Kostas Family Restaurant Menu
Welcome to Kostas Family Restaurant, a hidden gem located at 1561 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY. This family-friendly eatery offers a delightful menu that showcases authentic Greek cuisine alongside classic American dishes, perfect for everyone.
Start your meal with fresh salads like the Julienne or Greek Salad, full of vibrant ingredients. For a heartier option, try their famed sandwiches such as the Reuben or the mouthwatering Monte Cristo. Don’t miss the Souvlaki Salad featuring grilled shrimp or gyro, providing a satisfying burst of flavor.
The restaurant is known for its generous portions and fresh ingredients, making it a favorite among locals and visitors alike. Enthusiastic reviews praise the exceptional service and welcoming atmosphere, ensuring a memorable dining experience every time. Whether you're in for a quick lunch or a cozy dinner, Kostas Family Restaurant promises delicious food and warm hospitality.
All Day - Appetizers
Pizza Logs
With marinara.
Quesadillas
Sautéed onions and peppers, with Cheddar, sour cream and salsa.
Mozzarella Sticks
With marinara.
Finger Sampler Basket
Chicken fingers, poppers, onion rings, mozzarella sticks and pizza logs, served with blue cheese and marinara sauce.
Jalapeño Poppers
With ranch dressing.
Chicken Fingers
Served with fries, blue cheese, celery and carrots.
Calamari
Lightly floured and deep fried. Served with marinara or cocktail sauce.
Smelts
Lightly floured and fried, served over fresh dandelions and lemon.
Chicken Wings
Mild, medium, hot, or barbecue sauce. Served with blue cheese, celery and carrots.
Spanakopita
Feta cheese and spinach baked in filo dough.
Saganaki
OPA, imported gravy-era cheese, broiled under hot flame and served with fresh lemon and pita.
Stuffed Grape Leaves
With tzatziki and lemon.
All Day - Greek Appetizers
All Day - Souvlaki Salad
Gyro
Grilled Shrimp
Grilled Lamb Chops
Chicken
Oven Roasted Leg Of Lamb
Beefteki
Beef
Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar Salad with Crisp Romaine, Parmesan, Croutons, and Signature Caesar Dressing.
Horiatiki Salad
Village salad, no lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, onions, olives, green peppers, pepperoncini, feta cheese and herb.
Surf & Turf Salad
Grilled gulf shrimp, 5 ounces NY strip steak, Portobello mushroom, feta cheese, roasted pepper, walnuts and raisins top fresh mixed greens.
Chicken Finger Salad
Chicken fingers, tomato, onions, cucumber, olives, pepperoncini and croutons over fresh salad mix.
Julienne Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, fresh turkey, ham, onion, peppers, olives, pepperoncini, 3 cheeses, croutons and boiled egg.
Greek Salad
Mixed greens, feta, onions, tomato, cucumbers, green peppers, olives and pepperoncini.
Fresh Beet Salad
Mixed greens topped with feta, chopped walnuts and balsamic vinaigrette.
All Day - Salads
All Day - Sandwiches
House-Made Chicken Salad
With lettuce and tomato.
BLT Salad
Hickory smoked bacon, lettuce and tomato.
N.Y. Strip Steak Salad
8 ounces black angus strip with sautéed mushroom, onion and peppers on a hoagie roll with cheese.
Tuna Fish
All white tuna with lettuce and tomato.
Monte Cristo
Thick brioche French toast grilled with ham, turkey and Swiss cheese and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Fresh Fish
With lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce.
Reuben
Corned beef served on NY rye bread with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing.
Italian Sausage
Sautéed onion and peppers with mozzarella cheese served on a hoagie roll.
Hot Roast Beef
On Texas thick bread, topped with our homemade gravy.
Texas Hot
With mustard, onion and Texas sauce.
Turkey
Fresh baked turkey with hickory smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
Stuffed Pita
Grilled with feta cheese, spinach and tomato.
Chicken
Fresh chicken breast grilled on the charcoal pit, served with spinach, mushrooms and feta.
Egg Salad
With lettuce and tomato.
Grilled Cheese
With tuna, ham or turkey.
Oven Roasted Lamb
Vegetable
Lettuce, mushroom, spinach and broccoli.
Gyro Meat
Chicken
All Day - Gyro Wraps
All Day - Clubs
Ham & Cheese
BLT
Crispy Bacon, Fresh Lettuce, and Tomato on Toasted Bread
Italian Sausage
Grilled Italian sausage topped with melted cheese, sautéed peppers, and onions, served with a side of crispy fries and a pickle spear.
Tuna
Turkey
Chicken Finger
Portobello Mushroom Panini
With roasted red peppers.
Turkey Panini
Gyro Panini
With tzatziki sauce.
Steak Panini
Veggie Panini
Chicken Panini
All Day - Panini
All Day - Pasta
Baked Spaghetti Parm
Thin spaghetti topped with fresh mozzarella and Parmesan cheese and smothered with marinara then baked.
Homemade Eggplant Parmesan
Layers of breaded eggplant and mozzarella, topped with our marinara sauce and served over pasta.
Spaghetti Dinner
Fettuccine Alfredo
In our homemade Alfredo sauce.
Mediterranean Pasta
Artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomato, kalamata olives and feta.
Broccoli & Penne
With garlic, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Parmesan
Fresh chicken breast topped with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, broiled and finished with marinara sauce, served over pasta.
Onion Rings
Crispy golden-fried onion rings, perfectly seasoned for a savory crunch.
Sweet Potato Fries
With honey.
Baked Potato
Perfectly baked, fluffy potato with a crisp skin
Greek Potato
Seasoned with lemon, oregano and garlic.
