A new eat-in and take-out Greek restaurant called Seaside Gyros will open at 805 Seacoast Dr. and replace Rolando's Taco Shop, said owner Rose Talia.
Rolando's had been in Imperial Beach for decades, Talia said.
Seaside Gyros, across the street from the new Pier South hotel and next door to her other eatery Seacoast Pizza, will serve gyros, kababs and other Mediteranean food.
Talia expects Seaside Gyros to open in the next couple of weeks, after renovations and inspections are complete.
I told my husband, now he wants to make a "Greek food run."
with them. ??
This is the place that gets all our Doner business right now. I'm hoping Seaside Gyro has the tortilla type "lavash" Doner, which you get a lot in Europe.
Doner kebab (Turkish: döner, döner kebap or döner kebabı), is a dish made of meat cooked on a vertical spit, normally veal or beef but also a mixture of these with lamb; a cheaper version of chicken is also found. The dish is also widely known by its Arabic name, shawarma, or in Greek as gyro. The sliced meat of a Doner kebab may be served wrapped in a flatbread such as lavash or pita or as a sandwich instead of being served on a plate. It is a common fast food item in the Balkans, Middle East, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Seasoned meat in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly against a vertical rotisserie, then sliced vertically into thin, crisp shavings. Toppings include tomato, onion, lettuce, pickled cucumber and chili. Basically it's a gyro.