Gateway Cafe

Have had mixed results here but decided to try it again. Food was decent but the service was awful. Waitress passed by many times without acknowledging us. Asked for a soda refill which was brought. When we finished I asked for a to go cup for my remaining soda and was told I would be charged for it. Excuse me? Charge me for a soda I already paid for? Ridiculous. Just goes to prove we were right in staying away.

Amazing diner food, simple and casual. Good coffee, great skillets, and great omelets (we only get breakfast when we go). Also you can sub pancakes for toast for free and the food is not very greasy for a diner.

Gosh… I really want to give this place more stars because I absolutely LOVE their poached eggs. They are always cooked perfectly — just writing this review makes me wish I had some right now. SO GOOD!!! The service… is very slow at best. We go here almost every Saturday morning early before 8am so generally it isn’t that busy yet. We get seated right away and the bus lady comes over with waters and coffee immediately. She is amazing and the wait staff should learn from her. Then it takes 10 – 15 minutes for a waitress to even greet us for drink orders then another 10 – 15 minutes waiting for drinks then 10 – 15 minutes to take order which is generally poached eggs for me and French toast or pancakes for my fiancé. Then it takes another 20 – 30 minutes for food to arrive and you are lucky if the waitress checks on you once during your meal. Then probably another 20 minutes to get the check. It is crazy!!! I really love the food here but the servers need to be a little friendlier and more customer focused. Check this place out if you have plenty of time and go early — I can’t imagine how it is when they are busy.

Great place to go for breakfast. The wait staff is great. Food comes out fast. Always end up taking something home. Lunch I’ll give that a three star and rating. I just think their best for breakfast.

pretty good food at reasonable prices. Waitresses don’t seem to be to happy in their jobs. They might want to find something they enjoy.

We eat at this restaurant at least 2 — 3 times a week. Breakfast is always great here and the $ 2.99 special weekdays is the best. Love their hash browns. Most of the soups are pretty good. Love the hot bread. Some of the suppers include dessert. This is just a great all around family type place. There are a couple of snappy waitresses that are fun and we enjoy. If something is wrong, they will make it right. Very nice prices and a good size menu!

While visiting Kenosha we found this traditional dinner. The service was fast for it being a Sunday with the large rush of people after church. Our server had to be reminded for drinks otherwise we got everything. We did have a larger group with four adults and three kids. I had the ½ pound burger (Gateway Superburger) and added fries an onions. It was strange that the burger comes with soup, but adding the fries made it only $ 6.99. All I can say is wow to that price! The restaurant brought me back twenty years and to eating out after church while visiting my grandparents. This not the place for a foodie to come and rave about their meal to all of their friends, however the establishment brought me back to a different time in life which was great! As for the burger it was not over cooked or greasy.

When it comes so size and seating. Gateway is as big as it comes for a diner. The menu is expansive and includes items that you would expect from a Greek owned family restaurant. The main draw of gateway is their excellent customer service. The Kyriazes family has always been great to my own. The soups are fantastic!

We go here once or twice a month… Have never had problem with their food, wait staff, etc. Have never been rushed as some people have stated. Their bread comes with dinner meals or you can ask for it. Yes, there is always an older crowd in the morning. They have a breakfast special until 11am I think for $ 2.99 so of course it’s going to be busy! And quite often I see people who request to be seated in the area that has the waitress who makes wisecracks. I asked someone why… their comment because she makes their day… She gets them to laugh, but she is also compassionate and will take her time with a person who is having trouble deciding.
They have a wide selection of menu items. And alot of restaurants don’t have soup near closing time. So it’s just not there.
In regards to the décor I call it homey… why change something if it make the customers happy? And yes the bathroom needs an update, but I wouldn’t call it seedy. It just needs attention.
I’ve never had my hot food come to me warm consistently hot all the time even when they are packed. Have never had a problem with my salad being watery and my blue cheese dressing was perfect.
Price per person really depends on what you get.

Came in for the AYCE fish fry. Started with the soup (chicken rice) — excellent. Bread arrived — showed evidence of having been frozen prior to thawing out. Nasty texture. The worse part was the fish. Very dry as if it had been frozen for too long. The deep fryer couldn’t bring back any moisture to the fish. Potatoes were fried in old, possibly rancid oil. I expect better quality in a restaurant. I know Gateway Café can do better. They have in the past. What’s up?

I’m kinda between 2 & 3 stars here based on the service. Food is decent. The service will depend on who is working. The owner & the bus boys are very friendly. Some of the hosts are very friendly as well. The waitresses on the other hand are a roll of the dice. I’ve had good to decent service & on other occasions it’s been a joke.

