Istanbul Fast Food

• Cuisine(s): Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Turkish, Vegetarian
  Hours: Daily 11am-1am
  Price: $ $
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
  Features: Delivery, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food
• Alcohol: None
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

The premises is sumptuously appointed with patterned Delft-blue tiles imported from Turkey, and the food is imported from Turkey, too, mainly intact in form and function. Twin twirling gyro cylinders in the window lure you in: the chicken, oozing fat and caramelizing on its surface, is far superior to the lamb, which resembles Greek gyro more than Turkish doner. Everything else we tried was superior to other renditions in Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, including creamy brown-top pudding, shepherd"s salad avalanched with feta, and a slippery take on baba loaded with tahini. Only the sigara boreka disappointed - insufficient cheese filling!