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| - My friend had just bought a new car and we were out cruising. We were hungry and stumbled on this place in sleepy Peoria. And they were open at 8:30 on a Tuesday night. There was only one customer and one employee, Sam.
My friend placed his order and Sam asked him "two"? I was going to order my own meal but Sam turned away and started cooking the order, ignoring me. I thought how inefficient, he's going to cook the whole thing THEN take my order. He was working his butt off in the open kitchen. It was nice to see they had a clean grill and spotless cookers, not a microwave in sight. He was so busy cooking the order from scratch I couldn't get his attention. When he was finally bagging my friends to-go order I was able to interrupt him and explain that he must have misunderstood that I also wanted to place an order.
I've seen reviewers get angry about stuff like that. It was plain to see that Sam wasn't being rude or inefficient, there was just a silly misunderstanding. Sam was extremely embarrassed and asked me if he could make something "special" for me ... this was 5 minutes before closing time. He whipped together a feast.
I'll be honest, Sam saved what could have been a 1-star review and turned it into the 5-stars this place deserves.
Why 5-stars? First, fresh and high quality ingredients that are actually prepared to order. Second, cleanliness. Third, flavor. All Greek-style restaurants are NOT the same, everything at Gyro Point has a Mediterranean zip to it and when you consider the entire plate it's a flavor explosion in your mouth. And finally, Sam, who isn't just cruising by in life. He obviously works hard, is honest, and knows how to cook.
By the way, at most restaurants rice is basically just a cheap filler when served with a meal. I seriously could eat a bowl of the long-grain yellow saffron rice here and call it a meal. It's probably the best rice I've ever tasted!
You are missing out if you don't try this place
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