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Old 01-26-2024, 11:36 PM   #1
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Oddly enough, out here in rochester, most of the family owned diners have pretty acceptable gyros...

Alao, if you ever get down to the south side look up andys in south holland/thornton... used to end up eating there at least once a week, killer beefs, even better steak sammichs, and fries that are as good or better than mc donalds...
I've been at a couple places in the NY/NJ metro area where I've asked for a 'Yerohsz' and got the deer in the headlight stare. When I'd spell it out, they'd say it's pronounced 'GIE-RO'. I'd say that calling it that in Chicago's Greek Town would cause them a world of hurt.
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Old 01-28-2024, 11:54 AM   #2
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I've been at a couple places in the NY/NJ metro area where I've asked for a 'Yerohsz' and got the deer in the headlight stare. When I'd spell it out, they'd say it's pronounced 'GIE-RO'. I'd say that calling it that in Chicago's Greek Town would cause them a world of hurt.
Up here in rochester (about 7 hrs from the nyc/nj metro area) they call em yerohz, so no issue there...LOL and agreed... call it a giero in chitown and the greeks will mob you.... my sister in law is greek is greek LOL

Side note, out here in rochester i had one waitress actually commend me for "actually knowing how to say gyro"


 
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