Update: In late July readers reported that Gyro Room had closed, though possibly only for the summer.
Back in June we reported that the new Gyro Room was coming to Mission Bay Plaza. In our report on July restaurant inspections they had a perfect zero violations. Yesterday we finally got there to try it out for lunch.
Gyro Room is not huge inside but it’s comfortable. The colors are pleasant and it feels new. The tables felt a little small.
There are also a few tables out front, so you should be able to find a place to sit.
The menu is not what we were used to from a Greek restaurant (click on it for a larger image):
To us it seemed a little pricey for lunch. It would be hard to get a meal here for less than $10 per person. The menu seems to push you toward the combinations at the top. The salads toward the bottom cost about the same as those combos but don’t come with pita or anything else. We talked with them about it and they may change the menu to start including pita with the salads.
On the plus side, it was a lot of food and we took some home with us. That’s a bit of a mixed bag. The salads were large and came with plenty of meat. By contrast the “spreads” came in fairly small containers. One of us had the spicy feta and the other had hummus – both were tasty. Everything we ate was excellent.
Here’s the gyro platter:
I’m a big fan of gyro meat and this was no exception. It came with a salad and two dressing choices – garlic-balsamic or oil & vinegar. I ordered mine with lemon potatoes and they were just right.
Here’s the salad combo (we got chicken on the side, which was also very good):
It’s tough to consider Gyro Room without considering its competitors. On the opposite corner of Glades and 441 is Taso’s (between Home Depot and Publix). There’s also Jimmy the Greek near the Turnpike and It’s All Greek on Clint Moore near 441. All of them have more complete Greek menus with dishes like moussaka. Taso’s and Jimmy the Greek are probably less expensive for lunch.
Efe’s Turkish Bistro in Somerset Shoppes is another close option, and a little further are Ethos in Coconut Creeks’ Promenade and Apeiro which should open soon in Delray Marketplace.
As an aside, we usually pronounce the word Gyro as in gyroscope, and we’re usually told we’re wrong. Here is, apparently, the correct pronunciation:
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Organic Market Coming to Boca Lyons Plaza
4th Generation Market and Cafe is working on opening a new store in Boca Lyons Plaza. We noticed a couple signs up today so we stopped by and took a look. It’s where the Ethan Allen store used to be, next to Utopia Bagel and not far from Shen’s Peking.
This will be their second location (that we know of). The first is near Royal Palm Place, south of Palmetto Park Road near Federal Highway. That apparently opened in 2009. It’s a family business that dates back in various forms over 100 years.
4th Generation Organic Market … caters to vegans, vegetarians, and raw foodies. We offer Organic Grocery, Produce and Prepared Food, including organic meats and seafood dishes ….
For now it looks like they won’t be opening soon. We got a glimpse of the inside and they have a long way to go.
More Traffic Problems in West Boca
We’ve had multiple reports of traffic problems today in West Boca. Earlier today there was a bad accident on the Turnpike that caused serious backups both northbound and southbound near Glades Road. Red lines, from Google Traffic, are bad news.
That appears to have cleared up. Around 1 pm we were notified of a mess at Lyons and Glades Road and we actually saw it as we were leaving Stallone’s. Fortunately for us we were going the other way. That had to do with a traffic light being out.
Just now we heard that 441 is closed near New England Blvd due to another traffic light being out.
And we also heard that the light at Lyons and Yamato may be out. Google Maps shows traffic problems in both of those areas, though fortunately it doesn’t look too bad.
It’s just one of those days.
Car Flipped: 441 by Mission Bay
Two readers sent us photos of a car flipped on its side in the median of 441 near Mission Bay Plaza just north of Glades road. We are seeing significant traffic delays for cars going southbound on 441 on Google’s traffic map.
The red indicates traffic very slow or stopped. A member of our team was driving south on 441 a few minutes ago but turned at Yamato and did not notice any problems. Diverting via Yamato may be wise if possible.
And here’s a few more pics:
New Dance Studio – Creative Heart
We’re pleased to see that a friend of West Boca News is opening a new business in West Boca. Gina Nespoli is starting up the Creative Heart Dance Studio. It will be in Lakeside Centre, the plaza on the southwest corner of Glades and Boca Rio. As you can see from the picture above it will be next to Shape Shop, a store with shoes and clothes for dance, ballet and fitness. You can also see the location on the map below.
We met Ms. Nespoli at Bravo Academy on Powerline. She is a warm and wonderful teacher. We’ve seen her work with children and she’s exceptional.
As we understand it, she is already working with students at other locations. The new studio will open on August 25th. Below are a couple of images from the brochure:
The web address listed on the cover is not up and running at this writing.