Central Gyros reopened recently after a fire one year ago in the storefront next door, which closed the Greek restaurant for 10 long months. What survived at the restaurant, first opened in 1972, not ...

Souvlaki is more than a typical Greek restaurant; it is an experience. A larger-than-life sign ushers you inside, similar to the swirling blue and red stripes of a barber’s pole. The glass door creaks ...

When Nick and Laura Cowlen decided to roll out the city’s first Greek food truck in 2010, there were only five local food trucks (now there are over 100). Go! Gyro! Go! became an instant hit, ...

Gyros and shawarma. Call them shaved meat sandwiches. Or just simply refer to them as delicious slices of meaty yum tucked into griddle warmed pita. Actually, I don’t care what you call them, just get ...

At many gyro spots around town, it’s easy to drop almost eight bucks on a single pita sandwich, and that’s before you spring for fries and a drink. Well, here’s a little secret for you: Most gyro meat ...

While gyros were undoubtedly invented in Greece, enterprising Chicagoans played a surprisingly important role in popularizing the meaty sandwich across the United States. Starting in the 1970s, local ...

Ever since people figured out fire millions of years ago, there’s been a primal allure to roasting meat over a bed of crackling flames. From a medieval suckling pig to store-bought rotisserie chicken, ...