Went here for breakfast. Food was barely ok. Sausage was luke warm. Ordered a German Apple pancake and have ordered them several times before passed a small off as a large
My daughter ordered a grilled bacon and cheese sandwich and was told they couldn’t make it. I spoke to the asst manager and was told the owner went on vacation and so did the kitchen. Will not go back and we had a party of 8.
The German apple pancake and sausages were luke warm. The German Apple pancake was supposed to be a full came
out the size of a mini.

If you are against your typical greek restaurant family dining, this is not the place for you. It has everything from typical breakfast to wraps to meatloaf, etc. My favorite thing about Gateway is their delicious soups-​nobody in kenosha can compare. The downside is depending on the waitress you can leave having a really poor experience. There are some who do not even pretend to care about serving you, sometimes disappearing until they bring you the check leaving you wanting for refills, napkins, etc.

This place is «OK.» It is your regular breakfast place… mostly for the older crowd and it gets packed, especially on the weekends. Every time I go, I get the usual «Denver omelet.» Nothing fancy here! The waitress are not the nicest either. One of the times I went, I felt as if I was being rushed because she couldn’t wait to end her shift. She would sometimes forget that we order stuff or ask her to bring us condiments… If you want a cheap breakfast, I’d recommend. If not, then don’t bother.

They do serve breakfast all day which is their high point. Pancakes and biscuits with gravy are pretty good but my stomach always hurts after eating here. The décor is horrible as are some of the waitresses.

MEH — exactly right!
Another cheap ass Greek restaurant! They didn’t serve us any bread. Maybe you have to ask for it, as I saw other tables had some.
Very pedestrain menu and food. Hoh my God, all the old people in there, I thought I was at an AARP meeting! Lackluster décor, etc.

I was ready to dismiss this place as your usual greek coffee shop, and in many ways, it is. The bus boy removed the cups of people who didn’t want coffee and I’m sure if I had changed my mind, he’d have brought it back, but I’d rather it was left where it was. Décor is very 90’s, bathrooms seedy and very original early 70’s.
Our server was very sweet and polite, no issues there.
My daughter claimed not to be hungry and ordered mostaccioli, which she usually pushes around on her plate and brings home. She loved it, the sauce is that sweet, cinnamon-​y tomato sauce that all these greek places make. The difference is… this was really good sauce!
I had chicken parmesan. Same sauce, yummy! A little half chicken breast-​I normally expect a whole breast. But it was deep fried and cruncyhy. Salad was watery iceberg, blue cheese dressing was homemade and tasted more or sour cream than blue cheese. Come on, this Wisconsin, you can put a little more cheese in it!
My husband had a skillet with veggies, sliced chicken breast and hollandaise sauce, topped with 2 perfectly cooked sunny-​side up eggs. I doubt you could get anything like it at Denny’s.
Dessert was strawberry shortcake, which I guess is their trademark. The cake was pleasantly chewy, vanilla cake base, topped with vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce with whole berries & a mound of whipped cream. Very tasty.
Much better offerings here than say, oh I don’t know… that nasty place my inlaws take us all the time… that’s another review.
And no, we didn’t smell like grease upon leaving. So yes, we will definitely be back next time we pass through Kenosha.

Ok, I have been a waitress for a long time, and I think the service here is very poor.
Sometimes you get that sarcastic waitress that thinks its cute to be «rude» or tease the customers. And she is definatly holding down that position on first shift… I just hate that… I dont want to pretend she is funny. i just want her to get my food and be friendly.
I have a family member that is an a.m. regular and having went there with him for breakfast she says things like: get it yourself” ect… Anyone remember Flo from that Mels diner show? Something ike that.lol.
My waffle was soggy too! oh and there is no smoking here.
Also this particular waitress gets toooo chummy with the married regulars in her section. just saying

Great food, no soup later on near closing time

The menu offerings and portions are very «Denny’s-like» so if you like Denny’s then you’ll likely enjoy this place. Very adequate portion sizes, and on my 6 or so visits there service has been predictably poor. The biggest downside to this place is that after you leave you’ll notice that your clothes, hair, etc all smell like kitchen grease. I’m sure most of us have been into restaurants that give you that smell on your clothes after you leave and this place ranks right at the top of causing that effect, so just be prepared. Prices are again typical for this type of food-​fare with average entrees being in the $ 5-​$ 10 range. Foodwise I’d give them a 4 or 5 but their service and after-​smell definitely bring them down a full 1 to 2 points.