Walking in, the sheer multitude of tawdry, faux-Mediterranean décor – in addition to the rickety, sunken-in, duck-taped booth that I wallowed in – is enough to get you to even gloss over the fact that the entire menu (slipped underneath the glass tabletop so you can’t physically pick it up) is set in Papyrus.
“The food better be good”, I said to myself.
Fortunately, it’s worth every Greco-Roman column you’re forced to stare at and then some. The menu is quite large and rarely strays from traditional Greek-American cuisine – we’re talking hummus and baba ganoush, dolmas and rice, gyros and falafels – but I’m willing to bet that most Denton residents making their way to Yummy’s for the first time will not be disappointed by the menu, given that most probably haven’t had traditional Greek food this good.
I ordered the Hummus ($4.99) to start with and things couldn’t have begun any better. It was the perfect balance of smoothness with that chickpea flavor and the grilled pita that was served with it was quite easily the best I’ve ever had, a good indicator that my gyro that I subsequently ordered would be something special.
Yummy’s thinks so highly of their gyros that they have three completely separate signs outside their boxy storefront that all tout their specialty. Hey, at least you’ll never have to ask them, “what’s good here?” One particular sign on the window even reads, “Preferred by 3 out of 4 people over McDonald’s Quarter-Pounder”. I have photographic proof of this – and McDonald’s is across the street.
The Gyro ($4.99) arrived quickly – just like everything else here – and we were certainly glad to see each other. After getting to know one another, I fell head-over-heels for the perfectly tender, cubed (not sliced) meat, the excellent special gyro sauce, but once again, nothing could compete with that pita. Warm, lightly crisp and thick as you need it, I’m now convinced it’s the best way to go by a healthy margin. (Sorry, Pita Pit and Grip).
Even though the gyro and I hit it off right away, like any relationship, we learned each other’s weaknesses. If I’m nitpicking, there was a tad too much sauce for me and not enough lettuce, but I’m sure other more carnivorous, lettuce-hating eaters would be inclined to disagree with me.
Fairly affordable but not cheap – well, unless we’re talking interior decorating – Yummy’s is worth the slight detour off campus and then some. They would have you believe that 3 out of 4 people prefer their Gyro to a Quarter-Pounder. After trying it, I’m convinced they’re lying – I don’t think that person, that other 1 out of every 4, even exists.
