Greek House

Right, so... I haven't eaten here in years. But I was doing reviews and sod it, I'm going to do one on one of my favorite restaurants of all time. There's about 10 pounds of my girth that are the sole responsibility of this old beast of a restaurant, and it did my heart a little good to check and see that it's still kicking around.

When I used to come here, it was back when I was a student (like most of the clientele). Was on lunch one day, and someone said 'try it out.' I'd never had real gyro. Now I live among greek restaurants and diners that have these pressed pre-packaged ... things, and it makes me pine for the first day I walked into this little diner. I opened the door, and the aroma of the spiced meat as it spun slowly on rotisseries behind the counter made my mouth water and my eyes pop. I'd had what people called gyros up until then, and that day I had the first real gyro. I annoy restaurants where I live constantly by asking them if they do certain things because I'm picky about my gyros... why? Because of this restaurant.

You are not coming for gourmet fare. That's not the point. You're coming for fast, short-order gyro dishes prepared on a very simple menu for extremely reasonable prices and for a fast meal. That's what you're here to get, and you're going to get REALLY good gyro meat. It's the kind of meat that gets you addicted to mediterranean cooking. You learn to love the sight of the knife slicing jaggedly down the trundling bundle of meat as it sizzles. You learn to know the smell of it when it hits your nostrils. And you put up with the lines (because god but I assume there are still lines in this restaurant to this day. I used to wait 15-20 minutes for a meal in peak hours, but you never heard me complain.).

Keep in mind, and take this from someone who really did pack on 10-20 pounds in college by eating HERE specifically? You're going to want to watch how often you eat here. It's good food. The meat's good meat. But those portions are not light. But, if you like your meat savory and aromatic, and if you crave the taste of real greek street food? And you're in Norman? Eat here.