Critic's Review
Review 4/14/2015
My plan for lunch was kiboshed by the place no longer being open for lunch, so I was driving aimlessly without a plan. As I was driving down S Cypress, I remembered this place, and decided to forego the sit-down lunch and grab a gyro.
Inside the place is just a big room with a counter and a bunch of aluminum patio furniture; it's a place where you could eat in but wouldn't make a plan to do so. I ordered a Gyro Pita with everything, sauce on the side. As I was waiting for the food I chatted a bit with the counter lady. The owners also owned Christine's Greek on Atlantic; they closed the old location and are opening across the street next to Bella Monte Deli.
I got the Gyro and headed home. When I got home, I opened it up to see what I had.
Even the most authentic Greek places make these differently. I can't say I've ever gotten paprika on a Gyro before. Lettuce is a 50-50 deal.
What's funny is that back in the day, I used to ask for "light onions", because the Greek place on Long Island that had the best Gyros loaded them up with onions. Now I like a lot of onions. I had a red onion so I figured I'd add some.
The Tzatziki wasn't to my liking; too much cucumber and not enough garlic.
Typically, Tzatziki used for dip has more cucumber in it but Gyro tzatziki has less, and it's usually grated. This stuff was loaded with stringy cucumber. It also didn't have the bite I wanted. I chopped up some garlic and ground it with some salt and it was vastly improved.
Once finished, I could finally take a bite. It was a very loaded pita.
The tomatoes were definitely ripe and there was enough meat. The lettuce is just filler and doesn't really bother me. With the fixes, this was just the way I like it.
Conclusion
You shouldn't have to fix a Gyro; If I was eating in this wouldn't have been good because I didn't like the tzatziki, which is a very important for a Gyro. They also have meatball and chicken parm subs if you're not into Greek.