BBQ on a gyros!!!!

If it's your place serve 'em anyway you want. I was having a hard time getting my head around getting a gyro at "The Overlook". Carry on.

While I agree BBQ sauce on a gyro sounds yucky I would defend the guys right to put what ever condiment offered on any other sandwich on said gyro and if you said no I would take my business elsewhere.

We don't offer BBQ, the only condiments available for people to help themselves to are, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper. We use the BBQ in the kitchen for the BBQ sandwiches, and if they prefer BBQ to honey mustard with the chicken tenders, but people have to ask for that. As far as I am concerned he can take his business elsewhere, if he has no idea what a gyros should have on it, or taste like for that matter, then he is in the wrong place, and that is my right.

While I agree BBQ sauce on a gyro sounds yucky I would defend the guys right to put what ever condiment offered on any other sandwich on said gyro and if you said no I would take my business elsewhere.

We don't offer BBQ, the only condiments available for people to help themselves to are, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper. We use the BBQ in the kitchen for the BBQ sandwiches, and if they prefer BBQ to honey mustard with the chicken tenders, but people have to ask for that. As far as I am concerned he can take his business elsewhere, if he has no idea what a gyros should have on it, or taste like for that matter, then he is in the wrong place, and that is my right.

While I agree BBQ sauce on a gyro sounds yucky I would defend the guys right to put what ever condiment offered on any other sandwich on said gyro and if you said no I would take my business elsewhere.

Just as you have the right to say no , folks have the right to have bad taste or different preferences and ask for food different ways. All I was saying is I make my choices on where I spend my food dollar on how nice I am treated and see others treated especially for simple requests. This is a democracy we have choices nobody is making me buy food from you.

That settles it! Alison, the wife and I are coming out this Saturday afternoon for Giant Gyroi! Warm up the grill and leave the BBQ sauce in the fridge.

Just as you have the right to say no , folks have the right to have bad taste or different preferences and ask for food different ways. All I was saying is I make my choices on where I spend my food dollar on how nice I am treated and see others treated especially for simple requests. This is a democracy we have choices nobody is making me buy food from you.

So being treated 'nice' means the customer is being granted whatever request they make? I've got to side with the minority here. If you want a gyros with bbq sauce, make it at home or take it to go and add your own. Asking a restaurant to alter/ruin the integrity of their specialty dish, it is A.J.'s gyros, takes nerve.

Just as you have the right to say no , folks have the right to have bad taste or different preferences and ask for food different ways. All I was saying is I make my choices on where I spend my food dollar on how nice I am treated and see others treated especially for simple requests. This is a democracy we have choices nobody is making me buy food from you.

So being treated 'nice' means the customer is being granted whatever request they make? I've got to side with the minority here. If you want a gyros with bbq sauce, make it at home or take it to go and add your own. Asking a restaurant to alter/ruin the integrity of their specialty dish, it is A.J.'s gyros, takes nerve.

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Oliver,
Well said. The customer is not always right and not giving into every little goofy request has nothing to do with if the customer is being treated "nicely".

Just as you have the right to say no , folks have the right to have bad taste or different preferences and ask for food different ways. All I was saying is I make my choices on where I spend my food dollar on how nice I am treated and see others treated especially for simple requests. This is a democracy we have choices nobody is making me buy food from you.

So being treated 'nice' means the customer is being granted whatever request they make? I've got to side with the minority here. If you want a gyros with bbq sauce, make it at home or take it to go and add your own. Asking a restaurant to alter/ruin the integrity of their specialty dish, it is A.J.'s gyros, takes nerve.

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Oliver,
Well said. The customer is not always right and not giving into every little goofy request has nothing to do with if the customer is being treated "nicely".

I really do not understand this integriety of their dish issue...I am not a chef I am a home cook. To me if you wanted to make money you would give the folks what they wanted, if it was a simple request, not poisonous or harmful.
As far as nicely treated that is a personal observation and my choice of words.I am one of the people that refuse to go back to a place based solely on service .I can forgive bad food easier than I can forgive rude behavior.

I'm still having a hard time understanding this "integrity" of the food deal. It would truly be a sad world if the integrity of the original pizza hadn't been violated many times over. I do not perceive how a gyro has more integrity than a pizza.

