Smiley's Gyros & Beef

Traditional and new fast food. Gyros. Real gyros. Delicious gyros. Home made tzaziki sauce too. My uncle moved out of state, and as a surprise, I brought him gyros meat from Smiley's. His whole family jumped up and down with joy because they missed the fast food from Chicagoland. 40 pounds of joy travels well in a cooler.

A few weeks ago I was out running some errands and my wife calls me asking to pick her something up and NOT a burger. We've lived in Plainfield since 2012 and although I've seen Smiley's there and have driven by it literally thousands of times going to and from work, I never stopped by until that day. I pulled in the parking lot and parked between them and another small eatery a few doors down. Calling my wife, I wanted her to pick a number 1 (left place) or 2 (Smiley's) Well she didn't answer her phone and since I ate already I was trying to figure which she may want more... BBQ or Italian (She does NOT like Gyro's) While looking at both storefronts, I noticed something that drew my attention; a simple little sign that read something like, "We know there are a lot of other places you can eat at, Thank You for choosing ours." Guess who won... I got my wife a cheesy beef and she loved it. Smiley's is a nice little place, very clean and tidy and is run by friendly staff and is what I believe to be a family. Their prices are fair and they have a large menu which I kinda find to be a bit of a turn off... I feel a smaller menu is easier to maintain and makes it better to concentrate more on a few items instead of spreading out, but hey, that's my opinion... I saw on their extensive menu that they serve burritos... Now let me tell you, I love Mexican food!!! I could, and it seems do, live on burritos and I'm very picky about them... maybe even to a fault. Part Two: A few days ago I decided to go there and get me a Smiley's Steak Burrito and I did NOT regret it one bit. All of the ingredients were well proportioned, very tasty and fresh. As I grown my own peppers and bottle my own hot sauces I fully appreciate spicy sauces and asked for their hand made hot sauce to compliment my burrito. When asking a cook what peppers are used, he told me arbol chilies. De arbol chilies a basically a slightly milder version of cayenne peppers, but what they are missing in the overall heat of the cayenne's, they far exceed in flavor with a very distinct smoky taste and are still over 5 times hotter than jalapeno peppers which in reality I find rather plain tasting...Two thumbs up for that choice of peppers and two thumbs up for the overall service and quality. I highly recommend you visit them..

This place is always amazing. Everything I’ve had here has been delicious, but the gyro meat I mean you have to have it. Some of the beat gyros I’ve ever had. They don’t try fancy up anything they make, it’s just good food plain and simple. To top it all off everyone in there I so friendly and accommodating every single time. Do not pass this place up

We wanted to eat and our friend recommended this place because we wanted something quick and he thought that this fast food would be perfect. It is the usual fast food, small and clean. The staff in here are very friendly. I was surprised to see their huge menu. Everything seems good but I was interested to try their Italian beef sandwich. Food was quick and it has a nice portion. It was still hot and it is not greasy. It was just the same simple Italian beef sandwich and it was delicious. I would love to go back in the place again if there is a chance.