Thanks to this tip from audacious, I tried the real wonderful Real Doner today. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/39324#4496104 Audacious wrote in that link "food was absolutely DELICIOUS ... I had the chicken gyro wrap which was... (59 replies, last updated by CyndiN June 13, 2009)

. The bread did have sesame seeds and was good. It just wasn’t as good as A La Turca or Real Doner. Maybe the equal of Turkish Kitchen ... I’ve come so far ... at one time that bread a Turkish Kitchen was the best... (2 replies, last updated by rworange March 26, 2009)

Is there anywhere in the Bay Area that has the East Coast/Midwest style gyros shops, with the meat on the spit and the greasy fries served in a red plastic basket? (24 replies, last updated by nja May 13, 2003)

i think now its closed but theres this other restaurant in petaluma called Real Doner (Gyro) and im thinking that it must be the same people. I went there and the food was absolutely DELICIOUS. great recommendation for you guys (7 replies, last updated by audacious March 13, 2009)

://chowhound.chow.com/topics/602517#4492940 A fool foul detour at Zaki Kabob house http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/602202#4493056 Petaluma: Real Doner (Gyro) is destination worthy ... amazing great... (8 replies, last updated by rworange March 26, 2009)

Thanks for giving us hope! As of Friday, August 5, it’s not open yet. But there is a big sign in the window that says "Real Gyro Coming Soon". Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/36169#166622 (7 replies, last updated by Pam February 12, 2006)

Salads Garden, Greek, Chicken kabob, Doner Kabob, Gyros, Caprese Shirazi – finley chopped blend of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and mint swerved with olive oil and lemon juice Pita/Lavash wraps Served with lettuce,... (5 replies, last updated by hhc April 12, 2009)

I don’t know if Old Jerusalem has some good dishes, but I do know the gyro isn’t one of them. I had (take-out) - #2 Shawerma Sandwich Beef and lamb marinated in spices with tahini sauce, hummus, eggplant, potato, salad... (4 replies, last updated by augustiner March 31, 2009)

Swung by Real Gyro yesterday and found it closed. A sign on the front door read “Closed for remodeling. Open Friday.” Swung by again today and it was open but serving no Turkish food—only coffee. The chef was... (6 replies, last updated by Rusty Cage December 10, 2005)

building" that serves real gyros, made with goat, not lamb, and you haven’t tasted gyros 'til you’ve tasted that. Baladie? I ask (which uses lamb, not goat). No, another place he says, and proceeds to describe the... (0 replies, last updated by djh October 13, 2006)

Most of those places slather their "gyro" with various Middle Eastern seasonings and sauces. Objectively not a bad thing, but it’s just not a real Gyro — more a Schawerma/Gyro hybrid... (22 replies, last updated by Yuko February 11, 2006)

Hi Guys, Well, having missed out on the first run of this restaurant, I am pleased to tell you all that it is back and it is goooooooood. No, it is great! My wife and I had the appetizer plate and the gyro combo plate and we came... (0 replies, last updated by Pete Hamann September 7, 2005)

"This is a surprisinly spicy heat-wise gyro." Maybe because it’s a shwarma and not a "gyro" or döner kebap? This sounds like an Arabic place. Maybe Lebanese or other Levant. (5 replies, last updated by AntarcticWidow March 30, 2009)

I am new to San Francsico. Is there any place here that makes donairs? (not gyros; there is a difference) (3 replies, last updated by belgepunk September 3, 2001)

I was walking down 4th St. in Santa Rosa this afternoon and saw the new location for Anatolia Turkish Restaurant (formerly Real Gyro on Stony Pt.?). As mentioned in a previous post, it is in the 500 block of 4th St., west of Old... (0 replies, last updated by Mark S. Woodruff August 28, 2005)