I stopped by Jones Fried Chicken on Fondren to try their version of this dish again.
Both places use lamb gyro meat but here it was much juicier and flavorful, not overcooked and dried out. The sauce is thicker and creamier. It was also much tarter than I remembered. There’s a little kernel corn, a couple of tomato slices, a rather copious amount of raw onion and a very modest amount of iceberg lettuce in one corner. Another huge difference is the option of putting this over spicy rice, and spicy it was. It was a big plus.
To me it’s no contest. The Jones Fried Chicken version is far superior to Gyro King.
It’s a kind of disorganized place and a bit of a rowdy crew at times and it’s not in the best neighborhood, back behind the old run-down Sharpstown Mall in an old James Coney Island. They still do hot dogs and burgers and the original draw - fried chicken - which is pretty good. The pieces are small because it’s Halal.
Get it with the spicy rice.
Okay, now I’ve done my homework and I’m ready for the first location of Halal Guys to open so I can find out what supposedly I’ve been missing.
