Where is the best gyro (kebab) in your city?

[mcurphy]

Uncle Nick's in Rockford, IL has some awesome Gyros.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Gyros are like a hot dog version of shawerma. Blech.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
i don't think you know the different between gyro and kebab. there are also souvlaki and doner.

I always thought people took a gyro as souvlaki. I've been to Greece a few times and had real souvlaki. The sauce is awesome.

We have a few sandwich shops that serve gyros but I prefer to grill a leg of lamb and make my own.

 

[Chaotic42]

N/A

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Had a gyro at a local Greek Fest a couple weeks ago on Broadway. Pretty tasty, but it pales in comparison to the ones I ate at a local shop in Ios.

Juicy, succulent, dripping pork, crispy tomatoes and cucumbers, rich feta cheese, seasoned fries and thick creamy tsatziki (sp?) in a pita. God, my tastebuds just got a hard-on 😱.

 

[magomago]

havne't really had bad shawarma, doner kebab, gyro, whateve ryou wanna call it. Its all fucking good, but I do prefer shawarma over gryo. All gyros that I've experienced seem to come in pre shaped cuts...it isn't cut right off the big bulk cut of meat.
However, I actually prefer chicken over beef.

actually iono wtf a doner kabob exactly refer to. I remember people once called it the 'secular name' of shawarma, but I went WTF b/c what is so religious about the word shawarma...its just arabic lol

 

[LS21]

best one was in berlin
in denver there is none
in houston it was shitty

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
while you're at it, treat yourself to a real greek salad. please note the absence of lettuce

baller.

that shit's delicious.

same with shirazi salad if you ever decide to have a kabob (which is COMPLETELY different than a gyro).

1, kabobs (not kebabs) are a persian food, not greek. "shish kabob" literally means "six kabobs" in farsi. here is a kind of kabob dish. kabob isn't sliced off a spit... it's completely taken off a skewer and eaten with rice.

2, shirazi salad is very close to greek salad, but different. so delicious.

3, gyros are greek usually involving lamb, beef, or chicken sliced off a spit. no rice...

interesting...'shish' in arabic means like a stick's worth...as far as i know.

its like the measure word ? in chinese.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
You have to try it, it's great.

The only places I know of are the stands at the state fair. And nothing has descriptions telling you what things are.

you live in new york, where the gyro was invented. what do you mean the only places are the stands at the state fair?



best gyro place in town is niko nikos, though i usually get the chicken kebob (which is really a chicken souvlaki)

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
while you're at it, treat yourself to a real greek salad. please note the absence of lettuce

i make those all the time at home. one time i made one and my mom came by and asked, 'where's the lettuce.' it was a big face palm moment

Originally posted by: eits

1, kabobs (not kebabs) are a persian food, not greek. "shish kabob" literally means "six kabobs" in farsi. here is a kind of kabob dish. kabob isn't sliced off a spit... it's completely taken off a skewer and eaten with rice.

what if i want hasht kabob?

 

[I Saw OJ]

Theres one here in my town. I havent tried it but damn this thread makes me wanna go get some for lunch.

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: magomago

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
while you're at it, treat yourself to a real greek salad. please note the absence of lettuce

baller.

that shit's delicious.

same with shirazi salad if you ever decide to have a kabob (which is COMPLETELY different than a gyro).

1, kabobs (not kebabs) are a persian food, not greek. "shish kabob" literally means "six kabobs" in farsi. here is a kind of kabob dish. kabob isn't sliced off a spit... it's completely taken off a skewer and eaten with rice.

2, shirazi salad is very close to greek salad, but different. so delicious.

3, gyros are greek usually involving lamb, beef, or chicken sliced off a spit. no rice...

interesting...'shish' in arabic means like a stick's worth...as far as i know.

its like the measure word ? in chinese.

i think i've heard that in turkish, "shish" means "skewered"... but it's really "shish" as in "six"... six pieces of meat.

if you want hasht kabob, which doesn't exist, but let's just say it does, that would yield eight pieces of meat.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I've driven thru Bursa. Didn't Stop for a Doner though.

 

[GregGreen]

a kebab is a gyro?????? my world is bursting around me

 

[Bibble]

I don't know any restaurants that serve these around me (unless I go into Manhattan). Some of the diners around here probably have them, but I would never order them.

The best gyro I ever had was in Brussels at a place call Plaka. The food at that place was some of the best I've ever eaten.

 

[vshah]

its in my city.

 

[buck]

There is a good one in the Pike Place market, the only downside is that its messy as shit.

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
http://parthenongyros.com/ for madison

This

Sadly there is nothing to be had in here in Prescott 🙁

 

[eits]

Originally posted by: GregGreen
a kebab is a gyro?????? my world is bursting around me

it's not. and wtf is a "kebab"? it's not "kebab"... it's "kabob"...

not "key-bab" or "keh-bab"... it's "kah-bob"

 

[txrandom]

Originally posted by: eits

Originally posted by: GregGreen
a kebab is a gyro?????? my world is bursting around me

it's not. and wtf is a "kebab"? it's not "kebab"... it's "kabob"...

not "key-bab" or "keh-bab"... it's "kah-bob"

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Döner Kebab = rotating kebab
Shish Kebab = skewered meet
Gyro = Greek döner kebab