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| - I am so glad I found this place. Finally a decent Döner! If you're missing the Turkish Döner the way it's served in Germany, check this place out.
I have been searching in vain for Döner in every state I visit, looking for a sandwich close to the kind I grew up with in Germany. (Yes, people think it's silly that I want a Turkish sandwich, but I want it they way it's served in Germany...but if you've ever had it, then you know why.) I didn't even know this joint existed, but I happened to stop at the PV Mall and pass through the food court. Thought I was seeing things when I saw the "Döner Kebab" sign. My head did an involuntary swivel back to double-check. Like, what?!?! Even though I'd already eaten lunch earlier, I walked right up, saw they had the fluffy Turkish bread option for the lamb Döner, and ordered it. Oh, it was so good. Was it 100% the "German Turkish Döner" of my childhood? No, but it had all the elements and was like 90% there. The bread and the tzatziki were right on. The meat was the only thing that took it down a teeny tiny notch. It was cooked on the vertical broilers (which is great), but seemed more like the formed and pressed loaf of seasoned meat you find at many gyro places, rather than actual thin, marinated slices of lamb threaded on to the broiler skewer. It was still very tasty though, as it was well seasoned and had the nice browned bits from being broiled. The taste was close enough anyway. I closed my eyes and I was back in Germany, eating a standing table on a cobblestone walkway in front of our local Döner stand. Mmm. Coming back down to earth, I acknowledge that, yes, it's just a sandwich, so I don't want to oversell it, but it's THE sandwich to me. Heretofore, it was like the white whale of sandwiches! Lol. Now I don't need a plane ticket to Europe when I crave it.
It's in the PV Mall food court, so you're not there for ambiance. It's counter service. The people were very nice. Their menu offered variety of grilled meat in either sandwich form or as combo plates.
Worth a visit. Do check it out. I will definitely return for that Döner even though I live across the Valley.
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