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| - When first walking into the small restaurant, one is greeted with stylish decor and a small but diverse menu. U of A alumni be warned, this restaurant is clearly catering to ASU students, with pitchfork flags and a menu item affectionately named after everyone's favorite Sun Devil. Overall, it is a fun, upbeat, CLEAN place to walk into and you would enjoy eating inside if you choose. They even accept M&G which is great for ASU students.
They offer 3 typed of protein: Chicken, Beef and Kisir (a wheat-based protein). I have only had the chicken and the beef, and it must be the way of cooking and thinly cutting the meat because it is always moist and flavorful. You can then choose between fries or salad as a base, or have it as a sandwich. For the $8.99 price, only the fries and the salad or worth it; the sandwich is far too small and the bread is often dry. There are 6 styles of Doner you can get: German, Veggie, Aussie, Mid-East, Southwest and Sparky. All of the doners are good depending on what you like, however there is a problem with consistency that I will get to later. On salad, my favorite is the Mid-East Doner because the tahini sauce goes very well with the salad. On fries (which are the best in the area, by the way) I love the Sparky Doner, which has mac n' cheese, beef and spicy sauce that all taste really good together. I always order the Sparky Doner unless I am in a healthy mood.
Moving on to the drink menu, they offer a variation of coffee drinks. The single espresso is very sour and probably the worst I've ever had in Tempe, but I don't know who would order a single espresso from Doner Dudes except out of pure curiosity which was why I did. The coffee drinks however are delicious, not as sweet as Starbucks but still with a lot of flavor. I love the Turkish Adderall and Hangover RX, which are both as enjoyable as they are appropriately named. For 3.99, you are getting a better, larger drink than from Starbucks at a slightly lower price. No complaints here.
Now for the problem: when I first started going in Fall 2017, I always ordered the Mid-East Doner on salad. They were NOT consistent with what toppings. Sometimes they put this mustard tasting sauce, sometimes they put a tangy darker sauce. Always different ingredients to go on the salad for the exact same Doner. One time (for the first time), they put peanuts on my order which is not listed to go in on the menu. If you have food allergies, I would avoid eating here because there is a risk you could get something you are allergic to. However, this happened a few months ago and ever since I've been ordering the Sparky Doner, which is consistent. It seems that the employees that would mess up the orders are no longer working at the restaurant, and the two that are there currently seem to know what they are doing. Still, I can't say whether all the issues have been fixed because I have only been ordering the Sparky Doner.
Overall, I would rate 4 stars because the food I order is very good, but I have had bad experiences in the past that make me wary of trying other Doners. I also am not a fan of the small size and dry taste of the sandwich option. The fries are the best that you can get in the area, which is impressive considering there is a french fry place right next door. The coffees are wonderful and I would recommend trying as many as you can. The servers are nice and are friendly when you order, but not particularly talkative.
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