Simply Greek — Restaurant in Derry Township

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My husband and I came back here on our third visit, and I gotta say that it was disappointing. I ordered the same bowl, but this time the meat was scarce and sad looking. They seemed to have given me the scraps off the meat. They were thinner slices and more charred. I was shocked by the presentation. My cucumbers and tomatoes were chopped into chunks, barely seasoned, and hidden under the pita bread. I asked for 2 sauces but they only gave me one. I asked the waitress if I didn’t order the tzatziki and she said she could bring it. It came in a tiny cup, which I emptied out into my bowl. Well, the tzatziki sauce was $1 extra! This is poor business practice because the hummus that I got was too scarce. The bowl is dry so you need some more sauce or vinegar to balance the texture. But they give you very little hummus, which you have to ask for more sauce, but they charge you extra? That seems like a trap to me. Anyways, this time around was way worse than the first time. I’m very skeptical about the lack of consistency of this place. ———————————————————————— Parking was somewhat difficult to find when I pulled up to the restaurant. All the spaces were filled so I had to turn back around and park by the Inn behind it. When we walked in, we got seated right away. It was pretty packed in there so it does get very noisy. My husband and I both ordered the customized bowls. I got the lamb signature and he got the falafel. Both were delicious and tender. I was very impressed, considering it’s rare to find that in this area. I got mine with mixed greens, rice with quinoa, and the cucumber with tomatoes salad. I will say that the cucumber and tomatoes salad could be improved. It very much lacked flavor. A little vinegar and more olive oil with a squeeze of lemon would’ve served better in taste. It was very bland and the tomatoes were a bit mushy. However, the highlight was the pita bread. You can tell that they’re freshly baked because of the soft, billowy texture of the pita and the warmth when you bite into it. Service was prompt, but you may have to wait longer when they’re busy. They asked if we wanted to order desserts but both of us were very full from the entrees that we passed. Next time, I would like to try their baklava. I’ve been to many Greek restaurants outside of Central PA and this is pretty good compared to the other places I’ve been to in larger cities. So glad we checked...

A Gyro So Good It Gave Me a Spiritual Awakening

I thought I knew what a good gyro was—until I stepped into the newly renovated Simply Greek. I had been to their old location before, and my expectations were sky-high, but nothing could have prepared me for the earth-shattering, taste-bud-igniting experience I was about to have.

The moment I walked in, I was greeted by a pristine, modern dining room, impeccably organized with a takeout section on the left and a welcoming dine-in space on the right. Everything gleamed as if the restaurant itself knew it was about to deliver something legendary.

Now, let’s talk about the gyro. I ordered the classic regular gyro, while my wife got the chicken gyro loaded with extra vegetables. From the very first bite, my Apple Watch buzzed in panic, detecting a mini heart attack—not from distress, but from sheer culinary euphoria.

The gyro meat was an absolute masterpiece—juicy, tender, exploding with deep, savory flavor. The charred, crispy edges gave way to the perfect density of chew, a texture so divine it could only have been crafted by the hands of a gyro master. Just when I thought my senses couldn’t take any more, the tzatziki sauce cascaded across my tongue like a lemon-dill symphony—light, creamy, and kissed with just the right amount of tang to balance the richness of the meat.

Then came the fresh, crisp onions and the plump, sun-ripened tomatoes, each one delivering a vibrant pop of brightness that sent my soul soaring. And the pita—oh, the pita. Warm, pillowy, griddle-kissed perfection. Soft yet chewy, steaming with anticipation, it embraced the gyro like a lover, holding it together in a passionate embrace of flavor and texture.

This wasn’t just the best gyro I’ve ever had—it was a life-changing experience. To eat another gyro elsewhere would feel like betraying a first love, a temptation I simply cannot allow. I’ve already marked my next visit in my calendar, because Simply Greek has given my life new meaning. If you haven’t been here yet, drop everything, get in your car, and go—you owe it...

Stopped in here for dinner recently based on the great reviews and the online menu, which offered a lot of my personal favorites. I would've loved to try all the dips, but settled on a sampler of the tyrokafteri, melitsanosalata, and skordalia. These came along a generous amount of toasted pita and cucumbers. The skordalia was the star, reminding me of my mom's version, and many I've had in Greece over the years. The melitsanosalata was also very good — smoky with just a hint of acidity from the RWV. The least interesting was the whipped feta dip: no heat, way too light & creamy. I'd love to try the fava, tzatziki & the taramasalata next time.

The Greek salad was proper in that it had NO LETTUCE, and the feta was resting atop it, in slabs. None of that crumbled nonsense. The dressing was also great — just olive oil, RWV, s&p, oregano, but the tomatoes of course were sad, hard, flavorless. My fault for ordering choriatiki in November ;-)

The spanakopita was very good, heavy on the dill, easy on the feta, and with super-crispy phyllo, and also came with a ginormous side of romaine showered in feta.

Both the lamb and the pork souvlakia were absolutely perfectly seasoned — transporting me back to a tiny kiosk in Patras selling tiny wooden skewers of souvlaki — but both meats were a bit too fatty overall, and the lamb wasn't the best cut.

We were too stuffed for my favorite Greek dessert, loukoumades, but we took home a piece of ekmek that scratched the itch for something sweet :-)

I would def go back to try their youvetsi, moussaka, and other...