Gyros By Ali

I had the ultimate salad with the seasoned chicken. It came with a side of garlic sauce. It was so flavorful with the hummus, tabouli and chicken all mixed in that I didn’t even need the sauce. It was a great filling meal that was still light and healthy. It did take awhile for them to prepare as I was looking for a quick lunch option. But overall, a great place for lunch with plenty of seating.

Flawless. Gyros by Ali nailed it. Flavorful and juicy gyro meat with the perfect amount of herbs and spices. Great portion sizes, great price point, and a cool colorful ambience, and even a spot for smoking hookah in the back lounge. So happy I found this spot!

I had a taste for either Mediterranean or Middle Eastern food and happened upon this gem thanks to Unilocal.Lucky for me they were open pretty late on a Monday when I didn’t feel like cooking.
I ordered the «big bird platter» and my boyfriend got «the sultan». They’re both basically the same thing. Both come with pita, tzaskiki, and one side. We both chose tabouli as our side. The big bird is chicken served over rice and the sultan and chicken and gyro meat over rice.
I was pleasantly surprised at the portion size for the amount it cost. I was really full and still had leftovers. So did my boyfriend which is very rare.
The food was soooooo good! I’m not the biggest fan of tabouli but this was very good. The meat was seasoned well and I just loved the rice. The tzaskiki was pretty tasty schmeared on the pita too.
I will definitely be back because this was soooooo good!

Lets cut to the chase. This food is good. No doubt about it. The place was pretty empty at 10 o’clock on a Friday night, and thank God it was because the wait to get my food was lengthy and if it was packed I probably would have just walked out. I ordered a falafel sandwich (I’m a new vegetarian and I have never tried falafels before) and it was not disappointment. I appreciated the size of the sandwich and portion of fries, I barely made it through half of it and I was full. My only complaint about the sandwich is that I could’ve used a smidge more tzatiki sauce and lots more tomatoes and onions. Never the less I WILL come back anytime I am craving some more Greek food because it was delicious. And overall for 7.50 for the amount of food I got was not a bad thing by any means.

Awesome place. Gyros are very very on point. Cool environment. Decently priced food and hookah. The staff is great. Gone a few times and will return many more.

So SO good! My husband & I have to limit ourselves with this place because I’m pretty sure we would get food to go every single day if there weren’t boundaries. I get the Prince Ali & he gets the Sultan. Always super fresh & we’re never disappointed! Also, the owners are the nicest guys… Chat a bit if you get the chance to meet them!

Best gyro’s in OKC. Period.
I pulled up to the restaurant and the first thing I see is a banner picturing gyro’s and the caption says «EAT ME NOW.» I just about died laughing. I was excited to see the awesomeness inside.
I was expecting it to be like any other middle eastern restaurant I’d ever been to. Tan walls, normal tables and chairs, etc. Nope. One of the first things I noticed was that this restaurant had a front yard. Yes. A front yard. An adorable little front yard with gravel, perfectly manicured lawn, wooden benches in a circle, and truly impressive metal art making a fence around the «front yard.“Cool!
So I walk inside. Splashes of color are everywhere, in the cutest fashion. The tables are mosaics, the wall is teal, the staircase is made of… circles. It’s metal art. It’s so freaking cool. The metal art in this place is the most eclectic, gorgeous thing. Anyways. The décor is awesome. I’m assuming that the hookah lounge is upstairs. I’ve never done hookah before, but out of all the places I’ve ever been in OKC that have hookah – I think I’d trust this place to be «my first.» I’m actually kind of excited to try it now, but I want it to be at Ali’s!
The cashier was very friendly and knowledgeable, and rung me up. I ordered the Prince Ali with a regular drink, and it came to about $ 7 with my Keep it Local card. Oh. Also? They do delivery through Ord**Up. So that means I can order food from my office and they’ll deliver there! *swoons*
Anyways, the food is amazing, and came out relatively quickly.
The gyro meat is thick cut – which I’ve never had before. All the gyro’s I’ve ever had have been paper thin, almost see-​through slices. I liked the thick cut much, much better. The tzatziki was delicious and creamy, and there was the perfect amount of lettuce and tomato to top it off. The pita bread it had been wrapped in was warm and had been pan seared and brushed with olive oil or butter or something delicious. Gyro’s can be really, really greasy and when you’re finished with your sandwich you’re left with a pool of grease. This didn’t have any grease at all. I was kind of amazed.
What I liked most about my gyro was that they wrapped my sandwich in a way where the juices and extra tzatziki went into this little cone twisty-​thingy they did at the end. So I was able to eat my entire gyro without getting stuff all over my clothes. If you’ve ever eaten a gyro… ever…you know exactly what I mean. I really appreciated not being squelched with tzatziki sauce.
The fries were also excellent. Didn’t taste frozen and not under or overdone.
Other random notes:
They have a row of coat hangers to the left of the door when you walk in, which I think is pretty neat – especially with winter coming.
The guys aren’t creepy. Some ME places have some seriously sketchy creepy dudes hanging around. These guys were extremely respectful and knowledgeable about their food and had excellent customer service. Not creepy at all. That is a *huge* reason that I would trust them over their competitors for my first hookah experience.
They have Sriracha. A crap ton of Sriracha. Like. The Sriracha and the Ketchup bottles had the exact same number of each.
They have Lawry’s Seasoning Salt. A giant vat of it that you can just dump onto your fries. Lawry’s salt goes with *anything.* I LOVE that stuff. I was quite happy shake shake shaking it onto my already delicious fries. Om nom nom.
Definitely will be back!!!

