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| - I love this place, but it's EXTREMELY INCONSISTENT. The prices are very reasonable, especially for the gyro.
Any gyro is fine--stick with the pork if you don't want to experiment. If they even have lamb, it can be overly fatty. I think they used to get a lot of complaints about it because they will often warn people that it can be fatty. It's fine that it can be fatty, but sometimes it's just more fat than meat.
The Greek salad is probably one of the best salads that you can get from a restaurant in Toronto.
The pita with olive paste is such a bonus.
The Greek fries are worth getting.
Many of the items on their menu might be unavailable when you visit, depending on the day, week, or month. Things like the calamari are one of the items usually unavailable--which is a shame because it's also one of the best orders of calamari in the city.
If you get a meal here when the cooks are at their best, you will get one of the best meals. It's just a shame that it's a 50/50 chance of getting a below average meal if you go on the wrong day, or if the wrong guys are cooking, or if their kitchen stock isn't in top shape.
Yes, the wait staff can be pretty bad, but they do tend to hire people who are newer to Canada, and it's extremely busy in there the majority of the time. The longer term staff probably already realized that they are still packed every day, even with their half-assed service. The best tip to deal with them is to just call them over, don't just sit around expecting to be treated like royalty.
PS: I had a good laugh at the guy below who claims that the gyro served at Messini's isn't authentic. I guess that dude didn't see the Wikipedia page for gyro.
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