Dallas Pizza & Souvlaki

Saying there is a lack of Greek cuisine restaurants on my blog is an understatement because by "lack of", there is currently only one. In addition, the only "one" happens to be Dallas Pizza & Souvlaki! Throughout my SFU years, I spent quite a fair time trying to find the best donair joints along with Greek restaurants serving up roast lamb. This was harder than it sounds and I soon discovered that the higher the price, the heavier the fall.

Formerly known as "Dallas 2 For 1 Pizza & Souvlaki", the family run business moved a couple of units down to a larger retail space. The interior is nicely renovated and looks less like a typical fast food joint. But more importantly, the interior is very clean too.

Mega Donair

Mega Donair is located in Port Moody and appears to be a small mom n' pop operation; the husband oversees the kitchen while the wife handles the front of the house. The shop offers donairs, falafels, platters, salads, hummus and samosas.

Something interesting to point out is that Mega Donair makes their own pita bread from scratch, to order! The bread is an important component for donairs, but personally I care more about the meat and sauces.

After selecting our choice of meat, we went for all the toppings and sauces available to see how Mega Donair makes their donairs. The selection of toppings include lettuce, tomato, cucumber and spicy carrot. As for the sauces, hummus, tzatziki, sweet sauce and hot sauce are available.

Donair Spot : Robson Street location

While waiting for my bicycle tune up, my friend and I needed to refuel and grabbed a light snack at Donair Spot. The donair joint offers regular wraps which includes a choice of meat along with lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, pickles and sauce (garlic, tzatziki and mild hot sauce), as well as more adventurous choices such as the caribbean (spicy), lebanese (tabour and hummus), hawaiian (pineapple and sweet sauce) and mushroom. Furthermore, pizza (vegetarian and meat) and vegetable falafels are available as well.

Donair Spot is quite small and there are less than six seats available, which is probably not an issue since most people grab their food to go. As we walked up to order, the cashier was extremely friendly and when ordering, asked if we wanted to omit any of the usual items before he assembled the donairs. Basically, he grabbed the pitas, slitted a side, added the choice of meat from a warmer, then the selected toppings along with sauce, folded the wrap, and heated them on an electric grill. He was efficient and did not cheap out on the ingredients.

Anatolia's Gate

My friend claims that Anatolia's Gate has the best bread and she is not even a fan of bread. With that said, of course I had to visit. 

The restaurant has a few tables and most people seem to order take out.

LAMB CURRY, OVEN ROASTED LAMB CHUNKS WITH CURRY SAUCE, BEEF ISKENDER KABOB, FRESHLY SLICED BEEF MARINATED WITH ANATOLIA'S SPECIAL SPICES, WHOLE WHEAT LAVASH BREAD WITH YOGURT SAUCE, LENTIL SOUP, AND CHICKEN GUVECH, CHICKEN BREAST PIECES WITH OVEN ROASTED VEGGIES TOMATO SAUCE AND CHEESE BAKED IN OVEN SERVED WITH LAVASH.

Dallas 2 For 1

REVISIT POST ON DALLAS 2 FOR 1 [HERE]

This is one our favourite places for roast lamb and we declare that Dallas 2 For 1 is always consistent. Asides from their roast lamb (which not many people are aware of), the fast food establishment offers a variety of Greek cuisine dishes along with pizza. The "2 For 1" refers to the pizza.

Most people usually grab take out though because it is not well ventilated inside and there are not much seating arrangements.