{"id":21817,"date":"2017-04-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21817"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:21:11","slug":"review-arbys-traditional-greek-gyro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/13\/review-arbys-traditional-greek-gyro\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Arby\u2019s Traditional Greek Gyro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arby%E2%80%99s-Traditional-Greek-Gyro.jpg?resize=640%2C398\" alt=\"Arby s Traditional Greek Gyro\" title=\"Arby\u2019s Traditional Greek Gyro.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank heavens this isn\u2019t a video review because I\u2019m still not sure how to say gyro correctly.<\/p>\n<p>It got me thinking that I hope one day this item is popular enough to be on the same playing field with something like fajitas, which I can currently call <em>fa-jee-tas<\/em> but it\u2019s okay because everybody knows I\u2019m saying it wrong on purpose to be funny. <\/p>\n<p>For gyros?? Definitely can\u2019t play that game. If Arby\u2019s new Traditional Greek Gyro is any indicator for what\u2019s in store, though, then our future is looking very lampr\u00f3s (the Greek word for bright). <\/p>\n<p>This gyro is certainly traditional as there are just the basic set of ingredients you would hope to find in one \u2013 the meat, tzatziki sauce, gyro seasoning, red onion, tomatoes, and shredded iceberg lettuce all nestled up in a warm flatbread. <\/p>\n<p>The vegetables were okay and pretty much the type that you would find at most fast food joints. If I had to nitpick it would be wishing that the lettuce could have been a bit crunchier. The tzatziki sauce was abundant bringing the many dry components together but the taste didn\u2019t really punch me in the face with flavor.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Arby%E2%80%99s-Traditional-Greek-Gyro-2.jpg?resize=550%2C593\" alt=\"Arby s Traditional Greek Gyro 2\" title=\"Arby\u2019s Traditional Greek Gyro 2.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"550\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flatbread, well, it pains me to say this because I absolutely love fluffy bread, but in this instance it was just too darn fluffy. My first few bites were nothing but bread until I made it to the center where the insides were more plentiful and could counterbalance.<\/p>\n<p>Arby\u2019s though is all about the meat, right? I mean THEY HAVE THE MEATS don\u2019t they? Living up to their tagline the gyro meat in this was really, really good even if the amount was a bit on the light side. The meat was speckled with herbs and spices and the flavor was seriously spot on. The pieces were even shaped as if they had just been sliced off of a vertical rotisserie! Even with the lackluster other components, the meat definitely made up for them, meaning that I really did enjoy this gyro.<\/p>\n<p>I got two as you can see below in the purchased price and very quickly gobbled both up. I hope it returns in the future, maybe with some new variations. As long as the meat stays as flavorful I would definitely indulge again and hopefully by then I can butcher the pronunciation, but on purpose this time. <\/p>\n<p><small>(Nutrition Facts &#8211; 710 calories, 390 calories from fat, 44 grams of fat,13 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 75 milligrams of cholesterol, 1360 milligrams of sodium, 55 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of dietary fiber, 6 grams of sugar, and 23 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n<p><b>Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.00 (2 for $6 deal)<br \/>\n<b>Size:<\/b> N\/A<br \/>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> 7 out of 10<br \/>\n<b>Pros:<\/b> Both visually appealing and great tasting meat. Arby\u2019s getting an A in the subject of Attention to Detail. Renewed hope for a future where gyros and fajitas can stand side by side in popularity.<br \/>\n<b>Cons:<\/b> Too Fluffy flatbread that can sometimes takes over. Shredded lettuce that continues to underwhelm in fast food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank heavens this isn\u2019t a video review because I\u2019m still not sure how to say gyro correctly. It got me thinking that I hope one day this item is popular enough to be on the same playing field with something like fajitas, which I can currently call fa-jee-tas but it\u2019s okay because everybody knows I\u2019m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1515,1477],"class_list":["post-21817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-arbys","tag-fast-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21577,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/28\/fast-food-news-arbys-traditional-greek-gyro\/","url_meta":{"origin":21817,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Arby\u2019s Traditional Greek Gyro","author":"Marvo","date":"March 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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