My fave Gyro, and I've had a *lot* of meat in my day. So you know the songs "Gyro" (as in, I can be your Gyro, baby), by Tzatziki Iglesias, as well as "(We Could Be) Gyros" by David Bowie, "My Hero" by the Food Fighters, "(And Then A) Gyro (Comes Along)" by Marinade Carry-out, and the song "Gyro" by those wizards of haunting, moving music - Nickelback - and the very controversial, outspoken "We Don't Need Another Gyro" (um, yes we do) by Pita Turner.
Not to mention "Working Class Gyro" by John Lemon-potatoes and the even more poignant, meaningful protest song "Gyros In A Half-Pita" by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
What to get: A Gyro, DUH. (Don't get the pork one, lol).
Well I'm jumping on the bandwagon I wrote a Gyro song, which I wrote with Bonnie Tyler in mind. Here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f_HsjpSVaI
"Holding Out For A Gyro"
Original Lyrics:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bonnietyler/holdingoutforahero.html
Where have all the Greek men gone
And where are all the Gods?
Where's the meat-wise Hercules
To knead the rising dough?
Isn't there some white sauce upon some fiery meat?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
I need a Gyro!
I'm holding out for a Gyro 'til the end of the night
It's gotta be hot
And he's gotta be big
And he's gotta be fresh and done right!
I need a Gyro
I'm holding out for a Gyro 'til the morning light
It's gotta be good
And it's gotta be soon
And it's gotta be larger than life
So I'm a Gyro fanatic, and I think I've found the best Chicago-style Gyro in existence. I'd like to send out a massive thank you to Ben, he made me go here, he was absolutely right. It rocked my world.
What is a Chicago-style Gyro? It's usually manufactured in Chicago, a spindle of smooth looking cylindrical ground beef-and-lamb. The Greek-style versions use Pork, and the Shawarma-style Middle Eastern versions (as well as Turkish Doner) use chunky grizzly meat that is sliced (and is also lovely), however, Chicago Gyro meat is shiny and smooth and distinctive. The most common Gyro in the US is the Chicago Gyro. What you think of as a Gyro is probably this one. And Gyro World's version is the tastiest I think I've ever had.
Why is this Gyro the best? The meat is delicious, spiced, flavourful, and plentiful. The pita is fluffy, hot, tasty, and perfect. The salad is fresh. The sauce is garlicky and yogurty and exactly what you want it to be. Everything combines into the perfect Gyro. Actually it's fairly greasy, but I love greasy. It's "the perfect greasy Gyro" perhaps. I was absolutely full when I walked in here from eating too much food. And yet I devoured every bite of this enormous Gyro. Well done, GW. Thank you so much Ben.
It's not just the food. I think the decor is *so* much fun. I have a lot more pix of it which I will upload later. Their bathrooms downstairs are nice too. While the wait time is often extensive and the price isn't exactly dirt cheap, the service was fantastic. The young guy and young girl serving me were making conversation, they were sweet, happy, excited and enthusiastic, even though the place was really busy. I appreciated it. It made me feel like home while I was waiting for my Gyro.
One thing, people. Be really careful crossing Northern out front. People severely speed down this quadruple-lane-in-either-direction main road. They come fast and they change lanes randomly, and if you're crossing the street to get to Gyro World, it can be very treacherous. It's not worth getting hurt, or worse, for a Gyro. Okay, it probably is worth it, but still. Waiting one extra minute won't kill you. Running across this street, though, just might.
Other best Gyros in the country: for real Pork, try BZ Grill in Queens. Atlanta: Nick's on the East Side. Jimmy's King Gyro in Davenport, IA is amazing, greasy, reminds me of GW. Mike & Tony's in Pitt (a legend), best pitas. Central Gyros in Chicago, where it all started. Holy Land in Minneapolis. And the amazing Oakland Gyros in Milwaukee. Try them all! Thank me later! But most of all...
Come to Flushing (of all places) for my favourite Chicago-style Gyro in the country. It's so orgasmically good, it is straight in at #1 on my list.
Now let's finish the review with more Bonnie Tyler, who is still, as we speak, Holding Out For A Gyro.
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
I need a Gyro!
I'm holding out for a Gyro 'til the end of the night
It's gotta be hot
And he's gotta be big
And he's gotta be fresh and done right!
I need a Gyro
I'm holding out for a Gyro 'til the morning light
It's gotta be good
And it's gotta be soon
And it's gotta be larger than life
And it's gotta be larger than Fox's c...
(Bonnie Tyler stops singing)
Bonnie: "What the f*** is this? Who are you, Robin Thicke?"
Fox: "No... not Robin. Just Thicke." read more