Comments on: Akdeniz’s Gyro “Burrito” is Pretty Freakin’ Tasty (If You Don’t Forget the Sauce)

By: Mira

Mira — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:58:49 +0000

FrankieTony, hilarious. :)

By: flippant

flippant — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:47:14 +0000

obviously that earlier post by syah was too long to bother reading . . . .

By: flippant

flippant — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:44:13 +0000

if its turkish, shouldn’t the concoction be called a dÃ¶ner?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:50:45 +0000

I often order from Akdeniz when I stay late at the office, and I really enjoy it. Another dish of theirs that fits into the midtown lunch mold, and which I think is better than their sandwiches, is their surprisingly filling red lentil soup. It comes with a delicious hunk or two of fresh baked Turkish bread that can almost make me forgive them for what they did to the Armenians.

Also, who is this Syah Qazi guy? And why would I want to engage in “mental arithmatic” to read his uninteresting rambling? Wouldn’t it just be easier for him to be semi-articulate?

By: Syah Qazi

Syah Qazi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:14:14 +0000

FrankieTony alias Douchebagsayswhat

Practice reading long sentences and doing mental arithmetic. You may ward off senility for the next six months, or maybe not.

By: FrankieTony

FrankieTony — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:50:01 +0000

Syah Qazi –

6th – wait, we’re already asleep from the first five. Thanks for recommending a nameless hole in the wall that we should all try next time we’re all outside Istanbul’s covered bazaar. Awesome recommendation. As one good turn deserves another, I know a great bar on the planet Tatooine you should check out the next time you’re hitch-hiking through the galaxy. Great conch fritters. It’s right across the street from the Imperial checkpoint. Douchebagsayswhat?

By: Syah Qazi

Syah Qazi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:33:07 +0000

First of all, when I used to hitch-hike through Greece a few years ago, gyro was called by its Turkish name doner. Second, doner/gyro varies by city and region all through Turkey and Greece in spices, filler etc. Third, doner/gyro is ground lamb (sometimes beef) and is best when cooked with a real wood fire (there is a hole in the wall just outside Istanbul’s covered bazar that I especially recommend). Fourth, shawarma, which is Arabic, uses whole pieces of lamb or chicken, often marinated in spices, and so more to my taste. Fifth, Zeytinz has a great chicken shawarma sandwich every weekday, except for Wed (or Thursday) when they have lamb/beef doner. I only have five fingers on my right hand, and I have yet to learn to count fingers on my left hand, so I have to stop.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:16:03 +0000

one of the options that’s available but not mentioned anywhere – you can ask for them to add grilled jalapenos to your sandwich. adds a great kick for spice-monkeys

By: blair

blair — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:06:47 +0000

the ground beef and lamb “sandwich” is good as well, will have to try the gyro meat version. i love that they give you the sauces on the side – the bread doesn’t get all gummy and gross while you transport it back to the office.

By: Adam Prato

Adam Prato — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:45:51 +0000

Ahh, my favorite restaurant is lurking in that picture just a few doors down. Ipanema is my favorite of all the brasil row restaurants.