Istanbul grill

new2hood

Had lunch there today. It was really delicious. Probably the best falafel I've had in a long time. And, the gyro platter was great, as were the eggplant spreads, the spinach, and the yogurt dip (all on the cold app list.)

can't wait to order takeout....

firstflight

where is it?

opossumqueen

I think it's the place that is where NoNo used to be.

new2hood

Yup, that's it.

zebra

Their gyro is really something special. They pronounce it JAI-ro there; don't know if that's a Turkish thing - I always say YEE-ro.

pastoralia

They do great delivery too. I love that cold yogurt dip. Good stuff.

henrycurtis

Where was NoNo?

xlizellx

Zebra wrote: Their gyro is really something special. They pronounce it JAI-ro there; don't know if that's a Turkish thing - I always say YEE-ro.

As far as I know, it's not a Turkish thing but rather a most-Americans-are-stupid-and-say-it-Jai-ro-because-it-is-phonetically-said-that-way-in-their-language-and-most-Americans-wouldn't-know-what-a-yee-ro-was-since-it-isn't-spelled-that-way.

Growing up, I said Jai-ro because if I said it the way my family did no one in the stores would know what I was talking about.

booklaw

Henrycurtis, Istanbul is on 7th Avenue at about 7th/8th Streets.

willregistersoon

Gyro is not a Turkish word. Its Greek. The Turkish version is called doner but they probably write "gyro" on their menu because thats what most people know it as. If they say "jai-ro" they are probably also pronouncing it wrong. Anyway, it's all Greek to me.

eggcream

xlizellx wrote: [quote=Zebra]Their gyro is really something special. They pronounce it JAI-ro there; don't know if that's a Turkish thing - I always say YEE-ro.

As far as I know, it's not a Turkish thing but rather a most-Americans-are-stupid-and-say-it-Jai-ro-because-it-is-phonetically-said-that-way-in-their-language-and-most-Americans-wouldn't-know-what-a-yee-ro-was-since-it-isn't-spelled-that-way.

Growing up, I said Jai-ro because if I said it the way my family did no one in the stores would know what I was talking about.


And yet you didn't know the word was Greek...
Maybe Americans pronounce it jai-ro since that is how it's pronounced in restaurants.

zebra

Well in this case I was the "stupid" American pronouncing it more correctly than the Turkish guy in the restaurant. If I'm not mistaken, a Greek would say it with sort of a phlegmy "Chanukah" type of sound, but I'm not about to try that.

jamzer

I always thought that Yee-roh was the way pretentious wanna-be world travelers pronounced it.

What do I know?

ayatollah assahola

Zebra, do you roll your R's when you order a "boo-rreeto" too?

whynot_31

I like how we all agree Americans are stupid.

jeffrey

Anyone remember years ago ( at least 20) when Taco Bell started putting the phonetic spellings up on their menu?

"TAHH-co"
"boo-REE-to"
"fah-HEE-tah"
"toe-STAH-dah"
"en-chee-LAH-dah"

...etc.?

lawl.

whynot_31

jeffrey wrote: Anyone remember years ago ( at least 20) when Taco Bell started putting the phonetic spellings up on their menu?

"TAHH-co"
"boo-REE-to"
"fah-HEE-tah"
"toe-STAH-dah"
"en-chee-LAH-dah"

...etc.?

lawl.

Perhaps sensing the futility of their efforts, they now just have their customers state the numbers.

P.S. When I worked in fast food (20+ years ago) I loved it when people would order a huge amount of food and a Diet Coke. "Make sure its diet!"

jamzer

Can someone explain to me why Istanbul Grill does not put their menu up on Menupages or some other menu site? I would love to order from them, but I have not had a chance to walk by to pick up a menu. So annoying......

roymond

Simple google search turned up this. It's actually called Istanbul Park

http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/istanbul-park/menu

jeffrey

And now it's time for a musical interlude



(this thread topic has had me humming that all morning)

triebensee

Anyone up for a Shawarma today?

zebra

Ayatollah Assahola wrote: Zebra, do you roll your R's when you order a "boo-rreeto" too?

Yes, I'll do anything to make Mexican waitresses like me. Sometimes I'll order in the voice of the late Cantinflas.

whynot_31

<<<< nominates Jeffery's video for "best use of a boy-toy" award.

jamzer

Flexichick wrote: Simple google search turned up this. It's actually called Istanbul Park

http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/istanbul-park/menu

Thanks :oops:

z2009

Jamzer wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Simple google search turned up this. It's actually called Istanbul Park

http://www.menupages.com/restaurants/istanbul-park/menu

Thanks :oops:

Ha. No worries. I do stuff like that too. Enjoy

jeffrey

triebensee wrote: Anyone up for a Shawarma today?

I'm stuck waiting for my car in the shop so if anyone's up for lunch there today I'm in.

12:30 would be ideal if anyone else wants to join.

Ha. "Doner party."

jeffrey

Okay, my car is ready but I stopped in to get take-out now, so I guess I'll just live-blog here while I wait for my Doner on a pita to be ready.

First thing, this place is really clean and nice inside and the staff actually invited me to sit and brought me a hot cup of Turkish tea as a courtesy while I wait.

It was served in a fun little tulip-shaped, glass teacup and saucer with a small demitasse spoon.

Yum, fun. Very nice touch, especially for a mere $7 take-out order.

And in the time it has taken me to type this my order is ready.

Have to go pick up car now so I will post food feedback later.

jeffrey

Update:

The doner pita comes with optional hot sauce and white sauce.

Since I had mine wrapped to go I asked them to put both sauces in before wrapping it up.

The verdict? Enjoyed every bite.

Their version seemed more on the lighter side unlike many other places whose seasonings and sauces might be more on the uber-hearty and heavy side and stuffed full, bursting with vegetables (cucumbers or whatever).

This one was great for a lunch you could walk away from without your system feeling bogged down for the rest of the afternoon.

But I do also like the heavier/heartier versions elsewhere as well, when appropriate accommodation is made for subsequent food coma aftermath.

:-s

Oh, and here's a pic similar to how they serve their traditional Turkish tea:



All this definitely made a great, warm impression on a chilly Autumn day.

MOD

How much for the wrap? How'd you like the seasonings?

jeffrey

The doner pita sandwich I ordered to-go was around $7 after tax plus whatever tip you'd wanna give after that, especially since they were so nice offering the complimentary tea at a set table while I waited.

For a weekday lunch and with plenty of post-car-appointment, catch-up work planned for the afternoon I thought the seasonings were perfect and not too heavy.

The lamb was seasoned nicely and also juicy and tender, and the white and hot optional sauces I had them chuck in there did not overpower the rest of the flavors...I was able to taste a broad range of savory, spicy, charbroil-y, creamy and lightly-minted bits (hah, oops...cue DR comment here...).

I would guess that some of the specialty platters and especially some of the dinner offerings might have some items in the heavier-loaded, -seasoned and -spiced range.