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| - Familiar with the word DONER? (Yes, with a D, please.)
A) If so, please skip the following and head straight to the Village Grec.
B) No?! Then read on.
The doner is actually a mixed meats vertical roast, similar to the arab "shawarma" or the "shish taouk". Village Grec's roast is made from a mix of pork, lamb and beef. To that they add some fat to keep the roast super moist as well as slices of tomatoes and onions to add some taste.
(More info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_(food) & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab)
I discovered Village Grec in the mid 90's when my dad's childhood [Greek] friend talked to him about it and how this was the best place in or around town for gyros (pronounced "yeeroh"; another term used for doners). Ever since then, I've been hooked. Every once in a while, we'd go eat there or take-out a few pita sandwiches filled with tomatoes, onions, herbs and crispy yet juicy doner meat. Y.U.M.M.Y.
And now, over 15 years later and almost 30, VG's reputation still stands and the food is as delicious as it was when I was a kid! I still find the owner in the kitchen prepping his clients' favourite platters and sandwiches. As for the customers per se, you'll find there a variety of different people; from the little groups of youngsters at night, to the workers coming in singles for lunch and the yuppies meeting up for a quick bite after work... without forgetting the Greeks of all ages (always a *good* sign the food and service are great).
If I go with a group of friends, we often order little mezze to nibble on before our pièce de résistance; I would definitely recommend you try the fried calamari (good to share with *at least* 3 other people if you have a full plate of meat/sandwich + salad + fries and/or rice), the pikilia (I believe the word actually means "a selection of" or "a variety of" and the plate is a selection of mezze - VG serves the most popular, e.g.: olives, tzatziki, taramosalata, feta, tiropita, spanakopita and dolmadakia) and the loukaniko (Greek sausage).
I like to have my gyro with just salad and fries - which I love to dip in the dripping tzatziki and even sometimes put in my sandwich (that's apparently how the Greeks do it!). While it is an exquisitely delicious, it is quite a heavy meal; if I have it for lunch, then I only eat a very light dinner if I have it for dinner, then... I go for a 5 hour run before going to bed (well, er, no, I really don't... but you know what I mean ;p ).
Kali Orexi ! ;-)
PS Bring cash... as I have never seen the interact or credit card machine work.
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