. She asked again not even 10 seconds later very rudely and I was just so put off. Ordered my usual shrimp dinner special in a rush ($ 6.00)
While I was waiting around for my order, I noticed an older Latino man placing his order with her. He didn’t understand her when she asked for here or to go. All I heard was «what?! That doesn’t even make sense! Well which one is it?! Are you eating here or going home?!» He clearly didn’t initially understand due to language barrier. Poor guy.
When she called our order, I grabbed it out of her hand and said thanks. I didn’t get anything. Not a have a good night, thank you-​even looking down while handing me my order. So off putting.
Evil evil troll. Good luck staying in business as long as she’s there. Amazing how service can really make or break a place; prime example.

Not friendly at all very rude and they did not accept debit cards This not the sixties!!!

Ok. The 2 stars are seriously to stress the fact that the girl working the counter is a complete ghetto moron. She was so loud and obnoxious. We stood waiting to give our order while she announced to whoever would listen (which was everyone cuz no joke she was SO LOUD!) about how she has no problem running out people who don’t belong there. I guess a solicitor had come in right before us so instead of chatting with my friend we were literally forced to listen to her opinions about people.
I loved the food we got but i never want to have to listen to that girl again.

I used to eat here a lot when I’ve was younger, but ever since the Bald guy (the bobblehead guy, Steve maybe) left the place has gone down hill. Over priced, the overweight red haired girl at the counter couldn’t be ruder, foods greasy and nasty… last time I ate here I had a turkey sub and it made me puke… stay away, sadly this place is no longer good.

Incredibly rude girl at the register, sub par food, higher then average prices, cant seem to remember what i ordered and forgot items. All an all i would only go here as a last result most likely after a bar and ya need something to eat maybe i wont notice the prices and basic food they serve.

Just an FYI… Do not approach people about a job if you’re going to get rid of them in 3 days and have 3 different people training a person… I give the food 5 stars but the management SUCKS… no good the employees constantly talk about the red head that works there and how they want to replace her, the customers do too – and it’s not good things that they are saying either…

Their «cash only» policy is very inconvenient. But, help yourself to the ATM in the corner and pay an additional $ 1.95 for THEIR convenience. I will never go back, even if I have cash in my pocket.

No, no, no… the wife, and I couldn’t make up our minds on where to go for lunch, and then we made this mistake. First… come on, cash only in a world where people use debit cards, but they do have a convenient ATM with a high fee (kickback motivated I’m sure). I was unlucky enough to have cash (not for long), and we ordered. We both got burgers which were so greasy the bun almost instantly disintegrated. The burgers were filling but had no flavor. As we watched people come, and go we couldn’t help but feel we were in the twilight zone. Bottom line is we should have kept going.

Been eating here over 30 years. Food is basic and generic. But, it’s cheap and edible. Fries are good. I love the BG fries. I always get the patty melt special, polish or a fish sandwich. I don’t like the beef. The burgers are just ok. Gyros is about par with most local places. The subs are ok now, but used to be great.

This place always caught my eye. It had tons if character and is clean, so i thought id try it, but it was Awful… They screwed up my order and the orders of the three people in front of me. I took one bite of the soggy greasy burger and threw it in the trash. I could not get the horrid Taste out of my mouth For An hour. You get what you pay for I guess.
Go a few blocks south to Portillos on 95^th. they can make a burger!

My dad likes to call this place «the big red gyro place». Usually when we let my dad pick what he wants in terms of takeout… there is a good chance he is going to want gyros from «the big red gyro place.» Honestly didn’t even know the name of this place until I checked in while waiting for my food. I guess when you have such a unique building, that’s what you are known for instead of your name.
The prices are very reasonable, gyro here is cheaper then most other places we go too. It’s a good gyro too (probably why they wrote GYROS” on their roof.) Not a fan of their fries or hotdogs though. Something about pickle slices on a hotdog instead of relish just seems weird to me, like they don’t sell enough hotdogs to keep relish on hand? Kinda weird.
The place is clean, prices are cheap and service is fast. If you are looking for a gyro in the area, great place to stop by.

Visible from a considerably distance away down Cicero Avenue, Uncle Sam’s in Burbank is a very large red building with the word «GYROS» placed in huge letters on the side. It sticks out just far enough from the road to where it can be seen from well over a mile away on a clear day if you’re approaching it from the South. While you might expect this place to be themed with lots of posters, pictures and items relating to mascot/​personification of the federal government from a name like Uncle Sam’s, you’d be sadly mistaken. Inside is a small fairly typical sized Chicago style eatery selling burgers, gyros and you guessed it hot dogs.
Having had Uncle Sam’s bookmarked for some time I finally decided to stop in and try the place out. I decided to go for the hot dog, to my surprise they do not serve their hot dogs in anything resembling the traditional Chicago style. It appears they are using a fairly uncommon Dave Berg brand sausage here, and serve it with *GASP* ketchup. I didn’t discover this until I tried it. So the question is, how was this hot dog?
Well the hot dog I received was a skinless sausage, all the signage seemed to indicate that this was a Dave Berg kosher dog. It was served on a fairly soft non-​poppy seed bun. It came with hamburger pickles, sliced onions and ketchup. How was it? Well it wasn’t terrible, but the ketchup flavor was definitely more noticeable than the taste of the frank or other ingredients. I’d say this actually wasn’t a bad hot dog, and was reasonably affordable. But I wouldn’t call it a great hot dog either. This is really more of a novelty hot dog, with its unusual toppings than it is comparable to most of the places I review.
Overall I’d consider stopping at Uncle Sam’s again. I think it’s an interesting place to try a strange and unusual hot dog though if I visited again I’d likely try something else like a Gyro. I don’t have strong opinions either way about Uncle Sam’s which makes it a middle of the road three star review for me.