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| - I have eaten at Salonikas on 6th St. over a dozen times over the past three years. I would eat here more often if it was more convenient. To me, the gyro here is the best in Pittsburgh. Better than ANY other. Until someone can point me at a Gyro place that makes them like they do in some of the larger cities in the U.S., or like in Greece or Turkey, where they hand make the meat on a spit, it is lamb sliced thin, and placed in layers on a skewer, then slow roasted, and sliced and served while you watch, then Salonikas will remain the best.
Seriously, every single Gyro place around here just buys that big round slab of processed meat, and puts it on a spinner. Folks that say "Oh it is seasoned so perfectly at XXXX" are nuts. No place around here makes their own lamb gyro meat. If you know of one, put it down, I want to go there.
I like Salonikas because I like the pita, it is nice and thick and chewy, and they fry it on the flat top. Places that don't heat the pita (like that place on the Strip that sells Gyros for $5 and he don't even heat the pita?!?!) They STINK!
I like the tszaziki (however you spell it). It is nice and thick and well seasoned. It does not go running down your arm when you take a big honking bite of your gyro.
I like the meat, it is seasoned so perfectly! (!?!?!) Actually, they cook it long enough to make it a bit crusty, and they slice it nice and thin. And they put on a LOT of it.
And all the veg is just right. I wish they used hotter onions, but oh well.
And best of all, they have a bar, that is VERY fairly priced. Especially considering it is located so near the theatre district. I also absolutely like all the other stuff they have, the spanakopata, and the moussaka, and the grape leaves. Pretty much anything they sell.
And keep this in mind, this place is inexpensive. I mean seriously, the negative reviews this place gets all seem to say "the prices are cheap, and tastes it". Well, bull. The food is inexpensive, and what you get for what they charge, is way above what you expect. Like, instead of ground lamb in some dishes, you get ground beef. Still tastes good to me. Not as great as it would be with ground lamb, but it keeps the price down, and it still tastes good.
My favorite time to eat here? New Years eve, or Pittsburgh Light Up Night. I have been here every one of those the past three years, they are packed, you get to have a gyro and a beer. It is just a nice fun time. And considering how busy they are, the staff are all way happier that at some of those pinky-in-the-air joiunts in the theatre district.
Oh, and the customers are all friendly. Nice mix of blue collar and cops and folks getting a bite before or after some event in the cultural district. I REALLLY like this place.
Now, next reviewer who throws down some ignorant review about how some other gyro is better, first, is it a REAL gyro, made with REAL thin sliced lamb, slow cooked on a spit and sliced off fresh and juicy, then PLEASE put the name of the place in your review. I have tried EVERY gyro spot in the city, and quite a few outside it. And I am STILL looking for a REAL gyro made like that. Until then, this place is the best for me.
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