Herbed Rice
French Fries
Crispy golden strips of deliciousness served hot and seasoned to perfection.
Homemade Garlic Mashed
Cheese Fries
With bacon, smothered in Cheddar served with a side of ranch.
All Day - Side Orders
All Day - Homemade Burgers
Turkey Burger
1/2 lb.
Texas Burger
1/3 lb with mustard, onion and Texas sauce.
Veggie Burger
1/2 lb on a whole wheat roll.
Royal Burger
1/2 lb with bacon and blue cheese.
Colossal Burger
1/2 lb with fried onion, peppers, mushroom and bacon.
Classic Burger
Greek Burger
1/2 lb freshly ground beef with Mediterranean seasoning topped with feta cheese, served with Greek garnish.
Tiro Burger
1/2 lb topped with our famous tirokafteri spread made of feta, roasted red pepper, hot cherry pepper and olive oil.
Spare Ribs
Succulent pork ribs bathed in barbecue sauce and cooked over the charcoal.
N.Y. Strip Steak
12 ounces black angus strip our finest cut, grilled to your liking.
Rosemary Lamb Chops
Our signature dish, char-broiled with fresh herbs, rosemary infused.
Domestic Leg Of Lamb Dinner
Our house specialty, seasoned and oven roasted.
All Day - Meat
All Day - Fish
Seafood Platter
Fried or broiled wild caught sea scallops, shrimp and a filet of haddock, served with coleslaw, tartar sauce and cocktail sauce.
Fresh Filet Of Haddock
Broiled with lemon and butter or Cajun style, served with coleslaw.
Fish Fry
Filet of North Atlantic haddock battered and breaded, served with coleslaw and tartar sauce.
Shrimp Basket
Battered and breaded, served with French fries, coleslaw, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce and lemon.
Broiled Plaki Platter
Shrimp or scallops in a fresh tomato, onion and herb sauce topped with feta, then broiled, served with coleslaw.
Atlantic Salmon
Broiled and served with dill sauce and vegetable.
Honey Dipped Chicken
4 piece chicken dinner lightly glazed with honey and deep fried to golden brown.
BBQ Chicken
A half chicken bathed in barbecue sauce and finished over the charcoal.
BBQ Chicken & Ribs Combo
A half chicken with a half rack of pork ribs, both bathed in barbecue sauce and cooked over the charcoal.
Mediterranean Chicken
A half chicken oven roasted with lemon and Mediterranean herbs.
All Day - Poultry
All Day - Fresh Vegetables
Steamed Broccoli
Freshly Steamed Broccoli: Perfectly Tender and Bursting with Natural Flavors
Horta / Fresh Dandelions
Marinated in olive oil, garlic and lemon.
Beets
Drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.
String Beans (Lather)
In a light tomato sauce.
Zucchini & Squash
Seasoned in fresh herbs, garlic and olive oil.
Tirokafteri
A blend of feta cheese, roasted red pepper, cherry pepper and olive oil.
Hummus
Chickpeas, tahini and fresh lemon juice.
Taramasalata
A mullet fish roe mixed with onions, olive oil and lemon juice.
Tzatziki
Imported yogurt mixed with cucumber, garlic and dil.
Pikilia
Tirokafteri, taramasalata, melitzanosalata, tzatziki, hummus and grape leaves.
Melitzanosalata
Fresh, baked eggplant made with garlic, olive oil and feta cheese.
All Day - Dips with Pita
All Day - Greek Specialty Entrées
Moussaka
Layered eggplant and seasoned ground beef topped with cheese Béchamel sauce.
Beefteki
Seasoned ground beef patties.
Souvlaki Dinner
Marinated chicken breast or beef grilled over the charcoal chicken souvlaki.
Pastitso
Layers of thick pasta noodles and seasoned ground beef, topped with a cheese Béchamel sauce.
Greek Combination Platter
Pastitso, moussaka, souvlaki meat beef or chicken, gyro meat, spanakopita and stuffed grape leaves.
Macaroni & Cheese
Creamy, classic macaroni in a rich, velvety cheese sauce.
Chicken Fingers
Two chicken fingers with fries, celery, carrots and blue cheese.
Grilled Cheese
With fries.
Hamburger Plate
With fries.
Pancakes
Accompanied by syrup and butter.
Spaghetti
With marinara sauce and bread.
Hot Dog Plate
With fries.
French Toast
Two slices accompanied by syrup, powdered sugar and butter.
All Day - Kids' Menu
All Day - Dessert
Pies
Assortment of fruit and cream pies.
Triple Chocolate Threat
N.Y. Style Cheesecake
Classic New York cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust. Perfectly smooth and delicious.
Baklava
Sweet and flaky pastry filled with nuts, honey, and aromatic spices
Homemade Rice Pudding
Baklava Sundae
Homemade Greek Cookies
Vanilla butter.
Latte
Creamy espresso beverage made with steamed milk, perfect for coffee enthusiasts.
Sweetened Iced Tea
Coffee
Freshly brewed, aromatic blend to kick-start your day.
Cappuccino
Classic espresso with steamed milk, topped with a layer of frothy foam.
Herbal Tea
A soothing blend of aromatic herbs steeped to create a calming tea.
Fresh Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea
Milk
Fresh, cold, and creamy whole milk, perfectly refreshing and nutritious.
Hot Chocolate
Smooth, rich chocolate drink, perfectly steamed to warm your soul.
Chocolate Milk
Rich, creamy milk flavored with velvety smooth chocolate.
Espresso
Rich, flavorful cup of espresso brewed to perfection.
Fountain Drink
Hot Tea & Herbal Tea
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
Freshly Squeezed, Vibrant Orange Juice - Citrus Burst in Every Sip