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Reviewer: Jason
Total Reviews: 992
Reviewed: 9/27/2004
Rating: 7.5
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I ordered the wrong thing at Gyros Gyros. I wanted a gyro pita but got the gyro that came on lavash bread. I dont know what I was thinking. The lamb and beef is a good meat mixture with herbs and spices. The lavash bread was ok...I thought it could used a little grilling. Tomatoes were non-existent in my gyros. And the lettuce was red? Or was it cabbage...I couldnt tell.
I want to come back because I know this place has great potential. Next time I go, I have to get the Souvlaki Lamb and Beef gyros plate.
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Reviewer: Dan
Total Reviews: 71
Reviewed: 9/21/2007
Rating: 8
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It was finally time to shop for a new iPod so figured I would pay a visit to Gyros Gyros, just a half-block away from the Apple Store in Palo Alto. It's been a while since I have eaten here. I arrived about 11:45 on a Wednesday and the place was pretty quiet. I usually rate Med places on both Gyros and Falafel. I was feeling like the latter, so I ordered the Falafel plate for just over 8 bucks and sat down. My timing was good. Not 5 minutes after I sat down, a crowd descended on the place. The room was was literally filled with people waiting for food to go, and the ordering line went out the back door. As a result, service was a bit slow and it took about 8 minutes to get my food, even though I ordered early. Whatever.
My meal – a generous amount of food for the location and price: 5 good-sized falafel balls on top of a greek salad, a large serving of hummus, yogurt sauce, pita bread, and some kind of cold vegetable tapanade. I'm guessing the latter was artichokes, peppers and tomatoes, but it was kind of hard to tell. Whatever it was, it was damn good. Falafel balls were fresh and moist, but about average, not quite as nice as good as those at Med Wraps or Robaii. Plus they had an off-taste, kind of bitter. The hummus tasted fresh, homemade and was pretty garlicky too. Good stuff. The orange-colored yogurt sauce made a good dip, and had a nice flavor which complemented everything else. The pita bread was store bought and nothing special. All in all, I had a nice lunch and polished my plate. I would order this again, despite the falafel ball mediocrity. Total price was around $8 though. A bit on the high side for falafel plate. Maybe 8.0 so far.
On my next visit I came before noon and it was pretty dead again. I hemmed and hawed over the menu and the guy at the counter was a bit rude about it. (kind of a New York moment.) I ordered the lamb and beef gyro wrap and paid just under $7 - about average. I sat down and dug in. The whole thing was grilled, so the lavash bread was warm with nice texture and crispy edges. Meat: pretty tasty and fairly tender. Veggies and sauce were good but not evenly distributed, leaving some parts dry others too wet. Still, this was a better lamb/beef wrap than House of Falafel, but not nearly as good as Dish Dash. I'll have to give it a 7.5. Like my previous visit, it got very busy at around noon, and I was happy I was not in the long line.
Not a stranger to overkill, I visited once more recently since I had an errand in the area. I arrived for lunch around 12:50 and the line was about 6 people deep, I waited a few minutes in line and then ordered the chicken schwarma plate. It was tough to find an open table but lucked out when a few people left (so I sat with dirty dishes for a few minutes) Then I waited another 5 minutes for my food, not terrible considering the crowd. My meal was quite tasty. The chicken rocked –it was super moist, tender and flavorful. The only problem was it seemed like they skimped on the quantity. The portion should have had been 50% bigger. The rice was delicious and moist. The salad was good also, with nice quality tomatoes and lettuce. And once again the orange-colored yogurt sauce was included, upping the meal a notch. Total cost was $10 and change. I really enjoyed my meal, but can't give it more than an 8 based on the smallish portion of the chicken.
With its convenient location and good food I will eat at Gyros Gyros again, but it won't be my first choice for Med food in the area.
Pros: Great food; good location
Cons: Can get too crowded at peak hours; sometimes slow service; small portion sizes for some meals |
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Reviewer: wchane
Total Reviews: 141
Reviewed: 9/2/2006
Rating: 7.5
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We were in the mood for a no-frills and modestly priced dinner today and decided on gyros-gyros.
As we entered we made our way to the counter and ordered a chicken gyro souvlaki plate ($9.XX) and a chicken kabob souvlaki plate ($10.XX) and beverages ($1.XX). We got our numbers and found ourselves a table.
About 10 minutes later our orders appeared, two plates full of chicken, cucumber salad, rice and a little tub of some tangy sauce. On a seperate plate was a stack of quarter'd pita bread and I asked the waiter if it was ok to get a little tub of hummus, he ended up bringing me a small hummus plate.
Hummus - I don't know how hummus is supposed to taste like, but I know I did like theirs, especially since it didn't cost me anything.
Chicken Kabob - about 6 nuggets of chicken, a pretty good portion. the outside was dry and chared, the very inside was still moist however maybe 3-4mm out was dry. ok, not bad.
Rice - It could be uncle ben's for all I know, but I do like their rice here. I think it's cooked using chicken broth.
Salad - Good, nothing fancy, just diced cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, and some olives tossed in a vinegrette.
Pita - Store bought.
Served on the side were one kalamata olive w/pit and a pepper.
The only difference between the Chicken Kabob and the Chicken Gyro is that the gyro is already sliced and you don't get the odd pieces of green bell pepper and white onion. So if you're lazy save a buck and get the Chicken Gyro Plate. Stuff the chicken, rice, salad and tart sauce in a pita bread and enjoy.
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