Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Niro's Gyro's

Guyro, Jyrow, Earo, Gearo. No matter how you say it, I love it!!!
I personally pronounce it Earo. I've been told they are lamb or goat, or beef. I really do not care. I'm a meat eater, doesn't matter if it's Mary had a lil lamb, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Bambi, Thumper. I was raised in a big hunting, fishing, frog giggin' family. Bring on the meat.

Tonight Scott is in Richmond Indiana for an overnight work conference. So it was Ryleigh, Dalton and I going to dinner with Andrew to feed later.
We picked Niro's Gyro's.. I believe it's actually Noor's Gyro's now.. But it'll always be Niro's to me..

I have had gyro's at every restaurant in Danville that serves them.. And Niro's is by far the best in town.. Their meat is cooked perfectly, their cucumber sauce is the bomb, their feta is fresh and authentic and their fountain pop is just a little bubblier than the rest.

In addition to the most perfect gyro ever, I also had the most excellent service.
I wish I had gotten the young lady's name.
She was friendly, engaged in the conversation, interested, helpful and seemingly enjoyed her job.

I ordered first. Gyro with feta, fries and a giant fountain pop. I also ordered a "to-go" double gyro for Andrew. She immediately asked if I wanted her to wait until we were almost done, to prepare the "to-go" order. I said "he's 21, he doesn't care if he has to chip ice of it". She laughed and agreed.
Ry and Dalton were being pretty silly. And I looked at her and apologized for their goofiness.. She laughed again and said "oh it's fine, it's just giving me a taste of what I'm in for when mine grow up".
The kids continued to argue over who was copying who because they ordered the same thing. I asked if I could have a shot of tequila with my meal. She smiled and said "it would be great if I could help you out with that".
The kids each ordered 2 cheese dogs and fries. Well Wednesday is a 2 hot dog special. So the wonderful money saving queen said "I'll ring that up as the special, and just add a side of cheese sauce. It'll be less expensive that way". Love her!!! Love anyone that wants to save me a couple bucks.

We sat down and before ya know it she was bringing our food.
She set everything down on the table and then set Andrews order on the bench next to me. She patted the bag and said "there's your to-go order, enjoy your meal", and she was off. I noticed my side order of feta was missing. She was busy waiting on another customer, so I didn't walk up to the counter to ask for it. But before I knew it, she was walking back over to the table, cheese in hand "sorry.. here is your feta".
Technically, this is a fast food place (and the food is fast). The service is so beyond fast food.

The flaws (because you know there is always something with me). The location blows. East Voorhees street really is less than convenient (especially with Voorhees being closed for construction).
The interior is blah. Slightly outdated and not completely spotless.

But if you're tired of the mundane frozen patty or square fish on a bun, head to Niro's (or Noor's, whatever you want to call it). Try a gyro, a Chicago dog even their chicken wings are great..
Because this is my favorite gyro in town, I need you to keep their business up, so we don't lose them.
5 out of 5 tips for freshness, flavor and service.
3 out of 5 tips for cleanliness and decor.