Yeah this place is overrated.
Slow, so slow food took forever, the place had like two customers.
Falafel was plain, no hummus, a little onion, small piece of tomato, some lettuce, tasteless tzaki or whatever sauce.
Dirty tables, lame music, ordered to eat in, food showed up to go.
Fries were OK.
Pita was boring and of the industrial version.

When you think about it, eating any meat is pretty decadent.
What is meat, really, but saying, «My hunger is more important than that thing being alive»? Which is no knock against meat. I love meat. I eat a lot of meat. But I also try to understand exactly what that entails.
Perhaps that is why I was so drawn to The Sultan at Gyros by Ali, 3214 N. Classen Blvd. At least a couple animals made the ultimate sacrifice for this sandwich: gyro meat and seasoned chicken wrapped up in a pita and slathered with a thick, flavorful tzatziki sauce that might just be the best anywhere.
The Sultan ($ 8.49 for a combo with fries and a drink) is my favorite sandwich at Gyros by Ali, and not just because I’m a morbid weirdo. This restaurant does a tremendous job cooking its meats.
Believe it or not, there is an art to cooking a gyro cone. The thickness of the cuts makes a difference in the moistness of the sandwich. If it is shaved too early, the meat is pale and limp. Shave it too late and it’s crispy and near burnt (which isn’t a bad snack, honestly).
Gyros by Ali packs its sandwiches with meat that is deep brown and glistening with all the tasty fat that makes gyros so irresistible.
But don’t give short shrift to the chicken. It’s seasoned then moved around a sizzling griddle to unlock flavor while retaining tenderness.
Wrapped in a pita with lettuce, tomato, onion and tzatziki, the end product is The Sultan, a sandwich so tasty you will scarcely want to take a breath while plowing through it.
If you’re not keen on mixing delicious gyro meat with chicken, the Prince Ali ($ 5.99 sandwich, $ 7.99 combo) is Ali’s traditional gyro. You should also try the Big Bird ($ 5.99 sandwich, $ 7.99 combo), which replaces gyro meat with seasoned chicken.
The quality of the french fries varies from day to day. They’re never amazing and are sometimes a bit salty, but they’re usually just fine.
The hummus, which you can substitute for fries in a combo meal for 99 cents, is better.
Not quite a gyro is the Philly Ali ($ 8.49 combo), which kicks the pita to the curb and uses a 6-​inch hoagie bun. Here, the meat is married with grilled onions and bell peppers with cheese melted into every crevice. One thing I recommend: Ask for tzatziki sauce on the side. The cheese is wonderful, but there’s nothing that goes so well with gyro meat as tzatziki sauce.
For those who are less inclined toward sandwiches, Gyros by Ali does have a few platters. Mostly, the meat that would normally go in a sandwich instead goes on a plate with rice. The gyro plate ($ 8.99) puts that glorious meat on top of a Greek salad with some pita slices.
But are you really coming here for a salad? When I walk into Gyros by Ali, I want expertly seasoned meat haphazardly folded into a pita with a tangy cucumber yogurt sauce, wrapped in foil, aimed at my face.
Because this food might be decadent, but nobody said that was a bad thing.

Gyros by Ali was right down the middle for me when it comes to these types of eateries. I am pretty picky when it comes to Greek salads, and they just weren’t doing it for me here. Their tzatziki sauce was different than I was used to as well. It wasn’t bad though, just different. I was surprised how they cut their gyro meat. It was in cubes instead of slices like I assumed it would be. I don’t see myself returning here, especially because there is another really good gyro place in the area that I prefer. I’m glad a gave it a try though because I’d been curious about it since it opened. I’m also curious to see if it’ll break the curse of whatever that building has. There have been more businesses in and out of there more than most. We’ll see!

