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Last week I had an overwhelming craving for gyros, but I wanted to try somewhere new. I love M&Ts, don't get me wrong; I just felt I'd been letting Yelpers down with a lack of reviews, so off to Lesvos it was. (They're less than a block apart in the South Side, by the way.)
I elected to get a ribeye gyro, since proper gyro meat isn't always my favorite. I know; shoot me. Some days I love it, some days I just want the tzatziki and tomatoes with some kind of charred meat flavor underneath. And that's exactly what I got. The friendly woman at the counter grilled up two thin ribeye steaks and slapped them on a piece of fluffy pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, and tons of tzatziki. Tons. Enough for me, and I'm a sauce addict. (Aside: Why is it so difficult to buy the pocketless fluffy pita at the supermarket?) I could have eaten two of the gyros, but my appetite is a little out of control lately, so I'd say one plus fries is good for the average bear.
There wasn't a combo deal with the ribeye gyro (there is for both chicken and... gyro gyro), but I added an order of fries and was glad I did. These are fresh cut, and properly salted. I think they'd already been fried once and were re-dropped to finish (proper fries should be cooked twice). Not quite of the same caliber as, say, Patch fries, or even Five Guys, but for something I can grab on my lunch break? They're about the same as Southside Steaks' fries, for me.
Took about five minutes to get my order, since it was made to order, and I was the only person there at 11am. Not bad. The inside has cafeteria-style booths and a television if you'd like to eat there. Also? Grape Fanta. Definitely cash only, though! Street parking at lunch is easy; at any other time, not so much.
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