Gyro

[5stringJeff]

I had my first gyro (pronounced yee-row) on Saturday. It had chunks of lamb, lettuce, tomato, and dressing that had cucumber flavor in it. I also had some humus and falafel with it, plus some pita bread and olive oil. Pretty good overall.

[darin]

I had my first gyro (pronounced yee-row) on Saturday. It had chunks of lamb, lettuce, tomato, and dressing that had cucumber flavor in it. I also had some humus and falafel with it, plus some pita bread and olive oil. Pretty good overall.

WOW. I had no idea. If it was just 'pretty good' - find another place.

[OCA]

I had my first gyro (pronounced yee-row) on Saturday. It had chunks of lamb, lettuce, tomato, and dressing that had cucumber flavor in it. I also had some humus and falafel with it, plus some pita bread and olive oil. Pretty good overall.

The sauce you had was tzatziki or a mid eastern version of it sice no respectable Greek joint would serve falafel with it, hummus maybe, falafel no.

Get yourself to a place that serves doner kebab, you'll love it.

[darin]

Remember - Turks make the BEST doner kebabs.

[OCA]

Remember - Turks make the BEST doner kebabs.

They also make the best Gypsy thieves too, go figure.

[5stringJeff]

The sauce you had was tzatziki or a mid eastern version of it sice no respectable Greek joint would serve falafel with it, hummus maybe, falafel no.

Get yourself to a place that serves doner kebab, you'll love it.

That's the kind of sauce it was, I just forgot the name. It's a Greek/Middle Eastern place, which is why they have the falafel.

What is doner kebab?

[MtnBiker]

I probably have a gyro a week, if not a gyro then chicken souvlaki.

[nevadamedic]

I probably have a gyro a week, if not a gyro then chicken souvlaki.

Souvlaki?

[MtnBiker]

Souvlaki?

http://www.oduamy.com/souvlaki.html

[OCA]

Souvlaki?

You heathen! How can someone not know souvlaki?

Anyway souvlaki is basically a kebab, usually with chunks of lamb, beef or chicken marinated usually in a simple mixture of evoo, lemon and fresh oregano and grilled, hence the word souvlaki which is derived from the word "souvli" which is your barbeque spit.

[OCA]

That's the kind of sauce it was, I just forgot the name. It's a Greek/Middle Eastern place, which is why they have the falafel.

What is doner kebab?

Doner is like gyro only with more white meat.

[LOki]

WOW. I had no idea. If it was just 'pretty good' - find another place.

Seriously.

[dan]

I pronounce it "jai-row" just to piss off all those "ugh, it's pronounced yee-row" types. Not that you were like that Jeff, I just know people who say stuff like that because they think it makes them look smarter or more cultured or something.

But, at any rate, they're good, aren't they? It's kinda rare that I have one, surprisingly there's not a huge demand for Greek cuisine 'round these here parts.

[OCA]

I pronounce it "jai-row" just to piss off all those "ugh, it's pronounced yee-row" types. Not that you were like that Jeff, I just know people who say stuff like that because they think it makes them look smarter or more cultured or something.

But, at any rate, they're good, aren't they? It's kinda rare that I have one, surprisingly there's not a huge demand for Greek cuisine 'round these here parts.

Jai row....well you are Jimmy's brother!

BTW the gyro is kind of like the Greek big mac, that is to say fast food.

[dan]

Jai row....well you are Jimmy's brother!

Actually, Sir Evil was the first person I ever heard say jai-row, and I actually thought that was how it was pronounced for a year or two.