My inability to decide on a place to eat out at is often a huge source of frustration for my wife. It often starts with her telling me to find a new place to try round about lunch time and ends with me looking at a dozen reviews on Unilocal and then suggesting the same places we have already been to. The last such situation had me frantically checking Unilocal for a Mediterranean place and based on the positive reviews, I zeroed in on ‘Gyros by Ali’. A 10 minute drive later, we arrived at a quaint place that looked like it could easily have been somebody’s house. There was just another couple there besides us and the lack of a crowd around lunch time raised some serious doubts in my mind.
The sole waitress at the place then took our orders. I ordered the Sultan platter and my wife went with the Big Bird sandwich. The orders arrived fairly quickly and for the next 15 minutes or so following that, there was almost complete silence as we devoured everything in front of us.
My wife loved her sandwich. It was almost like a Shawarma and there was a lot of chicken in it. The Tzatziki sauce was yummy. In her opinion, this was better than the similar Chicken Kabob Sandwich that Cous Cous Café has.
On my side, the Sultan platter was quite possibly among the best rice based dishes I have had in recent times in OKC. The complaint I generally have with Mediterranean places that I have been to is that the rice is pretty bland and just does not go well with the seasoned meat they bring because there really isn’t a sauce to tie them together. This wasn’t the case here because the rice was well seasoned and flavorful and went along very well with the gyro meat + chicken in this dish. The meat was delicious and the chicken, though slightly dry, was excellently seasoned too. All of this combined with the Tzatziki sauce, Pita bread and the Tabouli made for a very, very satisfying meal.
I must admit that I was exceptionally hungry when I went to this place so I am not sure if that may have had any bearing on the elevated level of happiness that I experienced with the food here. It may take another visit to confirm if the place is consistent but at this point, I highly recommend it !

I’ve been here about four times, and each time I’ve been thoroughly impressed. I only order their chicken, but the meat is always tender, juicy, and of high quality. I also order their salads and tabouli. Both have never disappointed in terms of freshness or quality of ingredients. My friends have praised the gyros as well.
Service is amazing, usually really quick no matter the time of day. Love that they’re open until 11 or 12, great place to pick up a quick, filling meal.

Very good gyro place. The hummus and tabouli should not be skipped. I will be back to eat here again.

Came to check out some live music and discovered a hidden gem!
Greek House is our go-​to when we want gyros, but now we won’t have to make such a long drive for exceptional gyros.
The owner explained that instead of the traditional shaved meat, their meat are cut into cubes to retain the moisture & prevent the dryness. Not going to lie, I was skeptical!
We ordered a variety of dishes to try… the gyro plate, sultan plate, side order of hummus & pita, and gyro quesadilla for the kids.
The meat was tender and bursting with flavor! The salad refreshing! The hummus creamy! The green sauce, spicy, provided that extra kick to the meat &.rice. Not sure if the white sauce is yogurt, but I could eat that by itself, as well!
The young owner was friendly and helpful and such a hard worker … making his round to sure everyone was taken care of.
Wishing the business great success, because, for one, my own selfish reason, no need to drive to Norman for good gyros any longer!

I pray to the sweet baby Jesus every night that this place doesn’t see the same fate as the previous establishments at this location. People of OKC… give this place a try!!!
I have eaten here once a week since they’ve opened and plan to continue doing so. The people here are so friendly and get your food out pretty quick. That said, this would be a great lunch spot if you only have a limited time for your lunch break. You can get a gyro, generous helping of fries, and a drink for a little over $ 8. The gyro here is far and away the best I have had in the city.
I have also been here twice on the weekends to take advantage of their cozy back patio to smoke hookah. The staff is super attentive in making sure you’re comfortable and taken care of during your time there. They have two large TV’s in the patio area and have let us connect our phones to their outside speakers via Bluetooth so that we can play our own music.
Needless to say, I recommend everyone to give this place a shot. I have high hopes that Ali is here to stay!

This is by far, one of the best gyro joints in Oklahoma. I love gyros and the standard for a typical gyro is pretty much the same throughout multiple places. I can say that this place far exceeds that by providing meat that is chunky, plentiful, and juicy. Their pita is not soggy and maintains this crispness that is unfathomable to me. What gets me is that my food is hot! Even half way through my gyro, the meat inside is still as fresh as the first bite. For about $ 10 and under, you get a pretty decent amount of food. I got the Prince Ali combo: classic gyro with $ 1 to sub hummus for fries and a drink. My only complaint is that meat to sandwich ratio is a little more meat than I would like. It’s not really bad thing, I just prefer more veggies and sauce. Maybe I’ll opt for the salad instead. The atmosphere of the restaurant is okay. Not quite the experience, but the food is phenomenal.

