Greek Eats has been mentioned plenty on this board but if you, like me, find yourself in the parking lot of a place and want a quick reference guide, you may be too hungry to search through all of these threads (below), so I thought I’d create one FOR THE PLACE.
Needed to do a run to Trader Joe’s so I thought I’d finally give this place a try; I can see why some of you have talked about it–the food was fresh, serving was more than adequate for the price, and it was a quick in and out. I settled on The Greek (gyro), which ironically had pork instead of the lamb/beef mixture. I probably should have had that one so I could compare it to the Greek Spot version, but…I didn’t.
I thought it was very tasty, plenty full of meat, and it was a perfect lunch. If I have ONE objection, it’s to the addition of fries. In the gyro. HUUUUH? The Falafel Hut in Montclair does this in their falafel sandwiches too and I just don’t get it! Won’t prevent me from going back–just sayin’. Oh, and I got a Spanikopita Empanada to go; will report after I have it.
REALLY?!? Now I feel better about them; had no idea.
In other news, @NotJrvedivici is right–that empanada was excellent! And the sauce that came with it was, too! I kept thinking that maybe they mixed tzatziki with ranch dressing, but wasn’t 100% sure, so I just looked up their menu: GRANCH DRESSING Greek yogurt buttermilk dressing with fresh herbs
YUM!
I like fries on my sandwich. Have you ever been to the Grease Trucks in New Brunswick? Most of their sandwiches have fries… for example I would get a Fat Elvis I believe… cheesesteak, gyro meat, fries, mozzerella sticks, and I would usually add porkroll and an egg to it. On top is lettuce, tomato, onion, white sauce, and hot sauce.
@CurlzNJ I highly recommend the empanadas at Caneda’s in Toms River, NJ. They make a really good Chorizo and Goat Cheese empanada. I also highly recommend the chimichuri sauce (I believe that’s what they said… it’s a green sauce). Ask them for a large extra side when you leave because you will want to use it on everything… salad, homefries at breakfast, etc.
@CurlzNJ you may have seen some of my posts but try the platters. I think they are a much better value. You can get everything that comes in a gyro but not stuffed in bread…and a lot more for like 2 extra bucks. Well as I think of it, maybe you can’t get fries but I never asked. The staff here is really friendly and looking to please.
You get a large plate, with bread, and you pick all the “sides” you want. I literally stack this thing up until food is falling off the metal dish. So for 2 or 3 bucks more or so you can literally get 3 times the weight in food and I am not exaggerating. Ask @Metsfan86 lol This is probably one of those things that won’t last too long. And so far I haven’t had a sauce I didn’t like. They have ranch, traditional tzaziki, Sriracha ( not very spicy) and others. Don’t get me wrong, the gyros are good but after eating the platters I will never go back.
I get two meals out of a dish everytime. I’m not sure where else you can get two decent meals for 5 and change a piece
That’s what I remembered about your posts, but I just didn’t feel hungry enough when I was there; didn’t even think about just taking home the leftovers, which I do almost everywhere! Next time for sure.
Speaking of bargains, they had signs all over the place for $5 gyros Mon-Fri from 3-5pm… @joonjoon
CJ I feel so dumb for never figuring out the platter trick. I usually load up on the gyro and force it all down as it’s my go to spot when the fan is away and it’s a bachelor night. I need to try this. They def load up whatever you want. I do go sans fries though. I always thought maybe I was special since I usually go pretty close to close, by I used not. Def a place to check out. Hits my Greek fix and so much better than any other quick eats spot.
Give it a shot. I think you will see what I mean. Just tell the person behind the counter to load up what you want and I guarantee it will be a lot of food. They normally just do a scoop of what you ask for but I politely ask them to throw a few down and they happily do it.
def agree on the extra- I usually end up with a half pound of Feta and a liter of tzatziki on it. I was actually overwhelmed by the meat last time…I can never wait to eat it back home so I eat n the car and end up with a good amount on my pants…the picked onions are another I stack…gotta find a night to head there soon…
Great suggestions all. Went here the other day. Got half chicken/half pork plate with gigante beans, brown rice, granch dressing, and a huge scoop of just about every topping offered.
Delicious and awesome value for the price, but I feel like the meat kind of gets lost in the dish when stacked so high with other toppings. May have to go double meat next time.
