Best gyro

[Firefly831]

Who do u think has the best gyro?
Ive recently rediscovered my love for the sandwich and right now my favorite place is a lil store in a strip mall on I240. Im not even sure what its calle the sing says something about gyros. LoL Its in the mall where panchos is. Wheres your favorite?

[mugofbeer]

The Greek House in NOrman. Hands down - especially for the money

[John1744]

Oliver's Pizza in Harrah makes a solid Gyro.

[RadioOKC]

The Olive Branch - Downtown across from Myriad Gardens. Incredible!!


Chris
www.radiookc.com

[eataroundokc.com]

Lots of great places. One of my favorites is Athen's in Bethany. The gyro meat there is a cut above in my opinion. Try to visit soon, however, as it seems that the current owners are trying to sell the place.

[Martin]

i'll second greek house in norman, just north of boyd on jenkins. out of many, many different places they're still my favorite. bring cash!

mediterranean grill in south okc is pretty good, too... it's just south of i-240 on western.

the next runners up in my book are: athena on sw 59th & penn and zorba's around nw 50th & may.

my favorite place is a lil store in a strip mall on i-240

west of penn on i-240 service road? at one time, at least, that was called anna's.

-M

[soonergolfer]

Olive Branch was really good but I think they have closed.

[Rom]

Lots of great places. One of my favorites is Athen's in Bethany. The gyro meat there is a cut above in my opinion. Try to visit soon, however, as it seems that the current owners are trying to sell the place.

have had them all and agree with this statement 100%

[kevinpate]

The Greek House in NOrman. Hands down - especially for the money

No argument here. Delish!

[sooners83]

I like Zorba's around 63rd and May. Also Sicilian pizza cafe on memorial is great when they give you the gyro sauce... the last few times they gave me a side of ranch instead

Is Greek House in Norman still open? If so I'll try it

[EBAH]

It's not exactly a "standard" Gyro, but Zam Zam is my vote. They have the best meat in the city, the Tzatziki is awesome, and the Pita is delicious. You also get pickled beets, how often do you get to eat high quality pickled beets?

[G.Walker]

of course the best gyro has to be at Akropolis in Midwest City....

[Caboose]

Greek House gyro = Grease sandwich

Zam Zam's are delicious, I enjoy Zorba's as well.

[Dustin]

The only gyro I have had was at Zorbas and it was delish!

[kevinpate]

I... Is Greek House in Norman still open? If so I'll try it

It was last week. Haven't gone anywhere near campus this week. May correct that tomorrow though.

[Edmond Earl]

Greek House in Norman by far....ive tried all the above listed. You can hardly get in the door at lunch.

[soonerguru]

Greek House. Norman. The best gyro sandwich in America.

[foodiefan]

I'll drive out of my way to go to Sweiss on May Avenue just south of NW 23rd!!

[ImTheDude]

Simply Falafel in Edmond has a great gyro. Their beef shish-ka-bob is the best thing i've had on the menu.

[White Peacock]

I love Athena on SW 59th and Penn. The quality can be a bit inconsistent, but the place is run by one woman, working alone, and most of the time the food is excellent.

[OKCisOK4me]

I've got 3 legit places: 1. Sweiss inside of Quail Springs Mall (way better than the one south of 23rd on May) 2. HD Onion Burgers on the NW corner of Rockwell & NW 122nd and 3. Papa Dino's between Lindsey Ave., Phillips St., NE 16th & 17th (a hidden gem for sure)!

[chuck johnson]

I hate to be the Debbie Downer on all this, but most if not all of the places mentioned do not offer real gyros. They're actually processed drums/cones of meat that resemble large rolls of paper towels. Real gyros are made of slabs of meat layered on a vertical spit. Almost all gyro restaurants use the Kronos meat cones. Kronos also produces the vertical spits. If you're in a place that sports the cheesy Kronos Gyros posters you'll know for sure. It will also have a spongy texture. It also comes pre-sliced too, so if the meat is unusually similar in shape and size that's a good clue. This is extremely common practice. Real gyros are very labor intensive and costly. Kronos gyros have become so commonplace that there's little demand for the real thing, even among Greek-Americans.

Having said that, I do find them tasty in the same way I find other fast food tasty. I like the Greek House and Anna's for my fix. I haven't been able to find a real gyro yet. If you know of one, please share. I'll settle for shawarma too. I'm going to Anna's now.



http://www.kronosproducts.com/p-meats1.html


the real deal:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/a...od-anymore-at/

[foodiefan]

OMG. . .that looks incredible!! Is there anywhere closer that one can find the "real deal"?? I just might have to make a visit to my cousin in MD!!

[chuck johnson]

OMG. . .that looks incredible!! Is there anywhere closer that one can find the "real deal"?? I just might have to make a visit to my cousin in MD!!

I haven't been able to find it in the city although I haven't been to every place. It's possible, but it's hard to find in major cities that have larger Greek populations. If you have a grill with an electric rotisserie attachment you can try making it yourself. Since it's horizontal (traditional) you'll need to spend more time basting.

[OKC@heart]

The Greek House in NOrman. Hands down - especially for the money

I have got to agree with this, I have yet to find another gyro that was bigger, and more flavorful, especially for the money! Man now I am missing it severely!