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Yanni's at Mackenzie Market
3102 State St, Santa Barbara
Phone: (805) 682-2051
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Reviews by the General Public
DELICIOUS, 8/18/2010
Reviewer: Alex
from Santa Barbara, CA
I'm so happy I finally found a good gyro in Santa Barbara! This place is delicious. The meat was perfectly cooked and the tzatziki was awesome. I would recommend this place to anyone. The only downside is the restaurant itself needs some work done, it's unfinished and Yanni's needs a sign or something out front!
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lettuce-wrapped gyros, no less, 7/19/2010
Reviewer: Chris C.
from Santa Barbara, CA
Yanni's Deli at Mackenzie Market does good Greek. This long-time family owned and operated eatery offers a varied menu of sandwiches and authentic Greek dishes and sides - 3 kinds of flaky spanakopita, for example. They're happy to do lettuce wraps for the gluten-free set - barbecued tri-tip gyros, anyone? Beverages and deli items, as well. Attentive, friendly and flexible service + tasty food - a hard-to-beat combo.
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THE BOMB!!!, 7/15/2010
Reviewer: penny
from santa barbara,ca
Best greek food, since I moved here from N.Y. We tried another place downtown that was terrible.. Everything was fresh and authentic... And the place is gettin a little remodel, when their done this place will be great!!! We will be back!!!!
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Great Greek, 7/13/2010
Reviewer: stuart
from Santa Barbara, CA
Really authentic delicious Greek food made by the owner's mother. Much better than the other Greek place in Downtown SB. Only drawback is the atmosphere which is service station chic.
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Fresh, Correct and delicious., 6/11/2010
Reviewer: David
from Santa Barbara, CA
We went here for lunch a few days after a disappointing meal at Greek House on Haley. The food was as expected. The Greek salad was chock full of freshly cut up and chunky pieces of bell pepper, cukes and tomatoes, topped with a copious amount of Feta and olives. Dressed in a bath of olive oil, vinegar and oregano. Simple and perfect. The Spinach pie and Gyro were tasty and fresh. I will return here often and am very happy SB has a real Greek place. The limited menu is due to restrictions of environment (i.e it is licensed as a deli not a restaurant) and I hope someday yanni and mom can expand and bring SB fresh roasted lamb and stuffed peppers along with all the other Greek specialties I am sure they can make.
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Really Good Food and Service, a bit pricey and rundown, 2/5/2010
Reviewer: Glenn
from Buellton
If the owner/chef, who is very nice, could spend some money on renovating a bit he would probably draw 4x the customers. He said there were issues with the city in terms of changing signs to better advertise the place etc. The food was really good and mirrors other people's reviews below. A bit pricey, tables to eat are inside but the ambiance is really poor. He has both Greek and American food, worth a try. Try the sides out too which were really good. Greek stuff was good. Nice people. Right at De La Vina and State on the mountain side.
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Great Authentic Gyro's
Reviewer: Leroy
from Santa Barbara, CA
I've passed by this place for years without knowing it was a deli/lunch place and decided to finally give it a try after reading reviews on this site. I had the Gyro and I must say it was very good. It was an authentic Greek style gyro, everything was very fresh and, as mentioned by others, the guy behind the counter was extremely friendly. If anything it's a bit overpriced for a typical quick lunch shop, expect to pay just over $10 for any sandwich and a drink, but I will definitely return there again.
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Genuinely good
Reviewer: Nicole
from SB, CA
After driving by and looking curiously at the gyros poster a number of times, my boyfriend and I finally decided that we needed to try this place out. We called ahead and learned that they were about to close, but they agreed to stay open a little late so we could come by. The gyros were wonderful and freshly made, with lots of onion, tzatziki and tomato. They also have a small but unique selection of Greek products, which one of the family members, a very kind older gentleman, was happy to describe for me. If you are someone values the people behind the food and the quality of the food more than ambiance or or "paid politeness" I would recommend you stop by for gyros and an all-too-rare genuine human interaction.
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Best Spanokopita & Gyro
Reviewer: Elizabeth
from SB
Best spanokopita & gyro in town. The owner & folks here are friendly & welcoming-absolutely terrific service. Tried 2 types of spanokopita (traditional spinach & zucchini)-buttery & savory. Also tried delicious moussaka. Looking forward to trying more menu items here. Don't come for the ambience (sparse to say the least), but DO COME for the gyros! Many thanks to reviewer Marla from SB for the recommendation.
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Great gyros!
Reviewer: Krista
from Santa Barbara
I work in the neighborhood and just popped in for the first time. Ordered the chicken gyro and was blown away - it was delicious!! I will try the lamb next although it looks like they have great sandwiches as well. What a lovely family business.
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Best gyro and service in town
Reviewer: Elaine
from Santa Barbara, CA
I've driven by this place for years, thinking it was either closed or a motorcycle shop. My husband and I finally ventured in recently, very apprehensively. We ordered our gyros and took a seat outside. We were brought our gyros with some sides of potato salad and macaroni salad. The gyros were the best we'd ever had. Much better than the two places downtown serving them. The owner, John, adds to the enjoyment of the lunch by his humor and friendliness. We generaly go there 2-3 times per week, and John has become our friend. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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Great FOOD!!!!
Reviewer: Tom M
from Ojai, CA
Awesome food, place is unfortunately set back from main road but if you are LUCKY enough to see it and eat there then you will enjoy a great place for a great meal. The owner is also VERY nice. I disagree 100% with the other person who wrote it is dirty and not good. TRUST me I am in sales and I eat at a lot of places, I give this one a perfect 5 out of 5 since the food is GREAT! IF YOU LOVE GREEK FOOD COME TO THIS PLACE!!!!
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