The Original Christo's

I've started coming here recently, and I have to say, the food has been consistently outstanding--never a disappointment! I highly recommend this place. I've tried so many different items on the menu, and everything has been delicious.One of the nicest touches is that kids get a free cookie with their meal--it's the little things like that which really stand out and make the experience even better.

This is my favorite restaurant anywhere on earth. The food is fresh, homemade, and over the top delicious.The employees are like family and the owner Chris really puts a lot of pride into his restaurant and the food that leaves their kitchen.This restaurant is absolutely worthy of being on the tv show Diners Drive ins and Dives with Guy Fieri.

Before visiting Christo's, we had stopped at Zorba's down the street. After being informed that we could not have lemon in our water due to "Covid restrictions" and also finding out we would have to order from the expensive dinner menu (no lunch menu on weekends), and not being able to find a gyro on the menu we left the almost empty establishment.What a difference at Christo's!!! We were immediately rewarded with water that had real lemon wedges and a nice cold beer, draft. We easily found the Ultimate Gyro on the lunch menu and were promptly served with it. We got one "Fat Boy Style" and one as the default. The default is ruffled potato chips and garlic pickles, not as pictured with fries on the menu. The with fries option is almost as the Fat Boy option, so we got that. It includes fries, an onion ring and a cheese ball. The gyros were good. They did not have much oregano in the meat or elsewhere and the Kalamata olives were not brined. The toppings were not well distributed. But the sandwiches arrived very promptly and with the right sides. Our very attentive and efficient waitress had recommended trying the cheese balls as being "popular and very unique". The one that came with Fat Boy Style was not something I've had elsewhere. It was like those big cheese balls you can make for a party with a core ingredient of cream cheese with grated cheeses mixed in. Then it was coated in panko and fried. I was glad we only got one, it was about 5 rich bites. The firecracker sauce was mild and kept the ball from tasting overly dry. It was a little like Thousand Island dressing.The reason for the 4 stars instead of 3 was that the place had a very positive vibe, the staff were so good, and I wanted to go back and try more. I saw Greek pastries freshly baked, many Italian favorites, including very popular pizza and the place was warm and welcoming on a chilly morning. If I lived in Sanford, I would go back for sure. We were there for the Porchfest, and so we did not linger but joined in the festival after that.

Stopped in and had a salad and pizza. Excellent pizza. Quick and friendly service. Nicely decorated restaurant.

We were walking around downtown Sanford and decided to try this place. Our server was excellent! It was a very clean and tastefully decorated place. The display of desserts was a distraction, but in a good way. The menu is huge, it's hard to decide what to get. We ordered extra cheese pizza with a side of roasted garlic. The crust was delicious! The chocolate covered baklava decided to come home with us and it sure was good! The one negative is that it is kind of pricey. Overall a great restaurant!

Stopped in here for lunch on a Monday. (Yesterday). Waitress was very nice and friendly. I ordered the Christos chicken with black olives , artichokes and Alfredo. The photo on the menu was nothing like I got. A big bowl of mushy pasta. Hubbie ordered a gyro which he said was good but a side of French fries was $5.99!!!! It's a super cute place and the desserts looked great.

the gyro is literally the gyro kit from aldi, absolutely insane to charge $14 for thisat aldi you get 5 of them for less than one of these lol. pizza is great but take this thing off the menu or cut the price in half.

Fantastic find! After driving 3 hrs to Sanford-Orlando, we found that my mother's plane was not arriving at 5pm, but was now arriving at 1120. We drove to downtown Sanford and walked into Christo's having no idea what to expect.We were immediately welcomed and seated by a young, smiling hostess. Shannon, our waitress was quick to get our drink order and offered insight to the extensive menu, which when you are starving, was very hard to make a decision as everything sounded so yummy. I ordered the Christo's Chicago beef sandwich and made it a Fat Boy, which adds a fried cheese ball with sweet Thai chili and mayonnaise sauce, French fries or potato salad and an onion ring. My husband ordered the Rueben and also upgraded to the "Fat Boy". We are sitting in a booth right next to 2 cases showcasing their baked goods, which range from a wide variety of cookies, chocolate dipped baklava, to cakes and pies that were literally making us salivate! (I mentioned that we were hungry and were drooling just reading the menu). Out comes our food, my Christo's Chicago beef was piled with sliced bottom round, 2 kinds of melted cheese, sautéed onion and mushrooms on a crispy outside/soft inside cheese baguette roll, the au jus was fresh and the flavor.. wowza! I honestly haven't had a dinner this flavorful in a long time in much more expensive establishments! The flavors just meld perfectly! My husband's Rueben was equally impressive on his thickly cut marbled rye bread, piled high with juicy corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss! Now let's talk about the fried cheese ball, I honestly wasn't sure about that one.. but omg, I broke mine apart being skeptical to see the melted, creamy medley of cheeses and thought "looks promising", so dipped it into the sweet Thai Chile and mayo sauce and let's say I'd order an appetizer of those!! They are absolutely delicious! We were stuffed, but after sitting and staring at the baked goods the whole time...yep, had to order a dipped baklava which we split and devoured and took a layered apple pie to go! The only regret I have is that they don't have a restaurant by my house and I live 3 hrs away!

This was a great place to have lunch. The inside if very low-key casual dining, but the food was a step above that. We arrived on a weekday around noon and despite Sanford being unusually busy that afternoon, the restaurant was not really all that crowded, we were seated immediately. While her i ordered a Chicago Beef sandwich and it arrived fairly promptly. Notably, the sandwich was sizable. It was stuffed with chunks of beef and mushrooms topped with a layer of cheese. The sandwich was flavorful when I bit into it. Great tasking sandwich! The dish came with potato chips standard, but I opted to upgrade to Onion rings as a side - which was a great choice! The portion was large and there was no room for dessert - although I will admit that the desserts in the neighboring cold case looked quite appealing. There is both inside and outdoor seating at the restaurant. Sanford is usually fairly easy to find a parking spot if you are willing to walk a block or so from a public lot - which is really worth it because this area of Sanford is really cool to look around. This area also has a lot of street side parking which is usually occupied in my experience,Overall a great experience and I suspect I'll be here again!

I would absolutely recommend their cheeseburger and fries and, God Bless 'Em, their Cokes in the giant red cups OG restaurants know about. Well-seasoned burger and cooked to perfection with lettuce, tomato, and onion. Threw a little ranch dressing on that bad boy, for good measure. Not one smidge of brown on that lettuce - hooray! Fresh, delicious bun and the fries were hot and crunchy. Be warned, though - there is a $5 upcharge to switch from chips to fries. Yes, the fries are great (real fries, not fries niblets), but still. Their calzones looked great and just the right size for a solo diner. I've no need for a calzone the size of a plane wing, thank you very much. I'll return to try one of those and I heard other patrons raving about their pizza. Next time, I'll also sit inside instead. There was a fly tormenting me during my burger rapture and the table felt a bit like a Tilt-A-Whirl. Otherwise, damn good burger.