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How to find a good gyro

Most American gyro meat comes off a commercially produced cone of blended beef and lamb, and there is nothing dishonest about that — it is what the dish became here. But a handful of places stack their own pork or chicken, and the difference is immediate.

What separates a good one from a bad one

Hand-stacked meat, where you can find it — In Greece the gyro is usually pork, stacked in layers on the spit. A place doing that rather than slicing a commercial cone is rare and worth seeking out.
Crisped on the flat-top after shaving — Even cone meat is transformed by a minute on the griddle. Limp, grey gyro meat went straight from spit to pita.
Pita that is oiled and grilled — Thick Greek-style pita, brushed and warmed. Cold supermarket pita is the most common failing.
Tzatziki that is thick and sharp — Strained yoghurt, a lot of garlic, cucumber squeezed dry. Thin, watery tzatziki has not been drained.
Fries in the wrap, on request — The Greek way. A place that offers it is following the tradition rather than the American adaptation.

What to order

Pork gyro, if available — The Greek default and usually the best thing on the menu.
Chicken gyro — Lighter, and a good test of whether they marinate.
A gyro plate — Meat, rice or fries, salad, tzatziki, pita. Easier to judge the components separately.
Souvlaki as a comparison — Skewered grilled cubes rather than spit meat. Different dish, same counter, and often better.
Loukoumades after — Honey-soaked dough balls, if they have them.

How Savor Scout looks for it

Gyro searches read for hand-stacked and pork mentions, which are rare and indicate a Greek kitchen rather than a general grill. Tzatziki texture is the other thing reviewers reliably comment on, and the matcher reads for it.

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