Oh yeah.. Gyro II, on 7th Ave, across from Penn Station is often touted to be "the best".. but I'm not so much of a fan.. they throw down a mean gyro.. but the meat is often sitting in a pan.. and not fresh cut.. and their sauce isn't as "traditional".. it's very sweet and watery.. like they dumped a bag of sugar in it.. and then they put red spice on top.. not sure what it is.. but I don't like it. It's more of a Turkish or Mediterranean presentation.

 

http://midtownlunch.com/2008/05/12/is-g ... -to-offer/

 

 

Troy on 45th and 9th (by the porn store) is AWESOME. The meat is actually the "real" kind.. there's sometimes bits of fat still left on the lamb They actually use a "pita pocket" rather than the traditional Greek "flat-bread" pita. (I guess cuz it's a Turkish Restaurant). Their standard presentation is "white sauce and hot sauce".. but I opted out of the hot sauce. I kind of forgot about that place after I walked into the bathroom and wished I didn't :obscene-tolietpush: ... but it's a good gyro!

 

 

I know that place! I've gone to that place a few times before Ranger games. It's across from the garden

 

Do you like their style over the more common preparation?

yep definitely. the shaved style is the way to go... the frozen sticks are ok too, it's what you expect in a NJ diner. My dad and bro hate them tho, they call them "popsicle stick gyros" cause of the way they look. but like you said.. the Tz-sauce is watery and they do let the meat sit, but for a fast pre-game gyro... not too bad

yep definitely. the shaved style is the way to go... the frozen sticks are ok too, it's what you expect in a NJ diner. My dad and bro hate them tho, they call them "popsicle stick gyros" cause of the way they look. but like you said.. the Tz-sauce is watery and they do let the meat sit, but for a fast pre-game gyro... not too bad

 

I meant the sauce and spice :-P..

 

I don't consider the frozen sticks real gyro :-P.

BTW: Is this the longest thread on NJGF?

WOW I'm so freaking hungry right now after those pictures I'm dying for a gyro.

 

Ed, you and I need to meet up sometime soon and go to one of these places. I'm dying to try a new gyro to compare to the one in my town.

 

Maybe its time for a NJGF meet up to eat some gyro's

 

Oh Tim, once you eat a gyro, you are never going to want to stop eating them, they are amazing!

WOW I'm so freaking hungry right now after those pictures I'm dying for a gyro.

 

Ed, you and I need to meet up sometime soon and go to one of these places. I'm dying to try a new gyro to compare to the one in my town.

 

Maybe its time for a NJGF meet up to eat some gyro's

 

Oh Tim, once you eat a gyro, you are never going to want to stop eating them, they are amazing!

 

LOL~! I concur!..

 

I totally forgot about Evan's.. the place where I broke my Gyro Cherry.

 

Tiny Place, Great people, great food, great prices. Have been mom and pop ever since they opened.. close to 10 years now...

 

http://www.yelp.com/biz/evans-restaurant-matawan

I'm up for a gyro meet or should we call it a gyro meat. I've never had one either.

 

Back to dogs, I know its a little far for you, but if you are ever in the area hit up Dewey's Dogs on route 9 and ?? in forked river - Maybe mauser88 can refresh my memory with the cross street...lakeside drive maybe? It is by far the dirtiest hot dog truck I've ever seen, but I think that adds good flavor. Does anyone like Nathans? Personally I do not. But for some reason, the original in coney island tastes different to me than the mall Nathans.

 

I must give a plug to Sorrento's Subs / Breakfast. they are located across the street from 33 East Car Wash in Freehold, on park avenue (Route 33 Business) The breakfast is amazing, I have not eaten there in a while and I stopped in today for a pork roll and cheese sandwich. Amazingly thick with at least 5 or 6 LARGE pieces of pork roll with cheese in between each slice on an amazingly fresh hard roll. See either Lenay or Laura the cooks there, very nice girls and are both AWESOME at making breakfast. Tell her chad from the car wash sent you in! There is nothing worse than a pork roll sandwich with 2 .002mm pieces of pork roll and one piece of cheese. That is if you are lucky enough to find a place that even knows what it is anymore. Tons of meat, tons of cheese, just the right amount of salt pepper and ketchup. Delicious french toast, eggs, waffles, home fries, everything there is really good. Sausage patties are incredibly good also. Maybe this should have been in the restaurant thread?

 

Oh, and one more good thing about sorrento's breakfast is their breakfast hours are great...6am to 2pm , I'm comparing this to say, mcdonalds where the breakfast is over at what ... 8:30AM?? I guess diners are the best for breakfast as most serve it 24-7.

I'm usually not down that far.. but I do make my way around..

 

Funny enough.. I've never really been a fan of pork roll, even though I'm born and raised Jersey.. not really a big fan of ham or pork in general. Good pork chops are hard to beat though.