I'd like to know how much of the gyro is made in house. If everything is made from scratch then I 100% understand, but if it is pre-packaged meat and/or pita and/or tatziki, then intergity is not really an issue for me.

Haven't we had this type of discussion multiple times in the last month or so?

So being treated 'nice' means the customer is being granted whatever request they make? I've got to side with the minority here. If you want a gyros with bbq sauce, make it at home or take it to go and add your own. Asking a restaurant to alter/ruin the integrity of their specialty dish, it is A.J.'s gyros, takes nerve.

Just to play devil's advocate here, as I have no dog in the fight. What if "said" bbq loving gyro eater, finds that to his own pallet, bbq sauce has created the absolute perfect gyro in his own mind. To him it completes the already perfect gyro, merely complimenting the perfection of your cooking, preparation, and choice of ingredients. He love's it and tells everybody in earshot what a great gyro you make. Not that he put bbq sauce on it, only that you have the best gyro around. That one bbq sauce eater turns on five people to you, which in turn, converts another ten. I know most restaurant owners are in the business primarily for the passion and love of cooking, but it's also to make money, and support their families. Would you really rather turn somebody away, who then tells ten people not to eat at your place because of a bad experience, or merely privately cringe, serve them what they want and potentially create ten new customers?
I have been doing renovations for resale for years. I take a lot of pride and passion in my work. Careful planning and years of experience to create what I feel is the perfect house. When I'm invited back and see that they have repainted a room or reconfigured something, do I sometimes cringe, yes! But that's what makes it perfect to them, and I have to respect that.
I understand where you're coming from, your dish is like your piece of art. You start with a blank canvas and create, to you, what is the perfect embodiment of what a gyro should be, your style. You believe any alteration is a personal blow, because you have already created the perfect dish. But in this world, "perfect" means something different to everybody. To be a small business owner, your customers are your lively hood. They eat, and in turn, so does you and your family. To turn them away, which in turn always has a multiplier turning others away, for something as trivial as bbq, only hurts your bottom line. Yes, it's not always about money, but it's not like they asked you to skin an alley cat and add that to their gyro.
My two pesos...

Ray, Oliver, Thank you.
Ronnie, look forward to seeing you and the missus on Saturday.
Brian, most of my business is already word of mouth. People constantly tell other people, and tell me they have told other people, how great our gyros are.
Bev, I will take bad service over bad food any day of the week.
Bill, love the pic of the beaten horse.
Justin, all our gyros stuff comes from Chicago, so it is not made from scratch, except when I run out of tzatziki and have to make some, not sure what this has to do with the integrity of my gyros though.
Anyone else, this topic is now closed.

Justin, all our gyros stuff comes from Chicago, so it is not made from scratch, except when I run out of tzatziki and have to make some, not sure what this has to do with the integrity of my gyros though.

I think it has everything to do with the integrity of "your" gyros. If your not making any of the ingredients, why do you care if someone wants bbq sauce on a Chicago gyro? I wouldn't think it would be as soul crushing compared to someone throwing sauce on a gyro where you roast the meat, bake the pita, and make the tatziki. Two different animals to me.

BTW: I've had gyros at your place and quite enjoyed them.

Because, dear Justin, BBQ sauce does not come on a gyros. Not sure if they even have BBQ sauce in Greece. I certainly never came across any in the 9 years I spent there. Tell me, would eggs benedict still be eggs benedict with BBQ sauce instead of hollandaise? Also, if I am selling "Chicago gyros", then why, have an awful lot of people from Chicago, told me my gyros are better than the ones they have in Chicago. I will tell you why, because of the quality and quantity of the ingredients I put on them. Anyway, I am now officially bored of this post so I guess we agree to differ.

Justin, all our gyros stuff comes from Chicago, so it is not made from scratch, except when I run out of tzatziki and have to make some, not sure what this has to do with the integrity of my gyros though.

I think it has everything to do with the integrity of "your" gyros. If your not making any of the ingrediants, why do you care if someone wants bbq sauce on a Chicago gyro? I wouldn't think it would be as soul crushing compared to someone throwing suace on a gyro where you roast the meat, bake the pita, and make the tatziki. Two different animals to me.

BTW: I've had gyros at your place and quite enjoyed them.