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| - What do you do when your favorite west side "mom & pop" gyro place --aside from outstanding gem Tomo's Sushi--closes its' doors?
Camera pan into the shot of Pita Palms in the continuously growing Goodyear - wait -- wait--it's difficult to view because it's so unassuming and almost overshadowed by Augie's next-door.
Totally a score though, wow!
The ambience is down to earth, made me feel like I was on vacation on an island or somewhere with 3rd world country charms, with the gentle hum of overhead fans and friendly, but unobtrusive, staff/owners that take pride in their craft.
I watched, as we waited for food, and saw the gentleman from the counter hand a To-go bag to customers, look them sincerely in the eyes & shake their hand as if to say, "thank you for your patronage, please come again & enjoy your delicious meal".
Oh, that's right the food.
Our former spot's gyro had a lot of taziki sauce which was fine but made for a messy meal and hid the fact that the meat itself was decent but not excellent.
This Gyro was phenomenal. From the soft toasted bread to the minimal but perfect amount of sauce and the tender moist and generous portion of Gyro meat. The hubs had his favorite Chicken Shawarma -could barely utter the words "Iss izz da bess shwaaa ma..evvvah". Plus their fries & sides? Da bomb.
After an amazing meal for two people that cost the same price as a supersize-me meals or just one entree elsewhere --we let the owner know about how happy we were to find them. He was gracious and thanked us saying he's been in this business for 30 years. It showed.
And get this-- when we told him about the other Mediterranean place nearby that closed down--his first reaction was sincere sadness that a fellow business owner shut down. It left us humbled at this mans' pride in his culture & craft.
If authentic & delectable food, pride of ownership, warm atmosphere & extremely affordable is up your alley, Pita Palms delivers on all fronts. I can't wait to go again!
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