 

I do want to bag a wild boar.. but it would be a shame to do because I won't eat most of it.. and that's whats keeping me away from saving up for a hunt.

 

Before I forget:

 

Blue Denotes Taylor Ham Territory

 

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM TAYLOR HAM!!! Yet another one of my most favorite things in the world. I hate going to places that don't have it and looking like a retard trying to order it. Every time I go see my friends that use to live in Jersey who now live in Maryland I'm obligated to bring them a 6lb roll of taylor ham otherwise I'm not allowed in the house LOL

Pork roll is great, I think I will be skipping the gyro. It looks and sounds disgusting as I do not like lamb. Or most Greek food for that matter.

Pork roll is great, I think I will be skipping the gyro. It looks and sounds disgusting as I do not like lamb. Or most Greek food for that matter.

 

Most "regular" diners have just the frozen beef stick gyros. In most places, you can also get one with just chicken in it.

I'm going to have to start a blog.

Fred & Murrays Kosher Deli in Freehold, Rt. 9

 

Wow...what a sandwich. I know sloppy joes have been brought up on here before, not sure if it was in this thread, but I don't feel like scrolling thru 50000 pages lol. I had the 1lb sloppy joe, which consists of: 4 layers of corned beef, pastrami, turkey and roast beef, with several layers of thinly sliced FRESH soft rye bread, with layers of russian dressing, and cole slaw on the sandwich as well as on the side. Paired with Dr. Browns cel-ray soda and this is a meal that cannot be beat. Also had a potato kanish on the side. YUMMMM I threw down a hot dog while my wife was in the bathroom and we were waiting for a table

 

That looks delicious! I want to go back to the Lox, Stock, and Deli in Milltown now :-P

It was killer, I was upset with myself that I ate the hot dog first because I couldn't finish the sandwich. :doh: I just wanted to keep going.

 

From what I gather, you are a fan of slaw...it's awesome there.

I was killer, I was upset with myself that I ate the hot dog first because I couldn't finish the sandwich. :doh: I just wanted to keep going.

 

From what I gather, you are a fan of slaw...it's awesome there.

 

I appreciate it as a necessary part of the NJ diner experience. Slaw and pickles have to be on the table to properly stimulate the smell senses. I don't eat much of it though. :? Go figure.. haha.. Yankee Candle should make a slaw and pickles candle.. I would buy a case of them.

 

Sometimes though.. there's nothing better than dumping a bunch of slaw on a perfectly cooked bacon cheeseburger.

 

It's sort of a love/not so much love relationship with me.

Gotcha...well for what its worth, the serve a bowl of 3 sweet and 3 half-sour pickles as you sit.

 

I was thrown by your avatar with the whole slaw and pickle thing lol

 

Have you tried the hershey's kisses candy cane flavor yet? WOW....VERY good. It is a pain to have to unwrap each one individually especially when you eat the entire bag like I just did.

Nothing like a 3am snack when you get home YUMMM

 

 

Home made eggplant parm on a fresh roll YUMMY

Keep eating like this at these hours and you will look like the rest of us.

I know its absolutely terrible. I gotta stop this late night eating crap. Some day hopefully, at least I'm still active with sports so I sorta keep it off.

Maybe your just copying the eating habits of your pregnant girlfriend?

Keep eating like this at these hours and you will look like the rest of us.

 

Speak for yourself wolfy, I'm in tip-top shape! Slim, trim, and full of muscle.

Chad you reply to that post but not the comment I made about your wife??

Chad you reply to that post but not the comment I made about your wife??

 

No I don't care about that. lol

Chad you reply to that post but not the comment I made about your wife??

 

No I don't care about that. lol

 

And Chad you are anything but slim, trim, and full of muscle!!

Pork roll is great, I think I will be skipping the gyro. It looks and sounds disgusting as I do not like lamb. Or most Greek food for that matter.

 

Hey Tim,

 

Not a big fan of lamb either, but you'd never know. Gyros are good. You can aslo get it with chicken in most places.

I skipped a few days of posting.. but here is a good one:

 

 

Italian "cheese steak" from Joe's Meat Market in Bound Brook, he normally has this on Fridays.

 

I take issue with the term Cheese Steak.. but if it was called Italian Roast Beef, it would be 1000% total win. Roast beef, sauteed potatoes, onions, peppers, and cheese. Simple and delicious! And it's about the size of a football!

 

The Hot Roast Beef aus jus on Thursday is amazing.

wow that looks amazing. Good think I just had an english muffin with butter and an english muffin with peanut butter otherwise i'd be starving.

The place I go locally for my cheese steaks have the same exact thing, except they call it the "Jersey Cheese steak."

The place I go locally for my cheese steaks have the same exact thing, except they call it the "Jersey Cheese steak."

 

Where do you go?