Stopped in for a quick Togo order… Pulled into the back parking lot and noticed that there is a new add on to the building it is a covered seating area. I’m happy to see the new owners have cleaned up and improved this establishment.
As I get to the counter I had a few questions. I believe that it was the owner that came to answer my questions that I happen to ask whenever I go to a Mediterranean restaurant… First question is always the same for any restaurant. What is your specialty on the menu? The owner seemed friendly and helpful and told me that the gyro is excellent, to this I ask is the gyro meat halal and is it a mix of lamb and beef? To this he told me that currently the only meat on the menu that is halal is the chicken which is understandable considering that cost involved in serving a halal menu and that the gyro meat is indeed a mix of lamb and beef. My next question, is your rice basmati? Which it is lol
My food was made quickly and accurately. Now why did I give it three stars. I found only a couple of flaws that I guess you could say I was being picky and I was for the first time visiting I noticed the tea is from a bag in box Lipton… for any of my tea drinking friends you and I know this is not tea and for this being a Mediterranean restaurant I was expecting real tea and that was a huge disappointment.
The basmati rice was excellent a little bit spicy but in a flavorful way. The gyro as he said was also wonderful moist with a slight crisp to the outside and the chicken was moist all were cut into bit sized pieces and atop the basmati once again there was a slight spice to the basmati but by no means a mouth scorcher just lots of flavor. My other disappointment was that the tzatziki sauce it was thick and lacked cucumber mint dill? With as much flavor as everything else had I was a expecting a flavorful cooling tzatziki to finish it off. The meal also comes with a side of tabouli which normally I am not a fan of but the tabouli was wonderful it looked like it had to much parsley in it but it was a good texture and a great taste. All in all I would definitely return to try other things on the menu I just hope they get real tea by the time I go back and improve the tzatziki.

Stopped in for lunch on a weekend day — there were a few folks there but it wasn’t too busy. The guy working the cash register was really nice and the menu has a fresh, young vibe to it.
I got the Big Bird salad and it was delicious. It has hummus, tabouli, veggies and chicken on it. Not too big in size, but really hearty and the hummus and tabouli were really great. My husband got the gyro quesadilla. I experienced serious order envy… do you ever get that? When you wish you’d order what someone else had? Had a bite and it was DEElicious.
I’m not crazy about the décor, but since that has absolutely nothing to do with how food tastes I’ll go ahead and leave that alone Definitely give Ali’s a try — I hope it makes it in this spot! It’s a nice addition to the area.

My son and I have an issue. We love to eat, and prefer to have something different every day. We are happiest when finding a new spin on an old favorite, and while we are easy to please we are also somewhat spoiled.
We had not planned our dinner well last night, and were stuck wandering the streets, looking for something that would inspire us. Just as we’d decided to give up and eat fast food I noticed a new sign along the roadside. Gyros sounded like a perfect choice. Fast, but (hopefully) good, and familiar enough to deal with our hangry selves.
The new spin on an old favorite made us very happy with Gyros By Ali. By serving the gyro meat as bite sized chunks instead of long thin strips, the meat is somehow more tender than normal, and the flavor is enhanced. The meats were piled high on my son’s sandwich and on my Sultan’s platter, and try as we might we were unable to find an overcooked piece. What joy!
We also ordered a side of hummus and pita, which arrived hot and oily, and which we had a difficult time sharing. In the end, though, my son was happy that I’d helped him control his urge to eat the entire dish, as his fries were delicious. The portion of fries was huge, much larger than his sandwich. He was sorry to have to leave half of the order behind.
The only thing that I did not love was my rice. It had very little flavor, and was not an even texture. It seemed that two separate portions had been combined in one large container, and then served. I do not see this as a huge issue, though, as I will simply substitute fries for the rice next time. I’ll also order a platter with just the gyro meat, as the chicken on my Sultan platter was good, but not quite as good as the gyro.
Though we have only been here once, I know that Gyros By Ali will be a regular stop for us. The location is convenient for our needs, the food is very good, and the atmosphere is friendly and bright. I’m happy to have stumbled into this place, and look forward to a return trip.

I think this place may be overhyped on the food, but the service is phenomenal. Formally known as a jeep on a stick, this place finally took down that jeep. A landmark at one time?
When you enter Gyros by Ali into the Waze app, it wants to take you to Tulsa. Ironically enough, this is an extension of the Tulsa branch (which opened up a year and a half ago).
I had the Philly Ali with is a gyro on a hoagie, Philly cheesesteak style… hence the name? I cannot say that this was the best gyro I have had but it was not as greasy as the usual gyros… maybe that is my problem.. I like my gyros greasy? It was missing a little flavor. The people around me got the falafel sandwich which was a little dry, the big bird wasn’t as tasty as the Sultana as far as the meat was concerned. I heard the Tabouli was delicious though.
The owners did come talk to us and provided free mint tea that one described as crisp. They also showed is the hookah bar that is quite large out back. It is still a work in progress but almost complete.