The Best Gyro On Earth!
Anyone who really knows me knows that I am a die hard Zorba's Gyro fan. They have now been dethroned as the best Gyro I have ever eaten.
We first went to Steve's the day I bought my Porsche. We both parked on the street. F.Y.I. Parking is free in two lots off West 24th Street, including the Market's Tenant Association-maintained parking lot just east of the Market off of Lorain. I believe there is a 2 hour limit though.
Once we found Steve's we went to the back of the line which was out of the market and pass the double doors in the back of house, truck unloading area. The line did more pretty fast though.
I can't tell you how many times we were asked "What are you in line for?" I said "a gyro" and they would say "That better be a damn good gyro." The only thing that pissed me off about waiting was all the the rude people in the market. No one says "Excuse Me" anymore? People would just walk up to the line trying to get pass and not say anything and just expect you to make a path for them.
Who do the think you are? Moses?!
Once we got to the counter to order both ladies working were very nice. My wife and I each got a jumbo and our daughter got a regular. A regular gyro is $8 and a jumbo is $10. A jumbo could easily feed two to three people. Just buy some extra pita's and you'll have gyro's for days. We got our sauce on the side as we were taking ours back home to Pittsburgh before we could dive into them.
Once we got home we nuked them for a few seconds and then added the sauce. OMG!!!! FREAKING OUTSTANDING! I waited about 1 hour for the gyro and would have waited 2 hours it was that good! The pita was soft and buttery and the meat was cooked to perfection! Nice and tender and juicy! Totally worth all of the aggravation and waiting!
You should try to get to Steve's before 2pm on weekends to ensure you get a gyro. We went again this pass Saturday around 3pm and were told that the women in front of us was their last customer of the day. :( Oh well we went and had a great meal at Zanzibar so it was all good.
Steve's is cash only however there is a PNC ATM a couple doors down West 25th Street from the entrance to the produce side of the market. And a no name high fee charging ATM right near Steve's if you don't have cash on you.