Cheap Food Critic

11020 8th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98125

Mon-Sat 10:30 am – 10:00 pm
Sun 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

With so many great gyro places in Seattle its been difficult to pull myself away from the proven good locations and try some of these other less know locations. Gyro Hut has been around for awhile now and I finally had a chance to give them a try. I got the beef and lamb gyro for $6.59 after tax. Once unwrapped the gyro was probably one of the most neatly prepared gyros I have ever had. The meat was cut exactly the same length and thickness and layered neatly on top of a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and tzatziki sauce all wrapped up in the pita bread. At most places they are in such a rush to make to gyros that they fall apart and are very messy. This was not the case here. Everything was contained in the pita bread and only little bits of lettuce dropped from the sandwich. Flavor-wise, it was good. There was not anything that really popped out at me but I would probably come back here again.

The restaurant had about 3 tables and four seats at the window bar. Being in a strip-mall there was plenty of parking.

Overall, very viable spot for a quick and cheap lunch in the Northgate-area without having to deal with the mall traffic.

Yelp – 4.0/5.0 (91 Ratings)

11728 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133

Mon-Fri 9:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sat-Sun 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

El Camion is doing it right up in North Seattle. Being on Aurora they are in stiff competition with many other Mexican Food trucks. These guys have maintained the authenticity that we all appreciate yet created an environment that anyone would feel comfortable coming to. The food truck is conveniently located in the North end of the Home Depot parking lot (where else can you get amazing tacos and a hammer). It has plenty of seating in the outdoor tent or on nice days in the uncovered tables. Parking is also plentiful and away from the Home Depot’s craziness (especially on the weekends).

As for the food, the quality of its meats and the other fillers are top notch. So far I have tried the Chicken Torta, the Adobada tacos (Marinated Spicy Pork), Fish taco, and Pollo Asada tacos (Grilled Chicken). I think out of all of these I really enjoyed the torta the most. The torta’s bread was super fluffy and crunchy on the outside where it was grilled. Plus the chicken is always seasoned really well. Honorable mentions for the Adobada and fish tacos also. Both would be great options if you didn’t want to stuff your face with the torta. One little disappointments here, the salsas/hot sauces are nothing special (average at best). My favorite green sauce is still from Rancho Bravo.

For a little more than $10 you can get the Chicken torta, fish taco, and a Adobada taco. Plus you can put it on your credit card.

Note – Although this location does not move these guys do have another truck that does. Find out where they are on Twitter.

Yelp – 4/5 Stars (159 Ratings)