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| - I've been coming to Stephano's for years and I have never been disappointed.
Today I got the Gyro Salad, and it was good. At first glance it looks like a paltry amount of sliced Gyro meat, but looks are deceiving. There is plenty of meat to create a nice balance with all of the other salad ingredients which include: fresh and bright green romaine lettuce, Roma tomatoes, a generous amount of crumbled feta cheese, Greek olives, and overly substantial amount of sliced raw white onions (note: sizes of onion slices are also overly substantial). The salad is also served with 2 grilled pitas, so it's not a light meal.
I recommend the salad; the dressing is basic but good with red wine vinegar and dried oregano as dominating flavors. The gyro meat is grilled which is a nice touch, because like 99% of all gyro joints, Stephano's uses the factory processed gyro force meat that tends to be salty, but the grilling cuts down on the saltiness. They also take the time grill the pita bread and it makes a world of difference in the flavor and is much appreciated.
Stephano's only gets 3 stars from me for many reasons. The prices are pretty high for a quick lunch place, my lunch was around $9.00 and there wasn't much to the preparation. There was no perception of value, especially since it caters to people on a students' budget. The amount of raw onions were insane. I love raw onions but even after picking most of them off, I could feel the sulphurous onion essence seeping from my pores. I'm going to class for the next 5 hours and I feel bad for those that have to sit around me. Another thing that is hurting the star rating of Stephano's is the fact that they use those annoying pagers to notify you that your order is ready. The pagers are constantly going off around you, they are annoying and stupid.
A few final notes; the free wifi is great and they do have a lunch/student special which offers a free drink with certain orders. If you go during lunch, avoid the lunch rush (12:30 until 2:00 ish) it can get uncomfortably crowded in there.
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